Golf club grip with reminder rib

Abstract

A golf club grip with reminder rib is provide that has a hollow main body having an inner diameter configured to fit to a shaft, wherein the hollow main body comprises a protruding feature that extends along a length of the hollow main body. The protruding feature protrudes from an outer surface of the hollow main body without requiring the shaft to be inserted in the hollow main body. By not requiring the golf grip to be on the shaft in order to cause a protrusion above the outer surface of the main body, the reminder rib formed by the protruding feature can be ensured to be about 0.040 inches, thus conforming to current rules of golf

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club grip with reminder rib, comprising:
 a hollow main body having an inner diameter configured to fit to a shaft, wherein the hollow main body comprises a protruding feature that extends along a length of the hollow main body, wherein the protruding feature protrudes from an outer surface of the hollow main body without requiring the shaft to be inserted in the hollow main body.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding feature protrudes above an outer diameter of the hollow main body by about 0.040 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding feature is formed of an elastomeric material having a durometer hardness greater than that of other parts of the hollow main body. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 3 , wherein the elastomeric material of the protruding feature has a durometer hardness of between 60 Shore A and 90 Shore A. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 3 , wherein the elastomeric material of the protruding feature extends to the inner diameter of the hollow main body, forming a rib section of the hollow main body. 
     
     
         6 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 5 , wherein the rib section is flush with a surrounding inner diameter of the hollow main body. 
     
     
         7 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 5 , wherein the rib section comprises an internal-facing protrusion that protrudes from a surrounding inner diameter of the hollow main body. 
     
     
         8 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wrap of a different material than the hollow main body that is fitted about the outer surface of the hollow main body.   
     
     
         9 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 8 , wherein the wrap abuts the protruding feature such that the protruding feature extends above an outer surface of the wrap. 
     
     
         10 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 8 , wherein the wrap covers the protruding feature. 
     
     
         11 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first groove in the outer surface of the hollow main body adjacent a first side of the protruding feature; and   a second groove in the outer surface of the hollow main body adjacent a second side of the protruding feature.   
     
     
         12 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding feature has a rounded cross-section. 
     
     
         13 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding feature has a triangular cross-section. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding feature has a trapezoidal cross-section. 
     
     
         15 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding feature has a two-tiered protrusion, wherein a second tier of the two-tiered protrusion protrudes from a first tier of the two-tiered protrusion, wherein both the first tier and the second tier protrude from the outer surface of the hollow main body without requiring the shaft to be inserted in the hollow main body. 
     
     
         16 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 15 , wherein the first tier has a rounded cross-section. 
     
     
         17 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 15 , wherein the first tier has a box cross-section. 
     
     
         18 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 15 , wherein the first tier has a trapezoidal cross-section. 
     
     
         19 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 15 , wherein the second tier is a single bead along a length of the first tier. 
     
     
         20 . The golf club grip with reminder rib of  claim 15 , wherein the second tier comprises at least two beads along a length of the first tier.