US20080102974A1

US20080102974A1 - Golf club grip

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Publication number: US20080102974A1
Application number: US11/558,743
Authority: US
Inventors: Sang Ki Nam; Min-Jung Nam; Seoug-Woo Nam; Min-woo Nam
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-10-26
Filing date: 2006-11-10
Publication date: 2008-05-01
Also published as: KR20080037330A; KR101301817B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to the golf club grip that is instilled with a publicity use of printing layer such as pictures or diagram, letters and so on inside of grip so that the intended publicity can be easily seen externally, and also prevents the damage of printing layer as well as the contents of publicity that is printed on the printing layer can be seen more clearly externally. The present invention is composed of the body of grip (10) that is equipped with air well (11) which is inserted to the upper part of shaft (S) and glued; printing layer (20) that is glued to the exterior of above body of grip (10) elastically so that it displays the contents of publicity that is self elastic; transparent layer (30) that is formed to wrap around the exterior of above printing layer (20) and the upper part of body of grip (10) with a hole (31) that corresponds to air well (11) of body of grip (10) so that the contents of publicity on the printing layer (20) can be easily identified.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a golf club grip, more specifically, a golf club grip that is instilled with a publicity use of printing layer displaying the pictures or diagram, letters and so on inside of grip so that the intended publicity can be easily seen externally, and also prevents the damage of printing layer as well as the contents of publicity that is printed on the printing layer can be seen more clearly externally.
2. Background of the Related Art
In general, the grip of golf club has to be easy to use—that is, easy to grab and not slippery, thus the golf club manufacturers normally use a thin and long band or band shaped rubber or coverings made of synthesized resin to form a certain thickness of layer around the handle of shaft or plaster it with a synthesized resin that is glued to the end of shaft. However, this conventional method of making grip requires a lot of effort, time and money to form the shape, and in case of using the layering method, it is difficult to measure precisely how much covering is needed due to the difficulty of locating and distancing the material on the grip and there is often under/over stock of the material.
When playing golf, the player perspires a lot in his/her hands so grip is a part where it is easily contaminated and spoiled by the sweat thus, it is normal that the grip formed by the above coverings or plasters are transparent and manufactured in dark colors such as black or dark blue, etc.
The grip is the most noticeable part of golf club and it attracts the eyes of user the most thus, all the manufactures print their publicity letters or diagram such as the company logo or name of product and etc., on the top layer of grip of golf club, or mold it by the use of raising or engraving and color the molded part to highlight or, stick the printed advertisement on the exterior to show the origin of the advertisement or the publicity. Such grip of golf club is the most noticeable part of golf club and also the part where user has the most direct and frequent contacts.
However, this conventional type of prints where the printed contents of advertisement is on the surface of grip has a number of problems. It can easily be contaminated and spoiled by the sweat of user and dirt, also when the raising and engraving method is used, it is often difficult for the user to understand the contents of advertisement, and in case of using the sticker with the advertising contents, due to the sweat in hands of player, it comes off easily and the adhesive part of sticker sticks to the hands of user which make him/her feeling uncomfortable and irritated by having the sticky hands.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the end product of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional perspective view illustrating the end product of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional drawing illustrating the composition of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional drawing illustrating other practical example of the present invention;

FIGS. 5 a, 5 b are the perspective view and sectional drawing of body of grip in accordance to the drawing 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional drawing illustrating another practical example of the present invention;

FIGS. 7 a, 7 b are the perspective view and sectional drawing illustrating the body of grip in accordance to the drawing 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional drawing illustrating another practical example of the present invention;

FIGS. 9 a, 9 b, 9 c are a perspective view, a sectional drawing and a floor drawing of body of grip in accordance to the drawing 8;

FIGS. 10 a, 10 b are a perspective view and a sectional drawing illustrating other practical use of braille in accordance to the present invention.

FIGS. 11 a, 11 b are a perspective view and a sectional drawing illustrating other practical example of spiral protrusion in accordance to the present invention;

FIGS. 12 a, 12 b are a perspective view and a sectional drawing illustrating other practical example of perpendicular protrusion in accordance to the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a sectional drawing illustrating other practical example of the resent invention;

FIG. 13 is a sectional drawing illustrating other practical example of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating the shapememory alloy in accordance to the drawing 13.

TECHNICAL OBJECT & EFFECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSTIIUTION AND FUNCTION OF INVENTION

Technical Object of the Present Invention

The present invention is invented to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide the grip of golf club that has the effectiveness of advertisement printing of pictures, diagram or letters without damaging the print layers and yet, has an excellent grabbing function. The present invention also enables the display of advertisement contents even clearer than they were printed on the exterior of grip of golf club.

Detailed Description of the Constitution and Function of Invention

A constitution and function of the present invention will now be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As illustrated in FIG. 1 or FIG. 13, the grip (G) of golf club in accordance with this invention is composed of a body of grip (10) that is equipped with air well (11) which is inserted to the upper part of shaft (S) and glued; a printing layer (20) that is glued to the exterior of above body of grip (10) elastically so that it displays the contents of publicity that is self elastic; and a transparent layer (30) that is formed to wrap around the exterior of above printing layer (20) and the upper part of body of grip (10), with a hole (31) that corresponds to air well (11) of body of grip (10) so that the contents of publicity on the printing layer (20) can be easily identified.
Here, the grip (G) of golf club of this present invention is composed of the main body of grip (10) and the print layer (20) or the transparent layer (30) that make the handle of golf club, such grip (G) is instilled on the upper part of shaft (S) as shown while the lower part of shaft (S) is instilled with the head (H) that gives impact on the golf ball.
As illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the main body of grip (10) is glued to the upper part of shaft (S) of golf club, and the center of upper part of grip (10) is formed with the air well (11) that emits the air during assembly. Here, above body of grip (10) is formed with rubber or synthesized resin, and also note that the body of grip (10) can be formed with a variety of colors.
The print layer (20) is glued to the exterior of body of grip (10) elastically and displays the advertising contents, such print layer (20) is made of elastic materials such as thin rubber, fabric, etc. that have the self elasticity, on the surface of print layer (20), the advertising contents are printed to highlight the special events or tourism landmarks or the name or logo of manufacturer or company or print address and name to show the location of individual or picture and diagram, letter, etc. Here, if the above print layer (20) is a flat shape then, the print layer (20) is glued to the body of grip (10) whereas, the print layer (20) is a round shape then, it is glued after inserting it to the body of grip (10).
The transparent layer (30) is formed to wrap around the exterior of print layer (20) and the upper part of body of grip (10), the centre of upper part of such transparent layer (30) is formed a hole (31) that corresponds to the air well (11) of body of grip (10). Here, the transparent layer (30) is composed of the transparent rubber or transparent synthesized resin that can display the advertising contents that are printed on the external print layer (20), also the transparent layer (30) is composed of the materials that has a strong elasticity that can absorb the shock and also strong resistance to the frictions, and the transparent (30) is made with materials that is very soft so that it gives an excellent fuzzy feeling.
Hereafter, the detailed description of dynamic practical examples of grip (G) of golf club will be explained in accordance to the present invention.
FIGS. 4, 5 a, 5 b and FIGS. 10 a, 10 b illustrate other practical example of the present invention, as shown in the drawings, in accordance to other practical example of present invention, the exterior of body grip (10) has the characteristics of a number of braille (12). Here, because the above transparent club (30) is made of very soft material, when the grip (G) is fuzzy, the user can feel the braille (12), and such braille (12) also prevents the slipping or deforming when the user grabs the grip (G).
As illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 a, 5 b, braille (12) in accordance to the present invention can be formed as one type on the exterior of body of grip (10), on the other hand, as illustrated in FIGS. 10 a, 10 b, it can also be formed by braille groove (12 a) on the exterior of body of grip (10) and insert braille (12) that is made of hard materials like plastic to the braille groove (12 a).
FIGS. 6, 7 a, 7 b and FIGS. 11 a, 11 b illustrate other practical examples of present invention, and as shown in the drawings, in accordance to other practical examples of present invention, the exterior of body of grip (10) bas the characteristics of spiral protrusion (13) in the shape of spiral. Here, because the above transparent club (30) is made of very soft material, when the grip (G) is fuzzy, the user can feel the spiral protrusion (13), and such spiral protrusion (13) also prevents the slipping or deforming when the user grabs the grip (G).
As illustrated in FIGS. 6, 7 a, 7 b, spiral protrusion (13) in accordance to the present invention can be formed as one type on the exterior of body of grip (10), on the other hand, as illustrated in FIGS. 11 a, 11 b, it can also be formed by spiral groove (13 a) on the exterior of body of grip (10) and insert spiral protrusion (13) that is made of hard materials like plastic to the spiral groove (13 a).
FIGS. 8, 9 a, 9 b, 9 c and FIGS. 12 a, 12 b illustrate other practical examples of present invention, and as shown in the drawings, in accordance to other practical examples of present invention, the exterior of body of grip (10) bas the characteristics of a number of perpendicular protrusions (14) in a vertical direction by keeping certain distance. Here, because the above transparent club (30) is made of very soft material, when the grip (G) is fuzzy, the user can feel the perpendicular protrusion (14), and such perpendicular protrusion (14) also prevents the slipping or deforming when the user grabs the grip (G) while the user can feel the perpendicular protrusion (14) with the thumb and palm of hand and be able to fuzzy the grip (G) precisely
As illustrated in FIGS. 8, 9 a, 9 b, perpendicular protrusion (14) in accordance with the present invention can be formed as one type on the exterior of body of grip (10), on the other hand, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 a, 12 b, perpendicular groove (14 a) is formed on the exterior of body of grip (10) and it can also be formed by inserting a perpendicular protrusion (14) that is made of hard materials like plastic to the perpendicular groove (14 a).
FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 illustrate other practical examples of present invention, and as shown in the drawings, in accordance to other practical examples of present invention, the exterior of body of grip (10) has the characteristics of laid in the shape memory alloy (40) that has a number of incision parts (41).
Above shape memory alloy (40) is used to make it easy to put on/take off to the shaft (S) of grip (G), if heat is added to the grip (G) during assembly, shape memory allow (40) is open to the exterior, i.e. the body of grip (10) is open to the exterior by the shape of allow (40) it is possible to insert body of grip (10) to the shaft (S), on the other hand, some time after the assembly when the temperature drops, the shape memory alloy is shrink to the original condition thus, it prevents the slipping of grip (G), and like this, the condition where the body of grip (10) is laid in the shape memory alloy (40), if the user grabs the grip (G), according to the palm and finger temperature, the shape memory alloy (40) forms to the shape of user's finger and remembers the shape of it, it further enhances fuzzy feeling of grip (G).
Therefore, according to the grip of golf club of the present invention, above transparent layer (30) transmits all the ray of lights so that the print layer (20) inserted inside can display the advertisement contents clearly, also the print layer (20) is secured firmly between the body of grip (10) and the transparent layer (30), it can keep its original position without changing the position or without being damaged by any shock during the play.
In addition, it is easy for golfers to have a golf elbow. The golf elbow is occurred when the golfer puts too much shock on the muscle and nerve of low part of elbow when they are in the position to swing so the said part feels pain. When playing golf, if the player hits a ball directly by stroke or hit the ground instead, it can damage the joint and nerve of elbow. This kind of injury can be quite fetal to the golfers as it requires a long time to heal and at the same time, it incurs a lot of expenses to cure. To prevent this from happening, the player has to choose the right golf club and fix the posture of swing so that it does not give unnecessary stress to the joint or muscle. When Golf elbow is difficult to cure and even it is cured, re-occurrence rate is more than 50%. Thus, it is ideal to use the golf club that is composed of a grip that absorbs the shock. Having the elastic function of transparent layer (30), when the user swings the club, it reduces the shock dramatically and thus, it prevents the chance of having a golf elbow.
That is, the transparent layer (30) of grip (G) in accordance with the present invention is lower in the degree of hardness of rubber and high in solidity and maximum friction counts. If this is the case, when the user grabs the golf club, it gives the user an extra comfort. If the grab feeling is good it does not occur the twist when the user impacts on the ball thus it enhances the sense of direction of player. Also, the transparent layer (30) of the present invention which has a lower degree of hardness of rubber and high degree in solidity plays a role that reduces dramatically when the user swings the club.
The above explanation is only showing a few examples of practical use and the extent to the use of present invention is not limited to this, but it can apply to the variety of types and applications.

Effects of the Present Invention

As shown in the above, the grip of golf club in accordance with the present invention is less susceptible to the sweat or external environment even it is used for a long time during play and it also has a function that prevents the damage or breakage of print layer with publicity prints such as pictures, diagram, letters and etc., thus it can be used effectively for the variety of events and publicity of company, also when the user grabs the golf club, it does not slip away easily even with the sweat thus, it is soft and has an excellent fuzzy feeling that enhances the sense of direction of player by preventing it from twisting, and it also reduces the shock to the user which in turn, reduces the chance of injury to the arm of user that will prevent users from having a injury such as a golf elbow, and above all, it is composed in a way that shaft can be easily assembled so that it is easy to use and it has an excellent publicity function at the same time.

Claims

1. A golf club comprising a body of grip (10) that is equipped with air well (11) which is inserted to a upper part of shaft (S) and glued;

a printing layer (20) that is glued to the exterior of above body of grip (10) elastically so that it displays the contents of publicity that is self elastic; and

a transparent layer (30) that is formed to wrap around the exterior of above printing layer (20) and the upper part of body of grip (10), with a hole (31) that corresponds to air well (11) of the body of grip (10) so that the contents of publicity on the printing layer (20) can be easily identified.

2. As claimed in claim 1, a golf club being formed with a number of braille (12) on the exterior of body of grip (10).

3. As claimed in claim 1, a golf club being formed with spiral protrusions (13) on the exterior of body of grip (10).

4. As claimed in claim 1, a golf club having a plural of perpendicular protrusion (14) in the shape of bell on the exterior of body of grip (10).

5. As claimed in claim 1, a golf club being further formed with a cylindrical laid in with the shape memory alloy (40) having a number of incision parts (41) provided within the body of grip (10).