Golf club cover with voids

Abstract

A cover for a golf club is provided having a void. A club head cover with one or more voids provides beneficial ease of use in the form of good flexibility and a very convenient grip as well as a beneficial view of the covered club. A head cover with voids can be manufactured affordably and designed to provide functional and aesthetic benefits.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cover for a golf club comprising:
 at least one piece of material shaped to define a head region materially connected to a first end of a sleeve member, the sleeve member having an opening at a second end, wherein the cover is configured to receive a golf club; and   at least one void through the piece such that a space inside of the cover and an external space are spatially connected at the opening and at the void.   
     
     
         2 . The cover of  claim 1 , further comprising an edge of a panel of material joined to a second edge to define a seam. 
     
     
         3 . The cover of  claim 2  further wherein the void abuts the seam 
     
     
         4 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the void is positioned to reveal a mark in a corresponding position on a club head. 
     
     
         5 . The cover of  claim 1  further comprising two voids. 
     
     
         6 . The cover of  claim 5  wherein the two voids define a bridge region of material. 
     
     
         7 . The cover of  claim 5 , wherein the two voids are symmetrically opposed in shape, size, and disposition. 
     
     
         8 . The cover of  claim 1  further comprising a window disposed to allow a head of a golf club being covered by the cover to be seen while covered. 
     
     
         9 . The cover of  claim 8 , wherein the window comprises one selected from the list consisting of transparent material, translucent material, mesh, web, and void space. 
     
     
         10 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein a minimum amount of inelastic two-dimensional material necessary to cover the void is between about 3 cm 2  and about 75 cm 2 . 
     
     
         11 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein a minimum amount of inelastic two-dimensional material necessary to cover the void is between about 25 cm 2  and about 60 cm 2 . 
     
     
         12 . A cover for a golf club comprising:
 material disposed to define a right cheek area, a left cheek area, a crown area, a chin area, a nape area, and a sleeve area;   an opening configured to receive a golf club head-first; and   a void through the material.   
     
     
         13 . The cover of  claim 12  further wherein the void has a width and a length, the length being more than about 150% of the length. 
     
     
         14 . The cover of  claim 13 , further wherein the void and a second void each abut the nape. 
     
     
         15 . The cover of  claim 12 , further comprising a window, the window comprising one selected from the list consisting of transparent material, translucent material, mesh, web, and void space 
     
     
         16 . The golf club of  claim 12 , further wherein the sleeve area comprises an elastic material and the crown area and the nape area each comprise a non-elastic material. 
     
     
         17 . The golf club of  claim 15 , further wherein the crown area comprises the window. 
     
     
         18 . A cover for a golf club comprising:
 a generally bulbous head area and an elongated sleeve area configured to fit over a golf club head and cover at least a portion of a shaft of the golf club;   an opening through which a shaft protrudes when the cover is on a golf club; and   a void through the cover.   
     
     
         19 . The cover of  claim 18 , further comprising a second void disposed symmetrically to the first void and defining a handle therewith. 
     
     
         20 . The cover of  claim 18  wherein the sleeve area further comprises stretchable material. 
     
     
         21 . The cover of  claim 18 , wherein a perimeter of the void comprises an exposed material edge and a perimeter of the opening comprises an exposed material edge. 
     
     
         22 . The cover of  claim 21 , further wherein every exposed material edge participates in a perimeter of a spatial connection between an interior volume of the cover and an exterior volume of the cover.