Protective hand wrap for athletes

A protective hand wrap for athletes, comprising:

• an elongated strip of flexible material sufficient in length for multiple windings about the hand, knuckles and wrist of the user,
• said strip having a starting end, a fastening end, a top edge and a bottom edge,
• means on said starting end for engaging the thumb of a hand from which said strip is first trained across the palm of the hand, then about the base of the little finger across the back of the hand and knuckles and continues in multiple windings about the hand, knuckles and wrist to terminate in windings about the wrist,
• fastening means on said fastening end to secure said windings against accidental release, and
• finger encircling means secured to said top edge at a predetermined point thereon.

A method of applying a protective wrapping in the form of an elongated strip of flexible material to a person's hand, comprising the steps of:

• removably securing one end of said strip to the thumb,
• training said strip from the thumb first across the palm, then around the base of the little finger and across the back of the hand over the knuckles towards the thumb,
• respective mean on said strip when first in contact with the knuckles to encircle at least one finger and the thumb,
• continue winding said strip about the hand, knuckles and wrist to terminate in windings about the wrist, and
• fastening the other end of said strip against accidental release.

A protective hand wrap for athletes, comprising:

• an elongated strip of flexible material sufficient in length for multiple windings about the hand, knuckles and wrist of the user,
• said strip having a starting end and a fastening end,
• means on said starting end for engaging the thumb of a hand from which said strip is trained in multiple windings about the hand, knuckles and wrist to terminate in windings about the wrist,
• a second thumb engaging means on said strip disposed in spaced relationship to said starting end at a point to be positionable for thumb engagement immediately after the first winding of said strip about the hand,
• fastening means on said fastening end to secure said windings against accidental release, and
• finger encircling means on said strip at a predetermined point thereon.