Multi-Strap Glove Closure for Custom Fit and Wrist Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional sport gloves restrict hand movement due to inadequate closure systems, often requiring constant adjustment and leading to issues like flapping straps that distract and hinder performance.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates multiple connecting straps that wrap around the hand from the volar to the dorsal side, with a common strap connection point, and optional features like a tongue, dorsal connection elements, and tension straps to provide a customizable, secure fit without restricting motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single strap is used to tighten the glove around the wrist, then the glove is secured to the hand, but the wrist movement is restricted and the fit is inadequate in multiple dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The single strap is divided into multiple separate straps (at least three straps) that wrap around the hand at different locations and angles. Each strap independently secures a specific region of the hand, providing comprehensive coverage without concentrating pressure on the wrist, thus maintaining glove security while preserving wrist mobility.
Solution Approach 2:
The straps are configured to wrap around the hand in multiple dimensions and orientations rather than a single circumferential direction. This multi-dimensional arrangement distributes the securing force across various planes of the hand, achieving reliable glove attachment without restricting wrist movement in any particular direction.
2Ease of operation
If the glove is tightened across the back of the hand, then pressure is taken off the wrist, but the glove does not stay tight on the fingers and requires constant adjusting
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a single strap across the back of the hand, multiple straps are distributed to contact different regions including the fingers, palm, and back of the hand. This segmentation ensures that each region is independently secured, maintaining tight fit on the fingers while still relieving wrist pressure, and eliminating the need for constant adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
Each strap is positioned to apply pressure to a specific local region of the hand (e.g., fingers, palm, or dorsal side) rather than distributing pressure uniformly. This localized pressure application ensures that critical areas like the fingers remain securely fitted while the wrist area experiences reduced pressure.
3Ease of operation
If the glove is pulled tight across the back of the hand, then the wrist is relieved of pressure, but the material pulls away from the palm causing poor fit
Solution Approach 1:
The closure system uses multiple straps positioned to independently secure the palm and back of the hand. This segmentation allows the palm-securing straps to maintain material contact with the palm while the dorsal straps relieve wrist pressure, preventing the material from pulling away and maintaining proper glove shape.
Solution Approach 2:
The strap configuration merges multiple functions into a single integrated system: some straps are positioned to secure the palm area while others secure the dorsal side, and all work together to relieve wrist pressure. This combined approach simultaneously maintains palm material contact and relieves wrist pressure without compromising either function.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to handwear or a glove to be worn on a user's hand. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, systems, devices, and mechanisms for securing handwear or a glove to a user's hand. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to methods, systems, devices and mechanisms to create a custom fit of the handwear or glove to the user's hand in multiple dimensions or directions. The invention further relates to various types of fasteners and configurations adapted to create a multiple-dimension or multiple-direction custom fit securing the handwear or glove to the user's hand.