tape provides a vibration absorbing non skid surface with an improved coefficient of friction resisting slippage application_number US 84054304 A description referring to fig1 of the drawing an exploded view is shown of a cushioned grip tape assembly which is designated generally as 20 the exposed upper surface of cushioned grip tape 20 is coated with abrasive grit particles to provide a non slip traction surface for the user as is already known in the art the exploded view is shown of grip tape 20 prior to assembly of the components in the preferred embodiment of the invention the three components utilized in assembling the cushioned grip tape are shown as a top layer 22 a cushioning layer 24 and an adhesion layer 26 top layer 22 is comprised of a flexible plastic sheet 28 having an upper layer of abrasive grit particles 30 on one side and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer 32 on the opposite side in its preferred form the flexible plastic sheet is pvc polyvinyl chloride abrasive grit particles are preferably a mixture of aluminum oxide and silicon carbide particles bonded to the pvc sheet the adhesive layer 32 is preferably an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive psa the top layer 22 may be tailored to fit the application depending on what environment the cushioned grip tape will be used in silicon carbide grit may be commercially obtained in grit size ranging from 60 microns very fine to 1200 microns very coarse selection for the application may.