Infant toy gripping assistance device
OwnerCherie H. Van Der Sluysinventor
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Abstract
A device for assisting an infant with gripping a toy is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the device comprises a first toy-loop, for engaging a first portion of a toy, a second toy-loop, for engaging a second portion of a toy, a hand-strap, for connecting the first and second toy loops, a wrist-band, and a connecting strip, for connecting the wrist-band to the hand-strap. When properly placed on an infant, the wrist-band and hand-strap keep the toy positioned near the infant's hand in case the infant releases his/her grip on the toy so that the toy can be readily gripped again. Furthermore, the infant's hand is disposed between the toy and the hand-strap, thereby positioning the toy near the infant's palm for easy gripping by the infant.
Claims17
A gripping assistance device for assisting an infant to grip an object, comprising:
- a first object-loop, for engaging a first portion of the object;
- a second object-loop, for engaging a second portion of the object;
- a hand-strap, connecting the first and second object loops, the hand strap comprising an adjusting tab, a first hand-strap loop in contact with the adjusting tab and interlocked with one of the object-loops, and a second hand-strap loop in contact with the first hand-strap loop and interlocked with a different one of the object loops;
- a wrist-band;
- a connecting strip, connecting the wrist band to the hand-strap;
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- the first hand-strap loop having means for increasing and decreasing it's circumference so as to adjust the length of the hand-strap, whereby the hand-strap is made to rest under adjustable tension across only one side of a hand of the infant, thereby allowing the infant to wear the gripping assistance device and grip the object with the object directly contacting the palm of the infant's hand.
A gripping assistance device for assisting an infant to grip an object, comprising:
- a means for attaching the object to the device;
- a hand-strap attached to the means for attaching the object to the device, the hand-strap having a first hand-strap loop and a second hand-strap loop;
- a wrist-band for removable attachment to an infant's wrist;
- a connecting strip having a first end and a second end, and attached to the wrist-band at the first end of the connecting strip and attached to the hand-strap at the second end of the connecting strip;
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- one of the first or second hand-strap loops having means for decreasing or increasing it's circumference so as to adjust the length of the hand-strap, whereby the hand-strap is made to rest under adjustable tension across only one side of a hand of the infant, thereby allowing the infant to wear the gripping assistance device and grip the object directly contacting the palm of the infant's hand.
A gripping assistance device for assisting an infant to grip an object, comprising:
- a first object-loop, for engaging a first portion of the object;
- a second object-loop, for engaging a second portion of the object;
- a hand-strap, connecting the first and second object-loops, the hand-strap having a first hand-strap loop and a second hand-strap loop;
- a wrist-band;
- a connecting strip, connecting the wrist-band to the hand-strap at a position on the hand-strap between the first and second object-loops;
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- one of the first or second hand strap loops having means for increasing or decreasing it's circumference so as to adjust the length of the hand-strap, whereby the hand-strap is made to rest under adjustable tension across only one side of a hand of the infant, thereby allowing the infant to wear the gripping assistance device and grip the object with the object directly contacting the palm of the infant's hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.