Hand exerciser

Abstract

A hand exerciser device, comprised of a body having a thumb opening, a plurality of finger openings spaced apart from the thumb opening, and a central enlarged portion interposed between the thumb opening and the finger openings where the body is fabricated from a gelatinous elastomeric composition having both sufficient stretchability for extension of the hand exerciser device by opposing pressures applied by the thumb and at least one finger and sufficient resistance for compression of the hand exerciser device by cooperating pressures applied by the thumb and at least one finger and also returning to the original shape with release of the pressures, even after extensive repeated extending and / or flexing.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 013,730 filed Dec. 14, 2007.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to exercising a person's hand, and more particularly to a deformable, stretchable, and resilient hand exercising device.BACKGROUND[0003]Motions of the hand that are often used in the therapy, or rehabilitation, and fitness areas include flexion, or squeezing, and extension. There are conventional devices for flexion and for extension, but few if any devices provide for both of these motions. Various balls and shapes are used for flexion in the therapy and fitness markets. Extension devices are predominantly used in the therapy field, and many include rubber bands stretched around a series of posts.[0004]There is a dearth of single devices that can effectively work all the muscles in the hand. Separate exercises using multiple devices may be necessary to satisfactorily develop complete hand funct...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]A hand exerciser device, comprised of a body having a thumb opening, a plurality of finger openings spaced apart from the thumb opening, and a central enlarged portion interposed between the thumb opening and the finger openings where the body is fabricated from a gelatinous elastomeric composition having both sufficient stretchability for extension of the hand exerciser device by opposing pressures applied by the thumb and at least one finger and sufficient resistance for compression of the hand exerciser device by cooperating pressures applied by the thumb and at least one finger and also returning to the original shape with release of the pressures, even after extensive repeated extending and / or flexing.

Problems solved by technology

There are conventional devices for flexion and for extension, but few if any devices provide for both of these motions.

There is a dearth of single devices that can effectively work all the muscles in the hand.

In addition, in the case of geriatric and arthritic patients, traditional squeeze ball devices are frequently dropped by patients, requiring physical therapists to retrieve the dropped device.

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