Wrist Support With Rotating Hand Grip

Abstract

A wrist support device that includes a palm grip protection strap pivotably attached to a wrist support strap. The palm grip protection strap pivots between a first position in which it is generally perpendicular to the wrist support strap and provides palm protection and a second position in which it is generally parallel to the wrist support strap and out of the user's way. The device includes a fastening system for securing the palm grip protection strap in the second position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wrist support device, comprising:
 a first strap adapted to wrap around a user's wrist and having a first side and a second side;   a first fastening system for securing the first strap to itself so that the first strap forms a loop;   a second strap sized to extend from the user's wrist to the base of the user's fingers; and   an attachment system for attaching the second strap to the first strap, wherein the attachment system permits the second strap to pivot relative to the first strap between a first position in which the second strap is substantially perpendicular to the first strap and a second position in which the second strap is substantially parallel to the first strap.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a second fastening system adapted to secure the second strap in the second position. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the second fastening system comprises a two-component fastener, wherein a first component of the second fastening system is attached to the second strap and a second component of the second fastening system is attached to the first strap; and
 wherein the second strap has a first length measured from the attachment system to the first component of the second fastening system, and wherein the second component of the second fastening system is positioned on the first strap such that it is located a distance away from the attachment system equal to the first length when the first strap is secured around a user's wrist.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the first fastening system comprises:
 a two-component fastener, wherein a first component and a second component of the first fastening system are both attached to the first side of the first strap; and   a loop ring attached adjacent to an end of the first strap; and   wherein the second component of the second fastening system is attached to the second side of the first strap.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the first fastening system comprises:
 a two-component fastener, wherein a first component of the first fastening system is attached to a first side of the first strap and a second component of the first fastening system is attached to the second side of the first strap; and   wherein the second component of the second fastening system is attached to the first side of the first strap.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the first strap comprises two strap pieces attached together; and
 wherein the first component of the first fastening system and the first component of the second fastening system are the same component.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment system comprises an opening formed in either the first strap or the second strap adjacent the wrist end of the second strap and a rod securable in the opening. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the rod comprises a base portion and a screw portion, wherein the base portion includes internal threads that correspond to external threads on the screw portion. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one opening adjacent a finger end of the second strap adapted to receive at least one finger of the user when the second strap is in the first position. 
     
     
         10 . A wrist support device, comprising:
 a first strap sized to wrap around a user's wrist;   a second strap sized to extend from the user's wrist to the base of the user's fingers and having a wrist end and a finger end; and   an attachment system comprising an opening in either the first strap or the wrist end of the second strap and a rod securable inside the opening so that the second strap can pivot relative to the first strap between at least a first position in which the second strap is substantially perpendicular to the first strap and a second position in which the second strap is substantially parallel to the first strap.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the rod comprises a screw part and a base part, wherein the screw part is adapted to be threaded into the base part through the opening. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the opening comprises a metal grommet. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a first fastening system for securing the first strap to itself in a loop; and   a second fastening system for securing the second strap to the first strap in the second position, comprising a two-component fastener, wherein a first component of the second fastening system is attached to the second strap and a second component of the second fastening system is attached to the first strap.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the second fastening system comprises a fabric fastening system. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first or second components of the second fastening system comprises at least one magnet. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first strap further comprises:
 a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end; and   a loop ring attached adjacent the first end; and   wherein the first fastening system comprises a two-component fastener in which both a first component of the first fastening system and a second component of the first fastening system are attached to the first side of the first strap.   
     
     
         17 . A wrist support device, comprising:
 a first strap sized to wrap around a user's wrist;   a second strap sized to extend from the user's wrist to the base of the user's fingers and having a wrist end and a finger end;   a first fastening system for securing the first strap to itself so that the first strap forms a loop;   an attachment system comprising an opening in either the first strap or the wrist end of the second strap and a rod securable inside the opening so that the second strap can pivot relative to the first strap between at least a first position in which the second strap is substantially perpendicular to the first strap and a second position in which the second strap is substantially parallel to the first strap; and   a second fastening system for securing the second strap in the second position, comprising at least one component attached to the second strap.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the second fastening system comprises a two-component fastener in which a first component of the second fastening system is attached to the second strap. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the first strap further comprises a loop ring attached adjacent to an end of the first strap; and
 wherein the first fastening system comprises a two-component fastener, wherein a first component and a second component of the first fastening system are both attached to a first side of the first strap.   
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the first fastening system comprises a two-component fastener, wherein a first component of the first fastening system is attached to a first side of the first strap and a second component of the first fastening system is attached to a second side of the first strap.