Patent ID: 6898802

Claim:
Pliable hand gripping and protecting device used for reducing stress against the palm side of a user's hand, fingers, and thumb while simultaneously grasping objects and exerting forces, comprising, in combination: a substantially flat, generally boot shaped elastic sheet featuring a resilient thumb protrusion extending outwardly from base of said sheet as a means for protecting medial portion of thumb as said thumb protrusion takes form of an object as said user grips said object, said sheet having pliable and shock absorbing characteristics as a means for conforming to said object and providing protection of said user's hand and fingers, as said user grips said object, said sheet extending from the base of the hand to the distal phalanges to accommodate use by a human being whereby providing a pliable and comfortable grip on an object being grasped; single securing strap having a length predetermined according to said user's hand size, located just distal to the crotch of the thumb and is attached at each left and right side attachment ends of said sheet whereby wrapping dorsal side of said user's hand with sufficient tension whereby suspending said sheet to said user's hand.