US2002147056A1PendingUtilityA1

Golf club grip with a drip control device

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Priority: Apr 9, 2001Filed: Apr 9, 2001Published: Oct 10, 2002
Est. expiryApr 9, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert Sukenik
A63B 57/60A63B 60/00A63B 60/14A63B 53/14
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Abstract

A golf club grip having a drip control device positioned at an end of the grip closest to the club head. The drip control device can be an add-on unit adapted to be placed on the club shaft with a standard golf grip, or after a standard grip is placed on the club shaft. The drip control device can be made of an elastic material, such as rubber, which can be stretched to fit over the club and fit tightly about the shaft. The drip control device is preferably cup-shaped with an opening having an outside diameter that is not substantially greater than an outside diameter of the butt-end of the grip. The opening can positioned so as to catch water that drips down the club shaft.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A grip for a golf club, comprising: 
 a drip control device positioned at an end of the grip so as to surround a shaft of the golf club, the drip control device having an outer diameter that is not substantially greater than an outside diameter of a butt-end of the grip.    
     
     
         2 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein the drip control device is integrally formed with the grip.  
     
     
         3 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein the drip control device is formed separate from the grip and is positioned on the shaft so as to abut an end of the grip closest to a head of the golf club.  
     
     
         4 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 3 , wherein the drip control device further comprises a collar adapted to fit between the grip and the shaft.  
     
     
         5 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein a stiffening sleeve is incorporated into the reservoir.  
     
     
         6 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein the drip control device is cup-shaped and includes a reservoir adapted to catch water dripping down the shaft from a head of the golf club toward the grip.  
     
     
         7 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein the drip control device comprises a base formed therein that is thicker than a remaining area of the drip control device to stabilize and centralize the drip control device around the shaft.  
     
     
         8 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein the drip control device comprises at least one support rib formed between an outer wall of the drip control device and the shaft.  
     
     
         9 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 2 , wherein the drip control device comprises a base that is thicker than a remaining area of the drip control device to stabilize and centralize the drip control device around the shaft.  
     
     
         10 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 3 , wherein the drip control device comprises a base portion formed therein that is thicker than a remaining area of the drip control device to stabilize and centralize the drip control device around the shaft.  
     
     
         11 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 2 , wherein the drip control device comprises at least one support rib formed between an outer wall of the drip control device and the shaft.  
     
     
         12 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 3 , wherein the drip control device comprises at least one support rib formed between an outer wall of the drip control device and the shaft.  
     
     
         13 . A golf club comprising: 
 a club head;    a shaft coupled to the club head;    a grip connected to the shaft, and comprising an elongated body that extends along longitudinal axis defined by the shaft; and    a drip control device located at an end of the grip closest to the club head and surrounding the shaft, the drip control device having an outside diameter that is not substantially greater than an outside diameter of a butt-end of the grip.    
     
     
         14 . A golf club according to  claim 13 , wherein the drip control device is integrally formed with the grip.  
     
     
         15 . A golf club according to  claim 13 , wherein the drip control device is formed separate from the grip and is positioned on the golf club so as to abut an end of the grip closest to a head of the golf club.  
     
     
         16 . A golf club according to  claim 15 , wherein the drip control device further comprises a collar adapted to fit between the grip and the shaft.  
     
     
         17 . A golf club according to  claim 13 , wherein the drip control device is cup-shaped and includes a reservoir adapted to catch water dripping down the shaft from a head of the golf club toward the grip.  
     
     
         18 . A golf club according to  claim 13 , wherein the drip control device comprises a base that is thicker than a remaining area of the drip control device to stabilize and centralize the drip control device around the shaft.  
     
     
         19 . A golf club according to  claim 13 , wherein the drip control device comprises at least one support rib formed in between an outer wall of the drip control device and the shaft.  
     
     
         20 . A golf club according to  claim 14 , wherein the drip control device comprises a base that is thicker than a remaining area of the drip control device to stabilize and centralize the drip control device around the shaft.  
     
     
         21 . A golf club according to  claim 15 , wherein the drip control device comprises a base that is thicker than a remaining area of the drip control device to stabilize and centralize the drip control device around the shaft.  
     
     
         22 . A golf club according to  claim 14 , wherein the drip control device comprises at least one support rib formed between an outer wall of the drip control device and the shaft.  
     
     
         23 . A golf club according to  claim 15 , wherein the drip control device comprises at least one support rib formed between an outer wall of the drip control device and the shaft.  
     
     
         24 . A grip for a golf club according to  claim 13 , wherein a stiffening sleeve is incorporated into the reservoir.

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