Grip sleeve for sports gear

Abstract

A grip sleeve includes a sleeve member for sleeving onto a shaft of a sports gear, and a flexible wrapping member wrapped about the sleeve member. The sleeve member has a head, a heel and a body between the head and the heel. The body of the sleeve member has a radially-recessed annular locating groove at least one of two distal ends thereof. The flexible wrapping member is wrapped about the body of the sleeve member in flush with the head and the heel for the grasp by hand comfortably. The flexible wrapping member has an end edge tightly engaged into the annular locating groove of the body of the sleeve member to prohibit axial displacement of the flexible wrapping member relative to the body of the sleeve member.

1 . A grip sleeve comprising:
 a sleeve member for sleeving onto a sports gear shaft, the sleeve member having a head, a heel and a body between the head and the heel, the head and the heel each having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the body, the body having a radially-recessed annular locating groove at least one of two distal ends thereof; and   a flexible wrapping member having an inner surface bonded to the body of the sleeve member, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface and an end edge engaged into the radially-recessed annular locating groove.   
   
   
       2 . The grip sleeve as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the annular locating groove of the body of the sleeve member is abutted with the head. 
   
   
       3 . The grip sleeve as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the annular locating groove of the body of the sleeve member is abutted with the heel. 
   
   
       4 . The grip sleeve as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the annular locating groove has an axial width smaller than the thickness of the flexible wrapping member. 
   
   
       5 . The grip sleeve as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the flexible wrapping member is a single-piece sheet member having a first side edge and a second side edge joined with the first side edge to hold the flexible wrapping member wrapped about the body of the sleeve member. 
   
   
       6 . The grip sleeve as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the flexible wrapping member is a long strip member spirally wrapped about the body of the sleeve member. 
   
   
       7 . The grip sleeve as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the end edge slopes from the inner surface toward the outer surface. 
   
   
       8 . A sleeve member for a grip sleeve for sleeving onto a sports gear shaft, the sleeve member comprising:
 a head;   a heel; and   a body between the head and the heel, the body having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of each of the head and the heel, the body having a radially-recessed annular locating groove at least one of two distal ends thereof.   
   
   
       9 . The sleeve member as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the annular locating groove of the body is abutted with the heel. 
   
   
       10 . The sleeve member as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the annular locating groove of the body is abutted with the head.