Patent ID: 6694523
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A41D,Y10S

Abstract:
An ergonomic glove for hand, wrist, thumb and forearm support useful for persons suffering from repetitive motion injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, arthritis and related pain and swelling in the hands comprising:a flexible main glove body having a palm portion and a back portion defining an open space for receiving a hand at a proximal end of said main glove body; the palm portion and the back portion being adapted at a distal end of the main glove body to form corresponding openings for each finger of a person's hand, including the thumb; finger and thumb covering portions extending from the finger and thumb corresponding openings at the distal end of the main glove body, each finger and thumb covering portion being adapted to fit over an area extending to near a knuckle of each finger and thumb closest to a base of each corresponding finger and thumb of the person wearing the ergonomic glove; a wrist covering portion extending from the proximal end of the main glove body a predetermined distance for covering a wrist and a section of a forearm of the person; the thumb covering portion having a first inflatable chamber surrounding said thumb covering portion; a second inflatable chamber formed so as to surround the palm portion and the back portion of the main glove body and to cover an area in the palm portion approximately between the distal end of the main glove body to about a break point of the inside palm of the person's hand and further formed to extend around the main glove body to the back portion and to extend from approximately the distal end of the main glove body to approximately a center of the back of the person's hand; a third inflatable chamber formed so as to surround a lower portion of the palm portion and back portion of the main glove body and to extend a predetermined distance over at least a portion of the wrist covering portion and surrounding said wrist covering portion over the extended distance; the first, second and third inflatable chambers defining inflatable pockets independent from one another; and inflating means for selectively inflating each of the first, second and third inflatable chambers.