Golf club grip
OwnerJack Watsoninventor
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Abstract
The golf club grip includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a forward-facing aspect and a rearward-facing aspect, the forward-facing aspect preferably having a substantially arcuate contour. The forward-facing aspect is adapted to support the user's thumb during use. The rearward-facing aspect includes first and second surfaces joined together at a vertex, the first and second surfaces being acutely angled with respect to one another. The first and second surfaces are adapted for gripping by the user's fingers. The golf club grip has an axial bore formed therein, and the golf club grip is preferably symmetric about a plane of symmetry extending between the vertex and a central point of the forward-facing aspect. The axial receives the upper end of a golf club shaft.
Claims16
A golf club grip adapted for attachment to a shaft of a golf club, comprising:
- an upper portion having a forward-facing aspect and a rearward-facing aspect, the forward-facing aspect having a substantially arcuate contour adapted for supporting a golfer's thumb, the rearward-facing aspect having first and second surfaces being joined together at a vertex, the first and second surfaces forming an acute dihedral angle, the first and second surfaces being adapted for gripping by the golfer's fingers;
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- a lower portion extending from the upper portion, the lower portion defining an axial bore adapted for forming a friction fit with the shaft of the golf club.
A golf club, comprising:
- a golf club shaft having opposed first and second ends;
- a golf club head attached to the first end of the golf club shaft;
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- a golf club grip attached to the second end of the shaft, the grip having:
- an upper portion having a forward-facing aspect and a rearward-facing aspect, the forward-facing aspect having a substantially arcuate contour adapted for supporting a golfer's thumb, the rearward-facing aspect having first and second surfaces being joined together at a vertex, the first and second surfaces forming an acute dihedral angle, the first and second surfaces being adapted for gripping by the golfer's fingers;
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- a lower portion extending from the upper portion, the lower portion defining an axial bore adapted for forming a friction fit with the shaft of the golf club.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.