Nonblistering paddle sleeve

Abstract

A pliable tubular paddle hand grip sleeve that reduces friction, motion, chaffing, wear and ultimately blisters to the hand during the normal paddling motion by isolating the motion to the surfaces between the paddle shaft and hand grip sleeve. The sleeve is slipped on to any paddle shaft without any effect to paddle. The sleeve maintains the cross sectional size and all radial and axial contours of any paddle shaft.

1 . A hand grip for a paddle comprising:
 a pliable cylindrical sleeve capable of encircling the paddle shaft and is slideably moveable about that shaft;   wherein the sleeve is of a length sufficiently long enough to extend beyond both sides of a paddlers hand such that the hand does not make contact with the paddle shaft as the paddler holds the paddle;   wherein the sleeve has an inner diameter sufficiently large enough to allow for the slideable motion about the paddle shaft without bunching up under the paddler's hand;   wherein the sleeve has an interior surface contacting the paddle shaft that allows slippage between the cylindrical sleeve and the paddle shaft;   wherein the sleeve has an exterior surface contacting the hand that minimizes motion between the paddlers hand and cylindrical sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material with a sufficiently low coefficient of friction that the relative normal motion between the hand and paddle shaft is isolated between the slideable hand grip and the paddle shaft, thus eliminating hand blisters due to friction, motion, chaffing and wear between the hand and paddle shaft. 
     
     
         3 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is slideable loose about the paddle shaft and does not require any positioning, holding, alignment or clamping devices such that it may be repositioned anywhere on the shaft by the paddler before, during or after the paddle stroke without affecting the normal paddling motion or timing. 
     
     
         4 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently thin that it does not affect the paddler's normal paddling motion during the paddle stroke. 
     
     
         5 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is slid over the paddle shaft and therefore does not require any modification to the paddle to be slid onto the paddle shaft. 
     
     
         6 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently soft that it does not mar the surface of the paddle shaft while slipping it on, using it or removing it. 
     
     
         7 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently thin that it that does not significantly change the cross sectional size or any radial or axial contours of the paddle shaft. 
     
     
         8 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently thin that it allows the paddler to sense the motion of the paddle shaft as it is twisted and moved under the paddler's hand. 
     
     
         9 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is slid over the paddle shaft and therefore may be slipped on or removed from any paddle shaft without damage to either the paddle or hand grip. 
     
     
         10 . The hand grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is slideable loose about the paddle shaft and therefore does not require any specific placement on the paddle shaft or alignment to the paddlers hand other than being directly under the paddler's hand. 
     
     
         11 . A slideable hand placement sock for gripping a paddle comprising:
 a flexible tubular sock capable of slipping over the paddle shaft and is slideably moveable about that shaft;   wherein the sock is of a length sufficiently long enough to extend beyond both sides of a paddlers hand such that the hand does not make contact with the paddle shaft as the paddler holds the paddle;   wherein the sock is of a diameter sufficiently large enough to allow for the slideable motion about the paddle shaft without bunching up under the paddler's hand;   wherein the sock has an interior surface contacting the paddle shaft that allows slippage between the cylindrical sleeve and the paddle shaft and an exterior surface contacting the hand that minimizes motion between the paddlers hand and cylindrical sleeve.   
     
     
         12 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material with a sufficiently low coefficient of friction that the relative normal motion between the hand and paddle shaft is isolated between the slideable hand grip and the paddle shaft, thus eliminating hand blisters due to friction, motion, chaffing and wear between the hand and paddle shaft. 
     
     
         13 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is slideable loose about the paddle shaft and does not require any positioning holding, alignment or clamping such that it may be repositioned anywhere on the shaft by the paddler before, during or after the paddle stroke without affecting the normal paddling motion or timing. 
     
     
         14 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently thin that it does not affect the paddler's normal paddling motion during the paddle stroke. 
     
     
         15 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is slid over the paddle shaft and therefore does not require any modification to the paddle to be slid onto the paddle shaft. 
     
     
         16 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently soft that it does not mar the surface of the paddle shaft while slipping it on, using it or removing it. 
     
     
         17 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently thin that it does not significantly change the cross sectional size or any radial or axial contours of the paddle shaft. 
     
     
         18 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of a material sufficiently thin that it allows the paddler to sense the motion of the paddle shaft as it is twisted and moved under the paddler's hand. 
     
     
         19 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is slid over the paddle shaft and therefore may be slipped on or removed from any paddle shaft without damage to either the paddle or hand grip. 
     
     
         20 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is slideable loose about the paddle shaft and therefore does not require any specific placement on the paddle shaft or alignment to the paddlers hand other than being directly under the paddler's hand.