Patent ID: 6503153
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A grip tape for use on a handle of a ball hitting device, comprising:a tape body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface having a width smaller than that of the outer surface so that longitudinal edges of the tape body incline outward from the inner surface to the outer surface; and a single longitudinal elastomer strip fastened to a centerline of the inner surface to extend along the longitudinal direction of the tape body, the elastomer strip being smaller in length than that of the tape body and having a uniform depth; wherein the tape body is less elastomeric than the elastomer strip; and wherein when the inner surface of the tape body is spirally wound on the handle to form a grip segment, a distance between ends of the elastomer strip range between 30% and 70% of a total length of the grip segment.