Patent ID: 9504282
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A41D,A61F,A63B

Claim Text:
1. A thumb brace comprising: a glove having a thumb portion disposed between a palm side and a back side and comprising a first attachment region positioned adjacent a base of the thumb portion and a second attachment region positioned on the back side of the glove; a first elastic strap having a first end, a mid-portion, and a second end, wherein the mid-portion is disposed within a cradle of the glove between the thumb portion and an index finger portion of the glove, wherein the first strap is attached via stitching to the glove proximate the cradle of the glove, wherein the first strap is continuous from the first end to the second end, wherein the entire length of the first strap is disposed on the exterior of the glove, wherein the first strap is stitched to the glove proximate the mid-portion of the first strap, wherein the first end is releasably attachable to the first attachment region and the second end is releasably attachable to the first attachment region, and wherein the first strap extends from the cradle of the glove and wraps around both sides of the thumb portion of the glove when the first and second ends of the first strap are releasably attached to the first attachment region, whereby the first strap extends a distal end of a thumb metacarpal bone of a user of the brace; and a second elastic strap having a first end, a mid-portion, and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the palm side of the glove and the second end is releasably attachable to the second attachment region, whereby the second strap reduces a proximal end of a thumb metacarpal bone of a user of the brace.