Finger-Hole Exercise Grip for Bar Friction Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercises on horizontal bars and gymnastics rings cause skin friction leading to injuries due to direct contact.
Innovation Solution
An exercise grip featuring a wrist strap and a protective portion with varying width and finger holes designed to protect the hand and wrist, made from materials like leather or neoprene, providing enhanced grip and injury prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If direct contact with bars or rings is used during exercises, then grip strength and exercise effectiveness are improved, but skin friction leads to injuries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protective portion made of friction-reducing material as an intermediary between the skin and the exercise equipment (bars or rings). This mediator allows the user to maintain grip strength and exercise effectiveness while preventing direct skin contact that causes friction injuries. The protective portion is positioned to cover areas most susceptible to friction damage.
2Reliability
If a protective portion with varying width is used, then protection coverage and comfort are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective portion features varying width along its length, with the first width at the wrist end being larger than the second width at the finger end. This local variation in dimensions provides enhanced protection coverage where needed (wrist area) while maintaining comfort and flexibility in other areas. The graduated width design allows the protective portion to conform to the natural contours of the hand and wrist.
3Ease of operation
If finger holes are defined in the protective portion, then finger placement and grip security are improved, but structural integrity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The protective portion includes three finger holes defined therein, which segment the protective portion into distinct regions that accommodate individual fingers. These openings allow proper finger placement and improve grip security by enabling users to insert their fingers through the holes and secure them against the protective portion. The segmentation is designed to maintain overall structural integrity while providing functional benefits.
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise grip is disclosed. The exercise grip includes a protective portion and a wrist strap connected to a wrist end of the protective portion. The protective portion has a finger end in which three or four finger holes are defined. The protective portion also has a palm portion that extends from the finger holes to the wrist end. The protective portion varies in width from the wrist end to the finger end. The protective portion can be formed to cover an ulnar portion of a wrist when placed on a hand.