Golf club grip

Abstract

A golf club grip includes a tubular body, a hard shell cap, and a single-sheet anti-slip skin. The tubular body includes an end portion having an end face extending transversely of the end portion, and a vent hole formed in the end face of the end portion. The end face is flat and has no projection around the vent hole. The hard shell cap is fastened removably to the end portion of the tubular body, and includes a cover plate axially covering the vent hole and projecting radially from the end face of the end portion of the tubular body, and a skirt portion extending peripherally and axially from the cover plate and abutting against an end portion of the single-sheet anti-slip skin. The single-sheet anti-slip skin covers correspondingly a wall surface of the tubular body.

1 . A golf club grip adapted to be mounted on a golf club shaft having a grip mounting end portion, said golf club grip comprising: 
 a tubular body adapted to be sleeved around the grip mounting end portion of the golf club shaft, and including a first end portion having an end face extending transversely of said first end portion, a second end portion opposite to said first end portion and having a ring protruding from said second end portion and distal from said end face of said first end portion, a tubular wall surface extending between said first and second end portions, and a vent hole formed in said end face of said first end portion, said end face being flat and having no projection around said vent hole;    a hard shell cap fastened removably to said first end portion of said tubular body, and including a cover plate axially covering said vent hole and projecting radially from said end face of said first end portion of said tubular body, and a skirt portion extending peripherally and axially from said cover plate in a direction toward said ring of said second end portion of said tubular body; and    a single-sheet anti-slip skin extending around and covering said tubular wall surface of said tubular body between said first and second end portions of said tubular body, and having a first end portion abutting against said ring, and a second end portion abutting against said skirt portion.    
   
   
       2 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said skirt portion of said cap overlaps said second end portion of said anti-slip skin, and has an inner surface abutting against said second end portion of said anti-slip skin.  
   
   
       3 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said skirt portion of said cap has a substantially annular end face opposite to said cover plate of said cap, said second end portion of said anti-slip skin having a substantially annular end face abutting against said substantially annular end face of said skirt portion of said cap.  
   
   
       4 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a fastening member to fasten said skirt portion of said cap to said first end portion of said tubular body.  
   
   
       5 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said fastening member includes at least one fastening element, said first end portion of said tubular body having at least one fastening hole, said skirt portion of said cap including at least one through hole aligned with said fastening hole so as to enable said fastening element to penetrate through said through hole and to engage said fastening hole.  
   
   
       6 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said fastening member includes at least one fastening element protruding from said skirt portion of said cap, and at least one hole formed in said first end portion of said tubular body and receiving said fastening element.  
   
   
       7 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said cap further includes a peripheral flange that protrudes from said cover plate opposite to said skirt portion.  
   
   
       8 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said cap further includes at least one inserting recess formed in said cover plate of said cap, and at least one decorative member inserted in said inserting recess.  
   
   
       9 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said cap further includes a protecting lid that engages said peripheral flange.  
   
   
       10 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said cap includes a decoration recess confined by said peripheral flange, and a decorative member disposed in said decoration recess.  
   
   
       11 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a binding layer disposed between said tublar body and said anti-slip skin.  
   
   
       12 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said tubular body is made by molding.  
   
   
       13 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said anti-slip skin is a tailored sheet.  
   
   
       14 . The golf club grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hard shell cap is made of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, stainless steel, iron, aluminum, gold, gold alloy, silver, and wood.