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US 2010/0145474 A1Published application
Assist device
AssigneeEven Par Enterprises, Inc.
InventorMichael Wayne Duncan
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Abstract
A gripping assist device is removably attachable to the forearm of a user. The assist device has a sleeve with an opening sized to receive a handle or grip of an item.
Claims20
An assist device comprising:
- a support portion having a first, forearm engaging, side configured to engage a forearm of a user, and a second side, generally opposite the first side;
- an elongate sleeve disposed on the second side and having a first end defining an opening sized to receive a portion of a handle;
- and
- a connection system coupled to the support portion and configured to removably connect the assist device to the forearm of the user.
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A method of using a device to assist a user in grasping an item, the method comprising:
- positioning a support portion of an assist device such that a first, forearm engaging side of the support portion engages a forearm of the user;
- positioning a connection system coupled to the support portion to removably connect the assist device to the forearm of the user;
- and
- positioning at least a first portion of the item into an elongate sleeve disposed on a second side of the support portion, the second side comprising a generally opposite side of the support portion than the first side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.