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US 9,751,357 B2Granted
Grip positioning device
AssigneeYoung Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention Products, L.L.C.
InventorMary Rose Young
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a grip positioning device that includes a tool receptacle that forms a loop, the loop delineating a tool opening through which a tool may be extended, and a plurality of digit receiving elements each forming a loop, the loops each delineating a finger opening through which a digit of a user may be extended, the digit receiving elements coupled to and positioned about the tool receptacle. The tool receptacle and the digit receiving elements may be constructed from a unitary piece of material and the grip positioning device may further include separators that partition the digit receiving elements from the tool receptacle.
Claims18
A grip positioning device, comprising:
- a tool receptacle comprising a first resiliently flexible band, the first resiliently flexible band comprising sidewalls that define a tool opening through which a tool may be extended, the tool opening extending in a first direction between first and second opposing open ends, wherein the sidewalls of the first resiliently flexible band have a first full length in the first direction;
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- a plurality of digit receiving elements each comprising a second resiliently flexible band, each second resiliently flexible band comprising sidewalls that define a finger opening through which one or more digits of a user may be extended, each finger opening extending in a second direction between third and fourth opposing open ends, wherein the sidewalls of the second resiliently flexible band each has a second full length in the second direction, wherein the first direction is parallel to the second direction, and wherein the first full length is equal to or greater than the second full length;
- wherein the digit receiving elements are coupled to and positioned about the tool receptacle, the tool receptacle being centrally located between the digit receiving elements;
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- wherein an entirety of the sidewalls, along the second full length of the sidewalls, of the second resiliently flexible band of each digit receiving element is directly coupled to the sidewalls of the first resiliently flexible band of the tool receptacle.
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A grip positioning device, comprising:
- a tool receptacle comprising a first resiliently flexible band, the first resiliently flexible band comprising sidewalls that define a tool opening through which a tool may be extended, the tool opening extending in a first direction between first and second opposing open ends, wherein the sidewalls of the first resiliently flexible band have a first full length in the first direction;
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- three digit receiving elements made from the same piece of material as the tool receptacle but extending out from the tool receptacle, wherein each digit receiving element comprises a second resiliently flexible band, each second resiliently flexible band comprising sidewalls that define a finger opening through which one or more digits of a user may be extended, each finger opening extending in a second direction between third and fourth opposing open ends, wherein the sidewalls of the second resiliently flexible band each has a second full length in the second direction, wherein the first direction is parallel to the second direction, and wherein the first full length is equal to or greater than the second full length;
- wherein an entirety of the sidewalls, along the second full length of the sidewalls, of the second resiliently flexible band of each digit receiving element is directly coupled to the sidewalls of the first resiliently flexible band of the tool receptacle.
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A method of using a grip positioning device, comprising:
- inserting a tool into a tool opening of a tool receptacle, the tool opening defined by sidewalls of a first resiliently flexible band, the tool opening extending in a first direction between first and second opposing open ends, wherein the tool opening has a first full length in the first direction;
- inserting a first digit of a user into a finger opening of a first digit receiving element;
- inserting a second digit of a user into a finger opening of a second digit receiving element;
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- inserting a third digit of a user into a finger opening of a third digit receiving element;
- wherein each of the first, second, and third digit receiving elements extend out from the tool receptacle, wherein each of the first, second, and third digit receiving elements comprises a second resiliently flexible band comprising sidewalls that define a finger opening through which one or more digits of a user may be extended, each finger opening extending in a second direction between third and fourth opposing open ends, wherein the sidewalls of the second resiliently flexible band have a second full length in the second direction, wherein the first direction is parallel to the second direction, wherein the first full length is equal to or greater than the second full length;
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- wherein an entirety of the sidewalls, along the second full length of the sidewalls, of the second resiliently flexible band of each digit receiving element is directly coupled to the sidewalls of the first resiliently flexible band of the tool receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.