Golf club grip with device housing
The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.
1. A golf club comprising:
a head comprising a body with a ball striking face and a hosel;
a shaft extending from the hosel; and
a grip disposed at an end of the shaft; and
an electronic device comprising an RFID tag housed within a recess within the grip.
2. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the grip is configured like a flap that is openable to reveal the contents of the recess.
3. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the grip comprises a butt cap formed with a flap of material of the grip.
4. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is surrounded in all directions by a material of the grip.
5. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device consists of the RFID tag and is about 100 mm long×12 mm wide×0.3 mm thick and includes a UHF RFID integrated circuit.
6. The golf club of claim 5 , further comprising an additional device disposed at the grip.
7. A golf club comprising:
a head;
a shaft;
a grip dimensioned to receive an insert; and
a device disposed within the grip, the device comprising an RFID microchip, further wherein the device comprises a major axis that is perpendicular to an axis of the shaft.
8. The golf club of claim 7 , wherein the device comprises a plastic shell.
9. The golf club of claim 8 , wherein the plastic shell defines a case housing the RFID microchip.
10. The golf club of claim 9 , wherein the case houses an additional electronic device.
11. The golf club of claim 7 , wherein the device is accessible via a flap forming part of the grip.
12. A golf club comprising:
a head having a ball-striking face and a hosel;
a shaft connected to the head via the hosel;
a grip covering a distal portion of the shaft; and
an RFID tag affixed within the grip by an adhesive, wherein the RFID tag is smaller than 5 cm in every dimension.
13. The golf club of claim 12 , wherein the RFID tag has a hole through it.
14. The golf club of claim 12 , wherein the RFID tag is within a recess with the grip and the recess is an accessible compartment and further wherein a portion of the grip is configured as a flap that is openable to reveal the contents of the recess.
15. The golf club of claim 12 , wherein the RFID tag comprises an antenna with a squiggle design.