Hand Grip

Abstract

A hand grip may include a palm portion for contacting a palm of a hand and a strap portion for extending around and contacting a back of the hand. Ends of the strap portion may be joined to the palm portion at the opposite edges. The palm portion may be contoured to have both concave and convex areas. The contours may also form a cross-sectional plane with an s-shaped configuration. An area of the palm portion may also have a shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. The palm portion may also have surfaces with a textured configuration that includes indentations extending across the palm portion. The indentations may be on one surface or both surfaces, and a distance between adjacent indentations may be greater in one are than in another area.

1 . A hand grip comprising a palm portion for contacting a palm of a hand, the palm portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, each of the first surface and the second surface having a textured configuration, and a cross-sectional plane of the palm portion having an s-shaped configuration. 
   
   
       2 . The hand grip recited in  claim 1 , wherein the textured configuration includes at least one indentation extending from a first edge to a second edge of the palm portion. 
   
   
       3 . The hand grip recited in  claim 1 , wherein the textured configuration includes a plurality of linear indentations extending from a first edge to a second edge of the palm portion. 
   
   
       4 . The hand grip recited in  claim 3 , wherein the linear indentations include a first indentation and a second indentation that are adjacent to each other, a distance between the first indentation and the second indentation being greater at the first edge than at the second edge. 
   
   
       5 . The hand grip recited in  claim 3 , wherein the textured configuration also includes a plurality of additional indentations that are substantially perpendicular to at least a portion of the linear indentations. 
   
   
       6 . The hand grip recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a strap portion for extending around a back of the hand, the palm portion having a first edge and an opposite second edge, and the strap portion being secured to each of the first edge and the second edge. 
   
   
       7 . The hand grip recited in  claim 6 , wherein the palm portion and the strap portion are formed of unitary construction from a polymer material. 
   
   
       8 . A hand grip comprising:
 a palm portion for contacting a palm of a hand, the palm portion having a pre-contoured configuration that defines a concave area and a separate convex area on a surface of the palm portion, and the palm portion having opposite edges; and   a strap portion for extending around and contacting a back of the hand, ends of the strap portion being joined to the palm portion at the opposite edges.   
   
   
       9 . The hand grip recited in  claim 8 , wherein a cross-sectional plane of the palm portion that is equally spaced between the opposite edges has an s-shaped configuration. 
   
   
       10 . The hand grip recited in  claim 8 , wherein the surface of the palm portion defines a plurality of indentations that extend between the opposite edges. 
   
   
       11 . The hand grip recited in  claim 8 , wherein the palm portion and the strap portion are formed of unitary construction from a polymer material. 
   
   
       12 . A hand grip comprising:
 a palm portion for contacting a palm of a hand, the palm portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, and the palm portion having opposite edges; and   a strap portion for extending around and contacting a back of the hand, ends of the strap portion being joined to the palm portion at the opposite edges,   
     wherein an area of the palm portion located between the ends of the strap portion has a shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. 
   
   
       13 . The hand grip recited in  claim 12 , wherein a cross-sectional plane of the palm portion has an s-shaped configuration. 
   
   
       14 . The hand grip recited in  claim 12 , wherein a cross-sectional plane of the palm portion that is equally spaced between the opposite edges has an s-shaped configuration. 
   
   
       15 . The hand grip recited in  claim 12 , wherein the first surface has a convex configuration in an area that is separate from the area of the palm portion located between the ends of the strap portion. 
   
   
       16 . The hand grip recited in  claim 12 , wherein the first surface has a textured configuration that includes a plurality of indentations extending between the opposite edges. 
   
   
       17 . The hand grip recited in  claim 12 , wherein each of the first surface and the second surface has textured configurations that includes a plurality of indentations extending between the opposite edges. 
   
   
       18 . The hand grip recited in  claim 12 , wherein the palm portion and the strap portion are formed of unitary construction from a polymer material. 
   
   
       19 . A hand grip comprising:
 a palm portion having a palm surface for contacting a palm of a hand and an opposite grip surface for gripping an object, at least one of the palm surface and the grip surface having a textured configuration, and the palm portion having a first edge and an opposite second edge, a cross-sectional plane of the palm portion that is equally spaced between the first edge and the second edge having an s-shaped configuration; and   a strap portion for extending around and contacting a back of the hand, the strap portion being formed of unitary construction with the palm portion and joined to the palm portion at each of the first edge and the second edge.   
   
   
       20 . The hand grip recited in  claim 19 , wherein an area of the palm portion has a shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. 
   
   
       21 . The hand grip recited in  claim 19 , wherein the palm portion has:
 a first area located between ends of the strap portion, the first area having a shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid; and   a second area separate from the first area, the grip surface having a convex shape in the second area.   
   
   
       22 . The hand grip recited in  claim 19 , wherein the textured configuration includes at least one indentation extending from the first edge to the second edge of the palm portion. 
   
   
       23 . The hand grip recited in  claim 19 , wherein the textured configuration includes a plurality of linear indentations extending from the first edge to the second edge of the palm portion. 
   
   
       24 . The hand grip recited in  claim 23 , wherein the linear indentations include a first indentation and a second indentation that are adjacent to each other, a distance between the first indentation and the second indentation being greater at the first edge than at the second edge. 
   
   
       25 . The hand grip recited in  claim 23 , wherein the textured configuration also includes a plurality of additional indentations that are substantially perpendicular to at least a portion of the linear indentations.