Patent ID: 8360898

Claim:
A grip for use with a golf club, said grip comprising: a tube having a body with a first end, a second end including a cover defining a substantially closed outer surface, a support surface positioned between said first and second ends and a raised portion extending outwards from said support surface and integrally formed with said support surface, said tube defining three regions of equal length extending from said first end to said second end including a first region adjacent the first end, a second region adjacent the second end, and a middle region between the first and second ends; said first end comprising a lip extending toward said second end, said lip having an inner and an outer surface wherein said inner surface cooperates with a first portion of said support surface to form a slot; said raised portion including an exposed surface and a connecting surface extending between said support surface and said exposed surface, a first section of said raised portion integrally formed with said cover and having a length of at least about one half inch extending around the circumference of said tube such that said raised portion forms a portion of a gripping surface configured to be gripped by a user in the second region, and a second section of said raised portion extending along said body toward said first end, said second section extending to and ending in an elliptical-like point in the first region, and said second section having a circumferential width of no more than about 50% of the circumference of said tube body in the middle region of said tube body; and a multilayered sheet comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, said multilayered sheet configured to overlay said support surface and not said exposed surface of said raised portion; said multilayered sheet being wrapped about said tube such that said multilayered sheet contacts said support surface of said tube and wraps entirely around the circumference of said tube body near said first end; and said inner layer of said multilayered sheet being adhered to said support surface, wherein said outer surface of said multilayered sheet and said exposed surface of said raised portion cooperate to define the a gripping surface.