US 4,047,250 A · Contoured wrist support

Abstract

This invention provides a contoured wrist support that includes a sheet portion adapted to be wrapped around the wrist, the sheet portion being made up of more than one element having contoured edges stitched together so as to provide it with a three-dimensional shape, the sheet portion having a cushioning lining and pockets for receiving three reinforcing members. One of the reinforcing members is rigid and complementarily overlies the back of the hand and wrist. A second reinforcing member is generally rigid but can be deflected slightly by hand and complementarily overlies the palm of the hand and inside of the wrist. The third reinforcing member, between the first and second reinforcing members, is positioned along the outer side edge of the hand and wrist and made of malleable material so that it can be deflected by the user to assume the contour of his hand and wrist.

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Dependent claims

A wrist support comprising

flexible sheet means adapted to extend around portions of the hand and wrist of the user thereof,
fastener means for holding said sheet means so extended around the hand and wrist, and reinforcement means for said sheet means, said reinforcement means including
a first reinforcing member carried by a first portion of said sheet means for overlying portions of the palm of the hand and inner surface of the wrist, said first reinforcing member having a compound curvature such that it is substantially complementary to said portions of the palm of the hand and inner surface of the wrist,
a second reinforcing member carried by a second portion of said sheet means for overlying portions of the back of the hand and wrist,
said second reinforcing member being substantially straight longitudinally and curved transversely such that it is substantially complementary to said portions of the back of the hand and wrist,
and a third reinforcing member carried by a third portion of said sheet means intermediate said first and second reinforcing members for overlying portions of the side edge of the hand and wrist.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Contoured wrist support

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Contoured wrist support

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Abstract

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