Weighted therapeutic glove
OwnerBruce L. Hall, Jr., Nathan Wayne Evansinventors
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Abstract
A weighted therapeutic glove has a back-hand side, a palm side, a thumb opening, and at least one finger opening. Positioned on the back-hand side are back-hand pockets for removably receiving first weights. The back-hand pockets are oriented to open on the back-hand side proximate the thumb opening so that the first weights are insertable from a direction of the at least one thumb opening substantially laterally to the ulnar edge of a wearer's hand. On the palm side, a palm pocket is provided for removably and containably receiving one or more second weights. The palm pocket has at least one sleeve affixed to the palm side for receiving the second weight.
Claims11
A weighted therapeutic glove, comprising:
- a glove having a back-hand side, a palm side, a thumb opening, and at least one finger opening;
- at least one back-hand pocket for removably receiving at least one first weight, wherein the at least one back-hand pocket opens on the back-hand side proximate the thumb opening and is oriented so that the at least one first weight is insertable from a direction of the at least one thumb opening substantially laterally to the ulnar edge of a wearer's hand;
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- a palm pocket for removably and containably receiving at least one second weight.
A method of treating a patient with hand or arm tremors and reducing the severity of such tremors comprising:
- a). attaching one or more weights to a glove;
- b). fitting the weighted glove on the patient's hand;
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- c). wherein the weighted glove counteracts the tremors and tends to stabilize the patient's hand and arm and reduces the severity of the tremors.
A glove adapted to hold a series of weights comprising:
- a thumb opening and a series of finger openings;
- a back side;
- a palmside;
- a series of spaced apart transversely extending weight pockets formed on the back side with each weight pocket including an inlet opening through which a weight may be inserted and wherein the inlet opening is formed on a thumb side of the glove such that weights may be inserted into the respective pockets from the thumb side of the glove;
- and a closure flap associated with each weight pocket for closing the inlet opening;
- and at least one weight sleeve formed in the palm of the glove for receiving and holding a weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.