Patent ID: 7004889

Claim:
Grasping and lifting aid comprising, in combination, a flexible strap having a first and second end portion; a first loop formed by doubling back and fixedly securing said first end portion to a remainder of said flexible strap, said first loop having an opening generally commensurate with a width of said flexible strap, so that said second end portion can freely pass through and, thus forming a second loop adaptable for attaching about a user's wrist; said flexible strap including a wrist securing portion formed by said second loop, followed by a palm grasping portion having a length, adaptable to be spirally wrapped around a weight bar or the like, thus forming several coils in close proximity to each other without overlapping, and also having anti-slip proprieties on a side of said flexible strap adaptable for confronting a palm, fingers and a thumb of a user; means for providing anti-slip proprieties; whereby hand gripping capacity is enhanced and the user is protected from getting painful skin damage on the hand, while another side of said flexible strap, opposite to said side of said flexible strap confronting a palm, fingers and thumb, is not provided with means for providing anti-slip proprieties, so that when a user is overwhelmed by a load and forced to drop the latter, said another surface of said flexible strap will rapidly disengage, and thus, augment the security of the user.