Molded golf club headcover
US5117884A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B60/62
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A one-piece molded flexible plastic material golf club headcover for a golf club, including a golf club head and a shank extending therefrom, is disclosed. The golf club headcover includes a club or headcover for substantially surrounding the golf club head and an integral skirt section extending from the golf club headcover section for substantially surrounding a portion of the shank immediately adjacent the golf club head. The integral skirt section is formed with a flexible and resilient circumferential wall that is configured, arranged and dimensioned to deform and then return to its original shape upon the insertion and removal of a golf club head, in order to releasably hold the golf club headcover to a golf club head when assembled thereto. The flexible and resilient circumferential wall includes a flexible and resilient restricted throat configuration that has an integral dimension smaller than the golf club head such that upon insertion into the golf club headcover, the flexible and resilient restricted throat configuration deforms and expands to allow the passage of the golf club head into the golf club headcover and then subsequently returns to its original configuration…
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