Protective strap for handle

Abstract

A protective strap includes a base layer and a top layer bonded to the base layer. The base layer is fastened to a handle of a sporting apparatus or a sleeve fitted onto the handle. The top layer, which is made of rubber and is smaller in thickness than the base layer, is provided with not only shock-absorptive and skidproof effects but also holding comfortableness. Additionally, the top layer is larger in width than the base layer such that a space is formed under where the top layer is overlapped while the protective strap is spirally wound around the handle or the sleeve. When the sporting apparatus is rotated in a direction opposite to a direction around which the protective strap is wound, the top layer can be partially deformed toward the space to absorb an external force such that the protective strap will not be turnup.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A protective strap for winding around a handle of a sporting apparatus, said protective strap comprising: 
 a base layer having a top side and a bottom side; and    a top layer made of rubber and having a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side of the top layer being bonded to said top side of said base layer,    wherein said top layer is larger in width than said base layer and said top layer is smaller in thickness than said base layer.    
     
     
         2 . The protective strap as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top layer ranges between 0.6 mm and 1.2 mm in thickness and said base layer is 1.2 mm in thickness.  
     
     
         3 . The protective strap as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top layer is larger in width than said base layer by from 2.0 mm to 3.0 mm at a lateral side thereof.  
     
     
         4 . The protective strap as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said top layer has a protruded lip transversally extending at a lateral side thereof, and a recessed portion longitudinally extending along a bottom side of said protruded lip.  
     
     
         5 . The protective strap as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said base layer is made of polyurethane (PU).  
     
     
         6 . The protective strap as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said base layer is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA).  
     
     
         7 . The protective strap as defined in  claim 1  winding on the handle of a sporting apparatus, wherein a space is formed under where the top layer is overlapped when the protective strap is spirally wound around the handle.  
     
     
         8 . A grip comprising: 
 a tubular sleeve having an outer surface, a first flange at one end thereof and a skirt portion at the other end thereof, said sleeve being made of an elastic material, and    a protective strap including a base layer having a top side and a bottom side, and a top layer made of rubber and having a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side of the top layer being bonded to said top side of said base layer,    wherein said top layer is larger in width than said base layer and said top layer is smaller in thickness than said base layer;    wherein the bottom side of said base layer is fixedly wound around the outer surface of said sleeve between said first flange and said skirt portion of said sleeve.    
     
     
         9 . The grip as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said skirt portion of said sleeve is folded toward the first flange to form a second flange, which tightly covers a free end of the protective strap such that the protective strap is firmly fixed on the outer surface of the sleeve.