| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides elastomeric sleeves (1), such as, for example, grips (10) for hand tools or sports equipment such as golf clubs, tennis racquets, baseball bats and the like, or sleeves (1) for covering joints and/or splices in conduits of electical devices. The invention also relates to swelling solvents and the use of swelling solvents to expand such a sleeve (1). In accordance with the invention, the expanded sleeve may be fitted over an elongate article (5), such as a grip-receiving portion (21) of a golf club shaft (20) or a tool, and contracted by evaporating the swelling solvent therefrom to bring the sleeve into tight contact with the elongate article.</p> |
