Nova Patents
US2000295A

Handgrip for golf clubs and the like

Abstract

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US2000295A, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 1

Term

Term ended

Expired 7 May 1952, 74.4 years ago.

  1. Priority and filed
  2. Granted
  3. Expired
  4. Today

2 claims: 2 independent, 0 dependent

  1. 1
    What I claim is;— . . ... A hand grip for golf club shafts comprising a continuous one piece sleeve formed of cork or W Application December 31, 1 Claim. « My invention relates to improvements in implement· handles and more particularly to the handles or hand-grip portions of golf clubs. It has been the practice heretofore to construct 5 golf club grip or handle portions by first spirally winding a strip or strips of cork about the club shaft and subsequently interposing a strip of leather between the convolutions of the spirally wound cork strips. This practice is objectionable 10 in that the finished handle is not uniform m contour and indentations and projections aie produced upon the surface of the handle, particularly where the strips of cork join. Moreover extreme care is required in winding the cork so 15 that the convolutions will be in true spaced rela With these objections in mind, it is the principal object of the present invention to provide a pre-formed sleeve, formed in the making thereon of, with a spiral groove in its outer sm-face, so that a flat tape-like strip may be laid within this groove after the sleeve-like member has been applied to the golf stick shaft, whereby the surfaces of the sleeve and leather strip will lie flush o- with each other and produce a grip which is free from indentations or projections. A further object of the present invention is to provide a hand grip for sporting implements, such as golf clubs, which includes a. pre-foimed on tubular member of yieldable material, such as cork, and is such that it may be readily applied to· any golf club shaft and when in position thereon, will be firmly held against displacement. With the above and other objects and advano- tages in view, the invention consists in the con00 struction, arrangement and combination of elements, all as hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had to the accompanying draw,,, ing wherein;, , .,, . 4 J wig 1 is a side elevation of a golf c±ub illustrative of an embodiment of the present invention;Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed view showing the hand grip portion of the club, partly in section ,- and partly in elevation;, . Fig. 3 is a view, in elevation, of a leather strip adapted to form a part of said hand grip of the club;and Fig. 4 is a transverse section substantially upon r)0 the line 4—4 of Fig. 2. Referring to the invention in detail, a preformed sleeve member 5 of suitable length and thickness, having a tapered lower end 6, is provided. This sleeve may be formed from a sheet 55 of cork or other suitable material possessing the
  2. 2
    2,000,295 other material of limited compressible, disintegratable, and non-slip characteristics in the hand of the player and telescoped over an end portion of the shaft, said sleeve being pre-formed 5 with a spiral groove of extended width in the exterior surface thereof;and a flat strip of a width to fit closely within said groove and of inelastic material having a smooth wear resisting exterior surface, wound about said sleeve within jo said groove under tension to firmly clamp and hold said sleeve in firm contact with said club shaft and protect the exposed portions of said sleeve between the turns of said groove, said strip being of a thickness to fill said groove flush with the exterior surface of said sleeve between the turns of said strip and being cemented within said groove to firmly hold said strip throughout its entire length flat upon the bottom of said ε groove, said turns of said strip together providing a smooth wear resisting surface forming an extended portion of the hand grip surface with the non-slip surface of the sleeve exposed and slightly bulged between said turns by the in compression of said sleeve by said strip. JOHN M. OLDHAM.
Independent claims2