Workout Glove with Integrated Wrist Wrap and Open Fingers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional workout gloves often cover too much of the hand, leading to discomfort and failing to adequately protect against blisters and calluses during exercise.
Innovation Solution
A workout glove design featuring an integrated wrist wrap with open-ended sheaths for fingers and a thumb opening that exposes the thumb, minimizing hand coverage while using a combination of materials like leather and spandex for protection and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional workout gloves cover more of the hand, then protection against blisters and calluses is improved, but comfort deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The glove is divided into distinct coverage zones: full coverage on the palm and fingers for protection, while the back of the hand and thumb are exposed. This segmentation allows the glove to provide protection where needed while maintaining comfort by exposing areas that would otherwise cause discomfort.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the glove have different coverage properties - the palm and finger areas are fully covered with protective material, while the back of the hand and thumb are left exposed. This local differentiation of coverage quality optimizes both protection and comfort by applying coverage only where it is functionally necessary.
2Reliability
If conventional workout gloves cover more of the hand, then protection against blisters and calluses is improved, but hand mobility and comfort are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The glove structure segments coverage to include only the palm and fingers, leaving the thumb and back of hand exposed. This segmentation maintains protection in high-friction areas while preserving mobility and adaptability in areas requiring dexterity and range of motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The glove implements local quality by providing full coverage only in areas requiring protection (palm and fingers) while leaving areas requiring mobility (thumb and back of hand) exposed, thus optimizing the balance between protection and adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A workout glove can include an integrated wrist wrap. The workout glove comprises a hand portion within which a wearer's hand is placed and a wrist wrap attached to a proximal edge of the hand portion and configured to extend around the wearer's wrist when the wearer's hand is placed in the hand portion. The hand portion includes one or more open-ended sheaths through which corresponding one or more of the wearer's fingers extend and a thumb opening through which the wearer's thumb extends and which exposes the wearer's thumb.