US 4,720,279 A · Hook water sports hand grip

Abstract

A device is disclosed to assist a wearer in firmly gripping the handle(s) of water sports equipment for long periods of time with minimal hand and arm fatigue. The device comprises a grip strap of webbing material, a protuberant rib which extends transversely of the strap, at least one finger-attaching member near the rib at one end of the grip strap, and a wrist strap and fastening means attached to the other end and on the reverse side of the grip strap. The grip is constructed such that when, in use, a wearer's fingers are extended, the palm strap becomes taut between the finger attachment member and the wrist strap such that the wearer's retained fingers are supported in a hooked position. And, when the wearer's hand is curled around a handle, the rib can extend beyond the wearer's fingertips.

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Dependent claims

A water sport hand grip for grasping a generally cylindrical object which exerts a pulling force on a user, comprising:

an elongated palm strap for extending longitudinally of a user's hand on the palm side of the user's hand, the strap having a finger end and a wrist end;
a protuberant rib secured to the palm strap adjacent the finger end and extending transversely of the palm strap;
at least one finger loop, each loop comprising a narrow strip of material which is secured at each end to the palm strap adjacent the protuberant rib for slidably and adjustably securing the palm strap to at least one of the user's fingers, each strip being of such a size and shape that when the grip is in use, each loop surrounds only a small area of each finger received by the loop so that other portions of the finger are open to the air;
and
wrist attachment means extending outwardly from the wrist end of the palm strap for securing the palm strap to a user's wrist.

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A water sport hand grip for grasping a generally cylindrical object which exerts a pulling force on a user, comprising:

an elongated palm strap adapted to extend longitudinally of a user's hand on the palm side of the user's hand, the palm strap having a finger end and a wrist end;
a protuberant rib secured to the palm strap adjacent the finger end and extending transversely of the palm strap;
finger attachment means for securing the palm strap at a location near the distal end of at least one of the user's fingers and for stopping the rib from moving along the finger toward the user's wrist;
and
wrist attachment means for securing the palm strap at the user's wrist;
the palm strap being of such a length that, when the grip is in use with the palm strap secured to the user's hand by the finger attachment means and by the wrist attachment means, (a) tautness of the palm strap between the finger attachment means and the wrist attachment means prevents the user from fully extending the finger, but (b) the user's fingers can be curled around and grasp a cylindrical object.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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