Patent ID: 8601614
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A41D,A61F,A63B

Abstract:
1. A strengthening glove comprising: a glove to envelope a hand, where said glove includes a set of finger coverings, a thumb covering and a wrist cover; a finger attachment fastened to a tip of each of said set of finger coverings and said thumb covering, where said finger attachments are covered in a loop material from a hook and loop fastener; a set of finger guides, where each finger guide is attached to a base of each of said set of finger coverings; and where each finger guide is open at a top portion and a bottom portion; a wrist strap wrapped around said wrist cover, where said wrist strap secures said glove around said hand, and where said wrist strap is covered in a loop material from a hook and loop fastener; a hand guide that stretches across said backside of said hand, between said finger guide and said wrist strap, where said hand guide includes a set of openings to coordinate with said set of finger covering; and a resistance strap, one for each finger covering and said thumb covering, where said resistance strap includes an elastic strip attached to a finger grip portion, covered in a hook material from a hook and loop fastener, at one end and a wrist grip portion, covered in a hook material from a hook and loop fastener, at an opposing end; wherein said resistance strap attaches to said glove by said finger grip portion engaging said finger attachment, said elastic strip passing through said opening in said finger guide and then through said set of openings in said hand guide, and said wrist grip portion engaging to said wrist strap and where said resistance strap creates tension against a backside of said hand for when said hand opens and closes; and wherein said hook material of said resistance straps enable adjustments against said loop material of said finger attachments and said wrist strap by repositioning one of at least said finger grip portion and said wrist grip portion.