Fight Glove Internal Support System for Hand Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current striking gloves fail to adequately protect the hands and wrists of athletes participating in mixed martial arts and other striking sports, leading to injuries such as metacarpal phalangeal joint tears and hyperextension of the wrist, due to inadequate support and slippage issues within the glove.
Innovation Solution
A striking glove with an internal support system featuring multiple adjustable straps and padding layers, designed to provide comprehensive support to the metacarpal bones, wrist, and knuckles, including a dorsal side and palmar side configuration with channels and straps that cross and overlap to secure the hand, and padding layers made of materials like PORON foam for impact protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing gloves use simple padding and wrist support, then the glove structure remains simple, but the hand protection is inadequate and slippage occurs within the glove
Solution Approach 1:
The glove is divided into multiple functional segments: an inner glove for hand fit, an outer shell for structure, multiple padding layers for impact protection, and an internal support system with channels and straps for hand stabilization. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and adequate protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The internal support system is nested within the glove structure, with straps positioned within channels between the inner glove and outer shell. The padding layers are nested between these components, creating a multi-layered protective system that provides comprehensive hand protection without requiring a completely separate external support device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the glove interior stretches over time, then the glove becomes more comfortable and adaptable to the hand, but the fit deteriorates and slippage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The internal support system with adjustable straps and channels provides dynamic support that adapts to hand movement while maintaining consistent fit. The straps can be adjusted to accommodate the natural stretching of the glove interior over time, ensuring that the hand remains properly positioned and supported throughout the glove's service life.
Solution Approach 2:
The glove design allows for parameter changes in the internal support system, such as adjusting strap tension, to compensate for the gradual stretching of the glove interior. This maintains the optimal fit and hand position parameters even as the glove material naturally relaxes and stretches with use.
3Strength
If laces are used to tighten the glove around the wrist, then wrist support is improved, but the hands themselves receive no additional support and slippage within the glove continues
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is segmented into distinct functional zones: wrist support through the wrist band and laces, and hand support through the internal support system with straps and channels. This segmentation allows independent optimization of wrist and hand support, resolving the contradiction where wrist tightening does not translate to hand support.
Solution Approach 2:
The internal support system acts as an intermediary between the outer shell and the hand, providing direct hand support that is independent of wrist tightening. The straps within the channels transmit support forces directly to the hand structures, mediating between the glove's external tightening mechanisms and the internal hand protection needs.
Data Source
AI summary
A striking glove may comprise a wrist band; an inner glove for receiving a hand; an outer shell conforming generally to the inner glove; one or more padding layers positioned between the inner glove and the outer shell; and an internal support system between the inner glove and the outer shell. The internal support system comprises at least a first and a second channel disposed on the dorsal side of the glove, and a first strap and a second strap at least partially disposed within the first and second channels and configured in an overlapped and crossed configuration, wherein each of the first and the second strap is configured to be retained within and slide within the respective channel, and wherein ends of the first and second straps extend from a dorsal cavity between the inner glove and the outer shell to an exterior of the striking glove.