Integrated Hand Wrist Support Wrap for Weightlifting Gloves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weightlifting gloves primarily focus on wrist support, leaving the hand and thumb unsupported, which can lead to hyperextension and reduced lifting efficiency and increased fatigue.
Innovation Solution
A glove design featuring a body with integrated support for the hand and wrist, including a supporting wrap that encircles the thumb and wrist, providing comprehensive support through a combination of materials like leather and Velcro fasteners for secure fitting and enhanced grip.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing weightlifting gloves focus only on wrist support with straps, then wrist hyperextension is prevented, but hand and thumb remain unsupported leading to reduced lifting efficiency and increased fatigue
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines wrist support and hand support into a single integrated glove structure. The support wrap is continuous and encircles both the wrist and the thumb, providing unified support across multiple anatomical regions rather than separate components. This merging allows the glove to simultaneously prevent wrist hyperextension and support the thumb during lifting activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The support wrap serves multiple functions: it wraps around the wrist to prevent hyperextension, encircles the thumb to provide support, and is secured with Velcro fasteners for adjustable fitting. This multi-functional design allows a single component to address multiple support needs (wrist stability, thumb support, and secure fitting) that were previously required from separate devices.
2Stability of the object's composition
If existing gloves use separate wrist straps, then wrist binding is achieved, but integrated hand and wrist support is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wrist strap and hand support elements into a single continuous support wrap. Instead of separate components for wrist binding and hand support, the wrap is constructed as one piece that continuously encircles both the wrist and thumb, simplifying the overall device structure while providing integrated support.
Solution Approach 2:
The support wrap is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides wrist binding, thumb support, and secure attachment to the glove body. This universal design reduces device complexity by consolidating multiple support functions into a single element rather than requiring multiple separate components.
3Ease of operation
If gloves provide comprehensive hand and thumb support, then lifting control is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines thumb support and wrist support into a single continuous wrap structure, providing comprehensive hand support without requiring multiple separate components. This merging maintains lifting control while avoiding the complexity of assembling and adjusting multiple independent support elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The support wrap is constructed from flexible material that can conform to the contours of the wrist and thumb, providing adaptive support without rigid structures. This flexibility allows the wrap to accommodate various hand sizes and positions while maintaining support effectiveness, reducing the need for complex adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
Glove that provides integrated support for the hand and wrist of a person engaging in an activity such as weightlifting. The glove has a body with front and back sides that overlie the palm and back of the hand, finger sleeves extending from the upper portion of the body, and a thumb sleeve extending from the front side of the body. A supporting wrap has a palm section that is affixed to and substantially coextensive with the front side of the body, a thumb piece that extends from the palm section and is affixed to one side of the thumb sleeve, and a strap that extends laterally from the thumb side of the palm section and is wrapped about the wrist and a portion of the palm section that overlies the wrist.