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Granted Patent B2
US 9,468,805 · App. 13/482,342 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Finger strengthening device for climbers and finger strength enthusiasts

Inventor: Michael Robert White (Berkeley, CA)
A63B23/16A63B21/4035
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,468,805
App. No.
13/482,342
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device for finger and grip strength exercise. The finger strengthening device comprises a molded shape with ledges and cavity's suitable for gripping by a human hand with a connector ring or u-bolt mounted therein whereby connector ring can be attached to resistance training device.

Claims (12)

1. A finger exercise device comprising:

a connector shaft comprising a central axis, a top end, and a bottom end, and comprising a ring connected to the shaft top end;

a main grip body having a top end and a bottom end, and having the shaft mounted vertically within the main body at the top end;

a vertical pinch feature extending out from the main body with an upper end and a lower end and having a vertical length aligned parallel to the shaft central axis and the vertical pinch feature tapering out wider from the upper end to a lower end; and,

a horizontal ledge feature comprising a substantially planar surface facing the top end in the main body and aligned perpendicular to the ring shaft central axis.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the ring is a closed circle.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the vertical pinch feature has a width less than the vertical length.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal ledge planar surface extends out from the main body perpendicular to the shaft axis.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional horizontal ledge features having top planar surfaces extending out from the main body perpendicular to the shaft axis.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a sloped area comprising a rounded surface curving down from the main body top end.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a horizontal pinch area comprising indents on opposite sides of the main body.

8. The device of claim 1 , connected to a resistance device at the ring.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61491290 · May 30, 2011
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