Hand exercising glove device

• US 8,491,447 B1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andrew T. Koranic
• Original Assignee: Andrew T. Koranic
• Inventors: Koranic, Andrew T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Donnelly, Jerome w
• Application Number:
  US13/072,927
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 482/44, 482/121, 128/878, 128/879, 602/20, 601/21, 216/2, 216/11, 215/9
• US Class Current: 482/44
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0421 the ends moving relatively by a pivoting arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0442 Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4019 to the hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03508 For a single arm or leg, A63B21/0726 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/16 for hands or fingers for teaching typing G09B13/00

Abstract

The hand exercising glove device is a glove having a back side spaced apart from a palm side, a quintet of digits extended from the back side and the palm side, each digit comprising an open end disposed at an existing fingertip of a user, a pad disposed within the back side atop each base knuckle of a user, a wrist section extended from the back side and the palm side, an adjustable retaining strap encircling the wrist section, a digit reinforcement encircling each digit back side adjacent to each open end, a back side reinforcement embedded within the back side adjacent to the wrist section, a hook disposed on each digit reinforcement, a plurality of spaced apart hooks disposed on the back side reinforcement, and an elastic tensioned strand connecting each back side reinforcement hook to one of each of the digit hooks, the tensioned strands disposed over four of the pads.

Claims

1. A hand exercising glove device comprising, in combination:

a glove having a back side spaced apart from a palm side;

a quintet of digits extended from the back side and the palm side, each digit comprising an open end disposed at an existing fingertip of a user;

a pad disposed within the back side atop each base knuckle of a user;

a wrist section extended from the back side and the palm side, the wrist section selectively extended over a wrist of the user;

an adjustable retaining strap encircling the wrist section;

a digit reinforcement encircling each digit back side, each digit reinforcement immediately adjacent to each open end;

a back side reinforcement embedded within the back side adjacent to the wrist section;

a hook disposed on each digit reinforcement;

a plurality of spaced apart hooks disposed on the back side reinforcement;

an elastic tensioned strand connecting each back side reinforcement hook to one of each of the digit hooks, four of the tensioned strands disposed over four of the pads.

2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the tensioned strand is pre-tensioned when fitted on a user'"'"'s hand.

3. The device according to claim 1 further comprising a weight strap removably encircling the wrist section, the weight strap disposed between the retaining strap and the back side and the palm side.

4. The device according to claim 2 further comprising a weight strap removably encircling the wrist section, the weight strap disposed between the retaining strap and the back side and the palm side.

5. The device according to claim 3 further comprising a plurality of varied mass weight straps.

6. The device according to claim 4 further comprising a plurality of varied mass weight straps.

7. An exercise glove device comprising, in combination:

a pliable elasticized glove having a back side spaced apart from a palm side;

a quintet of digits extended from the back side and the palm side, each digit comprising an open end disposed at an existing fingertip of a user;

a pad disposed within the back side atop each base knuckle of a user;

a wrist section extended from the back side and the palm side, the wrist section selectively extended over a wrist of the user;

an adjustable retaining strap encircling the wrist section;

a digit reinforcement encircling each digit back side, each digit reinforcement immediately adjacent to each open end;

a back side reinforcement within the back side adjacent to the wrist section;

a hook disposed on each digit reinforcement;

a plurality of spaced apart hooks disposed on the back side reinforcement;

an elastic tensioned strand connecting each back side reinforcement hook to one of each of the digit hooks, four of the tensioned strands disposed over four of the pads.

8. The device according to claim 7 wherein the tensioned strand is pre-tensioned when fitted on a user'"'"'s hand.

9. The device according to claim 7 further comprising a weight strap removably encircling the wrist section, the weight strap disposed between the retaining strap and the back side and the palm side.

10. The device according to claim 8 further comprising a weight strap removably encircling the wrist section, the weight strap disposed between the wrist strap and the back side and the palm side.

11. The device according to claim 9 further comprising a plurality of varied mass weight straps.