52 results about "Small finger" patented technology

A batting glove particularly for baseball and softball includes padding along the palmar side of at least the proximal ends of the metacarpals of the ring finger and the small finger. Padding is absent over the hook of the hamate and preferably the carpometacarpal joints of the ring finger and the small finger.

A stress management device is formed in an integrated design that enables pulse measurement, display of results and a power supply gathered into a small finger clip device. The stress management device includes a non-invasive infrared sensor that identifies and measures pulse rate variability and utilizes that information to calculate the power spectrum distribution and create a curve of the results multiple times per second. The device incorporates a display screen on which a graphic image of a pair of lungs filling and emptying to encourage the user into a predetermined breathing pattern known to reduce stress levels during a training period. After the completion of the training period, the device presents a score reflecting the percentage of times the user achieved high, medium and low relaxation states, and a pie chart reflecting the distribution of the states of relaxation calculated during the training period.

An apparatus for use with a hand includes a handle body with an ulnar section for engaging the palmar arch of the hand, the ulnar section having a distal ulnar side for receiving the small finger of the hand and having a palmar ulnar side, the palmar ulnar side having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger in substantial alignment with the ends of the middle finger and the ring finger and to position the handle within the hand without engaging a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel; and a compressible and resilient proximal-side surface supported by a supporting mechanism so as to maintain a proximal-side desirable shape different from a shape of the proximal side of the handle body.

The invention relates to an underactuated humanoid dexterous robotic hand device, which is provided with five independently controlled modular fingers and has 16 freedom degrees. The whole hand is driven by 11 motors; the dimension and the shape are similar to those of the hand of an adult. Except for a thumb, the other four fingers have the completely identical structures; the thumb has one freedom degree of doing longitudinal rotation around the palm base; through the arrangement of a rotating shaft, when the whole hand grasps objects, the grasping force of the forefinger, the ring finger and the small finger on the objects can be in symmetrical distribution at the two sides of the middle finger; the grasping stability is improved. Modular fingers are used; the two motors are respectively used for driving a finger base part joint, a middle joint and a tail end joint; the middle joint and the tail end joint are coupled by a structure-variable connecting mechanism; through a connecting rod mechanism, the relative positions of the two coupled finger joints after the contact with the objects can be actively regulated, so that the fingers can wrap the objects according to the shape of the grasped objects; the self adaptability to the appearance of the objects is high; the grasping action better conforms to the human hand. The structure of the whole hand is simple; the grasping force is great; the grasping rigidity is high; the control is simple; the grasping self adaptability is high; the underactuated humanoid dexterous robotic hand device is applicable to the fields of disabled people artificial hands, explosive handling, nuclear equipment detection and humanoid robots.

The present invention provides bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus for determining composition data of a human body, the apparatus including a plurality of electrodes and measuring circuitry which inject, through two electrodes, alternating current into the body, and which determine, with two other electrodes on different limbs, the resulting voltages, and which determine therefrom the impedance of body segments. In one apparatus, two hand contact bodies are disclosed, each of which is shaped in such a manner and provided with two electrodes in such a manner that a user when contacting the hand contact bodies with his hands comes into contact with two electrodes for each hand at the respective hand contact body. Each hand contact body includes a hand seating surface for placement of a hand inner surface thereon, each hand seating surface includes an electrically insulating separating wall extending over a part of the length of the hand seating surface, the separating wall being adapted to project into the space between middle and ring finger when a hand is placed on the hand seating surface, and on both sides of the separating wall an electrode is included such that, when a hand is placed on the hand seating surface, one electrode comes into contact with the small finger and / or ring finger at the other electrode comes into contact with middle finger and / or index finger.

Navigating user-interfaces of medical image viewing software using pressure-sensitive displays can increase productivity of the viewer. In certain embodiments, a menu having a number of icons can be provided on a display device such that the icons are arranged around an initial area that is touched by a user's finger or stylus, for example. Due to the icons being arranged around the initial cursor position, any one of the icons from the menu can be chosen with relatively small finger movement and / or changes in pressure applied by the finger.

The invention discloses a 32-degree-of-freedom bionic compliant internal skeleton dexterous hand. The dexterous hand uses an anatomy structure of a human hand for reference, a hand portion is of an inner skeleton type, and the outer surface is suitable for being covered with a flexible bionic skin layer with a certain thickness; a joint adopts double-driver antagonistic type drive, so that the compliance operation and the robustness are both taken into account; a tendon coupling piece and a tendon sheath fixing piece are adopted, so that the hand portion and a wrist portion can be easily disassembled and assembled; metacarpophalangeal joints of five fingers all have convolution degrees of freedom so that the fingers can automatically and compliantly adapt to a complex curved surface; a carpometacarpal joint of a thumb has two degrees of freedom of bending-stretching and annular rotation, a metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb has the degree of freedom of side sway, carpometacarpal joints of a ring finger and a small finger have degrees of freedom of bending-stretching and inward retracting-outward stretching, an opposing action can be performed so that complex pinching operationcan be executed; the axes of all the degrees of freedom of the multi-degree-of-freedom joint are orthogonal, so that control and motion planning calculation is facilitated; and the dexterous hand is very suitable for compliantly operating objects of complex shapes, so that production, disassembly, assembly and maintenance are facilitated.

A holding structure including a first band and a second band used with a prior art device such as a watch casing. The first band includes a first end with connecting elements of the casing, and a buckle and a bar. The first band defines an angle such that when the device is placed upon the top of the wearer's hand the first band downwardly extends below the individual's fifth or smallest finger immediately above the wearer's wrist. The second band attaches to the casing and first and second band members. The buckle is attached to one of a plurality of holes in the second band member such that the first band and second band member encircle the wearer's hand below the base of the wearer's thumb. The first band member passes between the wearer's thumb and index finger such that a clasp extends around the thumb and attaches to a connecting element of the second band member below the wearer's thumb on the palm-side of the wearer's hand.

The invention relates to a finger exoskeleton rehabilitation robot. The finger exoskeleton rehabilitation robot comprises a hand back mechanism, and a thumb mechanism, an index finger mechanism, a middle finger mechanism, a ring finger mechanism and a little finger mechanism which are connected with the hand back mechanism, the thumb mechanism comprises a proximal knuckle module and a far knucklemodule which are interconnected, and the index finger mechanism, the middle finger mechanism, the ring finger mechanism and the little finger mechanism respectively include a proximal knuckle module,a middle knuckle module and a far knuckle module which are sequentially connected; and each of the hand back mechanism, the thumb mechanism, the index finger mechanism, the middle finger mechanism, the ring finger mechanism and the small finger mechanism is provided with a sensor. The robot reduces the structure complexity at the same degree of freedom, and is close to the actual situation of rehabilitation training while improving the accuracy.

The present invention comprises a sterilized disposable suture cutter worn preferably on the small finger of the same hand used to hold the needle holder. The device can cut by pulling the cutting edge against a somewhat taut suture material in a slicing fashion. Alternatively, the small finger can be flexed causing the cutting edge to be drawn against an opposing flat surface in a chopping motion. This second chopping method would be useful in cutting sutures where it would be difficult or impossible to place tension onto the suture. When not being used, the device does not interfere with the normal motions necessary to place sutures.

The invention relates to a bionic soft dexterous hand. The bionic soft dexterous hand comprises a palm and five fingers. A plurality of palm side oval groove openings are arranged on the palm sides ofa forefinger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a small finger. A lateral oval groove opening is evenly arranged on the heels of the forefinger, the ring finger and the small finger facing the middle finger. The palm side oval groove opening is arranged on the side of a tiger mouth, and a lateral oval groove opening is arranged on the heel of a big toe. The palm side oval groove openings and thelateral oval groove openings are evenly flexible hinges and provided with threading holes. The threading holes penetrate traction lines. One end of the traction lines are fixed at a fingertip, the other end of the traction lines are gathered in a palm center and are led out from a wrist after bypassing a threading block set in the palm center. The flexure hinges are deformed by the stretching ofthe traction lines to achieve the bending movement of five fingers laterally or toward the palm center. Compared with the prior art, the bionic soft dexterous hand achieves manipulation actions and releases of hand objects such as grasping, holding, pinching and clamping by means of the coordination between fingers, has a rigid and soft combination, and is simple and convenient to control

A parallel handle, parallel handle system and method for designing parallel handles for a hand for use with tools or control mechanisms, that includes a handle having a radial section having a side for receiving the thumb and having a side for receiving the index finger, the radial section having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand, a middle section having a side for receiving at least a portion of the middle finger and at least a portion of the ring finger and having a surface that avoids placing undue pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel, and an ulnar section having a side for receiving the small finger and having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger.

A writing instrument grip apparatus for holding a writing instrument for performing writing, the apparatus includes a first member adapted to receive a user's thumb and index and side of middle fingers and having a substantially vertical cylindrical chamber for receiving the writing instrument adapted to extend past a bottom surface of the first member for contacting a surface for performing writing; and a second member adapted to receive a user's middle, ring, and small fingers coupled to a top of the first member so that motion of the hand of the user powers the writing instrument for performing the writing in response to the motion; wherein pressure is directed away from joints of the thumb and at least one finger of the hand of the user.

A parallel handle, parallel handle system and method for designing parallel handles for a hand for use with tools or control mechanisms, that includes a handle having a radial section having a side for receiving the thumb and having a side for receiving the index finger, the radial section having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand, a middle section having a side for receiving at least a portion of the middle finger and at least a portion of the ring finger and having a surface that avoids placing undue pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel, and an ulnar section having a side for receiving the small finger and having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a finger posture judging method of a mechanical arm. The finger posture judging method comprises the following steps that if driving torque reaches a load preset value, the big finger joint angle alpha and the small finger joint angle beta of the mechanical arm are acquired, the fingertip distance x of the mechanical arm is calculated according to the following formula: x=1-2l6 cos alpha-2l3 cos (beta+alpha-phi), if x is not equal to 0, it is confirmed that the mechanical arm grabs an object, l represents a line of three hinged points of two big finger joints and a palm of the mechanical arm, l3 represents a line of a hinged point between the small finger joints and the big finger joints and the fingertip of the fingers, and l6 represents a line between the big finger joints and the hinged points of the palm and the small finger joint of the fingers. The finger posture judging method can assist an existing driving torque load in judging the finger postures, the occurrence of posture misjudgment is avoided, accurate position control over the mechanical arm is executed, and the grabbing precision and reliability are improved. On the basis, the invention further provides the mechanical arm implementing the finger posture judging method.

A highly integrated bionic manipulator comprises a palm, wherein the palm comprises a back framework and a palm center framework, the back framework and the palm center framework form an accommodatingcavity, a finger driving motor set is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the finger driving motor unit comprises an index finger motor, a middle finger motor, a third finger motor and a small finger motor, and output shafts of the index finger motor, the middle finger motor, the third finger motor and the small finger motor are respectively aligned with corresponding fingers; the force outputline is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the finger driving motor; and one lead axis of the proximal phalanx-metacarpal joint is located in the proximal phalanx, and the other lead axis is located in the palm. The finger driving motor set is totally integrated in the palm and / or fingers, the whole mechanical size is close to the size of hands of an adult, high integration is achieved, signal wires and power wires of the finger driving motor set led out of the palm, and plug and play can be achieved.

A guitar fingering aid and method for its use to play a selected musical composition that includes a device for mounting onto a musician's hand that grips the instrument neck where the device is strapped along its top surface onto the one of the musician's middle fingers and includes at least one finger support that projects outwardly from a rectangular web main bar of the device, with the finger support mounted to extend at a right angle outwardly from a face of the rectangular web main bar that includes a string engaging rounded surface formed along the rectangular web main bar lower surface to extend across the instrument neck, and further includes at least a small finger bar for strapping onto the musician's small finger that has a flat string engaging surface, whereby the musician, by moving their hand and fingers appropriately, can pivot, rotate, tilt and vertically move the device and small finger bar up and down the instrument neck, to depress selected instrument strings in a sequence to play a musical composition.

A writing instrument grip apparatus for holding a writing instrument for performing writing, the apparatus includes a first member adapted to receive a user's thumb and index and side of middle fingers and having a substantially vertical cylindrical chamber for receiving the writing instrument adapted to extend past a bottom surface of the first member for contacting a surface for performing writing; and a second member adapted to receive a user's middle, ring, and small fingers coupled to a top of the first member so that motion of the hand of the user powers the writing instrument for performing the writing in response to the motion; wherein pressure is directed away from joints of the thumb and at least one finger of the hand of the user.

A device holding structure generally including a first band and a second band being used in association with a prior art device such as a watch casing. The first band includes a first end with means for attaching to connecting elements of the casing, and a buckle and a bar known in the art, and defines an angle such that when the device is placed upon the top of the wearer's hand the first band downwardly extends below the individual's fifth or smallest finger immediately above the wearer's wrist. The second band includes means for attaching to the connecting elements of the casing and first and second band members. The buckle is attached to one of a plurality of loops in the second band member such that the first band and second band member encircle the wearer's hand below the base of the wearer's thumb. The first band member passes between the wearer's thumb and index finger such that a clasp extends around the thumb and attaches to a connecting element of the second band member approximately below the wearer's thumb on the palm-side of the wearer's hand.

A sanding glove including: a glove body fabricated from a base layer of material, wherein the glove body includes a hand opening, a backing, a palm, a thumb compartment, an index finger compartment, a middle finger compartment, a ring finger compartment and a small finger compartment, wherein each of the finger compartments include palm sides, back sides and fingertip ends; a first strip of hook fastener material attached to the palm side of the thumb compartment; second, third, fourth, and fifth strips of hook fastener materials attached to the palm side of the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the small finger compartments; and wherein a loop backed sanding pad of any desired shape can be attached to at least one of the strips of hook fastener material to facilitate sanding.

The invention discloses a fresh ginger skinning machine. The fresh ginger skinning machine includes a flexible blade and two finger rings; the two finger rings are symmetrically arranged on and fixedly connected to an outer side surface of a circle formed by bending the blade; the finger rings includes a big finger ring and a small finger ring into which a thumb and an index finger of a people can be inserted respectively; and one end of the blade is thick, and the other end of the blade is thin, wherein the thick end has a cavity for holding the thin end. The invention can solve the problem that people have to take lots of time and effort to remove skins of fresh ginger in daily housework; one end of the flexible blade can be inserted into the other end so as to adjust the blade to form a circle to remove the surface skins of the fresh ginger; the housework efficiency can be improved; the boredom feel of people for housework can be lowered; and the finger rings can greatly improve the operation safety.

An attachment to the handle of a racket that tactically indicates to a player whether his / her hand has properly gripped the handle of a racket for a desired tennis stroke (e.g., forehand, backhand, etc.). The attachment is a band composed of rubber or a similar elastic material positioned around of the racket handle positioned such that the outer edge of the player's hand and smallest finger of the hand (also known as the “pinky” finger) rest on top of the band. The band further includes two “ridges” circumferentially equidistant from each other on the circular wrap, each protruding from the exterior the band to provide a surface against which the end of the player's finger will abut to provide a tactile stopping point for the player's hand when rotating the racket handle so as to achieve consistent hand placement for a designated grip as the player transitions from one grip to another during play.

The invention provides a fascia gun. The fascia gun comprises a machine body, a massage head, a handle and a motor assembly, wherein the massage head is arranged at the head of the machine body and used for massaging the human body; and the handle is arranged on one side of the machine body and is convenient for a user to hold by hand, so that the fascia gun is held by hand to massage the part, needing to be massaged, of the user. The free part of the handle faces the direction of a connecting part connected with the machine body, and the cross section area of the connecting part is graduallyincreased to form a limiting inclined plane, so that the handle has a very good limiting effect; the cross section area of the connecting part is gradually increased, so that the appearance surface presented by the connecting part can also increase the friction force between the hand of the user and the connecting part when the hand of the user holds the connecting part, and the hand of the user can be effectively prevented from moving towards the machine body on the handle; and meanwhile, the shape of the handle also conforms to the shape of the handle held by hand, that is, a finger ring defined by the index finger of the user is larger than a finger ring defined by the little finger, so that the user does not feel sour and tired when holding the handle for a long time.

A golf glove provides a positive stop for the end of a golf club handle and a resilient pad for seating the golf club handle against the glove. The stop reaches across the glove palm and angles towards the small finger and has a wall extending perpendicular to the wearer's palm for the handle to abut against. The resilient pad fills a concave portion of the palm to provide a substantially flat surface for the golf club handle to seat against.

The invention relates to a glove structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The glove structure comprises a glove core and an injection molding assembly, the glove core is provided with a palm body part and a little finger part connected with the palm body part, the little finger part is provided with a finger surface, a finger back opposite to the finger surface and two corresponding finger sides used for connecting the finger surface and the finger back, each of the two finger sides is provided with a finger root end and a finger tip end opposite to the finger root end, the finger root end is connected with the palm body, the injection molding assembly covers at least one part of the glove core, the injection molding assembly forms a little finger side groove between the finger root end of the finger side, close to the palm side of the palm body part, of the little finger part and the finger tip end, a palm side groove is formed in the palm side of the palm body part, the little finger side groove and the palm side groove are communicated with each other, and the part, not wrapped by the injection molding assembly, of the glove core is exposed out of the little finger side groove and the palm side groove. By means of the glove structure, when a user wears the glove structure for a long time to work, sweat cannot accumulate in the glove structure easily, and / or ulna nerves cannot be pressed easily to cause hand paralysis of the user.

The invention discloses a dynamic hand assistive device comprising: a wrist unit connected to a thumb unit, an index finger unit, a middle finger unit, a ring finger unit and a small finger unit, wherein the index finger unit, the middle finger unit, the ring finger unit and the small finger unit include a linearly elastic material, and the wrist unit, the thumb unit and the index finger unit areconnected by three linkages.