All-weather composite grip for golf clubs
OwnerBen Huanginventor
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Abstract
A golf club grip made up of a composite strip that includes a first segment to the upper surface of which is bonded a layer of polyurethane, with the upper surface of the polyurethane being embossed with a friction enhancing pattern grasped by a golfer's hands, and a second segment having a felt layer to the upper surface of which is bonded a fabric fiber mesh by a coating of polyurethane. The mesh defines slip-resistant grooves in the polyurethane. One side edge of the first segment is adhesively attached to a side edge of the second segment. The strip is spirally wrapped about a resilient underlisting sleeve or directly about the handle of a golf club.
Claims20
A golf club grip that includes an elongated composite strip, said strip comprising:
- a first segment having a backing layer to the upper surface of which is bonded a layer of polyurethane, with the upper surface of the polyurethane being heat-embossed with a friction enhancing pattern engaged by a players hands, the friction enhancing pattern defining water collection interstices, with water collected in the interstices being readily wiped off to dry the outside of the strip;
- the heat embossing also rendering the polyurethane layer substantially water-tight;
- a second segment having a backing layer to the upper surface of which is bonded a mesh formed of fabric fibers by means of a coating of polyurethane and with fibers of the mesh defining slip-resistant grooves in the upper surface of the polyurethane coating;
- adhesive on the underside of the backing layers of the first and second segments;
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- with a side edge of the first segment being adhesively attached along one of its side edges to a side edge of the second segment to define said composite strip.
A slip-on golf club grip, comprising:
- a strip having a first segment that includes a backing layer to the upper surface of which is bonded a layer of polyurethane, with the upper surface of the polyurethane being heat-embossed with a friction enhancing pattern engaged by a players hands, the friction enhancing pattern defining water collection interstices, with water collected in the in the interstices being readily wiped off to dry the outside of the strip;
- the heat embossing also rendering the polyurethane layer substantially water-tight;
- a second segment that includes a backing layer to the upper surface of which is bonded a mesh formed of fabric fibers by means of a coating of polyurethane and with fibers of the mesh defining slip-resistant grooves in the upper surface of the polyurethane coating;
- adhesive on the underside of the felt layers;
- with a side edge of one segment being adhesively attached along its side edge to a side edge of the other segment to define said strip;
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- a resilient underlisting sleeve about which the strip is spirally wrapped and adhered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.