Exercise grip

Abstract

An exercise grip is disclosed. The exercise grip includes a protective portion and a wrist strap connected to a wrist end of the protective portion. The protective portion has a finger end in which three or four finger holes are defined. The protective portion also has a palm portion that extends from the finger holes to the wrist end. The protective portion varies in width from the wrist end to the finger end. The protective portion can be formed to cover an ulnar portion of a wrist when placed on a hand.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An exercise grip, comprising:
 a wrist strap; and   a protective portion that has a wrist end and an opposite end, wherein:
 the wrist end of the protective portion is located closer to the wrist strap than the opposite end; 
 the opposite end of the protective portion has a given width that extends from a first side of the protective portion to a second side of the protective portion; 
 widths of the protective portion differ at different distances from the wrist end; 
 a particular width of the protective portion at a particular location that is between wrist strap and the opposite end is smaller than a first width of the protective portion at a first location that is between the particular location and the wrist strap; and 
 the protective portion is configured to cover a portion of a palm of a hand and expose a backside portion of the hand between a pinky finger and a wrist. 
   
     
     
         3 . The exercise grip of  claim 2 , wherein the wrist strap comprises a ring on one side of the exercise grip, and a strap portion that extends away from the protective portion on an opposite side of the exercise grip. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise grip of  claim 3 , wherein the wrist end of the protective portion that is between the wrist strap and the particular location has a first side that extends further away from a center axis than a second side of the wrist end of the protective portion that is between the wrist strap and the particular location, and wherein the center axis (i) extends from the wrist end to the finger end and (ii) passes through a midpoint of the narrowest part of the protective portion. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise grip of  claim 4 , wherein the ring is on the first side, and the strap portion is on the second side. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise grip of  claim 4 , wherein the protective portion has a first length between the wrist end and the finger end on the first side, and a second length between the wrist end and the finger end on the second side. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise grip of  claim 6 , wherein the first length is shorter than the second length. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise grip of  claim 2 , wherein the protective portion is a continuous flexible material. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise grip of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible material is at least one of leather, neoprene, or rubber. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise grip of  claim 2 , wherein the protective portion has finger holes defined therein. 
     
     
         11 . A method of forming an exercise grip, comprising:
 forming a wrist strap;   forming a protective portion that has a wrist end and an opposite end, wherein:
 the wrist end of the protective portion is located closer to the wrist strap than the opposite end; 
 the opposite end of the protective portion has a given width that extends from a first side of the protective portion to a second side of the protective portion; 
 widths of the protective portion differ at different distances from the wrist end; 
 a particular width of the protective portion at a particular location that is between wrist strap and the opposite end is smaller than a first width of the protective portion at a first location that is between the particular location and the wrist strap; and 
 the protective portion is configured to cover a portion of a palm of a hand and expose a backside portion of the hand between a pinky finger and a wrist. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the wrist strap comprises a ring on one side of the exercise grip, and a strap portion that extends away from the protective portion on an opposite side of the exercise grip. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the wrist end of the protective portion that is between the wrist strap and the particular location is formed to have a first side that extends further away from a center axis than a second side of the wrist end of the protective portion that is formed between the wrist strap and the particular location, and wherein the center axis (i) extends from the wrist end to the finger end and (ii) passes through a midpoint of the narrowest part of the protective portion. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the ring is on the first side, and the strap portion is on the second side. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the protective portion is formed to have a first length between the wrist end and the finger end on the first side, and formed to have a second length between the wrist end and the finger end on the second side. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first length is shorter than the second length. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the protective portion is formed from a continuous flexible material. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the flexible material is at least one of leather, neoprene, or rubber. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the protective portion is formed to have finger holes defined therein.