Patent ID: 7980961
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A45B,A63B,B32B,B62K

Abstract:
1. A grip configured to be gripped by the hand of a user and slipped onto a handle portion of an article, the grip comprising: an outer tactile layer; an inner strength layer; the outer tactile layer coupled to the inner strength layer and shaped into a multilayered panel, the multilayered panel having a top end, a bottom end, two sides extending between the ends, an inner surface, and an outer surface, wherein the multilayered panel comprises at least one insert and at least one internal seam extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the multilayered panel; an inner strength panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two sides extending between the ends, said inner strength panel comprising a textile; and a resilient underlisting sleeve, wherein the multilayered panel is coupled to the inner strength panel to form a panel assembly, the panel assembly wrapped about and adhered to the resilient underlisting sleeve such that the outer tactile layer is disposed further from the sleeve than is the inner strength panel and the combination panel assembly and sleeve are configured to be slipped onto the handle portion of the article and wherein the at least one insert is wholly enclosed within an outer surface of the panel assembly and the grip further comprises a second insert which forms an outer peripheral extremity of the panel assembly.