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Thumb restraint
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-08-07
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2005-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A glove having a retainer disposed adjacent to the outside of a thumb portion so as to restrict movement of the thumb portion away from the rest of the glove thereby preventing damage to certain ligaments of the user's thumb should the thumb be bent abnormally.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel H. Eisenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/01; A61F5/04; A61F5/05; A61F5/058; A61F5/05841; A61F5/05858; A61F5/05866; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/015; A41D19/01582; A41D19/01588; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/14; A63B71/141; A63B71/143; A61F5/0102; A61F2005/0181; A61F2005/0186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A glove for preventing injury to the thumb's ulnar collateral ligament comprising: a hand covering comprising a cloth, said cloth being wrapped around the hand when said glove is in place, said hand covering having a thumb portion said thumb portion having a retainer means disposed at least in part on the radial side of said thumb portion, said retainer means being inflexible in the radial direction, and when the wearer's thumb is in place in said thumb portion of said glove, said retainer means is disposed to extend over the thumb's metacarpal phalangeal joint and is of sufficient length to also extend over substantial portions of the adjacent bones which form the joint so as to generally immobilize the bones with respect to the joint in the radial direction whereby radial movement of the thumb which might injure the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb is prevented.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A glove for preventing injury to the thumb's ulnar collateral ligament comprising: a hand covering comprising a cloth, said cloth being wrapped around the hand when said glove is in place, said hand covering having a thumb portion said thumb portion having a retainer means disposed at least in part on the radial side of said thumb portion, said retainer means being inflexible in the radial direction, and when the wearer's thumb is in place in said thumb portion of said glove, said retainer means is disposed to extend over the thumb's metacarpal phalangeal joint and is of sufficient length to also extend over substantial portions of the adjacent bones which form the joint so as to generally immobilize the bones with respect to the joint in the radial direction whereby radial movement of the thumb which might injure the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb is prevented.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said cloth is fastened by a zipper, said zipper joining the ends of said cloth along the ulnar side of the hand.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said retainer means comprises an inflexible trough disposed in a pocket in said cloth so that said trough is disposed along the radial side of a thumb when said glove is on a hand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said retaining means comprises a series of overlapping sections, said sections allowing the thumb to bend normally but restricting abnormal bending when said glove is in place.
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