Hand Wrap and Compression Sleeve
AssigneeGsok LLC
InventorTrevor Gene Wittman
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Abstract
Tools and techniques for providing protection to a hand and wrist with a hand wrap underlying a glove are presented. A hand wrap may comprise a hand support having a hand grip intended to engage the first of a hand from a palmar side of the hand flush against the underside of the knuckles, and, an elastic tubular liner operatively associated with the hand support. The elastic tubular liner may have a length sufficient to extend beyond an opening of a glove receiving the hand support, such that the tubular liner defines a first layer under the glove, and a second layer overlapping the first layer when folded over. The second layer may receive and sandwich the opening of the glove between the first and second layers of the elastic tubular liner.
Claims20
A hand wrap for underlying a glove, the hand wrap comprising:
- a hand support having a hand grip configured to engage the first of a hand received therein, the hand grip further being configured to contact with a palmar width directly underside the knuckles of a hand abutting the support;
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- an elastic tubular liner operatively associated with the hand support, the elastic tubular liner having a length sufficient to extend beyond an opening of a glove receiving the hand support and the tubular liner, the tubular liner defining a first layer within the glove and folding over as a second layer, wherein the second layer overlaps an end portion of the glove defining the opening and sandwiches the end portion of the glove between the first and second layers.
A method for protecting a hand and wrist received within a hand wrap for underlying a glove, comprising:
- providing a hand support and elastic tubular liner operatively associated with the hand support;
- engaging a first of a hand received within the hand support with a hand grip in contact with a palmar width directly underside the knuckles of the hand abutting the support;
- compressively receiving a portion of an arm in the elastic tubular liner as a first layer;
- folding over the elastic tubular liner as a second layer overlapping the first layer;
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- compressively receiving and overlapping an end portion of the glove with the second layer, wherein the end portion of the glove defining the opening is sandwiched between the first and second layers.
A method for protecting a hand and wrist received within a hand wrap for underlying a glove, comprising:
- providing a hand support having a hand grip configured to engage a first of a hand received therein, the hand grip further being configured to contact a palmar width directly underside the knuckles of the hand abutting the support;
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- operatively associating an elastic tubular liner with the hand support, wherein the elastic tubular liner comprises dual compression layers having a first layer receiving a portion of an arm, and a second layer configured to fold over and overlap an end portion of the glove defining the opening and sandwiching the end portion of the glove between the first and second layers, wherein the second layer further comprises moisture-wicking properties along a surface of the liner not in contact with the glove and the first layer when folded over.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.