| 摘要 |
There is disclosed a removable hand grip that is received over the hand gripping portion of a handle of a tool, particularly of a tennis racket and the like. The hand grip comprises a tubular sleeve of an open-celled, noncapillary, porous material having an uncompressed wall thickness no greater than about 5/16 inch. Most preferably a material of a reticulated structure such as a non-woven fibrous material is used. This material, in contrast with sponge and sponge-like materials has a low water holding capacity, less than about 20 volume percent. Preferably, the hand grip has a high degree of compressibility, typically with a compression resistance at about 80 percent deflection no greater than 1.5 to about 4 pounds per square inch. The low capillary and open-celled structure of the sleeve insures breathing of the sleeve under repeated compression which is adequate to expel most moisture during use. This breathing action is accentuated by the high compressibility of the foam. Since the sleeve is easily removable it can be readily washed for reuse. The ease of compressibility of the sleeve also insures that there is no significant loss in the kinesthetic preception of the tool position by the user, sharply contrasting with prior art hand grips.
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