Patent ID: 8480510

Claim:
A grip for, the handle portion of an article, the grip comprising a first open end configured to receive at least a portion of the handle portion of the article and a second end opposite the first end, the grip comprising: an ethylene vinyl acetate first portion including a first open end, a second end, and a first outer mounting surface, the first end corresponding to the first end of the grip and configured to receive at least a portion of the handle portion of the article and the second end opposite the first end of the first portion and including a first engagement section; a rubber second portion comprising a cap and a longitudinally extending second engagement section defining a second outer mounting surface, the second engagement section of the second portion being coupled with the first engagement section of the first portion at the second end of the grip; wherein the first mounting surface of the first portion defines a first outer diameter adjacent the first engagement section and the first engagement section defines a second outer diameter, the second mounting surface of the second engagement section of the second portion, when positioned over the first engagement section, defines a third outer diameter substantially equal to the first outer diameter and wherein the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface define a mounting surface of a sleeve; and a gripping member adhered to the mounting surface of the sleeve.