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US 2016/0354634 A1Published application
Golf club grip with device housing
AssigneeCobra Golf Incorporated
InventorsMike McDonnell, Scott Moreira, Mike Yagley
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Abstract
The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.
Claims10
1-27. (canceled)
A grip for a golf club, the grip comprising:
- a sleeve member comprising a gripping surface, a first end providing an elongated opening with an internal bore configured to receive a shaft of a golf club, and an opposed butt-end of the grip;
- a recess into a material of the grip;
- a plastic insert within the recess;
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- an electronic device tag housed within the plastic insert, wherein when the grip is installed on the golf club, the plastic insert makes contact with the grip and does not make contact with the shaft.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.