Patent ID: 6135902
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A grip for use on a handle end of a shaft of a polo mallet, said grip comprising:an elongate body integrally formed of a resilient, composite material and adapted to be molded about said handle end of said polo mallet shaft and having a predetermined, reproduceable size and configuration, said elongate body including a distal end zone with a distal end, a proximal end zone with a proximal end, a central zone extending between said distal and proximal end zones, and an exterior surface;said proximal end zone of said body being enlarged relative to said central zone to define a knob including an outer peripheral surface, a shoulder adjacent said central zone, and an end opposite said shoulder and defining said proximal end of said body;a hand strap structured and disposed to be secured to a user's hand when grasping said grip and said hand strap including opposite ends;means for removably attaching said hand strap to said body and including:a spring clip having opposite arm members;loop means formed at said opposite ends of said hand strap for receipt of said arm members of said spring clip therethrough; andsaid spring clip being structured and disposed for removable attachment about said exterior surface of said body below said knob with said respective arm members being received through said loop means and urged inwardly against said exterior surface of said body, on opposite sides thereof, to hold said opposite ends of said hand strap on said grip body;balance means structured for removable receipt of weight elements adapted for selectively and adjustably balancing the polo mallet, said balance means including at least one chamber formed within said body and including a channel having an open end adapted for inserting and removing the weight elements therein.