Patent ID: 8216169

Claim:
A wrist support device, comprising: a reversible sleeve suitable for either hand having opposite open ends substantially equal in circumference and adapted to extend on a wearer's hand and wrist from a location below the knuckles of the wearer's hand to a position just past the wrist region, the sleeve having an opening for receiving the wearer's thumb, and being without any additional support corresponding to each finger; the sleeve having a first portion for extending around a lower part and opposite sides of the wearer's hand and having spaced side edges located in an upper region of the sleeve, and a second portion comprising a single-layer insert panel secured between spaced side edges of the first portion wherein the insert panel is integral with and in the same plane as the first portion, the insert panel being adapted to extend across the upper portion of a wearer's hand and wrist when the device is worn; the first portion of the sleeve being formed of a first material and the insert panel being formed of a second material different from the first material, the first material comprising a stretchable fabric material, and the second material comprising a strong elastic material which has a higher stiffness than the first material, said wrist support being without a batten.