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US 2014/0235364 A1Published application
Golf club grip with rfid assembly
AssigneeRadar Corporation
InventorsChris Savarese, Susan McGill
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses related to golf club grips with attached or embedded RFID tags are described. In an embodiment, a RFID tag is attached to or embedded into a golf club grip in a manner that does not compromise either the functionality or aesthetics of the grip. In an embodiment, the embedded or attached RFID tag is located in the butt-end of the grip, perpendicular to the shaft of the golf club.
Claims22
A radio frequency identification assembly adapted to be coupled to a golf club grip, the radio frequency identification assembly comprising:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a substrate and a tag hole through the substrate;
- a top part having a top hole through the top part;
- and
- a bottom part having a bottom hole through the bottom part, wherein the RFID tag is positioned between the top part and the bottom part such that the top hole, the bottom hole, and the tag hole are in fluid communication.
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A golf club grip, comprising:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a substrate and a tag hole through the substrate;
- and
- a grip having an end cap and a cap hole through the end cap, wherein the RFID tag is coupled with the grip such that the cap hole and the tag hole are in fluid communication.
A method, comprising:
- positioning a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag relative to a grip such that a tag hole passing through a substrate of the RFID tag is axially aligned with a cap hole passing through an end cap of the grip;
- and
- coupling the RFID tag with the grip such that the tag hole and the grip hole are placed in fluid communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.