Grip Support Harness for Limited Hand Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with limited grip strength or control face challenges in participating in sporting activities that require gripping equipment, such as firearms, preventing them from enjoying the associated benefits.
Innovation Solution
A grip support harness comprising a wrist cuff, primary and secondary support straps with tensioning and connecting components, and optional features like a firing lanyard and thumb protector, designed to securely attach to the arm or hand, providing support and enabling operation of sporting equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a person uses their hand directly to grip sporting equipment, then they can maintain natural control and dexterity, but individuals with limited grip strength or control cannot effectively participate in activities requiring gripping
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a grip support harness as an intermediary device between the user's hand and the sporting equipment. The harness includes a wrist cuff, primary support strap, secondary support strap, and connecting components that collectively serve as a mechanical mediator to transfer and stabilize grip forces, enabling users with limited grip strength to effectively control equipment such as firearms
Solution Approach 2:
The grip support system is segmented into multiple functional components: a wrist cuff for securing to the forearm, a primary support strap with tensioning component for stabilizing the grip, a secondary support strap for additional stabilization, and connecting components linking these elements. This segmentation allows each component to address specific aspects of grip support independently while working together as an integrated system
2Stability of the object's composition
If a grip support harness is designed with multiple straps and tensioning components to provide stable support, then grip stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The grip support harness is designed as a multi-functional device where the wrist cuff serves both as a securing mechanism and a mounting point for the support straps. The primary and secondary support straps work together to provide both grip stabilization and positional control. The connecting components serve multiple purposes including attachment, adjustment, and force distribution, reducing the need for separate specialized components
Data Source
AI summary
A grip support harness is described. The grip support harness may include a wrist cuff, a primary support strap connected to the wrist cuff, a primary connecting component connected to the wrist cuff; a secondary support strap connected to the wrist cuff and a secondary connecting component connected to the wrist cuff.