US3198520A
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Golf club including grip locating means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-05
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-10-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ahmuty George Stephen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:39
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B53/00; A63B53/14; A63B60/00; A63B60/06; A63B60/10; A63B60/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
IN A GOLF CLUB HAVING A SHAFT WITH A CLUB HEAD EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM ONE END THEREOF, SAID HEAD BEING CONNNECTED AT ITS HEEL TO SAID SHAFT AND HAVING A BALL STRIKING FACE BETWEEN ITS HEEL AND A TOE REMOTE FROM SAID SHAFT; A HAND GRIP SECURED COAXIALLY TO THE OTHER END OF SAID SHAFT HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD RRELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACES EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE GRIP ALONG A MAJOR PORTION THEREOF, SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACES BEING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID FIRST RELATIVE FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE, SAID FIRST RELATIVE FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE LYING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID BALL STRIKING FACE, SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE LYING IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BALL STRIKING FACE A GENERALLY ROUND SECTIONAL CONTOUR UNITING THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACES AND LOCATED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SAID FIRST RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE, SAID FIRST RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE ENGAGING THE PALM OF ONE OF THE USER''S HANDS AND THE THUMB OF THE OTHER HAND, SAID SECOND RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE ENGAGING THE THUB OF SAID ONE HAND, THE THIRD RELATIVE FLAT SURFACE AND SAID GENERALLY ROUND SECTIONAL CONTOUR BEING ENGAGED BY INDEX FINGER OF SAID OTHER HAND, WHEREBY SAID SURFACES AUTOMATICALLY ORIENT THE CLUB PROPERLY IN THE HANDS OF THE USER AND ENSURE RIGID GRIPPING OF THE CLUB.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
IN A GOLF CLUB HAVING A SHAFT WITH A CLUB HEAD EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM ONE END THEREOF, SAID HEAD BEING CONNNECTED AT ITS HEEL TO SAID SHAFT AND HAVING A BALL STRIKING FACE BETWEEN ITS HEEL AND A TOE REMOTE FROM SAID SHAFT; A HAND GRIP SECURED COAXIALLY TO THE OTHER END OF SAID SHAFT HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD RRELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACES EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE GRIP ALONG A MAJOR PORTION THEREOF, SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACES BEING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID FIRST RELATIVE FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE, SAID FIRST RELATIVE FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE LYING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID BALL STRIKING FACE, SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE LYING IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BALL STRIKING FACE A GENERALLY ROUND SECTIONAL CONTOUR UNITING THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACES AND LOCATED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SAID FIRST RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE, SAID FIRST RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE ENGAGING THE PALM OF ONE OF THE USER''S HANDS AND THE THUMB OF THE OTHER HAND, SAID SECOND RELATIVELY FLAT GRIPPING SURFACE ENGAGING THE THUB OF SAID ONE HAND, THE THIRD RELATIVE FLAT SURFACE AND SAID GENERALLY ROUND SECTIONAL CONTOUR BEING ENGAGED BY INDEX FINGER OF SAID OTHER HAND, WHEREBY SAID SURFACES AUTOMATICALLY ORIENT THE CLUB PROPERLY IN THE HANDS OF THE USER AND ENSURE RIGID GRIPPING OF THE CLUB.
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