Flexible grip and cap therefor
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsStephen James Davis, LingYu Hsu, Rita Chang, Jack Kao
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a flexible tubular grip for a golf club, particularly a putter, having the tubular portion formed of relatively soft elastomer with a closure or end cap molded therewith or pre-cured and attached over the end of the tubular portion. The end cap has a raised ridge extending about a portion of the end cap periphery and may have a raised discrete central portion, both of which absorb impact when the club is dropped into a golf bag.
Claims17
A flexible grip for attachment to the handle of a golf club comprising:
- (a) a tubular body formed of flexible elastomer having an open end for receiving the handle;
- (b) a one-piece closure member formed of pre-cured elastomer provided on an end of the tubular member opposite the open end, wherein the closure member has at least a portion of the periphery raised from a base surface thereby forming a ridge extending over at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the periphery and the member has integrally formed therewith a discrete central portion raised from the base surface, the discrete central portion having a curved surface;
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- (c) the region intermediate the ridge and the discrete central portion being base surface, wherein the ridge is operative to cushion the impact encountered upon the club being dropped handle-first into a golf club bag.
A flexible grip for attachment to the handle of a golf club comprising:
- (a) a tubular body formed of flexible elastomer having an open end for receiving the handle;
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- (b) a one-piece closure member of pre-cured elastomer having a durometer hardness not less than 50 Shore “A” and not greater than 80 Shore “A” provided on an end of the tubular member opposite the open end, wherein the closure member has at least a portion of the periphery raised from a base surface thereby forming a ridge about a portion of the periphery, wherein the ridge is operative to cushion the impact encountered upon the club being dropped handle-first into a golf club bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.