---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000003179"
title: "Vibration absorbing material for handles of sporting equipment"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:44:42.704719Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003179"
categories:
  - "warehousing-storage-systems/racking-and-shelving"
keywords:
  - "a63b60/54"
  - "a63b60/54"
  - "a63b49/08"
  - "a63b53/04"
  - "a63b53/0416"
  - "a63b53/0416"
---

# Vibration absorbing material for handles of sporting equipment

## Abstract

A hand held article, such as a golf club, includes an elongated handle with an inner support structure mounted to the handle and a vibration absorbing material mounted around the inner support structure. The inner support structure includes a plurality of spaced rigid projections which extend into the vibration absorbing material to a location inwardly of the outer surface of the vibration absorbing material. In one embodiment the inner support structure is integral with the shaft of the handle. In another embodiment a sleeve is heat shrunk onto the shaft and the inner support structure and vibration absorbing material are mounted over the sleeve.

## 1. Drawings

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[0004] Sheet 4.