Self-adhesive grip sheath and mounting method thereof

Abstract

A self-adhesive grip sheath includes a grip sheath body having a hot melt adhesive arranged along each of two opposite side edges thereof in such a manner that when the grip sheath body is wrapped about the grip of a sports equipment, the two hot melt adhesive are overlapped and then heated and bonded together to affix the grip sheath body to the grip of the sports equipment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A self-adhesive grip sheath, comprising:
 a grip sheath body defining a top edge, a bottom edge, two side edges respective located at two opposite lateral sides thereof between said top edge and said bottom edge, a bonding surface and an opposing gripping surface; and   a hot melt adhesive located at said bonding surface near and extending along one said side edge of said grip sheath body.   
     
     
         2 . The self-adhesive grip sheath as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a hot melt adhesive located at said gripping surface near and extending along the other said side edge of said grip sheath body. 
     
     
         3 . The self-adhesive grip sheath as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mounting area of the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface has a width about 1/20˜¼ of the width of said bottom edge of said grip sheath body. 
     
     
         4 . The self-adhesive grip sheath as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the mounting area of said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface has a width about 1/20˜¼ of the width of said bottom edge of said grip sheath body. 
     
     
         5 . The self-adhesive grip sheath as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the mounting area of the said second hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface has a width about 1/20˜¼ of the width of said bottom edge of said grip sheath body. 
     
     
         6 . The self-adhesive grip sheath as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the said edge of said grip sheath body carrying the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface is wrapped about the said edge of said grip sheath body carrying the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface to have the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface be bonded to the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface. 
     
     
         7 . The self-adhesive grip sheath as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the width of the amounting area of the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface is larger than or equal to the width of the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface. 
     
     
         8 . A self-adhesive grip sheath mounting method, comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a self-adhesive grip sheath comprising a grip sheath body, said grip sheath body defining a top edge, a bottom edge, two side edges respective located at two opposite lateral sides thereof between said top edge and said bottom edge, a bonding surface and an opposing gripping surface, a hot melt adhesive located at said bonding surface near and extending along one said side edge of said grip sheath body and a hot melt adhesive located at said gripping surface near and extending along the other said side edge of said grip sheath body;   b) attaching said bonding surface of said grip sheath body to the periphery of a grip of a sports equipment;   c) wrapping the said side edge carrying the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface about the periphery of said grip of said sports equipment;   d) wrapping the other said side edge carrying the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface about the periphery of said grip of said sports equipment to overlap the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface on the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface; and   e) heating the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface and the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface to have the said two hot melt adhesives be bonded together.   
     
     
         9 . The self-adhesive grip sheath mounting method as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the width of the overlapped part of said grip sheath body is larger or equal to the width of the said hot melt adhesive at said bonding surface or the said hot melt adhesive at said gripping surface. 
     
     
         10 . The self-adhesive grip sheath mounting method as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said bonding surface of said grip sheath body is provided with a double-sided adhesive carrying a release paper, said release paper is removed prior to attaching said bonding surface of said grip sheath body about the periphery of a grip of a sports equipment.