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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070619 | Golf grip training aid The present invention provides a golf grip training aid that comprises a glove and a golf club handle grip or grip cover, the handle grip or grip cover having a plurality of discrete co-operating contact zones spaced apart therealong in locations to define a good gr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8033925 | Golf putting and swing aid apparatus A pressure sensing and notification system to be worn by a golfer to facilitate proper putting and swing techniques. The system indicates to the golfer via a physically-detectable signal that is transmitted to the golfer instantly in response to the golfer handling ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7780541 | Golf training glove The invention relates to a golf training glove with sensors for triggering a perceptible signal on an erroneous gripping technique of the golf club with glove fingers to accommodate the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger. According to ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7530898 | Mating golf glove with club grip A grip system and/or apparatus for golfers with weak hand strength comprising: at least one mating glove and a club grip; the mating glove for use in covering a person's hand and for interfacing and mating with the club grip; the mating glove possessing a palm side,... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7353544 | Baseball glove A ball glove having a plurality of pads on the palm side of the glove to facilitate glove closure based on the true axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the fingers and the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. The pads include a triangular shaped pa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337474 | Golf glove with grip positioning strap According to the present invention there is provided a golf glove for improving a golfer's grip on a golf club. The golf glove includes a palm and a finger part extending from the palm. The finger part has a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger. The gol... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7261639 | Golf club ring A method and device for preventing a golfer's hands from slipping off a golf club grip. The device has a body with an opening that defines an inner perimeter of the body, an outer perimeter spaced radially outward from and surrounding the inner perimeter, and a slot... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234172 | Glove with support for hyper-extension resistance A hand glove for the participant of an active sport in which at least one of the participants fingers maybe subjected to hyper-extension from contact received from participating in that sport. The glove has respectively oppositely disposed palm and dorsal faces, a p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220188 | Golf glove for promoting swing accuracy A golf glove comprising outer and inner sections connected to each other by a thumb line and a little finger line to become worn from fingers to substantially above a wrist and toward a user's arm is disclosed. The outer section has a finger portion, a knuckle porti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217201 | Sports training apparatus and method of use A sports training apparatus having a substantially resilient elongated arm support coupled to straps adapted to surround an athlete's shoulders to hold the arm support securely against the athlete's chest and under the athlete's arms to facilitate the proper trainin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211004 | Golf glove and system for grip assistance A golf glove and system useful in assisting a person having insufficient control of hand using a golf club to effectively strike a golf ball. The golf glove enables the person having insufficient control of hand to grasp and swing the golf club to effectively strike... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207894 | Golf club gripping aid and method of use thereof A golf grip, device and method are described to hold a golf club shaft in a manner to avoid pinching the golf club shaft between the fingers and the thumb of the dominant hand. A device of the present invention, in one form, is a golf glove which includes a joining ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179180 | Hand accessory usable with an implement handle A hand accessory contoured to anchor into tough areas of a hand and bridge over sensitive areas in securing a grip on an implement handle, maximizing the transmission of force to the implement handle, minimizing stress received in the upper areas and sensitive areas... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137902 | System for aligning a golfer's stance An apparatus and methodology are provided for determining the proper set-up for a golfer. The methodology and apparatus set a golfer's hips parallel to his intended ball roll or flight line (target line) based upon his right or left hip rotation and shoulder width t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128656 | Golf club gripping device A device for gripping a shaft of a golf club or the like has a main support surface in the form of a thin walled member that extends in a crown between opposite one and another sides thereof and that defines a passage extending in a first direction for receiving the... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111326 | Ball glove having openings and improved weight balance A ball glove including a front glove portion, a back glove portion and a webbing. The back glove portion is coupled to the front glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth finger stalls and a thumb stall. Each finger stall incl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101286 | Golf teaching aid Right and left hand golf gloves have attachment features and a location feature such that a golfer may place and maintain his or her hands in a correct position on the shaft of a golf club. The location feature allows the golfer to place the palm of his or her first... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090588 | Golf swing training device Golf swing training devices are disclosed. The swing training devices can be used during practice, during play, or both. In one non-limiting embodiment, the swing training device can be used by the golfer to ensure that he or she stands the correct distance from the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7058984 | Golf gloves According to this invention, a conventional pair of golf gloves is provided with pads across the palm portions thereof which abut the grip portion of a golf club shaft to automatically align the shaft for proper gripping. The guide pads are so positioned across the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059862 | Hitting trainer A hitting training kit is provided which includes equipment to hit a baseball and instructions to assist a user in learning the technique of hitting a baseball a portion of said instructions appearing on the baseball bat of the kit to permit the user to review the s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6945874 | Gripping device A gripping device for use with a hand of a user. The gripping device includes a body portion having a hollow interior portion adapted to be secured to a shaft. The gripping device also includes a thumb receiving member and a fingers receiving member connected to the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945884 | Tennis teaching aid A tennis teaching aid includes a glove member including a palm covering, a back covering and a plurality of fingers sleeves. The finger sleeves are positioned for each receiving one of five fingers on the hand. A wrist sleeve is attached to a bottom edge of the glov... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923727 | Swing training aid The present invention is directed to a training aid which may be used with a playing device such as a golf club or baseball bat. Embodiments of the present invention may be temporarily attached to a playing device and modify how a person holds, or grips, the playing... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6772442 | Golf glove The invention relates to a novel golf glove and is characterized in that on the inside surface of the thumb of the glove, i.e. the surface that bears against the club shaft when playing, there is a pressure sensor that interacts with an acoustic signal transmitter o... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739980 | Golf aiming and alignment system and method A system and method for improving a golfer's putt is provided. Included is a ball, putter, and ball marker, each of which bear directional indicia, such as arrows or triangles. The indicia of the various elements are aligned toward the hole, with the indicia of each... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732377 | Handle-grip and sport gloves Relaxation of grip during a golf stroke is restrained by hook-to-loop adhesion between fabric (5) covering the golf-club handle (3) and fabric elements (11-14) attached to the golfer's gloves (1, 2). The handle-covering fabric (5) ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6591590 | Training rein system A horse training system uses a set of reins that are attachable to a bit to form a loop, with the reins having a left gripping section and a right gripping section. A pair of gloves are worn by the rider with each glove having a mechanical fastener thereo... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6413176 | Bat swing aid A wrist worn bat swing aid (10) includes a closed band (12) constructed to fit around a wrist of a leading arm, the closed band having a first fastener portion (13) of a detachable fastener. The aid (10) further includes an open band (14) coupled to the c... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401254 | Device for wearing on a hand and counting and displaying golf strokes taken per hole per game A device that counts and displays golf strokes per hole and per game and includes a golf glove and a counter attached to the golf glove, either by hook and loop fasteners, snaps, a magnet, or a pouch. The counter includes a hole strokes digital counter an... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6363535 | Golf glove A golf glove and method of using same wherein the glove has alignment and gripping inserts that provide golf club grip alignment for an improved grip. The inserts define a preferred golf club grip position by illustrating a club position within the user's... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6350206 | Golf club grip assist device A lightweight, portable device to assist one-armed limited humans to simulate a two-handed golf grip that may may have been lost due to a stroke, accident or illness. The device features an arm cuff (10) attached to a golf club shaft tube (12) which exten... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6272686 | Golf glove This invention relates to a golf glove having a guide line drawn diagonally at an angle of 20-30 degrees from a horizontal line across the upper surface of the golf glove, the guide line passing through the crook between the roots of the middle finger and... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6223354 | Golf glove with elastic club gripping strap A golf glove for promotion and securing the proper grip of a golf glove consisting of a five fingered glove and an elastic strip, one end of the strap arranged to be removably attached to the knuckle portion of the back of the glove and the other end arra... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212687 | Golf gloves Golf gloves are disclosed. The golf gloves worn by a golfer while swinging a golf club comprise main fastening means consisting of first two opposite parts. The first two opposite parts are respectively fixed on both palm sides of the gloves and are attac... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6098199 | Non-slip handle interface Apparatus for providing an enhanced grip between a gloved hand and a handle or other object to be gripped. A portion or all of the glove and a portion or all of the handle are provided with selected first and second gripping surfaces, respectively, of the... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6035443 | Exposed palm golf glove for covering selected fingers of a golfer A palmless golf glove which allows for a normal grip stance of the golf club, chaffing protection for at least the second and third fingers, prevention of slippage and full palm tactility. The palmless golf glove includes a body section for covering a sel... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6014775 | Magnetic golf glove An improved golf glove of a type having a pinkie engaging portion for engaging the pinkie, a ring finger engaging portion for engaging the ring finger, a middle finger engaging portion for engaging the middle finger, an index finger engaging portion for e... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5983397 | Batting glove A batting glove is provided incorporating a leather palm portion, a leather wrist portion including a hook and loop fastener, a leather finger portion including separate finger members having spaces therebetween and a leather thumb portion. Disposed along... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5954591 | Sports/golf training apparatus Sports equipment "user's grip" enhancing device, especially functional for golf. A portable training device that is molded, cut or formed into a barrel shape that is slipped on the grip of the golf club and modifies the user's grip on the club itself. Thi... | 09/21/1999 |
