Slip-Proof Golf Grip Covering With Segmented Folding Tape
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf club grip structures face issues with uneven leather surfaces, burr formation, and deteriorating adherence over time, leading to exposure and complexity in manufacturing.
Innovation Solution
A slip-proof grip covering comprising a hollow cylindrical lining tube and a slip-proof tape with folding portions that are glued and rolled to form a cylindrical structure, eliminating the need for edge sealing and reducing structural complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single sheet is wrapped around and adhered onto the resilient inner sleeve's body, then the grip covering can be formed, but a sealing action must be carried out to avoid burr formation and exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The single sheet is divided into a first sheet portion and a second sheet portion that are separately adhered to the resilient inner sleeve. The first sheet portion is adhered to the body while the second sheet portion is adhered to the cap, eliminating the need for post-adherence sealing operations and burr removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The sheet is pre-cut into first and second portions before the adhesion process. This preliminary segmentation allows each portion to be directly positioned and adhered to its respective location (body and cap) without requiring subsequent sealing operations to prevent burr formation.
2Ease of manufacture
If leather is rolled into a tubular shape and sewn, then the grip covering can be formed, but the piece of leather must be trimmed before coupling the cap, and the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of forming a complete tubular structure from a single piece of leather that requires sewing and trimming, the invention segments the sheet into first and second portions that are separately adhered to different components (body and cap), simplifying the manufacturing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the complex sewing and trimming operations by using separate sheet portions that are directly adhered without requiring tubular formation, sewing, and subsequent trimming before cap coupling.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the single sheet is adhered onto the resilient inner sleeve's body, then the grip covering is formed, but after long period of use the adherence effect deteriorates and margins disengage
Solution Approach 1:
The single sheet is segmented into first and second portions that are separately adhered to the body and cap. This segmentation ensures that both portions remain under compression and maintain reliable adherence over time, preventing disengagement and burr formation even after extended use.
Data Source
AI summary
A slip-proof grip covering includes a slip-proof tape that has a rear end and a front end and that includes a gripping portion between the rear end and the front end and a first and second folding portion adjacent to the rear end. The first folding portion is folded to the second folding portion. The first folding portion has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side and the second folding portion includes a first side attached to the second side of the first folding portion and a second side contiguous and adjacent to the gripping portion. Each of a thickness of the first folding portion and a thickness of the second folding portion is not thicker than a thickness of the gripping portion.