US 12,390,707 B2
Golf club grip installation apparatus and method
Steven A Hoss, Udon Thani (TH)
Filed by Steven A Hoss, Udon Thani (TH)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/737,400.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/472,868, filed on Jun. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0083009 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. A63B 57/60 (2015.01); A63B 60/42 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 60/42 (2015.10) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for installing a grip onto a golf club shaft, the apparatus comprising:
a gripping tool body comprising a rectangular channel having a first open end, a second partially closed end, and a longitudinal slot extending from the first open end, wherein the second partially closed end comprises an aperture smaller than an internal cross-section of the rectangular channel; and
a resilient gripping bushing configured to be removably inserted into the first open end of the gripping tool body, the gripping bushing comprising a longitudinal slit extending along a length of the gripping bushing, wherein the longitudinal slit enables the gripping bushing to resiliently expand to receive a portion of the golf club shaft when the portion is urged through the longitudinal slit;
wherein the gripping tool body further comprises a push plate extending from an outer surface of the elongated tube, the push plate configured to border against a stable surface to prevent movement of the gripping tool body during installation of the grip onto the golf club shaft;
wherein the push plate is integrally formed with and extends perpendicularly from the bottom surface of the elongated gripping tool body;
wherein the push plate is positioned on the bottom surface between the first open end and the second partially closed end; and
wherein the push plate is configured to push against a stable surface to allow the gripping bushing to firmly abut against the second partially closed end.