Patent Application
20240298757
For those who have difficulty controlling their wrists and hands, for instance individuals with Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, etc.; writing, eating, or any other fine motor activities can be an extreme challenge to perform due to the unsteadiness of their muscles. Although weighted hand accessories and sleeves do exist, current designs are incredibly bulky, making them uncomfortable and inconvenient to wear for a long period of time. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus that assists individuals with difficulty with hand and wrist control to accomplish fine motor activities more steadily and with better ease in a way that is comfortable and convenient to use over a long period of time, is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
The main purpose of the therapeutic weighted bracelet is to offer a modern alternative that has the benefit of providing a constant weight, but not the bulkiness and/or the restrictive nature associated with a standard glove or a sleeve.
The disclosed bracelet includes multiple layered disks each having several disks and a concentric center and flanking sides and equal diameters. Silicon bands radially wrapped around each of the plurality of layered disks and equidistantly spaced apart. Bracelet strands comprising a first end and a second flank each of the plurality of layered disks. A slip knot sets a diameter of the bracelet by an opposing pulling force on the first end and the second end.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
The present disclosed therapeutic weighted bracelet, also known as “The Weighted Bracelet”, introduces a novel weighted bracelet that is worn on the dominant wrist of the user to add extra weight for muscle control. Users simply place the weighted bracelet onto their wrists as they would with any other bracelet, and tighten it through the slip knot enclosure or through the band with holes to fasten, as needed, for tightness and a comfortable fit. This avant-garde product is less bothersome than weighted gloves or sleeves, and to further enhance functionality, the weighted bracelet comes in a wide range of weight options, ranging from a half a pound to 1.5 pounds and potentially more, in order to accommodate different user needs and preferences. This innovative, top-quality product ensures a fully operational wrist accessory that benefits all individuals who seek to have better muscle movement control in their wrists.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
