Golf club cover having a pull member
View Patent ↗Various exemplary implementations of the principles described herein provide a cover for a golf club. The golf club may include a head and a shaft, the head having a heel end and a toe end, and the shaft connected at the heel end. The cover may include a toe portion substantially shrouding the toe end of the club head and a heel portion substantially shrouding the heel end of the club head and a first length of the shaft. The cover may include a sleeve portion extending from the heel portion and substantially shrouding a second length of the shaft, the second length being greater than the first length. The sleeve portion may have an opening opposite the heel portion. The cover may include a first pull member on the heel portion.
1. A cover for a golf club, the golf club including a head and a shaft, the head having a heal end and a toe end, the cover comprising:
a streamlined appearance and a fitted shape corresponding to that of the head;
a toe portion substantially shrouding the toe end;
a heel portion substantially shrouding the heel end; and
a pull member forming a pocket on at least the heel portion, the pull member comprising an open edge including an exterior layer and an interior layer.
2. The golf club cover of claim 1 , wherein the exterior layer and the interior layer comprise the same material.
3. The golf club cover of claim 1 , further comprising a second pull member located on the heel portion.
4. The golf club cover of claim 3 , further comprising a sleeve portion, the second pull member located on the sleeve portion.
5. The golf club cover of claim 1 , wherein the pull member comprises a polymeric material.
6. A cover for a golf club, the golf club including a head and a shaft, the shaft having a first length and a second length, the head having a heel end and a toe end, the shaft connected to the head at the heel end, the cover comprising:
a streamlined appearance and a fitted shape corresponding to that of the head;
a heel portion substantially shrouding the heel end and the first length of the shaft;
a sleeve portion extending from the heel portion and substantially shrouding the second length of the shaft, the sleeve portion comprising an opening opposite the heel portion; and
a pull member forming a pocket on at least the heel portion, the pull member comprising an open edge including an exterior layer and an interior layer.
7. The golf club cover of claim 6 , further comprising a second pull member located on the sleeve portion.
8. The golf club cover of claim 7 , wherein the second pull member is located substantially adjacent the sleeve opening.
9. The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein the exterior layer and the interior layer comprise the same material.
10. The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein the pull member comprises a polymeric material.
11. A cover for a golf club, the golf club including a head and a shaft, the head having a heel and a toe, the cover comprising:
a streamlined appearance and a fitted shape corresponding to that of the head;
at least one panel at least partially shrouding the heel and the toe;
a pull member comprising an open edge including:
an interior layer and an exterior layer; and
opposed ends fixed to the at least one panel, the pull member and the at least one panel characterizing a cavity extending in the direction from the heel to the toe.
12. The cover of claim 11 , wherein the cavity is a blind cavity.
13. The cover of claim 11 , wherein the interior layer and the exterior layer comprise the same material.
14. The cover of claim 11 , wherein the pull member is proximate the heel.
15. The cover of claim 11 , wherein the pull member is integral with the at least one panel.
16. The cover of claim 11 , wherein the pull member is appended to the at least one panel.
17. The cover of claim 11 , further comprising a second pull member located on the at least one panel.
18. The cover of claim 17 , further comprising a sleeve portion, the second pull member located on the sleeve portion.
19. The cover of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the first pull member and the second pull member comprises a polymeric material.