Therapeutic gloves and their components
First Claim
1. An outer glove body for a therapeutic glove, the outer glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving fingers of an inner glove body of the therapeutic glove, the inner glove body'"'"'s fingers being for receiving a user'"'"'s hand'"'"'s fingers;
- wherein a back side of the outer glove body comprises elastic material, and the back side of the outer glove body comprises a wrist end opposite to fingertips of the outer glove body'"'"'s fingers, wherein the wrist end can be pulled towards the user'"'"'s wrist to control the therapeutic glove'"'"'s tension when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user;
wherein the outer glove body comprises at least part of a first fastener for fastening the back side of the outer glove body to the inner glove body when the inner glove body is inserted into the outer glove body and when the desired tension is achieved by pulling the wrist end of the outer glove body towards the user'"'"'s wrist when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user;
wherein each finger of the plurality of fingers of the outer glove body comprises a pocket at the finger'"'"'s tip, each pocket being for receiving a corresponding finger of the inner glove body, the pocket to cover and encircle a segment of the corresponding finger of the inner glove body;
wherein the outer glove body is configured not to cover a palm of the inner glove body.
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Abstract
A therapeutic glove includes two glove bodies. The hand is inserted into the inner body (310), which is shaped like a glove. The outer body (320) can also be like a glove or part of a glove, but the outer body'"'"'s back side can be pulled towards the wrist and attached to the inner body to adjust the glove tension. In some embodiments, the glove has a single body or multiple bodies, and the glove creates a force that pushes the fingers (or at least some fingers) to a straight position away from the palm. In some embodiments, the glove is thinner on the palm side than the back side. Other embodiments are also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. An outer glove body for a therapeutic glove, the outer glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving fingers of an inner glove body of the therapeutic glove, the inner glove body'"'"'s fingers being for receiving a user'"'"'s hand'"'"'s fingers;
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wherein a back side of the outer glove body comprises elastic material, and the back side of the outer glove body comprises a wrist end opposite to fingertips of the outer glove body'"'"'s fingers, wherein the wrist end can be pulled towards the user'"'"'s wrist to control the therapeutic glove'"'"'s tension when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the outer glove body comprises at least part of a first fastener for fastening the back side of the outer glove body to the inner glove body when the inner glove body is inserted into the outer glove body and when the desired tension is achieved by pulling the wrist end of the outer glove body towards the user'"'"'s wrist when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein each finger of the plurality of fingers of the outer glove body comprises a pocket at the finger'"'"'s tip, each pocket being for receiving a corresponding finger of the inner glove body, the pocket to cover and encircle a segment of the corresponding finger of the inner glove body; wherein the outer glove body is configured not to cover a palm of the inner glove body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A therapeutic glove comprising:
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an inner glove body into which a user'"'"'s hand can be inserted, the inner glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving the hand'"'"'s fingers, the inner glove body comprising a palm side and a back side opposite to the palm side; an outer glove body into which the inner glove body is inserted when the therapeutic glove is worn, the outer glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving the inner glove body'"'"'s fingers; wherein at least a part of a back side of the outer glove body is elastic, and the back side of the outer glove body comprises a wrist end opposite to fingertips of the outer glove body'"'"'s fingers, wherein the wrist end can be pulled towards the therapeutic glove'"'"'s wrist to control the therapeutic glove'"'"'s tension when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the therapeutic glove further comprises a first fastener for fastening the back side of the outer glove body to the inner glove body when the desired tension is achieved by pulling the wrist end of the outer glove body towards the therapeutic glove'"'"'s wrist, wherein the outer glove body comprises at least a part of the first fastener; wherein each finger of the plurality of fingers of the outer glove body comprises a pocket at the finger'"'"'s tip, each pocket being for receiving a corresponding finger of the inner glove body, the pocket to cover and encircle a segment of the corresponding finger of the inner glove body; wherein the outer glove body is configured not to cover a palm of the inner glove body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An outer glove body for a therapeutic glove, the outer glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving fingers of an inner glove body of the therapeutic glove, the inner glove body'"'"'s fingers being for receiving a user'"'"'s hand'"'"'s fingers;
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wherein a back side of the outer glove body comprises elastic material, and the back side of the outer glove body comprises a wrist end opposite to fingertips of the outer glove body'"'"'s fingers, wherein the wrist end can be pulled towards the user'"'"'s wrist to control the therapeutic glove'"'"'s tension when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the outer glove body comprises at least part of a first fastener for fastening the back side of the outer glove body to the inner glove body when the inner glove body is inserted into the outer glove body and when the desired tension is achieved by pulling the wrist end of the outer glove body towards the user'"'"'s wrist when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the outer glove body comprises an elastic portion comprising the elastic material and configured to cover substantially an entire width of a back side of the hand at least between the hand'"'"'s fingers and an area adjacent to the hand'"'"'s wrist, to improve uniformity of resistance to longitudinal arching of the hand.
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22. An outer glove body for a therapeutic glove, the outer glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving fingers of an inner glove body of the therapeutic glove, the inner glove body'"'"'s fingers being for receiving a user'"'"'s hand'"'"'s fingers;
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wherein a back side of the outer glove body comprises elastic material, and the back side of the outer glove body comprises a wrist end opposite to fingertips of the outer glove body'"'"'s fingers, wherein the wrist end can be pulled towards the user'"'"'s wrist to control the therapeutic glove'"'"'s tension when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the outer glove body comprises at least part of a first fastener for fastening the back side of the outer glove body to the inner glove body when the inner glove body is inserted into the outer glove body and when the desired tension is achieved by pulling the wrist end of the outer glove body towards the user'"'"'s wrist when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the outer glove body is configured to cover an entire back side of the hand.
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23. A therapeutic glove comprising:
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an inner glove body into which a user'"'"'s hand can be inserted, the inner glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving the hand'"'"'s fingers, the inner glove body comprising a palm side and a back side opposite to the palm side; an outer glove body into which the inner glove body is inserted when the therapeutic glove is worn, the outer glove body comprising a plurality of fingers for receiving the inner glove body'"'"'s fingers; wherein at least a part of a back side of the outer glove body is elastic, and the back side of the outer glove body comprises a wrist end opposite to fingertips of the outer glove body'"'"'s fingers, wherein the wrist end can be pulled towards the therapeutic glove'"'"'s wrist to control the therapeutic glove'"'"'s tension when the therapeutic glove is worn by the user; wherein the therapeutic glove further comprises a first fastener for fastening the back side of the outer glove body to the inner glove body when the desired tension is achieved by pulling the wrist end of the outer glove body towards the therapeutic glove'"'"'s wrist, wherein the outer glove body comprises at least a part of the first fastener; wherein the outer glove body comprises an elastic portion configured to cover substantially an entire portion of the back side of the inner glove body extending from the fingers of the inner glove body towards the wrist of the inner glove body, to provide resistance to longitudinal arching of the hand.
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