Patent ID: 6244975
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29L,B32B,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a moisture resistant handle grip, comprising the steps of:forming a strip by bonding a felt layer onto the underside of a polyurethane layer;longitudinally moving the strip along a horizontal path;providing heated roller means at a point on such path which engage the side edges of the polyurethane layer to permanently compress such side edges and define recessed reinforced side edges on the strip;knife means at a point on such path which skive the side edges of the felt layer;providing a waterproof liquid;disposing such liquid in a container disposed above the strip at a point on the path whereby the liquid is deposited upon the upper surface of the strip as the strip moves along the path;providing a rotating cylinder in the path of the strip upstream of the container;adjusting the vertical space between the upper surface of the strip and the underside of the cylinder to control the thickness of the liquid relative to the upper surface of the strip;providing a ventilation chamber in the path of the strip upstream of the rotating cylinder;passing air through the ventilation chamber to dry the liquid on the upper surface of the strip and thereby form a waterproof coating on the upper surface of the strip;applying an adhesive to the underside of the felt layer; andspirally wrapping the strip about the handle grip with the underside of adjoining recessed side edges overlapping one another to form a water retarding joint between the adjoining side edges.