Grip for Handles on Sports Equipment

Abstract

Provided herein are grip devices and handle grips for the handle of a baseball bat. The devices and grips generally are a hollow member with a substantially cylindrical body or a tubular sleeve adapted to receive the handle therein. The devices and grips have an outer surface and a bore defining an inner surface therein with proximal and distal open ends. A slit is formed into the bore between the open ends through which the handle is securely and removably received. The outer diameter of the grip is uniform along the length. The diameter of the bore may be uniform along its length or greater than the uniform diameter at the proximal open end and tapering to the uniform diameter.

1 . A grip device for a handle on sports equipment, comprising:
 a hollow member with a substantially cylindrical body having an outer surface and a bore that defines an inner surface therein, a proximal open end and a distal open end, said outer surface comprising a slit therethrough to the bore disposed lengthwise from the open proximal end to the open distal end, said inner surface comprising a plurality of nub-like protuberances uniformly disposed thereon adapted to grip the handle when placed thereon, said bore sized and shaped to securely and removably receive the handle on the sports equipment.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The grip device of  claim 1 , further comprising a texture formed on the outer surface of the hollow member. 
     
     
         4 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein the bore has a uniform diameter from the proximal open end to the distal open end. 
     
     
         5 . The grip device of  claim 4 , wherein the uniform diameter is about 0.80 inches to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         6 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein the bore comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion formed therefrom such that a diameter of the bore at the proximal open end is greater than the diameter of the distal portion of the bore, said diameter at the proximal open end tapering to equal the diameter of the distal portion. 
     
     
         7 . The grip device of  claim 6 , wherein the diameter at the proximal open end of the bore is greater than 1 inch to about 1.5 inches and the diameter of the distal portion of the bore is about 0.80 inches to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         8 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal open end and the distal open end of the hollow member are each substantially flat across an outer surface thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein either the proximal open end or the distal open end, each at an outer surface thereof, is beveled inwardly to the bore. 
     
     
         10 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow member has a length and an outer diameter sufficient to accommodate both hands of a user gripped thereon when the grip device is placed on the handle of the sports equipment. 
     
     
         11 . The grip device of  claim 10 , wherein the length is about 8.5 inches and the outer diameter is about 1.5 inches to about 2.5 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow member is designed to conform to a shape of the handle on the sports equipment in a non-slipping relationship when the handle is received therein. 
     
     
         13 . The grip device of  claim 1 , wherein the sports equipment is a baseball bat. 
     
     
         14 . A handle grip for a baseball bat, comprising:
 a tubular sleeve having a proximal open end and a distal open end each with an outer diameter, a textured outer surface and a bore defining an inner surface from the proximal open end to the distal open end and with a plurality of nub-like protuberances uniformly disposed on the inner surface, said bore having a uniform diameter from the proximal open end to the distal open end less than the outer diameter, said tubular sleeve having a slit disposed lengthwise from the proximal open end to the distal open end through to the bore.   
     
     
         15 . The handle grip of  claim 14 , wherein the outer diameter is about 2.5 inches and the uniform diameter along the bore is about 0.80 inches to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         16 . The handle grip of  claim 14 , wherein the tubular sleeve has a length and an outer diameter sufficient to accommodate simultaneously both hands of a user gripped thereon when the tubular sleeve is placed on the handle of the baseball bat. 
     
     
         17 . The handle grip of  claim 16 , wherein the length is about 8.5 inches and the outer diameter is about 1.5 inches to about 2.5 inches. 
     
     
         18 . The handle grip of  claim 14 , wherein the proximal open end and the distal open end of the tubular sleeve are each substantially flat across an outer surface thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The handle grip of  claim 14 , wherein either the proximal open end or the distal open end, each at an outer surface thereof, is beveled inwardly to the bore. 
     
     
         20 . The handle grip of  claim 14 , wherein the tubular member is designed to conform to a shape of the handle on the baseball bat in a non-slipping relationship when the handle is received therein. 
     
     
         21 . The handle grip of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of nub-like protuberances disposed on the inner surface engage the handle of the baseball bat in a gripping relationship when the tubular sleeve is placed thereon. 
     
     
         22 . A handle grip for a baseball bat handle, comprising:
 a tubular sleeve having a proximal portion with a proximal open end and a distal portion with a distal open end formed therefrom, a textured outer surface and a bore defining an inner surface from the proximal open end to the distal open end and with a plurality of nub-like protuberances uniformly disposed on the inner surface, said bore having a diameter at the proximal open end that is greater than a diameter of the bore along the distal portion, said diameter at the proximal open end tapering to equal the diameter along the distal portion, said tubular sleeve having a slit disposed lengthwise from the open proximal end to the open distal end through to the bore.   
     
     
         23 . The handle grip of  claim 22 , wherein the distal open end is substantially flat across an outer surface thereof or the distal open end at the outer surface is beveled inwardly to the bore. 
     
     
         24 . The handle grip of  claim 23 , wherein the diameter of the bore at the proximal open end is greater than 1 inch to about 1.5 inches and the diameter of the distal portion of the bore is about 0.80 inches to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         25 . The handle grip of  claim 22 , wherein the tubular sleeve has a length and an outer diameter sufficient to accommodate simultaneously both hands of a user gripped thereon when the tubular sleeve is placed on the handle of the sports equipment. 
     
     
         26 . The handle grip of  claim 25 , wherein the length is about 8.5 inches and the outer diameter is about 1.5 inches to about 2.5 inches. 
     
     
         27 . The handle grip of  claim 22 , wherein the tubular sleeve is designed to conform to a shape of the handle on the baseball bat in a non-slipping relationship when the handle is received therein. 
     
     
         28 . The handle grip of  claim 22 , wherein the plurality of nub-like protuberances disposed on the inner surface engage the handle of the baseball bat in a gripping relationship when the tubular sleeve is placed thereon.