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US 11,224,792 B2Granted
Athletic hand grips
AssigneeBear KompleX
InventorsJacob A. Rhodes, Adrian N. Richie
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides athletic hand grips and methods of using the same. The hand grips may be provided in pairs and worn on both hands to protect the user's palms, in particular. The hand grips may be worn during various athletic activities, including weight lifting, CrossFit activities, and gymnastics, for example.
Claims17
An athletic grip configured for use on a user's hand, the grip consisting essentially of:
- a pad configured to be positioned on the user's palm, wherein an upper end of the pad defines a plurality of finger holes;
- a wrist strap configured to be positioned on the user's wrist, the wrist strap comprising a free end;
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- a belt including a buckle, a first fastener, and a second fastener compatible with the first fastener, the belt being configured to secure the wrist strap around the user's wrist;
- wherein the wrist strap is configured to be disposed between the buckle and the user's skin and the belt and the user's skin and the free end extends laterally beyond the buckle such that the wrist strap prevents the buckle from directly contacting the user's skin, wherein the pad includes an extension on a lateral side configured to be positioned near the user's small finger, and wherein an outer-most portion of the extension on the lateral side is closer to the wrist strap than an inner-most portion of a cutout in a medial side of the pad configured to be positioned near the user's thumb.
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An athletic grip configured for use on a user's hand, the grip comprising:
- a pad configured to be positioned on the user's palm, the pad including:
- a plurality of finger holes;
- a cutout in a medial side configured to be positioned near the user's thumb, the cutout providing the medial side with a concave shape;
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- an extension on a lateral side configured to be positioned near the user's small finger, the extension providing the lateral side with a convex shape;
- a wrist strap configured to be positioned on the user's wrist;
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- a belt configured to secure the wrist strap around the user's wrist;
- wherein the convex shape provided by the extension is disposed between the plurality of finger holes and the belt, and the convex shape is disposed nearer to the belt than the convex shape is disposed to the plurality of finger holes.
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A method of securing an athletic grip to a user's hand, the method comprising:
- positioning a pad on the user's palm, comprising positioning a medial cutout of the pad near the user's thumb and positioning a lateral extension of the pad near the user's small finger;
- inserting a plurality of the user's fingers through a plurality of corresponding finger holes in the pad such that the tips of the user's fingers extend beyond the pad;
- securing a belt having a buckle around the user's wrist;
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- positioning a wrist strap beneath the buckle such that a free end of the wrist strap extends laterally beyond the buckle and the wrist strap is positioned between the buckle and the user's skin and the belt and the user's skin and the wrist strap prevents the buckle from directly contacting the user's skin, wherein an outer-most portion of the lateral extension of the pad is closer to the wrist strap than an inner-most portion of the medial cutout of the pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.