TAPERED GRIP FOR SENSORS
Dossier Overview
Applicant
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Inventor
David S. Kultala
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
A golf club grip has a grip body and an end cap that houses a sensor. The grip body has a gripping surface that does not interact with the end cap and therefore defines a stable point of contact for a golfer's hands. The end cap is integrally formed or otherwise secured to an end of the grip body. The end cap includes a lower region configured to couple with the grip body. The end cap further includes an upper region having a first cavity that receives the sensor. In order to influence the golfer to grip within the gripping region, the upper region is further tapered to define a non-gripping surface that guides a golfer's grip toward the stable gripping surface, thereby providing a more stable and repeatable contact point between the golfer's hands and the golf grip.
Original (Chinese)
A golf club grip has a grip body and an end cap that houses a sensor. The grip body has a gripping surface that does not interact with the end cap and therefore defines a stable point of contact for a golfer's hands. The end cap is integrally formed or otherwise secured to an end of the grip body. The end cap includes a lower region configured to couple with the grip body. The end cap further includes an upper region having a first cavity that receives the sensor. In order to influence the golfer to grip within the gripping region, the upper region is further tapered to define a non-gripping surface that guides a golfer's grip toward the stable gripping surface, thereby providing a more stable and repeatable contact point between the golfer's hands and the golf grip.
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