Rubber composition suitable for grips of articles and grip made thereof
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorHidenori Hiraoka
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Abstract
A rubber composition suitable for use in grips of articles such as golf clubs, tennis rackets, bicycles and tools, comprising (1) a rubber component containing a blend of an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) and natural rubber, (2) 2 to 40 parts by weight of a transpolyoctenamer per 100 parts by weight of the rubber blend, and (3) a filler containing a hydrated aluminum silicate powder, which provides grips having good non-slipping property, good feeling of touch and good response to mis-shot of golf balls.
Claims12
A rubber composition suitable for use in grips of articles, which comprises (1) a rubber component, said rubber component being a blend of an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber and a natural rubber wherein the ratio of ethylene-propylene-diene rubber to the natural rubber is from 30:70 to 80:20 by weight, (2) 2 to 40 parts by weight of a trans-polyoctenamer per 100 parts by weight of said blend, and (3) 5 to 80 parts by weight of a filler containing a hydrated aluminum silicate powder per 100 parts by weight of said rubber component.
A grip made of a rubber composition comprising (1) a rubber component, said rubber component being of a blend of an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber and a natural rubber wherein the ratio of ethylene-propylene-diene rubber to the natural rubber is from 30:70 to 80:20 by weight, (2) 2 to 40 parts by weight of a transpolyoctenamer per 100 parts by weight of said blend, and (3) 5 to 80 parts by weight of a filler containing a hydrated aluminum silicate powder per 100 parts by weight of said rubber component.
The grip of claim 15, wherein said filler contains 5 to 80 parts by weight of a hydrated aluminum silicate powder and at most 80 parts by weight of other inorganic fillers per 100 parts by weight of said rubber component.
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