Finger-Exposing Grip Strap for Stable Sports Implement Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing sports implement grip aids, such as gloves and straps, often require modifications for different hand orientations and restrict finger movement, leading to reduced flexibility and accuracy in sports like golf, especially in inclement weather.

Innovation Solution

A wrist band with a grip aid strap that can be used by both right and left-handed athletes, allowing free movement of the thumb and forefinger, and can be folded back when not in use, secured with hook-and-loop fasteners, made from flexible and resilient materials like neoprene.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Force

If a glove or strap is used to enhance grip, then grip pressure is improved, but finger movement flexibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrip pressureVSAvoidfinger movement flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ForceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The grip aid device is segmented into distinct functional zones: a wrist band portion that provides anchor support and a fingerless strap portion that enhances grip without constraining finger movement. This segmentation allows the device to provide grip enhancement while maintaining natural finger flexibility and dexterity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The device applies grip enhancement locally at the hand-wrist interface through the strap and wrist band combination, rather than covering the entire hand with a glove. This localized approach provides the necessary grip pressure while leaving fingers exposed and free to move naturally.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Stability of the object's composition

If a modified glove is used to provide grip support, then grip stability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrip stabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the essential grip-enhancing function from the complex structure of a modified glove, creating a separate, simpler wrist band and strap system. This extracted design provides grip stability through the wrist anchor and strap combination without requiring glove modifications, reducing manufacturing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The wrist band and strap combination serves multiple functions: providing grip enhancement, stabilizing the implement, and accommodating both right-handed and left-handed users without modification. This universal design simplifies manufacturing compared to custom-glove solutions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If a strap with buckle is used to secure the implement, then grip security is improved, but adaptability to different users deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrip securityVSAvoidadaptability to different users

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The device uses dynamic, adjustable strap lengths with hook-and-loop fasteners that can be customized to fit different hand sizes and preferences. This dynamic adjustment capability provides secure grip for each user while maintaining adaptability across diverse user populations, unlike fixed-buckle designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Ease of operation

If hook and loop fasteners are used to attach the strap, then ease of adjustment is improved, but durability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of adjustmentVSAvoiddurability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The wrist band and strap are constructed as integrated, unified pieces of durable material (such as neoprene or nylon webbing) rather than separate components. This merging eliminates weak points at attachment locations and creates a single, durable structure that maintains both ease of adjustment and long-term durability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enhances grip pressure while maintaining wrist flexibility, improving swing accuracy and distance, suitable for various sports implements and weather conditions without requiring a modified glove.

Implementation Method 1

secured with hook-and-loop fasteners

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHook-and-loop fastening: Velcro

Implementation Method 2

made from flexible and resilient materials like neoprene

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS20260061284A1Sports implement grip aid device

Publication Date: 2026.03.05 RAK MILOS JOSEPH

AI summary

A sports implement grip aid device may be used for enhancing an athlete's ability to securely grip a shafted sports implement. The device may comprise a wrist band and a grip aid strap that may be coupled together. The wrist band may be configured to wrap around the wearer's wrist and be secured by a first and a second fastener. The grip aid strap may have an elongated length of sufficient length to extend around one or more fingers of the wearer's hand while the wearer's hand is gripping a grip of a sports implement when a third and a fourth fastener are joined together. When the wearer's wrist and hand are wrapped by the device, the thumb and forefinger may be exposed and preferably used to help control the sports implement. The device can be used by left or right-handed people and by people with physically compromised grip strength.