Device against numbness able to help hand paddling stroke in water sports

Abstract

The object of this invention relates to a hand device against numbness able to help hand paddling stroke in water sports comprising a closed loop strip of flexible material.

1 . A hand device for avoiding numbness in the hand and helping hand paddling stroke in water sports, the hand device comprising a closed loop strip of flexible material with an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall having a height. 
     
     
         2 . The hand device according to  claim 1 , wherein the closed loop strip of flexible material has a division formed by a wall ( 6 ) extending between and joining opposite sides of the inner wall. 
     
     
         3 . The hand device according to  claim 2 , wherein,
 the closed loop strip of flexible material comprises a cylinder of flexible material,   the cylinder of flexible material has an elliptical base ( 1 ), the elliptical base having a largest length and a largest width, the largest length being greater than the largest width and   the division formed by the wall defines two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) passing through the cylinder of flexible material.   
     
     
         4 . The hand device according to  claim 3 , wherein the two vertical holes passing through the cylinder of flexible material are, in cross-section, elliptical ( 2 ,  3 ). 
     
     
         5 . The hand device according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein a first of the two vertical holes ( 2 ) has a size at least three times smaller than a second of the two vertical holes ( 3 ), and   wherein the largest length of the elliptical base of the cylinder of flexible material is about 6.25 times larger than the height of the inner wall and the outer wall.   
     
     
         6 . The hand device according to  claim 5 , wherein the largest width of the elliptical base ( 1 ) of the cylinder of flexible material is 12.5 times smaller than the largest length of the elliptical base of the cylinder of flexible material. 
     
     
         7 . The hand device according to  claim 6 , wherein the cylinder of flexible material has, in a height direction of the outer wall, curved side walls ( 4 ) with a maximum length of the cylinder of flexible material being located intermediate an upper edge and a lower edge of the cylinder of flexible material. 
     
     
         8 . The hand device according to  claim 7 , wherein the curved side walls ( 4 ) bounded by the two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) and the cylinder of flexible material have a section equivalent to about ⅓ of the height of the inner wall and the outer wall. 
     
     
         9 . The hand device according to  claim 8 , wherein the wall ( 6 ) extending between and joining opposite sides of the inner wall has a section equivalent to about ⅓ of the height of the inner wall and the outer wall. 
     
     
         10 . The hand device according to  claim 9 , wherein the outer wall of the cylinder of flexible material includes a depression ( 7 ) at a location where the wall ( 6 ) extending between and joining opposite sides of the inner wall joins one of the opposite sides of the inner wall, the depression ( 7 ) extending in the height direction of the outer wall. 
     
     
         11 . The hand device against numbness able to help hand paddling stroke in water sports according to  claim 4 , wherein an index finger of a hand is capable to fit into the first vertical hole ( 2 ). 
     
     
         12 . The hand device according to  claim 4 , wherein a little finger, a ring finger, and a middle finger of a hand are capable to fit into the second vertical hole ( 3 ). 
     
     
         13 . The hand device according to  claim 12 , wherein the second vertical hole ( 3 ) has internal projections ( 8 ) capable to establish the position of the little, ring and middle fingers. 
     
     
         14 . The hand device according to  claim 1 , wherein the closed loop strip of flexible material is made of an elastomer. 
     
     
         15 . The hand according to  claim 4 , wherein the cylinder of flexible material is made of an elastomer. 
     
     
         16 . The hand device according to  claim 14 , wherein the elastomer is natural rubber or synthetic rubber. 
     
     
         17 . The hand device according to  claim 16 , wherein the synthetic rubber is silicone rubber. 
     
     
         18 . The hand device according to  claim 5 , wherein the first vertical hole ( 2 ) is sized to fit an index finger of a hand and the second vertical hole ( 3 ) is sized to fit, at a same time, a little finger, a ring finger, and a middle finger of the hand. 
     
     
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         21 . A hand device for avoiding numbness in the hand and helping hand paddling stroke in water sports, the hand device comprising:
 a closed loop strip of flexible material defining a cylinder,   the cylinder having an elliptical base ( 1 ) with a largest length and a largest width, the largest length being greater than the largest width,   the cylinder having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall having a height;   a wall ( 6 ) extending between and joining a first location of the inner wall to an opposite, second location of the inner wall; and   two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) defined by the wall extending between and joining the first location of the inner wall to the opposite, second location of the inner wall,   the two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) passing through the cylinder of flexible material in a height direction of the inner wall and the outer wall,   the two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) being, in cross-section, elliptical ( 2 ,  3 ),   wherein a first of the two vertical holes ( 2 ) has a size at least three times smaller than a second of the two vertical holes ( 3 ),   wherein the largest length of the elliptical base is 6.25 times larger than the height of the inner wall and the outer wall, and the largest width of the elliptical base is 12.5 times smaller than the largest length of the elliptical base, and   wherein the first vertical hole ( 2 ) is sized to fit an index finger of a hand and the second vertical hole ( 3 ) is sized to fit, at a same time, a little finger, a ring finger, and a middle finger of the hand.   
     
     
         22 . A hand device for avoiding numbness in the hand and helping hand paddling stroke in water sports, the hand device comprising:
 a closed loop strip of flexible material defining a cylinder,   the cylinder having a base ( 1 ) with a largest length and a largest width, the largest length being greater than the largest width,   the cylinder having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall having a height;   a wall ( 6 ) extending between and joining a first location of the inner wall to an opposite, second location of the inner wall;   two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) defined by the wall extending between and joining the first location of the inner wall to the opposite, second location of the inner wall,   the two vertical holes ( 2 ,  3 ) passing through the cylinder of flexible material in a height direction of the inner wall and the outer wall,   wherein a first of the two vertical holes ( 2 ) has a size at least three times smaller than a second of the two vertical holes ( 3 ),   wherein the largest length of the base is 6.25 times larger than the height of the inner wall and the outer wall, and the largest width of the base is 12.5 times smaller than the largest length of the base, and   wherein the first vertical hole ( 2 ) is sized to fit an index finger of a hand and the second vertical hole ( 3 ) is sized to fit, at a same time, a little finger, a ring finger, and a middle finger of the hand; and   internal projections ( 8 ) located on the inner wall within the second vertical hole ( 3 ), the internal projections ( 8 ) located to establish positioning of the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of the hand within the second vertical hole.