Therapeutic glove
AssigneePersonal Expression I, Inc.
InventorJohn Wiggins
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Abstract
A therapeutic glove for exercising the fingers of a hand includes a glove body having finger and thumb portions each with a tip, an anchor rod for each finger and thumb portion, an elastic resistance band extending along the back of each finger and thumb portion from the tip to the anchor rod, an adjustable wrist portion using a hook and loop type fastener, and an elastic resilient band located on the back of the glove and connected to the anchor rod for each finger at one end and releasably connected to the wrist portion at the opposite end.
Claims11
A therapeutic glove for exercising the fingers of the hand, comprising:
- a glove body having finger portions each with a tip and a thumb portion with a tip, said glove body having a back adapted to overlie the back of the hand, a palm-covering portion for covering the palm of the hand, a rear opening for receiving the hand, a wrist portion adjacent said rear opening for securing the glove to the hand, and a middle part positioned between the finger portions and the rear opening for covering the knuckle of the hand;
- anchor rod means for each of said finger and thumb portions;
- an elastic resistance band located on said finger and thumb portions and connecting said tips with said anchor rods;
- a center line longitudinal axis;
- a first brace means adjacent to said anchor rod means for providing lateral strength for said glove body;
- said first brace means being a transverse first brace extending perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
- a second brace means adjacent to said anchor rod means for providing lateral strength for said glove body;
- said second brace means being a transverse second brace extending perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and
- whereby whenever the fingers and the thumb of the hand are closed, the elastic resistance bands are stretched and exert a reverse counterforce tending to pull the fingers and the thumb back straight so as to open the hand and aid in exercising the fingers of the hand.
A therapeutic glove for exercising the fingers of the hand, comprising:
- a glove body having finger portions each with a tip, a rear opening, a back adapted to overlie the back of the hand, a palm covering portion for covering the palm of the hand, a front end comprised of said finger portions into which a finger of the hand may be inserted, a wrist portion adjacent said rear opening for securing the glove to the hand, and a middle part positioned between said front end and said rear opening for covering the knuckles of the hand;
- an elastic resistance band disposed on said finger portions and connecting together said tip and said wrist portion;
- a first brace means adjacent to said elastic resistance band for providing lateral strength for said glove body;
- a center line longitudinal axis;
- said first brace means being a transverse first brace extending perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
- a second brace means adjacent to said elastic resistance band for providing lateral strength for said glove body;
- and said second brace means being a transverse second brace extending perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.