Patent ID: 7662073

Claim:
A weight lifting device, comprising: a strap formed by joining a first end and a second end of a single length of inelastic material to form a continuous loop, wherein said continuous loop comprises a wrist loop and an attachment loop both of which are formed by joining a length of opposing sections of said continuous loop to create a flat middle section between the wrist loop and the attachment loop, wherein the wrist loop and the attachment loop are approximately equal in diameter; and a cuff secured to the wrist loop, wherein said cuff is generally flat and is contoured to support a user's hand and wrist by providing a maximum width in the cuff at a point in the wrist loop which is furthest from the flat middle section between the wrist loop and the attachment loop, and which corresponds to the back of the user's hand when the strap is in use; and further wherein the width of the cuff tapers as the cuff encircles the wrist loop and approaches the flat middle section between the wrist loop and the attachment loop such that, when in use, the narrowest portions of the cuff extend around the ventral side of the user's hand and into the palm where the cuff ends near the flat middle section between the wrist loop and the attachment loop.