Patent ID: 6065516
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A protective head sheath for a golf club having a club head and a neck sleeve, the sheath being integrally molded of soft elastic material and comprising:a) a head collaring portion for enclosing a club head and sleeve collaring portion for enclosing a neck sleeve of a golf club;b) the head collaring portion being in the shape of a club head and including a lower end; andc) the sleeve collaring portion being in the shape of a long pipe and including a downward facing opening, an elastomer portion disposed adjacent the opening, an insertion space having an inner diameter corresponding to the neck sleeve, an entrance extending along a side of the insertion space, a pair of guide strips extending outwardly from opposite sides of the entrance and from a lower end of the sleeve collaring portion up to a lower end of the head collaring portion to define an outward collaring mouth, wherein the width of the mouth is wider than the thickness of an upper end of the club head.