Patent ID: 8613675
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A flexible strap that can be worn over the hand of a user to improve the user's grip on an elongate gripping portion of a sports implement, the flexible strap comprising: a first end having a first securing member; a second end having a second securing member; a palm portion located between the first and second ends, the palm portion having a hand-facing surface and an implement-facing surface; a raised flexible member molded to the implement-facing surface of the palm portion of the flexible strap and extending diagonally across the palm portion, the raised flexible member having a surface for engaging the elongate gripping portion of the sports implement; wherein the first securing member and the second securing member can secure the first and second ends of the flexible strap together such that the flexible strap encircles a palm of the user's hand by passing between the thumb and forefinger across the thenar area so that the raised flexible member is positioned substantially parallel to a transverse crease of the user's hand.