Wrist support device
OwnerChristi Laneinventor
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Abstract
A support device for protecting one or more portions of a user's hand or arm by limiting movement thereof includes a base surface for contacting a floor or other object adjacent to the device, a curved support surface extending from the base surface, and a plurality or orifices formed in the support surface. A user's fingers and thumb can be placed through the orifices to allow the palm of the hand to rest on a portion of the support surface, suspending the heel of the hand above the support device and aligning the user's wrist with the heel. The fingers may remain freely suspended within the device.
Claims20
A support device for protecting fingers, a wrist, a forearm, or combinations thereof by limiting movement thereof, the support device comprising:
- a base surface adapted to contact an object adjacent to the support device;
- a support surface extending from the base surface and comprising a curved shape, wherein the support surface is adapted to contact and support a hand of a user;
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- a plurality of orifices formed in the support surface, wherein each of said orifices is adapted to receive a digit extending from the hand and suspend the digit between the support surface and the base surface while minimizing contact between the digit and the support surface and contact between the digit and the base surface.
A support device for receiving and supporting a hand, the support device comprising:
- a generally flat base surface;
- an arcuate support surface extending from the generally flat base surface, wherein the arcuate support surface comprises a front side and a back side;
- a first orifice formed in the back side of the arcuate support surface;
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- at least one second orifice formed in the front side of the arcuate support surface,
- wherein the first orifice is adapted for receiving a thumb associated with the hand, wherein said at least one second orifice is adapted for receiving fingers associated with the hand, and wherein a portion of the arcuate support surface between the first orifice and said at least one second orifice is adapted to contact and support a palm associated with the hand.
A method for supporting and limiting movement of a hand comprising a thumb, a plurality of fingers, a palm, a heel, metacarpophageal joints, and a wrist, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a base of a support device against an adjacent object;
- inserting the plurality of fingers in at least one first orifice formed in a front side of the support device;
- inserting the thumb in a second orifice formed in the support device posterior to said at least one first orifice;
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- contacting a support surface between said at least one first orifice and the second orifice with the palm and the metacarpophageal joints, thereby suspending the heel above the support device and aligning the wrist with the heel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.