Sports implement grip training device

Abstract

A swing teaching aid in the form of a sleeve that slips over a user's finger for use with various sport implements with handles that are gripped with the hands, e.g., a tennis racket, a golf dub, a baseball bat, and a hockey stick that detects when excessive grip pressure is exerted by a user and audibly signals to the user that the implement is being gripped too tightly.

1 . A grip pressure training device for teaching the correct swing of a sport implement comprising a finger sleeve. 
     
     
         2 . The finger sleeve device of  claim 1  comprising:
 at least one pressure sensor means, 
 each said sensor operative to transmit an electronic signal when a predetermined pressure threshold is exceeded, 
 a microprocessor, 
 said microprocessor connected to each said pressure sensor, 
 said microprocessor operative to measure the grip pressure exerted on said pressure sensor, receive the electronic signal transmitted by the pressure sensor, process said electronic signal, and transmit a trigger signal, 
 a sound module, 
 said sound module on a board and connected to said microprocessor, 
 said sound module operative to receive said trigger signal and deliver an audible sound to a user, 
 a power source, 
 each of said pressure sensor and sound module operatively connected to receive power from said power source, 
 a plurality of wires, 
 said wires configured to operatively connect said sensors, said sound module, and said power source, and 
 a flexible sleeve housing to encase said pressure sensor, said sound module, said microprocessor, said board, and said power source. 
 
     
     
         3 . The pressure sensor means of  claim 2  wherein the pressure sensor is selected from the group consisting of snap-disc pressure sensors, load cells, force sensors, and digital sensor signal processors. 
     
     
         4 . The pressure sensor means of  claim 2  wherein the pressure sensor is a snap-disc pressure sensor. 
     
     
         5 . The power source of  claim 2  wherein the power source is a battery. 
     
     
         6 . The battery as recited in  claim 4  wherein the battery is a solar cell. 
     
     
         7 . The flexible sleeve as recited in  claim 2  wherein the housing is selected from the group consisting of synthetic rubbers and polymers. 
     
     
         8 . The flexible sleeve as recited in  claim 2  wherein the housing is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         9 . The flexible sleeve as recited in  claim 2  wherein the housing is neoprene.