Apparatus and method for removing grips
OwnerBill Overby, Charles M. Tagamiinventors
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Abstract
Apparatus for facilitating the removal of a grip from a handle, such as a golf club, comprises a double side tape wrapped about the handle with a cutting wire embedded therein. Adhesive is placed about the tape with the grip placed thereon. For removal one end of the cutting wire is grasped by a user and pulled along the length of the handle to sever the overlying grip. An alternative embodiment embeds the cutting wire in the grip proper for subsequent manipulation and grip severance.
Claims24
A device for use in the removal of a grip on a handle of a shaft, the device comprising:
- a cutting tool;
- means associating said tool with the grip;
- a user-operable end on said tool, whereupon manipulation of said end causes said tool to sever the grip to facilitate removal of the grip from the handle;
- means for maintaining said user-operable end of said tool adjacent the handle during use, said means precluding interference of said tool end with the use of the grip, said tool end removable by a user from said maintaining means prior to said manipulation.
A device for use in the removal of a grip on a handle of a shaft, the device comprising:
- a cutting tool;
- means for positioning said tool between and exterior surface of the grip and the handle;
- means for presenting a zone of purchase of said tool to a user;
- means for maintaining said zone of purchase adjacent the handle during use, said zone of purchase removable by the user from said maintaining means prior to a desired grip removal, whereupon movement of said purchased tool along the handle severs the grip.
A method of applying a grip to a handle to facilitate a subsequent removal comprising the steps of:
- selecting a zone on said handle for said grip;
- applying an adhesive along said zone;
- extending a cutting tool along said zone with an end of said cutting tool extending beyond said zone;
- positioning said grip about said zone and overlying said cutting tool, said adhesive affixing said grip to said handle;
- maintaining said end of said cutting tool extending beyond said zone adjacent the handle to preclude interference with use of the grip;
- releasing said maintained end of said cutting tool, whereupon manipulation of said released cutting tool end along said zone severs said grip to facilitate said removal.
A device for use with a grip on a handle of a golf club shaft, the shaft having an aperture at a free end proximal to a user, the device comprising:
- an elongated wire presenting a user-operable end;
- a tape for placement about the shaft and below the grip, said wire attached to said tape;
- the aperture at the free proximal end of the shaft receiving the user-operable end therein to preclude interference of the user-operable end with the grip during use of the shaft, whereupon a manipulation of said user-operable end of the wire released from the aperture severs the grip to facilitate removal of the grip from the shaft.
A device for use with a grip on a handle of a golf club shaft the shaft having an aperture at a free end proximal to a user, the device comprising:
- an elongated wire presenting a user-operable end, said wire embedded in the grip;
- the aperture at the free proximal end of the shaft receiving the user-operable end therein to preclude interference of the user-operable end with the grip during use of the shaft, whereupon a manipulation of said user-operable end of the wire released from the aperture severs the grip to facilitate removal of the grip from the shaft.
A device for use with a grip on a handle of a golf club shaft the shaft having an aperture at a free end proximal to a user, the device comprising:
- a cutting tool;
- a tape for placement about the shaft and beneath the grip, said tool attached to said tape;
- said tool having an end presenting a zone of purchase to a user;
- the aperture in the end of the shaft allowing for insertion of said zone of purchase therein to preclude interference with the grip during use of the handle, whereupon movement of said zone of purchase, released from the aperture, by the user along the handle severs the grip.
a device for use with a grip on a handle of a golf club shaft the shaft having an aperture at a free end proximal to a user, the device comprising:
- a cutting tool;
- said tool embedded in the grip;
- said tool having an end presenting a zone of purchase to a user;
- the aperture in the end of the shaft allowing for insertion of said zone of purchase therein to preclude interference with the grip during use of the handle, whereupon movement of said zone of purchase, released from the aperture, by the user along the shaft severs the grip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.