Patent ID: 6010473
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A remedial hand wear article for use by an individual afflicted with nerve damage for preventing hyperextension at a proximal knuckle of at least one finger, yet allowing flexure at a proximal knuckle and distal knuckles of the finger, said hand wear article comprising:(a) a glove having a back hand side, a palm side and five fingers extending therefrom for comfortably fitting onto a hand of the individual;(b) an enclosure superimposed over the glove and permanently attached thereto, said enclosure having a planar section over the back hand side of the glove and at least one elongated section over a top side portion of a finger of the glove; and(c) a substantially rigid member positioned within the planar section and extending into the at least one elongated section of the enclosure, said substantially rigid member contoured to follow the shape of the planar section of the enclosure and the at least one elongated section of the enclosure whereby when the article is worn by the individual the at least one finger of the individual at the proximal knuckle is blocked so as to prevent the hyperextension and further whereby the at least one finger of the individual at the proximal knuckle and the distal knuckles is capable of full anatomical finger flexure inwardly towards a palm of the individual in a natural manner.