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US 5,584,482 AGranted
Sleeve-type golf club grip
OwnerBen Huanginventor
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Abstract
A grip for a golf club shaft defined by a resilient, cushioned strip that is spirally wrapped about a split resilient sleeve which has been slipped over and adhered to the shaft of the golf club. The grip may be substituted for the original conventional rubber grip or, alternatively, may be installed as the original grip on a new golf club shaft.
Claims9
A golf club grip kit for a golf club shaft, said kit comprising:
- a resilient sleeve;
- an elongated adhesive carrier having a body coated on its opposite sides with first and second layers of adhesive, said layers of adhesive originally being covered by first and second protective tapes, with first said protective tape being removed to expose the first adhesive layer to the inside of the sleeve whereby the adhesive carrier body is capable of being adhered to the interior of the sleeve when said protective tapes are removed from said layers of adhesive;
- a longitudinal slit formed in the sleeve by means of which the sleeve can be manipulated onto the upper portion of the shaft after the second protective tape is removed from the second adhesive whereby said second adhesive attaches the sleeve to the upper portion of the shaft;
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- an elongated strip which includes an open-pored textile layer having an inner surface adhered to the outer surface of the sleeve and a smooth closed-pore polyurethane layer having its inner surface bonded to the outer surface of the textile layer remote from the sleeve, with the pores of such polyurethane layer extending generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve.
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A golf club grip kit for a golf club shaft, said kit comprising:
- a resilient sleeve integrally formed at its upper portion with a cap and with an indentation below said cap;
- an elongated adhesive carrier having a body coated on its opposite sides with first and second layers of adhesive;
- first and second protective tapes covering said layers of adhesive and being removable to expose said layers of adhesive;
- a longitudinally extending slit formed in said sleeve which is opened to admit the upper portion of a golf club shaft, with said first adhesive layer being capable of attaching said adhesive carrier body to the interior of said sleeve and the second adhesive layer being capable of attaching the sleeve to the upper portion of a golf club shaft;
- an elongated strip having an open-pored textile layer that has an inner surface that abuts the outer surface of the sleeve and a closed-pore polyurethane layer having its inner surface bonded to the outer surface of the textile layer remote from the sleeve, the pores of such polyurethane layer extending generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve, with the textile layer providing strength to the polyurethane layer and with the strip being spirally wrapped about and adhered to the sleeve;
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- the upper end of said strip being formed with a beveled upper end received by said sleeve indentation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.