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US 12,434,096 B2Granted
Device for enhancing grip strength
OwnerThane Robert Huntinventor
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Abstract
A hand exercise device includes a first wrist bracelet; a second wrist bracelet removably coupleable to the first wrist bracelet; an actuator mounted on the second wrist bracelet with an extendable loop powered by the actuator; and a fingertip brace coupled to the first wrist bracelet.
Claims18
A hand exercise device, comprising:
- a first wrist bracelet;
- a wrist bracelet removably coupled to the first bracelet such that the first bracelet and the wrist bracelet form a loop which is configured to be positioned around a user's wrist;
- an actuator mounted on the wrist bracelet with an extendable loop powered by the actuator;
- a strap coupled to the first bracelet configured to be positioned opposite the wrist bracelet at a first end of the strap such that the strap is configured to extend along a back of a user's hand;
- a fingertip brace coupled to a second end of the strap such that a finger is configured to be secured within a slot of the fingertip brace;
- and
- a bent hook coupled to the fingertip brace and arranged to face away from the wrist bracelet when the strap is in an extended position,
- wherein the extendible loop is configured to attach to the bent hook on the fingertip brace.
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A hand exercise device, comprising:
- a first bracelet;
- a wrist bracelet removably coupleable to the first bracelet;
- an actuator mounted on the wrist bracelet with an extendable loop powered by the actuator;
- and
- a fingertip brace coupled to the first wrist bracelet, wherein the extendable loop comprises a 20 millimeter loop diameter and a 2 millimeter wire diameter and wherein the fingertip brace comprises a rectangular profile measuring 1.5 millimeters thick, 28.5 millimeters wide in the lateral direction and 18.5 millimeters front-to-back;
- one slot at the far back running in the lateral direction measuring 12.5 millimeters long and 2 millimeters wide;
- two slots at the far left and right running from front-to-back, each measuring 13.5 millimeters long and 2 millimeters wide in the lateral direction;
- a bent hook at the center of the lateral direction at the far front curling upwards, measuring 4 millimeters wide in the lateral direction, curling 5 millimeters in the upwards direction, with a nominal hook diameter of 5 millimeters.
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A method of holding an object, comprising:
- attaching the first bracelet and wrist bracelet to a user's wrist,
- inserting a finger through the fingertip brace slot and attaching the extendable loop to the bent hook, and
- exercising the one or more fingers by alternately pulling the fingers into a palm of the user's hand and relaxing the finger and subsequently extending the fingers.
A device, comprising:
- means for attaching a hand exercise device to a wrist, the hand exercise device including a first bracelet;
- a wrist bracelet removably coupled to the first bracelet such that the first bracelet and the wrist bracelet form a loop which is configured to be positioned around a user's wrist;
- an actuator mounted on the wrist bracelet with an extendable loop powered by the actuator;
- a strap coupled to the first bracelet configured to be positioned opposite the wrist bracelet at a first end of the strap such that the strap is configured to extend along a back of a user's hand;
- a fingertip brace coupled to a second end of the strap such that a finger is configured to be secured within a slot of the fingertip brace;
- and
- a bent hook coupled to the fingertip brace and arranged to face away from the wrist bracelet when the strap is in an extended position,
- wherein the extendible loop is configured to attach to the bent hook on the fingertip brace means for inserting a finger through the fingertip brace and attaching the extendable loop to the bent hook, and means for exercising the fingers into a palm of the user's hand and relaxing the finger and subsequently extending the fingers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.