Finger splint for manual therapy
AssigneeMin Ki Kim
InventorMin Ki Kim
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Abstract
A finger splint for manual therapy according to the present invention comprises: a base sheet made of a metal material and of a certain length and width to surround a finger; a base hole formed through the center of the base sheet in a rhombus shape; a first hole extending through both upper left and right sides of the base hole along a portion of a periphery of the finger; and a second hole extending through both lower left and right sides of the base hole along the periphery of the finger to correspond to the position and size of the first hole. The finger splint for manual therapy according to the present invention has the effect of providing an excellent and comfortable fit on the basis of an ergonomic structure as well as sufficiently ensuring a basic fixing force.
Claims9
A finger splint for manual therapy, comprising:
- a base sheet comprising a metal material and having a predetermined length and width configured to surround a finger;
- a diamond-shaped base hole provided in a central portion of the base sheet;
- a first hole configured to extend along a circumference of a first portion of the finger to connect portions adjacent to right and left upper portions of the base hole;
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- a second hole configured to extend along the circumference of a second portion of the finger to connect portions adjacent to right and left lower portions of the base hole, with the position and size of the second hole corresponding to the position and size of the first hole,
- wherein the base sheet comprises:
- a first ring-shaped portion comprising the first hole;
- and
- a second ring-shaped portion disposed in contact with the first ring-shaped portion and comprising the second hole, and
- wherein an end and an opposite end of the first ring-shaped portion are connected by a first connecting portion and an end and an opposite end of the second ring-shaped portion are connected by a second connecting portion such that the first ring-shaped portion and the second ring-shaped portion are configured to surround an entire circumference of the finger when viewed from a tip of the finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.