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US 12,765,621 B2Granted
Reinforced hand protector
OwnerWilliam H. Atkins, Thomas W. Atkins +1inventors
InventorsWilliam H. Atkins, Thomas W. Atkins, Andrew B. Atkins
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Abstract
A reinforced support device suitable for the protection of a hand and its digits from impacts, particularly those found in contact sports. The support device providing an outer skeleton and/or selected reinforcement portion(s), protects the digits of the hand and permits flexion of the fingers and/or thumb. The reinforcement portions can be of various shapes, sizes, materials, and weights. They may also be connected in various ways to one another.
Claims19
A hand protector comprising:
- a main body;
- a digit protecting portion connected to the main body and having a digit facing surface, an exterior surface, and a wrapped portion;
- the digit protecting portion shaped and configured to cover a portion of a phalange of a first digit;
- the wrapped portion shaped and configured to extend around at least a portion of the side of a phalange of a second digit adjoining the first digit and to pass at least a portion of a force received at the exterior surface away from the two adjoining digits.
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