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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Stephen James Davis, Pinehurst, NC (US);
Billy D. Wood, Whispering Pines, NC (US);
EATON CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A flexible tubular elastomeric grip for an implement to be manually swung with force and speed, such as a golf club is provided. A flexible tubular member molded of elastomeric material has an open end for receiving the club shaft with a hardness in the range of 38-55 on the Shore 'A' scale and has a substantially closed end which has a greater hardness in the range of 65-100 on the Shore 'A' scale. The closed end may be integrally molded with the tubular member or as one piece or formed pre-cured and adhesively received in the cavity after molding. An open cavity formed in the closed end has received therein an insert which may be a transducer, RFID tag, tracking device, speed/acceleration sensor or decorative item. In one version, a peripheral rim lip retains and secures the insert in the cavity. In another version, inwardly extending arms are formed integrally with the flexible tubular member to retain and secure the insert. Alternately, the arms may be connect to form a bridge over the cavity to retain and secure the insert.