Hand Pad

Abstract

A hand pad, for protecting an area between four fingers and a palm of the hand. The hand pad is formed with one or more finger openings disposed in the hand pad to accommodate the four fingers of the hand, and with a hand opening in the hand pad aligned with the four finger openings and disposed to accommodate the palm of the hand.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand pad, for protecting an area between four fingers and a palm of the hand, with the hand pad formed with one or more finger openings disposed in the hand pad to accommodate the four fingers of the hand, and with a hand opening in the hand pad aligned with the four finger openings and disposed to accommodate the palm of the hand. 
     
     
         2 . The hand pad of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more finger openings are a first, a second, a third and a fourth finger opening. 
     
     
         3 . The hand pad of  claim 2 , wherein the first finger opening and the third finger opening are closer than the second finger opening to a center long axis of the hand opening. 
     
     
         4 . The hand pad of  claim 2 , wherein the first, the second, the third and the fourth finger openings are round or square and are of a same or a different size. 
     
     
         5 . The hand pad of  claim 2 , wherein the second finger opening is a greater perpendicular distance from the center long axis of the hand opening than the first finger opening. 
     
     
         6 . The hand pad of  claim 2 , wherein the fourth finger opening is a lesser perpendicular distance from the center long axis of the hand opening than the first finger opening. 
     
     
         7 . The hand pad of  claim 1 , wherein the hand opening is rectangular, trapezoidal or rectangular with two semicircular sides. 
     
     
         8 . The hand pad of  claim 1 , wherein the area between the four fingers and the palm of the hand includes a palmar digital crease of the first finger, second finger, third finger and fourth finger, a distal palmar crease and a proximal palmar crease of the hand. 
     
     
         9 . The hand pad of  claim 1 , wherein the hand pad does not cover a proximal interphalangeal crease of fingers one, two, three and four of the hand and the pad does not cover a distal interphalangeal crease of fingers one through four of the hand. 
     
     
         10 . The hand pad of  claim 1 , with a top of the hand pad between the finger openings and a top edge of the hand pad and with a bottom of the hand pad between the hand opening and the bottom edge of the hand pad, with the top and bottom of the hand pad on the back of the hand when the hand pad accommodates the hand. 
     
     
         11 . A method for using a hand pad for protecting an area between four fingers and a palm of the hand, comprising: accommodating the four fingers in one or more finger openings in the hand pad, and accommodating the palm of the hand in a hand opening aligned with the four finger openings. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein in accommodating the four in the one or more finger openings is in a first, a second, a third and a fourth finger opening. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in accommodating the four fingers in the four finger openings, the first finger opening and the third finger opening are closer than the second finger opening from a center long axis of the hand opening. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in accommodating the four fingers in the four finger openings, the first, the second, the third and the fourth finger openings are round or square and are of a same or a different size. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in accommodating the four fingers in the four finger openings the second finger opening is a greater perpendicular distance from the center long axis of the hand opening than the first finger opening. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in accommodating the four fingers in the four finger openings, the fourth finger opening is a lesser perpendicular distance from the center long axis of the hand opening than the first finger opening. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in accommodating the four fingers in the four finger openings, the area between the four fingers and the palm of the hand includes a palmar digital crease of the first finger, second finger, third finger and fourth finger, a distal palmar crease and a proximal palmar crease of the hand. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in accommodating the four fingers in the four finger openings, the hand pad does not cover a proximal interphalangeal crease of fingers one through four of the hand and the pad does not cover a distal interphalangeal crease of fingers one through four of the hand and with a top of the hand pad between the finger openings and a top edge of the hand pad and with a bottom of the hand pad between the hand opening and the bottom edge of the hand pad, with the top and bottom of the hand pad on the back of the hand when the hand pad accommodates the hand. 
     
     
         19 . The hand pad of  claim 1  further comprising a second layer formed with a second layer finger opening disposed in the second layer to accommodate the four fingers of the hand and a second layer hand opening in the second layer aligned with the second layer finger opening and disposed to accommodate the palm of the hand, with the second layer attached to the hand pad such that the one or more finger openings align with the second layer finger opening and the second layer hand opening aligns with the hand opening. 
     
     
         20 . The hand pad of  claim 1  further comprising a finger protector with a finger protector hand opening accommodating the palm of the hand, wherein the palm of the hand is inserted in the finger protector hand opening before the palm of the hand is inserted in the hand pad hand opening.