US20070202961A1 - Golf accessory for keeping the golf grip dry - Google Patents

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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B55/10—Stands for golf clubs, e.g. for use on the course ; Golf club holders, racks or presses

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• the present disclosure relates to golf accessories and more particularly to a device for keeping a grip of a golf club dry.
• Golf is a complex sport in that many factors can play into the results of any particular shot. Some of the factors are out of a golfer's control, like environmental conditions such as wind, rain and grass height. Other factors can involve the golfer's equipment such as their spikes and the golf clubs themselves. As is well known in the golf community, most successful golfers have practiced their shots repeatedly and have learned to be consistent with performing their swing. Anything that can negatively affect the golfers consistency, can detract from his shot. Thus, slippery grass, or slippery golf grips can be a detriment to a golfer.
• golfers are additionally challenged to play at a reasonable pace. To assist in keeping a reasonable pace on the course, golfers will often grab more than one golf club from their golf bag and make a decision as to which club to use once they arrive at their ball. In addition, in the case of a short chip shot near the green, golfers will often grab their pitching wedge or sand wedge in addition to their putter, before leaving their golf cart on the cart path.
• One problem that golfers often encounter is that they have to lay one of their clubs on the ground in order to take a shot. Because the grass on a golf course is often wet, the golf grip can become wet and/or dirty, and unless it is properly dried, the wet golf grip can negatively affect the user's swing.
• the present disclosure provides a device to assist a golfer in keeping the golf grip of their clubs dry if they are compelled to lay a club on the ground.
• the present disclosure provides a disk-like member that is adapted to be received on the shaft of a golf club in such a way that when the golf club is laid down on the ground, the disk-like member prevents the golf grip from contacting the ground, and thereby helps to keep the grip dry.
• the device keeps the grip elevated so that the club can be lifted up by inserting another club or a user's foot under the elevated portion of the club and lifted up to be grasped by the user. This reduces the amount of bending over that a golfer does, thereby reducing strain on their back.
• FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views of a golf accessory for keeping the grip of a golf club dry, according to the principles of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 2 is a plan view of the golf accessory shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B .
• the golf accessory 10 includes a generally disc-shaped body 12 that is adapted to be attached to a grip portion 14 of a golf club 16 .
• the disc shaped body 12 when attached to the golf club, prevents the grip portion 14 of the golf club 16 from contacting the ground.
• the disc-shaped body 12 includes a circular periphery 17 , although other shapes such as square, pentagon, hexagon, octagon or other similar shapes can be used.
• the disc-shaped body 12 includes a centrally located aperture 18 that receives the grip portion 14 or shaft of the golf club 16 .
• An open slot 20 communicates with the aperture 18 and includes inwardly angled side faces 22 , 24 extending from the outer periphery 17 of the disk-shaped body 12 to the aperture 18 .
• An additional closed-ended slot 26 extends from the aperture 18 in a direction generally opposite from the open slot 20 .
• the disc-shaped body 12 is preferably made from a plastic material and the outer periphery adjacent to the closed-ended slot 26 defines a living hinge portion 30 .
• the living hinge portion 30 can have a thickness (T) in a radial direction, equal to or smaller than a diameter (D) of said aperture 18 .
• the living hinge portion 30 allows the disc-shaped body 12 to receive the shaft or grip portion 14 of the golf club between the inwardly angled side faces 22 , 24 , and with slight force, the side faces 22 , 24 of the open slot 20 open up to receive the grip portion or shaft portion within the aperture 18 .
• the closed-ended slot 26 and living hinge portion 30 allow the easy insertion and removal of the shaft portion or grip portion 14 into the aperture 18 .
• each side face 34 of the disk-shaped body includes two surface areas on which indicia 36 can be printed or molded into the surface.
• indicia include, but are not limited to advertising indicia, promotional indicia, event indicia and instructional indicia providing instructions on how to use the golf accessory 10 .
• Example instructional indicia 36 can include “Slide Up Club Shaft to Grip, Lay on Grass-Grip Stays Dry, Lift with Other Club, Fits in Pocket.”
• the device 10 also keeps the grip 14 elevated so that the club 16 can be lifted up by inserting another club or a user's foot under the elevated portion of the club and lifted up to be grasped by the user.

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• 2007
  • 2007-02-23 US US11/678,416 patent/US20070202961A1/en not_active Abandoned

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