Knuckle protection device and method of use

Abstract

A knuckle protection device for covering and protecting an individual's knuckles includes an elongate body section including an interior segment for covering and protecting the individual's knuckles and end segments to be secured to the inner surface of an individual's hand when the interior segment is covering the individual's knuckles. A plurality of transversely spaced apart attachment strips are joined to and extend outwardly from an elongate side edge of the interior segment and are positioned to be received between fingers of an individual's hand and secured to the inner surface of the hand when the interior segment is covering and protecting the individual's knuckles. A method of using the knuckle protection device described above including the steps of positioning the elongate body section on the backside of an individual's hand with an interior segment thereof overlying the individual's knuckles, folding the transversely spaced apart attachment strips between the outer four fingers of the individual's hands and securing these strips to the inner surface of the individual's hand and wrapping one end segment of the body section about an end surface of the individual's hand and wrapping the other end segment of the body section between the first finger and thumb of the individual's hands and securing the end segments to the inner surface of the individual's hand.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A knuckle protection device for covering and protecting an individual's knuckles, said device comprising an elongate body section including an interior segment for covering and protecting the individual's knuckles and end segments including an adhesive thereon to be secured to the inner surface of an individual's hand when the interior segment is covering the individual's knuckles, a plurality of transversely spaced apart attachment strips joined to and extending outwardly from an elongate side edge of the interior segment, said strips being spaced apart to be received between fingers of an individual's hand when the interior segment is covering and protecting the individual's knuckles, said attachment strips including an adhesive to be secured to an inner surface of the individual's hand when the interior segment is in a position covering and protecting the individual's knuckles. 
     
     
         2 . The knuckle protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the interior segment and transversely spaced apart attachment strips are of a unitary construction. 
     
     
         3 . The knuckle protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate body section is dimensioned to position end edges of the end segments spaced-apart from each other at the inner surface of an individual's hand so as not to impede the individual from providing a closed fist while wearing the device. 
     
     
         4 . The knuckle protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the transversely spaced-apart strips are formed as separate members from the elongate body section and are fastened to the body section adjacent said elongate side edges in said spaced apart relationship. 
     
     
         5 . The knuckle protection device of  claim 1 , wherein three strips are provided to be positioned between four fingers of the individual's hand. 
     
     
         6 . The knuckle protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate body section is dimensioned to permit one end segment to be wrapped about an end surface of an individual's hand and the other end surface to be wrapped between the first finger and thumb of the individual's hand when the interior segment of the body section is covering and protecting the individual's knuckles. 
     
     
         7 . A method of using a knuckle protection device that includes an elongate body section including an interior segment for covering and protecting the individual's knuckles and end segments including an adhesive thereon to be secured to the inner surface of an individual's hand when the interior segment is covering the individual's knuckles, a plurality of transversely spaced apart attachment strips joined to and extending outwardly from an elongate side edge of the interior segment, said strips being spaced apart to be received between fingers of an individual's hand when the interior segment is covering and protecting the individual's knuckles, said attachment strips including an adhesive to be secured to an inner surface of the individual's hand when the interior segment is in a position covering and protecting the individual's knuckles, said method including the steps of positioning the elongate body section on the backside of an individual's hand with an interior segment thereof overlying the individual's knuckles, folding the transversely spaced apart attachment strips between the outer four fingers of the individual's hands and securing these strips to the inner surface of the individual's hand and wrapping one end segment of the body section about an end surface of the individual's hand and wrapping the other end segment of the body section between the first finger and thumb of the individual's hands and securing the end segments to the inner surface of the individual's hand. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , including the step of securing the end segments to an inner surface of the individual's hand in a spaced-apart relationship leaving a palm region of the hand unconfined for permit an individual wearing the device to easily form a fist. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment strips and the end segments are secured to the inner surface of the individual's hand by an adhesive secured to said strips and end segments.