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Abstract

A flexible, elongated handle-wrapping strip for tennis racquets, bicycle handlebars, baseball bats, fishing poles, or any other desired use which comprises a first layer of a composite of cork granules, the cork granules being plasticized with a liquid organic polyol and bonded to each other in a flexible plastic binder material. A second layer of contact adhesive is provided on one side of the first layer, while a third, peel-sheet layer overlies the contact adhesive layer for peeling away, to expose the contact adhesive layer for use. The handle-wrapping strip may be helically wound with the parallel edges of adjacent coils being in contact with each other. The adhesive layer is in the form of a flexible plastic sheet coated on both sides with an adhesive. The first layer includes 40 parts by weight of the cork granules plasticized with 3 to 20 parts by weight of the liquid polyol. The wrapping strip may also include a plastic layer of 0.01 to 0.05 inch thickness between the layer of cork and the adhesive.

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