Patent ID: 6627027
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29L,B32B,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a golf club handle grip, said method including the steps of:providing a temporary support; applying a coating of uncoagulated polyurethane to one side of the temporary support for said polyurethane; coagulating the polyurethane by a wet process to form pores in the coagulated polyurethane, said polyurethane having a thickness greater than about 0.1 mm; separating the coagulated polyurethane from the temporary support; providing a sheet of EVA; then adhering the EVA to a surface of the coagulated polyurethane, with the EVA providing strength for the coagulated polyurethane, while the coagulated polyurethane cooperates with the EVA to absorb shocks and the polyurethane also providing tackiness to the exterior surface of grip material, cutting the sheet of EVA and coagulated polyurethane into a plurality of strip blanks; heat forming recessed reinforcement edges in the polyurethane along the sides of the strip blanks; and skiving the sides of the EVA along the length of the strip blanks.