| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 473201000 | Hand on grip positioning aid or grip indicator | 44 |
| 20090011846 | Align-assure by GolfMasters - The invention is a simple apparatus which will enable a golfer to far more easily see the precise alignment of their shoulders, the aim of their shoulder-line, during the pre-shot stance address position, and at commencement of the backswing. Such an apparatus in the teacing of golf, and for a player during practice, will be of tremendous assistance in that correct upper-body alignment, as parallel to the target-line as the feet should be, is absolutely crucial to success in hitting a golf ball properly—straight, and solidly, and on-target. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090270194 | Golf Club Grip and Method of Using Same - An improved golf club grip having indicators which provide hand positioning indications to the golfer so that he or she may properly position his or her hands on the grip to assist in making a desired shot more precise and more consistent. Also, a method of using the improved golf club grip in conjunction with a series of guideline grids. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100167829 | Golf grip training tool - A golf grip training tool utilized on a simulated golf club of reduced length. An abutment is angularly placed on the end of the shaft of the golf club and indicia relating to the placement of the golfer's thumbs and index fingers are attached thereto. Utilizing the abutment and the indicia, the golfer would be able to properly place his or her hands on the upper shaft or handle of the golf club to learn the proper grip. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120295723 | GRIP GUIDE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A grip guide apparatus is disclosed for use as a training aid. The grip guide apparatus includes a substrate and chromic material. The substrate is dimensioned to cover at least a portion of an article of sports equipment such as a handle. The chromic material is capable of changing colors in response to one or more external stimuli. Changes in color of chromic material thereby indicate whether the user has proper or improper hand placement on the article of sports equipment. The chromic material may also indicate whether the user has applied the proper or improper amount of pressure to the article of sports equipment. The substrate may include an adhesive backing to affix the grip guide apparatus to the article of sports equipment. By generating feedback from the chromic material, good habits can be formed with respect to taking a proper grip of the article of sports equipment. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130045816 | GOLF CLUB GRIP - The invention generally relates to a grip for a golf club. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a golf club grip having a pattern such that a view of the grip is identical to a user for every position of a multi-positional club head of a golf club. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140045602 | GOLF CLUB GRIP WITH IRREGULAR PENTAGON SHAPE AND/OR DUAL SHAFT RECEIVING APERTURES - A golf club grip includes an elongated body having an irregular pentagon-shaped five-sided cross-section with a contoured periphery and a consistent cross section along a longitudinal length of the body. The body can have at least one aperture formed therein. The at least one aperture can include first and second apertures defined by hollow cylindrical openings extending through one longitudinal end of the body. Each of the first and second apertures can have a longitudinal axis, which can extend parallel to one another. The longitudinal axes can define a plane extending in a direction generally perpendicular to a putter head face to be assembled to the body for right handed and left handed golfers, wherein a putter shaft to be located in either of the first and second apertures during assembly provides either an offset position or an onset position of a putter face with respect to the grip. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140235363 | GOLF CLUB HANDLE TRAINING AID - A golf aid is provided. The golf aid includes a golf club handle having a grip. The grip may include a pattern. The pattern includes at least an upper diamond and a lower diamond. The upper diamond includes a plurality of small upper diamonds forming the upper diamond. The lower diamond includes a plurality of small lower diamonds forming the lower diamond. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140349775 | Golf Club - A golf club includes an elongated shaft with a grip that fits against the inner surface of the user's leading forearm. The shaft is also angled both obtusely forward away from a striking surface of a club head and acutely inward toward the user parallel to the golfer's leading forearm where the club is anchored. The rounded front surface of the grip rests against the inner surface of the leading forearm of the golfer anchoring the club. By applying the appropriate pressure to the grip, a relatively stable triangle is formed with the hands and shoulders as the vertices. This club design permits the golfer, using the core muscles to turn away from and then through the ball, striking it in the process and putting it toward the target, thus dramatically reducing and/or eliminating movement in the joints of the hands, elbows, shoulders, waist, hips, knees and ankles. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150290506 | Releasable and Interchangeable Connections for Golf Club Heads and Shafts - Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a collet, a ferrule, and a club head having an interior chamber. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. | 10-15-2015 |
| 473202000 | With electrical sensor or electrical indicator | 7 |
| 20090082120 | VISUAL AND TACTILE CONFIRMATION GOLF GRIP AND SYSTEM - A visual and tactile confirmation golf grip and system is provided. The golf grip may include an alignment channel, an alignment projection, or combinations thereof extending along an anterior surface of the golf grip, a posterior surface of the golf grip, a side surface of the golf grip, or combinations thereof. The alignment channel and the alignment projection are designed and configured to provide a visual and tactile indication as to whether the golf grip is in the proper, or intended, orientation with respect to a golf club face. The system includes a golf grip and an alignment device. The alignment device is releasably secured to the golf grip and includes a feedback element. The feedback element provides an indication as to whether the golf grip is in a desired position with respect to the golf club face. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100093457 | Golf glove and grip providing for power and club parametrics signal transfer obtained in real-time - A golf appliance, such as a glove and golf club grip system providing for club specific parametric signal transfer there between providing for the ability to automatically score golf rounds and analyze golf club swings in real-time. In addition, enhanced capability may also be achieved by integrating GPS parametric and golf course specific information. One aspect of the invention includes the capability to provide power between the golf glove and a golf club grip. Another aspect of the invention transfers data particular to a player's swing, a ball strike, and club information. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100311513 | GOLF PUTTING AND SWING AID APPARATUS - A pressure sensing and notification system to be worn by a golfer to facilitate proper putting and swing techniques. The system indicates to the golfer via a physically-detectable signal that is transmitted to the golfer instantly in response to the golfer handling a club with excessive pressure. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110190069 | Squeeze pressure indicating golf club grip - A method is provided for gauging the squeeze pressure of a golf club which generally includes the steps of providing a golf club having an elongated shaft, placing an expanded synthetic rubber, internally ribbed cushioning device with adjustable pressure sensors over the distal end of the shaft, the expanded synthetic rubber, internally ringed cushioning device comprising a sheath to surround the proximal end of the shaft along a desired length and being constructed of expanded synthetic rubber of a density predetermined by the manufacturer to require the golfer to apply with both hands optimum squeeze pressure for maximum control of golf strokes in order to feel the ringed protrusions enveloped therein. A cushioning and training apparatus is also provided, which includes adjustable pressure sensors enveloped by ringed protrusions that signal an audible device to sound and a light emitting diode (LED) to illuminate when optimum squeeze pressure for maximum control of strokes is applied with both hands by the golfer. A removable control unit at the butt end of the invention may be used to adjust the sensitivity of the pressure sensors and disable the LED and audible device as desired. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110212790 | Sports implement grip training device - A swing teaching aid in the form of a sleeve that slips over a user's finger for use with various sport implements with handles that are gripped with the hands, e.g., a tennis racket, a golf dub, a baseball bat, and a hockey stick that detects when excessive grip pressure is exerted by a user and audibly signals to the user that the implement is being gripped too tightly. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20130288812 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club having a head disposed at a front end of a shaft and having a grip disposed at a back end of the shaft. The golf club includes a sensor section arranged on a grip-end edge of the grip and used for analyzing action of a golf swing. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150065263 | GOLF SWING TRAINING AID AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A golf swing training aid is provided. The golf swing training aid device may include a vibration element configured on a golf club, the vibration element being in functional communication with an interior of the golf club, the vibration element being configured to switch between an active state and an inactive state. The golf swing training aid may further have a power source and a control in functional communication with the power source and the vibration element. Upon operation of the control, the control functionally couples the power source to the vibration element to transition the vibration element between the active and inactive states, wherein in the active state, the vibration element provides vibrational input to a golfer's hands positioned on a grip of the club. | 03-05-2015 |
| 473203000 | Integral handle having finger conforming configurations | 7 |
| 20090042660 | Performance-enhancing handle and equipment incorporating same - A handle for sports equipment. In an illustrative embodiment, the handle includes grip structure for accommodating a hand. The grip structure includes a first mechanism that is coupled to the grip structure for reducing involvement of a thumb of a hand in grasping the grip. A second mechanism is coupled to the grip to reduce involvement of an additional digit of the hand in grasping the grip. In a more specific embodiment, the handle is a golf club handle. The additional digit includes an index finger, a middle finger, and/or a ring finger of the hand. The involvement of a thumb includes involvement of muscles and tendons coupled to the thumb. The involvement of an additional digit includes involvement of muscles and tendons coupled to the additional digit. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090054171 | GOLF-BAT FOR CENTRIFUGAL GOLF SWING - A golf swing practice bat is provided. The bat includes a barrel ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090069106 | GRIP ARRANGEMENT FOR GOLF CLUB - An improved grip arrangement for a golf club. The grip arrangement comprises a grip extension that extends substantially orthogonally from the shaft of the club and oriented to be substantially parallel to the club face. The grip extension allows a golfer to hold the golf club with the wrist of the dominant hand locked. The grip arrangement further comprises a shaft grip that can be used by the subordinate hand to grip the shaft of the club. The locked wrist of the dominant hand provides the golfer with more consistent and accurate shots. The improved grip arrangement is particularly well suited to use with a putter. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110014990 | Pair Of Adjustable Handles For Use With A Golf Club - A pair of adjustable handles for use with a golf putter includes a sleeve having an interior area with a diameter at least as large as a diameter of the golf club shaft, the sleeve having first and second shafts extending outwardly. A first handle is rotatably coupled to the first shaft. A first locking mechanism is biased to fix a position of the first handle relative to the first shaft and movable to allow the first handle to rotate relative to the first shaft. A second handle is rotatably coupled to the second shaft, the first and second handles being rotatable about a common axis of rotation. A second locking mechanism is biased to fix a position of the second handle relative to the second shaft and movable to allow the second handle to rotate relative to the second shaft. The sleeve is locked to the golf club shaft. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110256946 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING A GOLF STROKE - An apparatus for training a golf stroke comprising: a grip for orienting the user's hands; a restraining bar for orienting the user's arms mechanically coupled to one end of the grip; a shaft mechanically coupled to the end of the grip opposite the restraining bar; and an indicator for the user to determine the orientation of the apparatus mechanically coupled to the end of the shaft opposite the grip. Such apparatus and related methods facilitate training a golfer to swing a golf club by executing a stroke with a proper grip, posture, alignment, balance, and movement during setup, backswing, downswing, and follow-through. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20130203514 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, a flat front area being of rectangular shape and also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130210535 | INSTRUCTIONAL GOLF METHOD AND CLUB - An instructional golf club for a user having a swing orientation includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. A club head is secured to the second end. A grip is secured to the first end and includes a first portion configured to receive a first hand of the user and a second portion configured to receive a second hand of the user. The second portion is spaced from the first portion such that the first and second hands of the user are spaced from one another along the grip. A level indicator indicates when the shaft extends parallel to the ground. | 08-15-2013 |
| 473205000 | Worn on hand (e.g., glove, etc.) | 11 |
| 20080274818 | GOLF TRAINING GLOVE AND METHOD - A golf glove includes a palm section having attached thereto a thumb sleeve, an index finger sleeve, a middle finger sleeve, a ring finger sleeve and a baby finger sleeve. Partial connections are made between the thumb finger sleeve and the palm section, the middle finger sleeve and ring finger and the index finger sleeve and the middle finger sleeve allowing the glove to serve as a golf swing training aid. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080293507 | Golf training device and method - A golf club training device and method utilizes a substantially rigid, sleeve-type member that is positioned over a forefinger of a lower hand of a golfer. The sleeve-type member is positioned over a central portion of the forefinger, extends above and below the forefinger, and is open at both ends. The member restricts bending of the forefinger, so as to maintain an upper anterior portion of the forefinger away from a golf club handle during swinging. In one embodiment, the member is open along a portion of the posterior length thereof. In one embodiment, a thumb pad may also be provided, which is adapted to be positioned on the thumb of the lower hand and to be placed substantially squarely on the golf club handle, improving a user's golf swing. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110028229 | GRIP GRASPING SUPPORT DEVICE OF A GOLF CLUB - Disclosed is a grip grasping support device of a golf club for supporting at least one finger which grasps a grip to be contacted tightly with the grip from a hand grasping a grip of a golf club, comprising: a first and second ring-shaped members which are fitted to the grip of a golf club and separated at predetermined distance; and a band member to one end of which the first ring-shaped member is fixed and the other end of which is fitted into the second ring-shaped member to be arranged overlapping toward the one end side, and on which Velcro cloths are arranged respectively on surfaces of parts located between the one end and the second ring-shaped member and between the other end and the second ring-shaped member, facing each other. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110165954 | GOLF GLOVE - The present invention relates to a golf glove having fixing means with a loading groove arranged on a thumb portion thereof for positioning a golfer's hand on an upper portion of a golf club when gripping the club to prevent the middle and index fingers of the other hand with no glove from slipping and to fix said fingers in the loading groove, to thereby prevent the golf club from erroneously rotating and to accurately control the club during a golf swing to enable the golfer to hit a golf ball in the desired direction with ease. The fixing means has an end with an auxiliary fixing means elastically taken up on the golf club to fix the thumb portion of the glove and to enable a firm grip to be maintained. The golf glove according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a glove body having one side wherein a thumb portion, an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion, and a fifth finger portion extend, and wherein the other side has an opening for inserting a hand; as well as a fixing means extending from one side of the thumb portion, and which has one side with a loading groove. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110263346 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A GOLFER TO PROPERLY GRIP A GOLF CLUB - The present device relates to an apparatus and a method for allowing a golfer to properly grip a golf club. A proper grip is one that allows for the most efficient radial deviation (abduction) and ulnar deviation (adduction) as well as flexion and extension of the wrist of the golfer's upper hand, while also minimizing club head and shaft axis rotation during a golf swing. This grip can be achieved through the use of a marking system comprising the golfer's glove and the grip of the golf club. By matching one or more markings on the glove, placed in specific locations on its anterior, with one or more markings located on specific positions on a golf club grip, the proper location of the golfer's upper hand can be found and the proper grip can then be made. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110319183 | Golf strap - According to this invention, a golf strap comprised of a flexible soft material with a visual alignment indicator and fastener is provided with a raised flexible bar across the palm portion, which aligns the golf club for proper gripping. The golf strap is worn around a golfer's hand, and the visual alignment indicator directs the golfer in proper golf strap placement before affixing the fastener to secure the golf strap. The flexible bar is so positioned across the palm portion of the golf strap that, when the golf club grip is held, the gripping hand of a golfer wearing the golf strap receives the grip portion of the club shaft across the palm of the golf strap and against the flexible bar. The flexible bar positions the club shaft to lie diagonally across the roots of the fingers. When the hand is closed around the golf club, with the flexible bar cradling the grip portion of the golf club, an automatic proper gripping of the golf club will be ensured. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120071255 | GOLF GRIP TRAINING GLOVE - A golf training aid includes a first upper hand glove having a palm side portion, a back hand side portion, a thumb pocket having a first indicia affixed to the back hand side portion of the upper hand glove to observe the indicia while utilizing a first desirable hand position and a second indicia affixed to the back hand portion to observe the indicia while utilizing a second hand position and a third indicia affixed to the back hand side which corresponds to the first indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed such that a golfer observes the indicia while utilizing said first desirable hand position and a fourth indicia affixed to the back hand side portion corresponding to second indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed to observe the indicia while utilizing the second hand position. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130005494 | GOLF STRAP - A strap comprised of a flexible soft material a has a raised flexible bar across the palm portion, which aligns a sporting apparatus for proper gripping. The strap is worn around the hand, and a visual alignment indicator can direct the user in proper strap placement before affixing the fastener to secure the strap. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130184092 | Golf Glove Training Device - A golf glove training device comprised of a plurality of corresponding block portions that engage/disengage during a golfer's swing for aiding a golfer to develop muscle memory for keeping his or her wrist hinged during a golf swing. The golf glove training device of the present invention also provides audible cues to the golfer with respect to whether proper form has been achieved and maintained during the golf swing. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20140038736 | TEACHING AID FOR PROPERLY GRIPPING A GOLF CLUB AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Disclosed in this specification is a golfing glove that is configured to facilitate the proper grip of a golf club handle and a method of using the same. The palmar surface of the glove comprises a first indicator that extends along its width. A second indicator also disposed on the palmar surface. The thumb of the glove has a third indicator. The dorsal surface of the glove has a first elongated indicator aligned with the thumb and a second elongated indicator on the dorsal surface. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140364245 | Golf Aid for Aligning Stance - The present application includes a training device configured to provide sensory feedback regarding the alignment and angle of a user with respect to a reference location. The training device includes a base unit and a sensory unit. The base unit is placed on the ground. A user is coupled to a sensory in communication with the base unit. The training device calculates the alignment and angle of the user with respect to the base unit and provides sensory feedback to the user to allow for correction. | 12-11-2014 |
| 473206000 | Removably attachable to swingable implement | 10 |
| 20080268974 | GOLF TRAINING DEVICE - A golf training device comprising an elongate member with a first positioning aid having an indicator thereon that is visually alignable with a portion of the club. When the indicator is so aligned, the training device is used to correctly position the golfer's hands around the circumference of the club handle. The training device includes additional aids to enable the golfer to correctly position the device linearly on the grip and to then correctly position his or her fingers and thumbs around the training device. The training device may further include pressure sensors and a speaker to aid the golfer in learning to grip the club correctly. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090156322 | Grip Training Aid for Golf Clubs - A training aid for use with golf clubs has a coupler easily interchangeable from one club to another with an attached hand strap for wrapping about the golfer's hand to restrain the club against slipping from the user's grip while swinging the club, thereby to encourage a looser and more natural grip on the club. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090170621 | Golf grip training aid - The golf grip training device is removably held against, and receives, the grip of a golf club, and is adapted to be grasped in the leading hand of the user, between the thumb and index finger. The golf grip training device allows the user to better sense the motion and position of the golf club during a swing, and to better feel and gauge the pressure exerted on the user's hand during the swing. The golf grip training device has an upper wall and a lower wall, with the upper wall having a substantially arcuate contour and a substantially constant radius of curvature. The upper wall extends from the lower wall along a longitudinal axis, with the lower wall extending along a lateral axis and a transverse axis. The lower wall has a channel centrally formed therethrough for insertion of a golf club grip therein. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100184525 | Device for reducing effect of dominant hand on golf swing - A training device for use with a golf club. A cylindrical shaped member enables the device to be mounted on the grip of a golf club, the member having an inner cavity tapered to the matching angle of the grip surface and a cutout portion formed along a portion of the length of the device. A self-locking member is engaged with a post which is substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the mounting member, the height of the locking member being adjustable to accommodate the hand size of the golfer. A plurality of rib members formed at the bottom of the post allows the post diameter to be reduced while increasing post stabilization thus allowing the post to be smaller in diameter and longer in length. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110237342 | GOLF PUTTER AID - A practice device used to improve a golfer's putting stroke, the device including: a bar member defining a support surface and constructed to be secured to a golf club shaft in order to maintain the support surface essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the golf club shaft; and a cord member secured to the bar member and including a cord secured to the bar member to extend across the golf club shaft. The cord member is secured to the bar member in a manner to allow the golfer's forearms to be held securely between the cord member and the bar member when the golfer grips the club shaft in a normal manner to execute a putting stroke. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120295724 | GOLF CLUB TRAINING HANDLE - A device for improving a golfer's swing, the device having a training handle for a golf club wherein the golf club has a longitudinal shaft having at its superior end a gripping area and at its inferior end a head, the training handle originating on or immediately inferior to the gripping area and extending perpendicularly from the longitudinal shaft, the handle being oriented such that it is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the golf club head. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130190097 | Golf Training Aid - A golf training aid comprises a body including a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface comprises a club shaft groove. The bottom surface comprises an index finger groove, a middle finger groove and a separation bulge between the two index and middle finger grooves. The body comprises an elastomeric material having sufficient flexibility so the club shaft groove generally conforms to a golf club shaft and the index and middle finger grooves generally conform to the index and middle fingers of a user when the body is positioned between the user's hand and the golf club shaft with a user's hand gripping the golf club shaft. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140141899 | Grip Device - The devices described herein assist the player of a sport involving a bat (e.g., baseball or softball) or club (e.g., golf) to correctly position his or her hands on the bat or club to enhance the power and accuracy of the player's swing. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150321066 | Golf Training Device - A golf training device comprising a body having a cylinder section including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The cylinder section defines an interior portion extending from the first end to the second end. A flange section is coupled to the cylinder section proximate the second end. An edge is formed on a perimeter of the disc. A receiver is formed in the interior portion proximate the first end of the cylinder section. The receiver is configured to receive an end of a golf club grip. The interior portion is configured to contact the golf club grip in a fixed position. The edge portion configured to contact a forearm such that the forearm and a centerline of the golf club form an alignment angle. The alignment angle orients the golfers hands, wrist and forearms with a centerline of a golf club shaft. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160175669 | GRIP AID FOR GOLF CLUB | 06-23-2016 |
