Device against numbness able to help hand paddling stroke in water sports

Abstract

The object of this invention relates to a hand device against numbness able to help hand paddling stroke in water sports comprising a closed loop strip of flexible material.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention belongs to the field of support devices for water sports such as surf, bodyboard, kneeboard on waves (surf kneeboard) and swimming.PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION[0002]The purpose of this invention is related to a device against numbness able to help hand paddling stroke in water adapted to wear in the hands of an athlete increasing, for example, the ability to propel a board through the liquid element; for example, this effect is also achieved by swimmers using the device when swimming in open water.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Open water swimming is a water sport that demands the propulsion of the swimmer by known techniques using both hands and feet.[0004]Surf is known as a water sport that involves sliding and making turns on a wave while the surfer or athlete is standing on a board.[0005]Bodyboard is another water sport based on sliding on the surface or wall of the wave by means of a board, which is usually made of polyethylene or polypr...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a device that helps paddles in water sports to prevent numbness. The device has a closed loop strip that has a division formed by joining a part of its inner wall. Cylinders made of flexible material with elliptical bases are used, and the device can be made of elastomer. The device can fit snugly around the hand and paddle, providing comfort and preventing numbness during long paddling sessions.

Problems solved by technology

When these athletes are exposed to cold water conditions for a long time, they lose heat causing their fingers to separate like claws; such finger separation produces the loss of an effective hand surface area affecting the board propulsion due to water runoff between fingers.

Such situation is also suffered by swimmers, especially in open water swimmers.

Other devices such as gloves are placed on athletes' hands to further increase their effective area to achieve the same purpose; however, these devices reduce hand mobility preventing effective board grasping in the sports above mentioned.

However, as it was explained, such accessories are uncomfortable for surfers who need to safely grab to the surfboard and they also have the problem that they need to prevent heat loss between fingers.

Neoprene gloves, commonly used in water sports, affect mobility when grasping boards and the water easily gets in them resulting on more weight for the athlete when performing strokes, propelling the board or swimming.

This device is uncomfortable for a surfer that needs to safely grab to the surfboard.

This device makes it impossible for a surfer to comfortably grab the surf board and it does not allow the use of neoprene wetsuit with long sleeves, which is necessary when the sport is practiced in cold water.

This device increases the surface of the hand through the use of membranes but since the fingers are kept apart heat between them is lost.

Just like in the patent above mentioned, the fingers are kept apart producing heat loss between them, resulting in a disadvantage for surfers.

This device makes it impossible for a surfer to comfortably grab his / her surf board.

This device, similar to the one of the above patent, also makes it impossible for the surfer to comfortably grab his / her surfboard.

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