Grip for hollow golf club shafts

United States Patent [w]

Huang

US005910054A [ii] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:

5,910,054 Jun. 8,1999

[54] GRIP FOR HOLLOW GOLF CLUB SHAFTS

[76] Inventor: Ben Huang, 19472 Woodlands La., Huntington Beach, Calif. 92648

[21] Appl. No.: 09/042,290 [22] Filed: Mar. 13, 1998

Related U.S. Application Data

[62] Division of application No. 08/787,828, Jan. 23, 1997, Pat. No. 5,730,669, which is a continuation of application No. 08/567,339, Dec. 28, 1995, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/542,009, Nov. 13, 1995, Pat. No. 5,645,501, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/058,313, May 3, 1993, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 07/953,190, Sep. 29, 1992, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 07/890,383, May 26, 1992, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 07/637,931, Jan. 14, 1991, abandoned.

[51] Int. CI. A63B 53/14

[52] U.S. CI 473/302; 473/549

[58] Field of Search 473/524, 549,

473/550, 551, 300, 301, 302, 303

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Primary Examiner—William E. Stoll

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht,

LLP

[57] ABSTRACT

A shock absorbing grip for the handle of a tennis racquet or golf club having a polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer. The bonded-together layers are configured as a strip which is wrapped about the handle with the side edges being formed with recessed reinforcement side edges which are tightly butted together. The reinforcement edges may be heat bonded together, if desired.

5 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets