Device for golf club grip assistance

Abstract

A device for assisting a person's hand to grip a golf club comprises a wrist support having a front surface and a rear surface; a fingers support extending from the wrist support; a gripping strap extending from a free end of the fingers support, the gripping strap having a free end and including a fastener for fastening the free end of the gripping strap to the exterior surface of the fingers support; a first buckle attached to, and positioned off-center of, the front surface of the wrist support so that the first buckle is adjacent to a base of the person's thumb when the device is worn on the hand. When the wrist support is mounted on the wrist, the free end of the gripping strap is fed through the buckle and tightened to fold the fingers support and the person's fingers at an angle towards the person's thumb.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club grip assistance device for assisting a person's hand to grip a handle of a golf club, the person's hand extending from the person's wrist and including fingers and a thumb, the device comprising:
 a wrist support having a front surface and a rear surface, the wrist support for mounting the device to the person's hand and securing the device to the person's wrist,   a fingers support attached to and extending from the rear surface of the wrist support, the fingers support having a fixed end and an opposite free end,   a gripping strap extending from the free end of the fingers support, the gripping strap having a free end extending away from the wrist support and the free end of the fingers support, the gripping strap including a fastener for fastening the free end of the gripping strap to an exterior surface of the fingers support,   a first buckle attached to, and positioned off-center of, the front surface of the wrist support so that the first buckle is adjacent to a base of the person's thumb when the device is worn on the person's hand,   wherein when the wrist support is mounted on the person's wrist, the free end of the gripping strap is fed through the first buckle and tightened to fold the fingers support and the person's fingers at an angle towards the buckle and the person's thumb.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the wrist support comprises a body and a wrist strap, the wrist strap attached to the body and having a free end including a fastener, wherein the fastener on the free end of the wrist strap is used to fasten the wrist strap to the wrist strap body. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the wrist support further includes a wrist strap buckle attached to the body of the wrist support, and wherein the free end of the wrist strap is fed through the wrist strap buckle for adjusting a length of the wrist strap. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a glove, and wherein the wrist support of the device is a wrist portion of the glove and the fingers support of the device is the fingers portion of the glove, the glove including a wrist strap for securing the glove to the wrist and a wrist strap fastener for adjusting a tension of the wrist strap around the person's wrist. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a second buckle, the second buckle attached to and positioned off-center of the front surface of the wrist support, opposite the first buckle, so that the second buckle is adjacent to a base of the person's right thumb when the device is worn on the person's right hand and the first buckle is adjacent to the base of the person's left thumb when the device is worn on the person's left hand. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first buckle is attached at an angle relative to a central axis, the central axis passing through the center of the fingers support and the wrist support of the device, and wherein the angle is less than 90 degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the first buckle and the second buckle are each attached to and positioned off-center of the front surface of the wrist support at an angle relative to a central axis passing through the finger support and the wrist support, wherein the angle of each of the first and second buckles is less than 90 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping strap fastener is a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the wrist strap fastener is a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping strap includes a loop attached to the free end of the gripping strap for grasping and pulling the gripping strap. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the wrist strap includes a loop attached to the free end of the wrist strap for grasping and pulling the wrist strap. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the fingers support is manufactured of an inelastic material that conforms to the person's hand with use. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the fingers support is manufactured of a breathable material that allows air to circulate to the person's skin that is covered by the fingers support. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the fingers support is manufactured of leather or synthetic leather. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping strap fastener is selected from a group comprising: a snap, a button, a side release buckle, and wherein the gripping strap includes a slide adjuster for adjusting a length of the gripping strap. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the fingers support is integrally formed with the wrist support.