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US 2003/0140518 A1Published application
Handgrip drying device and method
OwnerCharles F. Roseinventor
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Abstract
A handgrip drying device comprises a bag-like, tubular body containing a moisture absorbing material and sealed with hook-and-loop fasteners. A moist or wet equipment handgrip is dried by placing it in the bag-like, tubular body, which then is shaken to bring all portions of the equipment handgrip that are contained in the bag-like tubular body into contact with the moisture absorbing material.
Claims26
A handgrip drying device, comprising:
- (a) a non-rigid tubular body having an openable and closeable top area, and internal dimensions sufficient to contain a handgrip portion of a piece of athletic equipment or tool;
- (b) a closure device positioned inside of and about said top area of said non-rigid tubular body;
- (c) a moisture absorbing material located within said non-rigid tubular body;
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- (d) a removal device located within said non-rigid tubular body adjacent to said top area;
- said removal device being positioned so as to remove said moisture absorbing material on said handgrip when said handgrip is withdrawn from said handgrip drying device.
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A pliable golf club handgrip drying device, comprising:
- (a) a non-rigid bag having an open end, and having an internal dimension sufficient to contain a golf club grip and of containing a sufficient amount of moisture absorbing granular material to dry said golf club grip when inserted into said non-rigid bag;
- (b) a pliable closure mechanism formed within said non-rigid bag at said open end, adapted to selectively open or close said open end to prevent leakage of said moisture absorbing granular material from said non-rigid bag;
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- (c) a granular material removal area located within said non-rigid bag to remove said moisture absorbing granular material from said golf club grip as said golf club grip is removed from said non-rigid bag.
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A method for drying a golf club handgrip, comprising:
- (a) forming an elongate body out of a pliable material, with an open end and a closed end, said elongate body having a pliable closure device formed in said elongate body, at said open end;
- (b) placing a predetermined amount of a moisture absorbing material in said elongate body;
- (c) inserting a golf club handgrip into said elongate body;
- (d) closing said open end about said golf club handgrip;
- (e) coating said golf club handgrip in said elongate body width said moisture absorbing material;
- (f) opening said open end of elongate body;
- (g) removing said golf club handgrip from said elongate body;
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- (h) removing said moisture absorbing material from said golf club handgrip as said golf club handgrip is removed from said elongate body.
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A method for drying a golf club handgrip in a flexible elongate body carried by a golfer, comprising:
- (a) Inserting a golf club handgrip into an open end of an elongate body made of a flexible material and containing a predetermined amount of said moisture absorbing material;
- (b) closing said open end by squeezing said open end about said golf club handgrip;
- (c) coating said golf club handgrip in said elongate body with said moisture absorbing material by shaking and inverting said elongate body;
- (d) opening said open end after shaking and inverting said elongate body;
- (e) removing said golf club handgrip from said elongate body;
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- (f) removing said moisture absorbing material from said golf club handgrip as said golf club handgrip is removed from said elongate body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.