ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,707, issued on Aug. 19.
"Golf club grip installation apparatus and method" was invented by Steven A Hoss (Udon Thani, Thailand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for installing a replacement grip onto a golf club shaft are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongated gripping tool body with a longitudinal slot, a resilient expandable gripping bushing, and a push plate. The method involves expanding the bushing, inserting the shaft, and applying force to install the grip while the push plate borders a stable surface. The second partially closed end of the tool body prevents the bushing from passing through durin...