Sports Impact Point Indicator

Abstract

A sports impact point indicator of planar form has a rear surface with a contact adhesive for adhering the indicator to the face of a golf club or bat, and the indicator is sized to cover a major portion of the face of the club or bat. The indicator comprises an upper sheet and base layer which are releasably adhesive together under pressure such that they will adhere together at the impact point when the club or bat is used to strike a ball, to indicate the impact point. The indicator can be erased by wiping a user finger or thumb across it top surface.

1 . A sports impact point indicator comprising a base layer, an upper sheet extending over the base layer and having a periphery fixed in relation to the base layer, the indicator being planar in form, longer than it is wide, and comprising a rear surface comprising a contact adhesive for adhering the indicator to the face of a club or bat, the indicator being of a predetermined size in relation to the club or bat whereby the indicator can cover a major portion of the face of the club or bat, which upper sheet and base layer are in a first area releasably adhesive together under pressure on the upper sheet such that the upper sheet and the base layer will adhere together when a club or bat to a face of which the indicator is adhered is used to strike a ball, to indicate through the upper sheet the impact point between the ball and the club or bat face, but allow the upper sheet to move sufficiently relative to the base layer to separate the upper sheet from the base layer when a user's finger or thumb is wiped across a top surface of the upper sheet, the upper sheet also extending in a second area over a wipe-start region at or towards a longitudinal end of the indicator in which wipe-start region the upper sheet and base layer are not adhesive together and over which wipe-start region a user's finger or thumb may be placed from which to begin said movement to separate the upper sheet from the base layer. 
   
   
       2 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the upper sheet comprises a marking which extends longitudinally of the upper sheet and visually partitions the upper sheet longitudinally. 
   
   
       3 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the upper sheet comprises two windows in the upper sheet which extend longitudinally of the upper sheet and in which the upper sheet is transparent or translucent. 
   
   
       4 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the upper sheet comprises an opaque peripheral border and a division line which extends longitudinally of the upper sheet and visually partitions the upper sheet longitudinally. 
   
   
       5 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the indicator has a width which is greatest intermediate of the length of the indicator. 
   
   
       6 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the indicator has a width which is greatest generally midway of the length of the indicator. 
   
   
       7 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 6  wherein the indicator has an approximately oval shape. 
   
   
       8 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 6  wherein the indicator is of a size whereby the indicator can cover a major part of the face of a driver golf club when adhered thereto. 
   
   
       9 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the indicator has a width which is greatest at or adjacent one longitudinal end of the indicator. 
   
   
       10 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 9  wherein the indicator is of a size whereby the indicator can cover a major portion of the face of an iron golf club when adhered thereto. 
   
   
       11 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  comprising a visually apparent line extending transversely of the length of the indicator across the upper sheet of the indicator intermediate of the length of the indicator. 
   
   
       12 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  including markings for indicating an optimum impact point approximately centrally on the upper sheet. 
   
   
       13 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 1  wherein the upper sheet comprises a one or more discontinuities in the upper sheet extending across the upper sheet in the wipe-start region, the upper sheet otherwise providing a smooth and substantially wrinkle-free top surface to the indicator. 
   
   
       14 . A sports impact point indicator according to  claim 2  wherein the upper sheet comprises two discontinuities in the upper sheet, in the wipe-start region and at or towards one end of the indicator, one discontinuity on either longitudinal side of the upper sheet defined by said marking which extends longitudinally of the upper sheet and visually partitions the upper sheet, the upper sheet otherwise providing a smooth and otherwise substantially wrinkle-free top surface to the indicator. 
   
   
       15 . A sports impact point indicator comprising a base layer, an upper sheet extending over the base layer and having a periphery fixed in relation to the base layer, the indicator being planar in form, longer than it is wide and comprising a rear surface comprising a contact adhesive for adhering the indicator to the face of a club or bat, the indicator being of a predetermined size in relation to the club or bat whereby the indicator can cover a major portion of the face of the club or bat, which upper sheet and base layer are releasably adhesive together under pressure on the upper sheet such that the upper sheet and the base layer will adhere together when a club or bat to a face of which the indicator is adhered is used to strike a ball, to indicate through the upper sheet the impact point between the ball and the club or bat face, but allow the upper sheet to move sufficiently relative to the base layer to separate the upper sheet from the base layer when a user's finger or thumb is wiped across a top surface of the upper sheet, the upper sheet also comprising at or towards a longitudinal end of the indicator a discontinuity in the upper sheet, the upper sheet otherwise providing a smooth and substantially wrinkle-free top surface to the indicator. 
   
   
       16 . A sports impact point indicator comprising a base layer, an upper sheet extending over the base layer and having a periphery fixed in relation to the base layer, and a rear surface comprising a contact adhesive for adhering the indicator to the face of a club or bat, the indicator being of a predetermined size in relation to the club or bat whereby the indicator can cover a major portion of the face of the club or bat, which upper sheet and base layer are releasably adhesive together under pressure on the upper sheet such that the upper sheet and the base layer will adhere together when a club or bat to a face of which the indicator is adhered is used to strike a ball, to indicate through the upper sheet the impact point between the ball and the club or bat face, but allow the upper sheet to move sufficiently relative to the base layer to separate the upper sheet from the base layer when a user's finger or thumb is wiped across a top surface of the upper sheet, the upper sheet also comprising two discontinuities in the upper sheet, at or towards one end of the indicator, one discontinuity on either longitudinal side of the upper sheet defined by a marking which extends longitudinally of the upper sheet and visually partitions the upper sheet, the upper sheet otherwise providing a smooth and otherwise substantially wrinkle-free top surface to the product. 
   
   
       17 . A sports club or bat having affixed to a face thereof an impact point indicator comprising a base layer, an upper sheet extending over the base layer and having a periphery fixed in relation to the base layer, which upper sheet and base layer are releasably adhesive together under pressure on the upper sheet such that the upper sheet and the base layer will adhere together when the club or bat is used to strike a ball to indicate through the upper sheet the impact point between the ball and the club or bat face, but allow the upper sheet to move sufficiently relative to the base layer to separate the upper sheet from the base layer when a user's finger or thumb is wiped across a top surface of the upper sheet, the upper sheet also extending over a wipe-start region at or towards a longitudinal end of the indicator in which the wipe-start region, the upper sheet and base layer are not adhesive together and over which wipe-start region a user's finger or thumb may be placed from which to begin said movement to separate the upper sheet from the base layer, the upper sheet also comprising windows in the upper sheet which extend longitudinally of the club or bat face and at which the upper sheet is transparent or translucent, and one or more discontinuities in the upper sheet, in the wipe start region and at or towards one end of the indicator. 
   
   
       18 . A club or bat according to  claim 17  wherein the upper sheet comprises an opaque peripheral border and a division line which extends longitudinally of the upper sheet, which border and division line define said windows. 
   
   
       19 . A club or bat according to  claim 17  which is a golf driver or iron and wherein the indicator covers a major part of the face of a golf club. 
   
   
       20 . A club or bat according to  claim 17  which is a baseball bat.