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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Mika Becktor, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A grip for a putter-type golf club including a bottom end having a recess to receive a golf shaft, and a top end opposite the bottom end. The recess defines a longitudinal axis, and an exterior side surface extends about the circumference of the longitudinal axis. The exterior side surface defines a generally planar portion and a generally arcuate portion adjoining the planar portion. A grip cross-section no greater than 15 mm from the top end includes a planar portion cross-sectional width no less than 4 mm, a first cross-sectional length, L, and a maximum cross-sectional width located at a depth Dfrom the planar portion such that D/Lis no greater than 0.40. According to another aspect, a grip cross-section between 120 mm and 140 mm from the top end includes a cross-sectional maximum width, W, and a cross-sectional length, L, such that W/Lis no greater than 0.90.