Patent ID: 8518505

Claim:
A grip configured for use with a handle portion of an article, the grip comprising: a sleeve member comprising a hollow cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a handle portion of an article, the sleeve member comprising ethylene vinyl acetate and defining a first end, a second end and a mounting surface; a gripping member joined to the sleeve member and comprising an inner layer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate and an outer layer comprising a first fabric and polyurethane wherein the first fabric is thin relative to the polyurethane with the polyurethane penetrating through the fabric from an outer surface of the fabric to an inner surface of the fabric, the polyurethane and first fabric cooperating to define an inner surface for the outer layer, the inner surface of the outer layer being joined to an outer surface of the inner layer of the gripping member so that the polyurethane forms an interface with a substantial portion of said outer surface of said inner layer and extends beyond the outer surface of the fabric, wherein the inner layer of the gripping member is joined to the mounting surface of the sleeve member such that the ethylene vinyl acetate sleeve member is joined to the ethylene vinyl acetate layer of the gripping member.