KR20060084792A - Golf club grip - Google Patents

Abstract

The golf club grip 3 includes a tubular body 5, a hard cover cap 7, and a sheet of non-slip skin 6. The tubular body 5 includes a first end 52 with an end face 521 extending transversely and a through hole 520 formed in the end face 521 of the first end 52. The end surface 521 is flat and no protrusion is formed around the through hole 520. The hard cover cap 7 is removably fastened to the first end 52 of the tubular body 5, covers the through hole 520 in the axial direction, and the end of the first end 52 of the tubular body 5. A cover plate 700 protruding radially from the side surface 521 and a skirt portion 701 extending in the circumferential direction and axial direction from the cover plate 700 and in contact with the ends of the one anti-slip skin 6. . One sheet of non-slip skin 6 covers the wall surface 54 of the corresponding tubular body 5.

Golf club grip, tubular body, hard cover cap, slipper cuticle, cover plate, skirt part

Description

Golf club grip {GOLF CLUB GRIP}

1 is a schematic illustration of a conventional golf club shaft grip.

2 is an exploded perspective view of another conventional golf club grip.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the conventional golf club grip shown in FIG.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a golf club grip according to the present invention;

5 is a partial axial sectional view of the first embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view in the radial direction of the first embodiment showing the manner of connection of the corner portions of the anti-slip skin used in the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view in the radial direction of the first embodiment showing another way of connecting the corner portions of the anti-slip skin used in the first embodiment.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of a golf club grip according to the present invention.

9 is a partial cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of a golf club grip according to the present invention.

10 is a perspective view of a third embodiment.

11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment of a golf club grip according to the present invention.

12 is a partial cross-sectional view of a fifth embodiment of a golf club grip in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a partial sectional view showing a modification of the fifth embodiment.

<Brief description of reference numerals for the main parts of the invention>

3: golf club grip 5: tubular body

6: anti-slip cuticle 7: hard cover cap

11: ring 31: double-sided adhesive tape

40: golf club shaft 41: grip mounting end

51: first end 52: second end

54: tubular wall 70: cap body

71: fastening member 520: through hole

521: end face 700: cover plate

701: skirt portion 702: peripheral flange

703: insertion recess

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to golf club grips, and more particularly to golf club grips that have a cap that is easy to assemble and that are flexible in design to meet various special needs.

US Patent No. 2,721,741 discloses a grip for a golf club shaft. The grip portion includes a hollow cap portion and a strip portion formed integrally with the cap portion. The cap portion is configured to fit over the end of the shaft to which the grip portion is attached. Inside the end of the cap is formed a key that fits into a corresponding slot formed in the end of the shaft. The grip portion is assembled by wrapping the strip portion around the shaft with a packaging material or the like and fastening the free end to the shaft. The cap portion is then pulled out of the shaft end and wound in a spiral direction at the strip portion to tighten and flatten the strip portion on the shaft. Finally, the cap is placed on the shaft end again, carefully pressing the key into the slot in the shaft end. However, for golfers in real work it is relatively difficult to force the key into the slot in the shaft end.

Referring to FIG. 1, U. S. Patent No. 5,816, 933 discloses an elongated elastic strip 11 spirally wound around a golf club shaft 10 and a shaft to prevent the strip 11 from loosening on the shaft 10. Disclosed is a golf club grip comprising an annular cap 12 foldably received at an upper end of 10. The strip 11 has an open-pored felt layer attached to the golf club shaft 10 and a smooth closed porous polyurethane layer bonded to the felt layer. The cap 12 includes an inner skirt portion 120 and an outer skirt portion 121. The cap 12 has an inner skirt 120 that is tightly received at the upper open end of the shaft 10 and the outer skirt 121 can tightly and fold around the first cover of the strip 11. In a manner fixed to the upper open end of the shaft 10. However, the cap 12 is likely to separate from the upper open end of the shaft 10 after a period of use. In addition, since the strip 11 is relatively thin, the present grip is limited in its application to golf club shafts of various sizes.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, Taiwan Patent Publication No. 559,098 discloses a golf club grip 2 comprising an inner tubular body 20, an anti-slip skin 21, and a rigid cap 22. The tubular body 20 includes a first end 202, a second end 201 opposite the first end, and a tubular wall surface 200 extending between the first and second ends 202, 201. do. The first end 202 has a cross-sectional area larger than that of the tubular wall 200, and has a through hole 2030 formed on the upper surface thereof and a protrusion 203 formed around the through hole 2030. The second end 201 is formed as a ring. The non-slip skin 21 is a custom sheet and extends around the tubular wall 200 of the tubular body 20 between the first and second ends 202, 201 of the tubular body 20 to cover the tubular wall surface. . The anti-slip skin 21 has a first end 211 in contact with the second end 201 of the tubular body 20, and a second end 212 proximate the first end 202 of the tubular body 20. Has A gap 222 is formed between the second end 212 of the non-slip skin 21 and the first end 202 of the tubular body 20. The cap 22 includes a cover plate 223 having a fastening hole 220 and a skirt extending in the peripheral direction and the axial direction from the cover plate 223 toward the second end 201 of the tubular body 20. And a part 221. The cap 22 may be fastened to the first end 202 of the tubular body 20 by engaging the fastening hole 220 to the protrusion 203 of the first end 202 of the tubular body 20.

As the manufacturing efficiency of the golf club grip 2 increases, a fastening hole 220 of the cap 22 is required to fasten the cap 22 to the first end 202 of the tubular body 20. Since the cover plate 223 of the cap 22 does not have a continuous smooth top surface, the integral appearance of the cover plate 223 of the cap 22 is impaired and flexibility in material selectivity and design of the golf club grip. Is limited.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a golf club grip that can overcome the disadvantages of the prior art described above.

Accordingly, the golf club grip of the present invention includes a tubular body, a hard cover cap, and a sheet of non-slip skin.

The tubular body is configured to be sleeved around the grip mounting end of the golf club shaft, the end face extending from a first end with a transversely extending end portion and a second end opposite the first end and a tubular wall surface extending between the first and second ends. And a through hole formed in the end face of the first end, the second end protruding from the second end and having a ring spaced apart from the end face of the first end. The end face is flat and no protrusion is formed around the through hole.

The hard cover cap is removably fastened to the first end of the tubular body and covers the through hole in the axial direction and protrudes radially from the end face of the first end of the tubular body and the ring side direction of the second end of the tubular body. And a skirt extending from the cover plate in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction.

One sheet of non-slip skin is extended between the first and second ends of the tubular body and extends around the tubular wall of the tubular body, covering the tubular wall, and having a first end in contact with the ring and a second end in contact with the skirt.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. However, in the following description, the same components will be indicated using the same reference numerals.

4 and 5, a first embodiment of a golf club grip 3 according to the invention is configured to be mounted on a golf club shaft 40 with a grip mounting end 41. The golf club grip 3 comprises a tubular body 5, a hard cover cap 7 and a piece of non-slip skin 6.

The tubular body 5 is configured to be sleeved around the grip mounting end 41 of the golf club shaft 40, with the end face 521 extending across the first end 52 and the first end 52. A through hole 520 formed in the tubular wall surface 54 extending between the opposing second end 51 and the first and second ends 52, 51 and the end surface 521 of the first end 52. And the second end 51 has a ring 511 protruding outward from the second end 51 to be spaced apart from the end face 521 of the first end 52. The end surface 521 is flat and no protrusion is formed around the through hole 520. End face 521 may be flat or convex. The tubular body 5 may be attached to the grip mounting end 41 of the golf club shaft 40 using a double sided adhesive tape 31 or other suitable adhesive medium. The tubular body 5 can be made by molding any suitable material, such as rubber, thermoset elastomer, plastic, and the like.

The hard cover cap 7 is removably fastened to the first end 52 of the tubular body 5 and includes a cap body 70. The cap body 70 covers the through hole 520 in the axial direction, and the cover plate 700 and the tubular body 5 radially projecting outwardly from the end surface 521 of the first end 52 of the tubular body 5. And a skirt portion 701 extending in the circumferential direction and the axial direction from the cover plate 700 toward the ring 511 side of the second end 51. Preferably, the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 has a length in the range of 4 to 22 mm to cover the second end 61 of the anti-slip skin 6 as best shown in FIG. 5. Have The cover plate 700 has a flat inner surface corresponding to the end surface 521 of the first end 52 of the tubular body 5. The diameter of the flat inner surface of the cover plate 700 is larger than the diameter of the end surface 521 of the first end 52 of the tubular body 5 but not larger than twice the thickness of the anti-skid skin 6. Thus, the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 can be firmly sleeved on the non-slip skin 6 and the first end 52 of the tubular body 5. The cap body 70 is made of any suitable material, such as rubber, plastic, stainless steel, iron, aluminum, gold, gold alloys, silver, wood, and the like.

The cap body 70 has a peripheral flange 702 protruding from the cover plate 700 opposite the skirt portion 701, and a plurality of insertion recesses 703 formed in the cover plate 700 of the cap body 70. And a plurality of decorative members 72 (such as gem stones, enamels, etc.) inserted into each insertion recess 703.

The hard cover cap 7 further includes a fastening member 71 for fastening the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 to the first end 52 of the tubular body 5. Preferably, the fastening member 71 consists of a plurality of fastening elements 711, such as tapping screws. The first end 52 of the tubular body 5 has a plurality of fastening holes 523. A plurality of through holes 704 are formed in the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70, where the plurality of through holes 704 pass through the through holes 704 to which the fastening elements 711 correspond. And are respectively aligned with the fastening holes 523 to be fastened to the 523.

A sheet of non-slip skin 6 extends around the tubular wall 54 of the tubular body 5 between the first and second ends 52, 51 of the tubular body 5 to form the tubular wall surface 54. And a first end 60 in contact with the ring 511 and a second end 61 in contact with the skirt portion 701. In this embodiment, the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 overlaps the second end 61 of the anti-slip skin 6. In particular, the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 has an inner surface 7011 in contact with the second end 61 of the anti-slip skin 6. Preferably, the anti-slip skin 6 is a custom sheet made of natural leather, artificial leather, woolen fabric, other textile materials, or the like. Preferably, the anti-slip skin 6 is adhered to the tubular wall surface 54 of the tubular body 5 using a suitable bonding layer 30, such as a resin layer.

Referring to FIG. 6, the two edge portions 62, 63 of the anti-slip skin 6 are in contact with each other along the axial direction of the tubular body 5. Referring to FIG. 7, as an alternative, short butt portions 620 and 630 are formed in the corner portions 62 and 63 of the non-slip skin 6, respectively, which overlap each other along the transverse direction crossing the axial direction. The overall thickness of the butt portions 620, 630 should be equal to the thickness of the non-slip skin 6 so that it is a neat connection to the butt portions 620, 630 along the axial direction of the tubular body 5.

Since the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 overlaps the second end 61 of the anti-slip skin 6, the appearance of the golf club grip 3 is due to the manufacturing tolerances of the tubular body 5. The clearance is formed between the second end 61 of the anti-slip skin 6 and the first end 52 of the tubular body 5, but is not affected. In addition, since the projection 203 is not formed around the through hole 2030 as an element required in the prior art of FIGS. 2 and 3 described above, the cover plate 700 of the cap 7 can be sufficiently used. It has a continuous top surface. Thus, great flexibility is given in the selection of the material and design structure of the golf club grip 3.

The golf club grip 3 of the present invention can be assembled relatively easily through the following steps.

That is, the golf club grip 3 of the present invention comprises the steps of: 1) attaching the anti-slip skin 6 to the tubular wall surface 54 of the tubular body 5, and 2) the grip of the golf club shaft 40. Mounting the tubular body 5 with the anti-slip skin 6 on the mounting end 41; and 3) attaching the hard cover cap 7 to the first end 52 of the tubular body 5; Assembled by mounting and fastening.

When removing the hard cover cap 7 from the tubular body 5, such as when replacing with a new cap, the fastening member 71 is first released to remove the cap body 70 so that the new cap body is mounted and fastened. do.

Referring to Fig. 8, there is shown a second embodiment of a golf club grip 3 according to the present invention similar to the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the hard cover cap 7 further includes a protective cover 73 made of a wear resistant material such as crystalline glass. A peripheral portion 702 is formed with an engaging portion 7020. The protective cover 73 is engaged with the engaging portion 7020 of the peripheral flange 702.

As an alternative, the peripheral flange 702 of the hard cover cap 7 may be made of a material different from the material that forms the cover plate 700 of the hard cover cap 7 to improve the aesthetic appeal of the hard cover cap 7. Can be. For example, the peripheral flange 702 of the hard cover cap 7 may be made of gold alloy and the cover plate 700 of the hard cover cap 7 may be made of stainless steel.

9 and 10, there is shown a third embodiment of a golf club grip 3 according to the invention similar to the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the hard cover cap 7 is disposed in the decorative recess 705 defined by the peripheral flange 702 and the decorative recess 705 (such as sapphire, emerald or other gemstones). A decorative member 72. In addition, in this embodiment, the cover plate 700 of the hard lid cap 7 has a flat top surface which does not include the insertion recess 703 and the decorative member 72 of the first and second embodiments.

Referring to Fig. 11, there is shown a fourth embodiment of a golf club grip 3 according to the present invention similar to the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the fastening member 71 is inward from the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 to fasten the hard cover cap 7 on the first end 52 of the tubular body 5. A plurality of protruding fastening elements 802 and a plurality of blind holes 524 formed in the first end 52 of the tubular body 5 to receive each fastening element 802. In addition, in this embodiment, the through hole 704 is not formed in the outer surface of the skirt portion 701, thereby providing an extra continuous space for commercial appearance.

12, there is shown a fifth embodiment of a golf club grip 3 according to the present invention similar to the fourth embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the fastening mechanism used in the first embodiment is used.

Referring to FIG. 13, as an alternative, the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70 has a substantially annular end face 7022 opposite the cover plate 700 of the cap body 70. The second end 61 of the non-slip skin 6 has a substantially annular end face 611 that abuts the substantially annular end face 7022 of the skirt portion 701 of the cap body 70.

Although the invention has been described in conjunction with what are considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein but is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all modifications and equivalent arrangements. It covers a variety of arrangements within the spirit and scope.

As is apparent from the foregoing, the golf club grip of the present invention not only does not damage the integral appearance of the cover plate but also has the effect of ensuring material selectivity and flexibility in the design of the golf club grip.

Claims (14)

In a golf club grip configured to be mounted on a golf club shaft 40 having a grip mounting end 41, A first end 52 transversely extending the end face 521 and a second end opposite the first end 52, configured to be sleeved about the grip mounting end 41 of the golf club shaft 40. A tubular wall surface 54 extending between the 51 and the first and second ends 52 and 51 and a through hole 520 formed in the end surface 521 of the first end 52. The second end 51 has a ring 511 protruding from the second end 51 and spaced apart from the end face 521 of the first end 52 and the end face 521 is flat and the A tubular body 5 having no projection formed around the through hole 520, Removably fastened to the first end 52 of the tubular body 5, covering the through hole 520 in the axial direction and the end surface of the first end 52 of the tubular body 5 A cover plate 700 protruding radially from 521 and toward the ring 511 of the second end 51 of the tubular body 5 in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction from the cover plate 700. A hard cover cap 7 including an extended skirt portion 701, Between the first and second ends 52, 51 of the tubular body 5 extending around the tubular wall surface 54 of the tubular body 5 to cover the tubular wall surface 54, the ring A golf club grip comprising a sheet of non-slip skin (6) having a first end (60) in contact with (511) and a second end (61) in contact with the skirt portion (701). 2. The skirt portion 701 of the cap 7 overlaps with the second end 61 of the non-slip skin 6, and the first portion of the non-slip skin 6 Golf club grip, characterized in that it has an inner surface (7011) in contact with the two end (61). 2. The skirt portion (701) of the cap (7) has a substantially annular end surface (7012) opposite the cover plate (700) of the cap (7). Said second end 61 of 6 has a substantially annular end face 611 which abuts said substantially annular end face 7022 of said skirt portion 701 of said cap 7. Golf club grips. 2. The fastening member (71) according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening member (71) for fastening the skirt (701) of the cap (7) to the first end (52) of the tubular body (5). Golf club grip. 5. The fastening member (71) according to claim 4, wherein the fastening member (71) comprises at least one fastening element (711) and the first end (52) of the tubular body (5) has at least one fastening hole (523) The skirt portion 701 of the cap 7 comprises at least one through hole 704 wherein the through hole 704 has the fastening element 711 through the through hole 704 in the fastening hole. Golf club grip, characterized in that aligned with the fastening hole (523) to be fastened to the (523). 5. The fastening member (71) according to claim 4, wherein the fastening member (71) comprises at least one fastening element (802) projecting from the skirt portion (701) of the cap (7) and the first end of the tubular body (5). 52, at least one blind hole (524) formed in said fastening element (802) for receiving said fastening element (802). The golf club grip of claim 1, wherein the cap (7) further comprises a peripheral flange (702) projecting from the cover plate (700) opposite the skirt portion (701). 8. The cap (7) according to claim 7, wherein the cap (7) is at least one insertion recess (703) formed in the cover plate (700) of the cap (7) and at least one inserted into the insertion recess (703). Golf club grip, characterized in that it further comprises a decorative member (72). 9. The golf club grip of claim 8, wherein the cap (7) further comprises a protective cover (73) that engages the peripheral flange (702). 8. The cap (7) according to claim 7, characterized in that the cap (7) comprises a decorative recess (705) defined by the peripheral flange (702) and a decorative member (72) disposed in the decorative recess (705). Golf club grip. The golf club grip according to claim 1, further comprising a bonding layer (30) disposed between the tubular body (5) and the anti-slip skin (6). The golf club grip according to claim 1, wherein the tubular body is formed by molding. The golf club grip according to claim 1, wherein the non-slip skin is a fitting sheet. The golf club grip according to claim 1, wherein the hard cover cap 7 is made of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, stainless steel, iron, aluminum, gold, gold alloy, silver and wood. .

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