Patent ID: 7186189

Claim:
A grip for use on the shaft of a golf club, the grip comprising: a resilient underlisting sleeve; an outer multilayered panel comprising a top region, a bottom region, two side regions extending between the top and bottom regions, an inner surface, and an outer surface, wherein the outer panel further comprises at least an inner strength layer and an outer tactile layer coupled together, wherein said inner strength layer comprises a felt or other fabric or textile material; an inner strength panel comprising a top region, a bottom region, two side regions extending between the top and bottom regions, an outer surface, and an inner surface; the outer panel and the inner panel being coupled together to form a coupled multilayered panel, the inner strength layer of the outer panel being coupled to the inner strength panel and the side regions of the outer panel and the inner panel being offset to form a first lateral extension substantially comprising the inner panel and a second lateral extension substantially comprising the outer panel, the first lateral extension defining an outer abutment surface transverse to the outer surface of the multilayered panel, an intermediate abutment surface generally parallel to the outer surface of the multilayered panel and an inner abutment surface transverse to the outer surface of the multilayered panel, the second lateral extension defining an outer abutment surface transverse to the outer surface of the multilayered panel, an intermediate abutment surface generally parallel to the outer surface of the multilayered panel and an inner abutment surface transverse to the outer surface of the multi layered panel; the coupled multilayer panel being wrapped about the underlisting sleeve, the inner surface of the inner panel being coupled to the sleeve and the second lateral extension overlapping the first lateral extension to form an outer attachment interface, an intermediate attachment interface, and an inner attachment interface, the outer attachment interface comprising at least a portion of the outer abutment surface of the first lateral extension formed by the tactile layer coupled to at least a portion of the outer abutment surface of the second lateral extension formed by the tactile layer, the intermediate attachment interface comprising the intermediate abutment surface of the first lateral extension coupled to the intermediate abutment surface of the second lateral extension so that the inner strength panel is coupled to the inner strength layer of the outer panel, and the inner interface comprising the inner abutment surface of the first lateral extension and the inner abutment surface of the second lateral extension.