U.S. patent application number 10/792221 was filed with the patent office on 2005-09-08 for object restraining device and system.
Invention is credited to Salvitti, Alfred W..
Application Number | 20050193465 10/792221 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34911796 |
Filed Date | 2005-09-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050193465 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Salvitti, Alfred W. |
September 8, 2005 |
Object restraining device and system
Abstract
The invention includes embodiments of a device and system for
restraining an object proximally to a hand of a user. The device
includes an arm member and at least one attachment member that is
attachable to the arm member. The object is restrainable proximally
to the hand by extending the at least one attachment member between
one side of the hand and another side of the hand, with the object
is positioned between the hand and the at least one attachment
member. The invention also includes a system for restraining an
object to a hand of a user. The system includes an object
restraining device and an object that has at least one groove,
wherein the at least one attachment member is retainable in the at
least one groove. The invention also includes a groove member,
which is attachable to an object. The invention further includes a
stick training system. The system includes a practice stick and a
device for attaching a practice stick to a hand of a user. The
invention also includes a system for restraining a gun to the hand
of a user. The invention also includes a device for restraining a
living being proximally to an arm of a user. The device can be used
for purposes including self-defense, the military and law
enforcement.
Inventors: |
Salvitti, Alfred W.; (Glen
Riddle, PA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
PATRICIA A. WENGER
201 NORTH JACKSON STREET
MEDIA
PA
19063
US
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Family ID: |
34911796 |
Appl. No.: |
10/792221 |
Filed: |
March 3, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/161.5 ;
2/160 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 21/4019 20151001;
A41D 19/01582 20130101; A63B 71/14 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
002/161.5 ;
002/160 |
International
Class: |
A63B 071/14; A41D
019/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A device for restraining an object proximally to a hand of a
user, the hand having more than one side, said device comprised of
an arm member and at least one attachment member, said at least one
attachment member being attachable to said arm member, said object
being restrainable proximally to said hand by extending said at
least one attachment member between one side of the hand and
another side of the hand, wherein the object is positioned between
the hand and said at least one attachment member.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said object is a living being.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one attachment
member has a first end, said first end being removably attachable
to said arm member.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one attachment
member can be positioned around said arm member when said at least
one attachment member is not extended around said object.
5. The device of claim 1, said device further having a raised
portion, said at least one attachment member being attachable to
said raised portion.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein said arm member is attached to a
glove.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein said arm member is attached to a
sleeve.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the hand of a user has a palm side
and an outer side, said object being attachable to said hand by
extending said at least one attachment member between the palm side
and the outer side of the hand, wherein the object is positioned
between the hand and said at least one attachment member.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein said object is positioned between
the palm side of the hand and said at least one attachment
member.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein the object is a gun.
11. The device of claim 9, wherein said arm member has a pivoting
portion, said pivoting portion pivoting when said at least one
attachment member is positioned around the object.
12. The device of claim 11, said pivoting portion further having a
memory member.
13. A system for restraining an object to a hand of a user, the
hand having at least two sides, said system comprising an object
restraining device, said device having an arm member and at least
one attachment member, said system further comprising an object,
said object comprising at least one groove, said object being
attachable to the hand by extending said at least one attachment
member between one side of the hand to another side of the hand,
wherein said object is positioned between the hand and said at
least one attachment member, and wherein said at least one
attachment member is retainable in said at least one groove.
14. A groove member, said groove member being attachable to an
object, said groove member having a groove side and an attachment
side, said groove side having a groove, said attachment side being
attachable to an object.
15. An attachment member for restraining an object proximally to a
hand of a user, said attachment member comprising at least one
first end and at least one second end, said attachment member
further comprising at least one intermediate portion, said at least
one intermediate portion being located between said first end and
said second end, said first end having an attacher and said second
end having an attacher.
16. The attachment member of claim 15 wherein said attacher is a
bracket.
17. A stick training system, said system comprised of a practice
stick and a device for attaching a practice stick to a hand of a
user, the hand having at least two sides, said device comprised of
an arm member and at least one attachment member, said practice
stick being attachable to said hand by extending said at least one
attachment member between one side of the user's hand and another
side of the user's hand, wherein said practice stick is attachable
between the hand and said at least one attachment member.
18. A system for restraining a gun to the hand of a user, the hand
having a palm side and at least one other side, said system
comprised of an object restraining device and a gun, said device
comprised of an arm member and at least one attachment member, said
gun being restrainable to said hand by extending said at least one
attachment member between one side of the hand and another side of
the hand, wherein said gun is positioned between the palm side of
the user's hand and said at least one attachment member.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the user's hand is connected to
the user's wrist, and wherein said gun is releasable from being
restrained by said device to the hand of the user when the user
flicks his or her wrist.
20. The system of claim 18 wherein the gun has a barrel and a
handle, and wherein said gun is releasable from being restrained by
said device to the hand of the user by restricting the movement of
said barrel and by pulling the user's hand off the end of the
handle.
21. The system of claim 18 wherein the gun experiences muzzle flip
when fired, and wherein said device stabilizes the gun in the hand
of the user when muzzle flip occurs.
22. A device for restraining a living being proximally to an arm of
a user, the arm having more than one side, said device comprised of
an arm member and at least one attachment member, said living being
restrainable to said arm by extending said at least one attachment
member between one side of the arm and another side of the arm,
wherein the living being is positioned between the arm and said at
least one attachment member.
23. The device of claim 22 wherein the neck of the living being is
positioned between the arm and said at least one attachment
member.
24. The device of claim 22 wherein said device is use for
self-defense.
25. The device of claim 22 wherein said device is used for military
purposes.
26. The device of claim 22 wherein said device is used for law
enforcement purposes.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Object restraining devices and systems are known in the art.
Specifically, an invention limited to a gun support glove is
disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,864,884, to Salvitti, which is
incorporated herein as though set forth in full. However, none of
the known art discloses the flexibility, ease of use and other
benefits of the object restraining device and system of the current
invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention includes embodiments of a device and system
for restraining an object proximally to a hand or arm of a
user.
[0003] The invention includes a device restraining an object
proximally to a hand of a user. The device includes an arm member
and at least one attachment member, and the at least one attachment
member is attachable to the arm member. The object is restrainable
proximally to the hand by extending the at least one attachment
member between one side of the hand and another side of the hand,
wherein the object is positioned between the hand and the at least
one attachment member. The object can be an inanimate or a living
being.
[0004] The at least one attachment member can have a first end,
which can be removably attachable to the arm member. The at least
one attachment member can be positioned around the arm member when
the at least one attachment member is not extended around the
object.
[0005] The device can further have a raised portion, and the at
least one attachment member can be attachable to the raised
portion.
[0006] The arm member can be attached to a glove or to a
sleeve.
[0007] The object can be attachable to the hand by extending the at
least one attachment member between the palm side and the outer
side of the hand, whereby the object is positioned between the hand
and the at least one attachment member. More specifically, the
object can be positioned between the palm side of the hand and the
at least one attachment member. The arm member can further have a
pivoting portion, which pivots when the at least one attachment
member is positioned around the object. In addition, the pivoting
portion can have a memory member.
[0008] The object can be a gun.
[0009] The invention also includes a system for restraining an
object to a hand of a user. The system can include an object
restraining device, which has an arm member and at least one
attachment member. The system further has an object that has at
least one groove. The object is attachable to the hand by extending
the at least one attachment member between one side of the hand to
another side of the hand. The object is positioned between the hand
and the at least one attachment member, wherein the at least one
attachment member is retainable in the at least one groove.
[0010] The invention also includes a groove member, which is
attachable to an object. The groove member includes a groove side
and an attachment side. The groove side has a groove, and the
attachment side is attachable to an object.
[0011] The invention further includes an attachment member for
restraining an object proximally to a hand of a user. The
attachment member includes at least one first end, at least one
second end, and at least one intermediate portion located between
the first end and the second end. The first end includes an
attacher and the second end includes an attacher. The attacher can
be a bracket.
[0012] The invention further includes a stick training system. The
system includes a practice stick and a device for attaching a
practice stick to a hand of a user. The device includes an arm
member and at least one attachment member. The practice stick is
attachable to the hand by extending the at least one attachment
member between one side of the user's hand and another side of the
user's hand, wherein the practice stick is attachable between the
hand and the at least one attachment member.
[0013] The invention also includes a system for restraining a gun
to the hand of a user, where the system includes an object
restraining device and a gun. The device includes an arm member and
at least one attachment member. The gun is restrainable to the hand
by extending the at least one attachment member between one side of
the hand and another side of the hand, wherein the gun is
positioned between the palm side of the user's hand and the at
least one attachment member. In addition, the gun can be releasable
from being restrained by the device to the hand of the user when
the user flicks his or her wrist. Also, the gun can be releasable
from being restrained by the device to the hand of the user by
restricting the movement of the barrel and by pulling the user's
hand off the end of the handle. The gun can experience muzzle flip
when fired, and the device can stabilize the gun in the hand of the
user when muzzle flip occurs.
[0014] The invention also includes a device for restraining a
living being proximally to an arm of a user. The device includes an
arm member and at least one attachment member. The living being is
restrainable to the user's arm by extending the at least one
attachment member between one side of the arm and another side of
the arm, wherein the living being is positioned between the arm and
the at least one attachment member. The neck of the living being
can be positioned between the arm and the at least one attachment
member. The device can be used for purposes including self-defense,
the military and law enforcement.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and
form a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments of the
present invention and, together with the description, serve to
explain the principles of the invention.
[0016] FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views of embodiments of the
invention.
[0017] FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0018] FIG. 3 is a side perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0019] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0020] FIG. 5 is a partial cut away perspective view of an
embodiment of the invention.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0022] FIG. 6 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0023] FIG. 7 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0024] FIG. 8 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0025] FIG. 9 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0026] FIG. 10 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0027] FIG. 11A is a front partial view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0028] FIG. 11B is a side partial perspective view of an embodiment
of the invention.
[0029] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0030] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0031] FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0032] FIG. 15 is a rear partial view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0033] FIG. 16 is a rear partial view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0034] FIG. 17 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0035] FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0036] FIG. 19A is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0037] FIG. 19B is a cross section view taken at line 19B-19B of
FIG. 19A.
[0038] FIG. 19C is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention in use.
[0039] FIG. 20A is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0040] FIG. 20B is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0041] FIG. 20C is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention.
[0042] FIG. 21A-21C are perspective views of an embodiment of the
invention in use.
[0043] FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention in use.
[0044] FIG. 23 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
invention in use.
[0045] FIG. 24A-24C are perspective views of an embodiment of the
invention in use.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0046] With reference to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1
through 24C thereof, embodiments of a new object restraining device
30 and system are described. As illustrated in these Figures, the
invention includes a device 30 for restraining an object 50
proximally to a hand 42 or arm 56 of a user. The object 50 can be
any kind of object 50 that a user might want to try to restrain. It
is to be noted that while implements such as guns, knives, training
sticks and tools are illustrated in the Figures, the illustrated
objects are exemplary only, and not intended to be limiting. In
addition, as will be described later, the object 50 could be a
living being, such as a human or animal. The device 30 can restrain
an object 50 to the hand or arm 56 of the user for a variety of
purposes. As will be further described in more detail later, the
extent to which the object 50 contacts the hand 42 or arm 56 of the
user can vary.
[0047] As clearly illustrated in these Figures, the device 30
includes an arm member 32 and at least one attachment member 34. As
further seen in these Figures, the user's hand 42 has more than one
side. Among other sides, a user's hand 42 includes a palm side 44
and an outer side 46, and a user's arm 56 has corresponding sides,
including a palm side 44 and outer side 46. An object 50 is
attachable to the hand or arm 56 of a user by extending the at
least one attachment member 34 between two sides of the user's hand
42. The Figures illustrate the at least one attachment member 34
extending between the palm side 44 and the outer side 46 of the
hand, wherein the object 50 is positioned between the hand and the
at least one attachment member 34. In these Figures, the object 50
is positioned between the palm side 44 of the user's hand 42 and
the at least one attachment member 34; however, it would be
possible to place the object 50 between the outer side 46, or other
sides or portions, such as but not limited to the right side and
the left side, of the user's hand 42 and the at least one
attachment member 34. The object 50 also could be positioned
between one of the sides of a user's arm 56 and the at least one
attachment member 34.
[0048] In the embodiments illustrated, the arm member 32 is
attached generally at the intersection of the hand and the arm of
the user, which is the wrist 48. However, it is to be understood
that the device 30 can be attached to the forearm, the hand, or
other portions of the arm 56.
[0049] When the object 50 is positioned between the at least one
attachment member 34 and the user's hand 42 or arm 56, the object
50 is pushed toward the user's hand 42 or arm 56 by the inward
directed force of the attachment members 34 toward the user's hand
42 or arm 56. It is to be noted that attachment members 34 can me
made from a variety of materials, and can have a variety of widths,
lengths and densities. The inward force of the attachment members
34 will vary based upon variables including but not limited to the
materials, widths, lengths and densities of the attachment members
34.
[0050] The amount of force exerted on the object 50 by the at least
one attachment member 34 toward the hand of the user in conjunction
with elements including, but not limited to, the weight, shape, and
actions of the object 50 can have varying effects on the extent to
which the device 30 restrains the object 50. The device 30 can
restrain an object 50 to varying degrees on a continuum between
maintaining proximity between the user and the object 50 and
affixing the object 50 to the hand 52 or arm 56 of the user. When
the force is great in relation to the weight, shape and action of
the object 50, the device 30 can hold the object 50 to the hand 42
or arm 56 of the user. When the force is not as great in
conjunction with the weight, size and action of the object 50, the
device 30 may not be able to hold the object 50 to the hand 42 or
arm 56 of the user; however, the device 30 could be used to
stabilize the object 50 in the user's hand 42 or to assist in
maintaining contact or proximity between the user's hand 42 or arm
56 and the object 50.
[0051] The materials from which made, and the width, length and
density of an attachment member 34 also can vary. Varying these
elements of the at least one attachment member 34 could be
desirable in relation to a number of elements affecting the use of
the device 30, including, but not limited to the varying sizes of
the hand of the anticipated user, sizes of the anticipated object
50 with which the device 30 will be used, amounts of elasticity,
and amounts of force that are desired to be asserted on the object
50 against the hand of the user.
[0052] The attachment members 34 can be made of any material that
is pliable so that it will bend around the hand of the user.
Materials with memories, such as elastic and rubber, can be
beneficial in that they will stretch with varying hand and object
50 sizes and with varying movements by the user or the object 50.
An attachment member 34 could be a strap commonly known as a bungee
cord. However, non-stretchy materials also could be used, such as,
but not limited to, leather, polyester, textiles, plastic, metals,
papers and combinations thereof. In addition, the strengths of the
various materials could vary.
[0053] As illustrated in FIG. 4 the length of the attachment member
34 can be adjustable.
[0054] The attachment members 34 could be made in any width and
density to the extent that the portion that will be located between
the fingers 58 or outer ends of the fingers 58 of the user will not
be too wide or thick to prevent the user from using his or her
fingers 58. In addition, the extent to which the width or density
of the attachment members 34 will cause comfort, or discomfort or
pain, to the user will be a consideration in determining the
optimal width. In this regard, it is possible that attachment
members 34 that are too wide or too thin could cause
discomfort.
[0055] The device 30 can have any number of attachment members 34.
By way of example and not intending to be limiting, between two and
five attachment members 34 are illustrated. FIGS. 1 through 4
illustrate an embodiment of the device 30 that has two attachment
members 34. In the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the
attachment members 34 pass between the first finger and the second
finger, and between the third finder and the fourth finger of the
user. FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate an embodiment with three attachment
members 34. FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate an embodiment with five
attachment members 34. As seen in FIG. 6, the attachment members 34
can pass between each of the fingers 58 and on the outer ends of
the first and fourth fingers 58.
[0056] It is to be understood that an attachment member 34 can pass
between the fingers 58 or on the outer edges of the fingers 58 of
the user in configurations other than those illustrated in the
FIGS. 1 through 24C. The illustrated configurations of the
attachment members 34 through the fingers 58 are exemplary. It is
also to be understood that other numbers of attachment members 34
could be attached to the arm member 32. In addition, it is to be
understood that the attachment members 34 could pass through any of
the fingers 58, or along the outside ends of the fingers 58, as
desired by the user. It would be possible to pass more than one
attachment member 34 between two fingers 58 and/or on the outer
edges of the fingers 58.
[0057] The arm member 32 can be made of any material that can bend
around the arm 56 of the user. Materials include, but are not
limited to textiles, leather, metals, plastics, polyesters, papers,
combinations thereof, and the like.
[0058] Arm members 32 can be made of the hook and loop material
commonly known under the trademark Velcro.RTM.. As will be
described in more detail later, in such an embodiment, attachment
member attachers 54 and arm member closures pieces 64 that are made
of the complimentary hook and loop material can be directly
connectable to the arm member 32. In addition, if the arm member 32
is made of a material that is not a hook and loop material, such
as, but not limited to, leather, metals, plastics, polyesters,
textiles and the like, at least one strip 62 of hook and loop
material can be added to the arm member 32 to provide a surface for
the attachment of the complimentary portion of the hook and loop
material of an attacher 54 or closure piece 64. In these
embodiments, generally, the arm member 32 will be made of the loop
material and the attachers 54 and/or closures pieces 64 will be
made of the hook material; however, the opposite arrangement would
be possible.
[0059] It is to be noted that it would be possible to make an arm
member 32 of a material that is not easily cut, such as, but not
limited to leather, including suede, plastics, and metals. In such
embodiments, the arm member could also serve as a gauntlet, in that
it could protect the arm of the user from being cut. The duel use
of the arm member 32 as a gauntlet would be useful in many
situations, including but not limited to, when the object retaining
device 30 is used with sharp objects, including but not limited to,
knives, swords and the like.
[0060] The arm member 32 can be a wrist band that has two closure
ends 66 that close around the arm 56 of the user by a variety of
means currently known in the art or to be discovered. By way of
example, and not intending to be limiting, the arm member 32 can be
closed by hook and loop material, hooks, buttons, ties, zippers,
bolts, rivets, screws, clamps, pins and the like. Optionally, the
arm member 32 closure 66 could be easily separatable. In such an
embodiment, the arm member 32 could be easily removed from the arm
56 of the user. This embodiment could be beneficial for reasons
including, but not limited to, safety, and convenience.
[0061] As specifically illustrated in FIG. 4, another embodiment of
the arm member 32 may not have a closure. Such an embodiment could
be, but is not limited to, an arm member 32 that is made of a
continuous band that could be pulled over the hand of the user.
Optionally, in this embodiment, the arm member 32 can be made of a
stretchy material.
[0062] In FIGS. 7 and 24A through 24C, the arm member 32 of the
object restraining device 30 is part of a sleeve 124. Referring
specifically to FIG. 8, an object restraining device 30 in which
the arm member 32 is part of a glove 122 is illustrated. In these
embodiments the device 30, as part of the glove 122 or the sleeve
124, functions similarly to the devices 30 in which the arm member
32 is a wristband. It is to be understood that a wristband arm
member 32 can be attached integrally or non-integrally to a glove
122 or a sleeve 124.
[0063] The at least one attachment member 34 generally will have
two ends 68 and an intermediate portion 40 between the two ends 68.
However, alternatively, an attachment member 34 could be a single
circular band that encircles the arm member 32.
[0064] When the attachment member 34 has two ends 68, each end may
have an attacher 54 that either fixedly or removably attaches the
end 68 to the arm member 32. One end 68 or both ends 68 of an
attachment member 34 could be an attacher 54 that is a continuation
of the material that comprises the intermediate portion 40 of the
attachment member 34, and these ends 68 could be removably
attachable or fixedly attached to the arm member 32. Alternatively,
one or both ends 68 of an attachment member 34 be an attacher 54
that differs from the intermediate portion 40 of the attachment
member 34, as will be described in more detail later.
[0065] Both ends 68 of the at least one attachment member 34 can be
fixedly attached to the arm member 32. FIG. 4 illustrates a device
30 with two attachment members 34 that are fixedly attached to the
arm member 32. As seen in FIG. 4, two ends 68 of the attachment
members 34 are sewn onto the arm member 32. It is to be understood
that, while not shown, the other ends 68 of the attachment members
34 could be similarly sewn.
[0066] Optionally, the ends 68 could be attached to the arm member
32 in an off-set attachment arrangement, similar to the off-set,
rather than parallel, attachment arrangement, illustrated in FIGS.
1A, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. It is to be noted that the off-set,
and optionally diagonal, attachment arrangement enables the
separate attachment members 34 to align with separate fingers 58,
and to avoid crossing over one another when the attachment members
34 are extended from one side of the hand to the other side of the
hand.
[0067] Optionally, the length of the intermediate portion 40 can be
adjustable. The adjustment could be accomplished by any of the
techniques and mechanisms currently known in the art or to be
discovered. The clasp adjustment mechanism illustrated in FIG. 4 is
well known in the art. However, it is to be understood that this
mechanism is intended to be exemplary and not limiting. A fixedly
attached attachment member 34 could be of other configurations
known in the art or to be discovered.
[0068] In some embodiments, the two ends can be referred to as a
first end 36 and a second end 38. The first end 36 is the end that
is readily removable from and attachable to the arm member 32 and
the end that the user predominately manipulates to extend the
attachment member 34 from one side to the other side of the hand.
The second end 38 is the end that the user usually does not move
when the user is restraining the object 50 between the attachment
member 34 and the hand. Generally the first end 36 terminates on
the palm side 44 of the arm 56 or hand 42 and the second end 38
terminates at the outer side 46 of the arm 56 or hand when the
device 30 is in use. However, it would also be possible to have the
opposite configuration.
[0069] It also would be possible not to have an end that is
predominately manipulated. In such a case, one end could be
designated the first end 36 and the other end could be designated
the second end 38 at random.
[0070] In FIGS. 1 through 3, 5 through 8, and 19C, more than one
attachment member 34 is included in the devices 30. In the
embodiments illustrated, the first ends 36 are removably attachable
to the palm side 44 of the arm member 32. To use the device 30,
each attachment member 34 can be extended from the outer side 46 of
the hand through two fingers 58 or along the outer end of the first
or fourth finger and then to the palm side 44 of the hand. In these
Figures the attachment member 34 is attached in a manner whereby
the first end 36 attacher 54 of each attachment member 34 is
affixed on the palm side 44 of the arm member 32 with the object 50
positioned between the hand 42 and the attachment members 34. As
illustrated in these Figures, since the second ends 38 are attached
to the outer side 46 of the arm member 32, when the attacher 54 of
the first end 36 is attached to the palm side 44 of the arm member
32, the attachment member 34 is securely extended between the outer
side 46 and the palm side 44 of the hand with the object 50
positioned between each attachment member 34 and the hand 42 of the
user.
[0071] It is to be understood that the opposite configuration would
also be possible, in that the first end 36 could be removably
attachable to the outer side 46 of the arm member 32, while the
second end 38 could be attached to the palm side 44 of the arm
member 32 in a non-readily removable manner. In such an embodiment,
each attachment member 34 would be extended from the palm side 44
of the hand to the outer side 46 of the hand and affixed to the
outer side 46 of the arm 56. In addition, in the Figures
illustrated, the object 50 is positioned between the palm side 44
of the hand and the attachment members 34. However, it would be
possible to position the object 50 between the outer side 46 or
another side of the hand and the attachment member 34.
[0072] While not illustrated, it is to be understood that an
attachment member 34 could start at the palm side 44, loop around
the object 50 and then attach at the palm side 44. In such an
embodiment, both the first end 36 and the second end 38 would
terminate at the palm side 44 of the arm 56. The reverse embodiment
could also be possible, with both the first end 36 or the second
end 38 terminating on the outer side 46 of the arm 56 or another
side of the arm 56.
[0073] As illustrated in FIGS. 1A through 3 and 24A, when the
attachment members 34 are not in use, they can be wrapped around
the arm member 32. If the arm member 32 is made of hook and loop
material, the hook and loop attacher 54 can simply attach to the
arm member 32. If the arm member 32 is not made of hook and loop
material, at least one piece 62 of hook and loop material can be
attached to the arm member 32, to which the hook and loop attacher
54 can be attached. In addition, when not in use, the at least one
attachment member 34 can be looped around and attached to the arm
member 32 by other mechanisms and means of attachment currently
known in the art or to be discovered. By way of example, and not
intending to be limiting, and as will be described in more detail
later, the attachment member can be attached to the arm member 32
by bracket attacher and attachment element, by rivet, by hook-like
fastener and the like. Having the arm member 32 and the attachment
members 34 wrapped around the user's wrist 48 or arm 56 enables the
user to wear the device 30 without interference with the user's
hands 42, while also having the device 30 available for use when
needed. It is to be understood that other benefits can be gained
from the device 30.
[0074] The first end 36 and second end 38 can have variety of
combinations of attachability. As illustrated in FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and
10, the first end 36 can be removably attachable to the arm member
32, while the second end 38 is fixedly attached. As illustrated in
FIGS. 1A, 1B, 5 and 6, the first end 36 can be removably attachable
to the arm member 32, while the second end 38 is non-readily
removably attached. When the second end 38 is non-readily removably
attachable, it can be removed from the arm member 32, however, it
is attachable to the arm member 32 in a manner that will require
some effort to remove the second end 38. As illustrated in FIGS.
12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 21, the first end 36 can be removably
attachable to the arm member 32, while the second end 38 is readily
removably attachable. When the second end 38 is readily removably
attachable, it can be removed with a quick movement by the
user.
[0075] The first end 36 of an attachment member 34 can have a
variety of types of attachers 54, mechanisms and/or treatments to
removably attach the first end 36 to the arm member 32. In the
FIGS. 1 through 3, 5 through 8, and 19C, the first ends 36 include
a hook and loop tab 80 that is removably attachable to the arm
member 32 by the hook and loop material commonly known under the
trademark Velcro.RTM.. In FIGS. 1A, 1B, 6 and 7, the arm member 32
includes a hook and loop insert 62 onto which the first end 36
attacher tab 80 may be attached. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the arm member
32 itself is made of the hook and loop material. It is to be
understood, however, that the illustrated hook and loop material
tabs 80 are exemplary for the first end 36 attacher 54. Any other
first end 36 attachers 54 could be used that are known or to be
discovered in the art. By way of example, and not intending to be
limiting, the attachers 54 could be hooks, pins, screws, bolts,
rivets, buttons, ties, zippers, clamps, clips, snaps, tabs and the
like, including those that will be described in more detail later
in relation to joint attachers 54. In addition, it would be
possible for a second end 38 attacher 54 to be a hook and loop
material tab 80.
[0076] The second end 38 of the attachment member 34 could be
fixedly attached to the arm member 32 by any manner or means
currently known in the art or to be discovered that will keep the
attacher 54 affixed to the arm member 32. By way of example, and
not intending to be limiting, the attachers 54 could be sewn,
glued, molded, fused, bolted, screwed or the like to the arm member
32. In addition, an attachment member 34 could simply be looped
around a loop of some kind attached to the arm member 32, and the
looped attachment member 34 thereafter attached to itself by a
means the could include, but is not limited to, crimping, sewing,
fusing, gluing, and the like.
[0077] In addition, the second ends 38 of the attachment members 34
can be removably attached by a variety of means and mechanisms
currently known in the art or to be discovered. By way of example,
and not intending to be limiting, the second ends 38 could be
hooked into the arm member 32 as illustrated in FIGS. 1A, 2, 5, and
6. In addition to the embodiments shown, and those to be described
later in relationship to the other Figures, second end 38 attachers
54 could include, but are not limited to, hook and loop material,
buttons, ties, zippers, bolts, rivets, screws, clamps, clips,
snaps, tabs, pins, hooks and the like.
[0078] As seen in FIGS. 9, 11A, 11B, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21A, and 23,
the ends of more than one attachment member 34 can be attachable to
the arm member 32 by a single joint attacher 82. The joint attacher
82 could be any manner or mechanism illustrated in relation to any
attacher 54 that can be used for a single intermediate portion 40
or any manner or mechanism known or to be discovered that would
keep more than one intermediate portion 40 attached to the arm
member 32 by a single attacher.
[0079] In FIGS. 9, 11A, 11B, 18, and 21A, a first end 36 joint
attacher 82 is a hook 60. In FIG. 15, an attachment tab 80 is the
first end 36 joint attacher 54. The tab 80 can be made of a hook
and loop material, which is often known under the trademark
VELCRO.RTM.. When hook and loop material is used, generally, the
arm member 32 would be made of the loop material of the hook and
loop material, and the tab 80 would be made of the hook material;
however it is to be understood that the opposite arrangement would
be possible. The embodiments illustrated in these Figures also
include an optional ring 84 onto which the ends of the intermediate
portions 40 attach and onto which the first end 36 joint attacher
54 in the form of a hook 60 or tab 80 attach.
[0080] As most clearly illustrated in FIGS. 12 through 14, and 21A
through 23, the at least one attachment member 34 can be removable.
In this embodiment, an attachment member 34 is removably attachable
to the arm member 32 at both the first end 36 and the second end
38. It is to be noted that the removable attachment member 34 could
be interchangeable within a device 30, so that more than one
attachment member 34 could be used interchangeably with one arm
member 32. Conversely, one removable attachment member 34 could be
used interchangeably with more that one arm member 32. Accordingly,
various attachment members 34 could vary in a number of ways. The
attachment members 34 could vary in ways that could include, but
would not be limited to, having different numbers of intermediate
portions 40, sizes, densities of intermediate portions 40,
materials, attachers 54, and the like.
[0081] The embodiment of an attachment member 34 illustrated in
FIG. 12 includes a first end 36 bracket attacher 94 and a second
end 38 bracket attacher 94 that are shaped brackets. In the
embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the bracket attacher 94 is a joint
attacher 82. The bracket attachers 94 are attachable to the arm
member 32 by looping around a protrusion 96 in the arm member 32.
Any protrusion that will hold the bracket can be used. Protrusions
that would hold a bracket attacher 94 to the arm member 32 include,
but are not limited to, rivets, buttons, bolts, spikes, screws,
nails, posts, and the like. As also illustrated in this embodiment,
one or both of the bracket attachers 94 can have a pull tab 98,
which can be pulled by the user to easily attach or release the
attacher 54 to the arm member 32.
[0082] The bracket attacher 94 is an attacher 54 that had a
somewhat firm shape. The bracket includes a fastening portion 102
and at least one side portion 104. Optionally, a bridge member 106
can be connected to the at least one side portion 104. An
intermediate portion 40 can be attached to the side portion 104
and/or bridge portion 106. A bracket attacher 94 can have various
types configurations. In FIGS. 12, 13, 14, 21A through 21C, and 24A
through 14C, the bridge portion 106 is a cross piece onto which the
at least one intermediate portion 40 is attached. Optionally, the
bridge portion 106 can have at least one connector loop 108. FIG.
15 illustrates a bridge portion 106 that does not have connector
loops 108. FIGS. 16, 17, 22 and 23 illustrate a side portion 104
that has a connector loop 108, but that does not include a bridge
portion 106. The connector loops 108 can also serve the purpose of
keeping the attachment members 34 separated from each other on the
attacher 54 and on the hand of the user when the device 30 is in
use.
[0083] Generally, the bracket attacher 94 will have a rather stiff
shape. The bracket attacher 94 can me made of any material that
will keep a stiff shape, including but not limited to, metals,
woods, plastics, paper, stiffened textiles, and the like. It is to
be noted that a bracket attacher 94 can attach one or more
intermediate portions 40 to an arm member 32. By way of example,
and not intending to be limiting, FIG. 12 illustrates three
intermediate portions 40 and FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate two
intermediate portions 40.
[0084] While the removable attachment members 34 illustrated in
FIG. 21 include joint bracket attachers 94, it is to be understood
that other attachers 54 could be utilized in a removable attachment
member 34. The attachers 54 illustrated in FIGS. 1A through 3
illustrate removable attachment members 34 that include a hook 60
on the second end 38 and a hook and loop material tab 80 on the
first end 36.
[0085] The attachers 54 illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 include an end
tab 72 on the second end 38 and a hook and loop material tab 80 on
the first end 36. In this embodiment, the first end 36 and the
intermediate portion 40 of the attachment member 34 can be passed
through the arm member opening 70. An end tab 72 is attached to the
first end 36 of the attachment member 34. The end tab 72 is larger
in diameter or width than the arm member opening 70. As a result,
the end tab 72 cannot pass through the opening 70; thereby holding
the attachment member 34 to the arm member 32.
[0086] The attachers 54 in FIGS. 17, 18 and 21A through 21C
illustrate a first end 36 joint attacher 82 that includes a
hook-like fastener 126 and a second end 38 joint bracket attacher
82.
[0087] FIGS. 12 through 14, and 21A through 23 clearly illustrate
an embodiment of an object restraining system 130 that includes a
removable attachment member 34 and an arm member 32. In these
embodiments, the removable attachment member 34 is attachable both
at the first end 36 and the second end 38 by utilizing a rivet 128
and a joint bracket attacher 94. The bracket attachers 94 in these
embodiments are looped around the head of the rivet 128 and the
post portion 132 of the rivet, which is the portion that is lodged
between the head of the rivet and the arm member 32. The attacher
54 is stopped by the post portion 132 of the rivet. In this manner,
the attachment member 34 is rotatably attachable to the arm member
32, which creates a snug fit and mobility in response to different
users' hands and objects 50 and their movements. It is to be
understood that the combination of types of arm members 32 and
removable attachment members 34 illustrated are exemplary. A
variety of other kinds of removable attachment members 34,
including those already described and to be described later, and a
variety of other combinations of attachers 54 and intermediate
portions 40 can be paired with an arm member 32 for other
embodiments of the object restraining system 130. In addition, a
variety of other types of arm members 32, including those already
described and to be described later, can be paired with at least
one removable attachment member 34 for other embodiments of an
object restraining system 130.
[0088] In FIGS. 9 through 11B, 17 and 18, an embodiment is
illustrated in which a raised portion 86 is added to the arm member
32. The raised portion 86 is included to enable a quick and secure
attachment area on the arm member 32 for a hook-like fastener 126
attacher 54 to attach the attachment member 34 to the arm member
32. The raised portion 86 has a front side 88 and a back side 90.
The back side 90 is the farthest side from the direction from which
the attachment member 34 extends to meet the arm member 32. The
raised portion 86 gives the teeth 134 of the hook-like fastener 126
a greater surface on which to attach, and creates an angled surface
into which the hook-like fastener 126 may be affixed. The angle of
the attachment of the teeth 134 in the raised portion 86 creates a
stable attachment.
[0089] It is to be understood, however, that the hook-like fastener
126 could be attached to the arm member 32 without the benefit of
the raised portion 86. In addition, while the illustrations show
the raised portion 86 on the palm side 44 of the hand, it would be
possible to include the raised portion 86 on the outer side 46 of
the hand. In such a configuration, a first end 36 attacher 54 could
be attached on an outer side 46 raised portion 86. Alternatively,
the first end 36 attacher 54 could be pulled around the hand to a
raised portion 86 on the outer side 46 of the hand, whereby both
the first and second ends 38 terminate on the same side of the arm
56 or the hand.
[0090] Reference is now made to FIGS. 15 through 17, and 21A
through 22, which illustrate an arm member 32 that has a pivoting
portion 92. It is to be noted that FIGS. 15 and 16 illustrate the
arm member 32 while looking at the inside side of the arm member
32. The inside side is the side that would be touching the hand 42
or arm 56 of the user when worn by the user. The pivoting portion
92 can pivot when the at least one attachment member 34 is
positioned around the object 50. Generally, the pulling motion of
the at least one attachment member 34 when it is positioned around
the object 50 pulls on the attachment element 136 of the arm member
32. Thereby the pivoting portion 92 is pulled toward the fingertips
of the user, which causes the pivoting portion 92 to pivot. The
pivoting action of the pivoting portion 92 causes the arm member 32
to closely follow the contours of the hand of the user when the
object 50 pulls on the attachment member 34. The pivoting action
thereby causes a tight fit of the arm member 32 on the hand of the
user when the object 50 causes the pull on the attachment element
136.
[0091] The pivoting portion 92 can be created by attaching two ends
of the arm member 32 at the attachment element 136 in a manner that
includes a diagonal portion 140 on the upper edge 146 of the two
ends 146. The upper edge is the edge that is closest to the arm 56
and farthest from the fingertips. Any piece that can pull the two
ends 146 toward the fingertips when the at least one attachment
member 34 is positioned around the object can be an attachment
element 136. By way of example and not intending to be limiting,
the attachment element 136 can be a rivet that transects the two
ends 142 of the arm member 32, and can hold them together. The
attacher 54 of the attachment member 34 can attach to the arm
member 32 by looping around the rivet 128 or the post 132 of the
rivet. The pull on the attachment member 34 thereby pulls on the
rivet 128, which in turn pulls the two ends 142 of the arm member
32 toward the fingers 58 of the user. The diagonal portion 140 on
the upper edge 146 of the two ends of the arm member 32 in turn
causes the pivot to occur.
[0092] Optionally, the pivoting portion 92 can further have a
memory member 100. The memory member 100 could be any material that
has a memory, such as but not limited to elastic, rubber and the
like. As illustrated in FIG. 15, the memory member 100 stretches
when the pivoting portion 92 pivots. As illustrated in FIG. 16,
when the attachment member 34 stops pulling the arm member 32, the
memory member 100 returns to its at rest shape and assists the arm
member 32 to fall flat on the arm 56 of the user and to no longer
pivot.
[0093] As illustrated in FIGS. 21A through 21C, when the object 50
causes the attachment member 34 to pull on the attachment element
136, the pivoting portion 92 is caused to pivot. Then, as
illustrated in FIG. 21C, when the object 50 no longer is located
between the user's hand 42 the attachment member 34, the attachment
member 34 is pulled with less force, and the pivoting portion 92 no
longer pivots.
[0094] The pivoting portion 92 also can optionally have a covering
piece 144. The covering piece 144 is a piece of material that
covers the diagonal portion 140 at the upper edge 146 of the two
ends of the arm member 32. It is to be understood that the covering
piece 144 could have a memory or it could also be a material that
does not have a memory. As seen in FIGS. 16 and 21C, the covering
piece 144 creates a straight edge on the upper edge 146 of the arm
member 32 when the pivoting portion 92 is not pivoting. When the
pivoting occurs, the covering piece 144 may pucker, as seen in
FIGS. 15, 17, 21A and 21B.
[0095] Referring now to FIGS. 19A through 20C, a system 148 for
restraining an object 50 to a hand of a user 142 is illustrated.
The system includes an object restraining device 30, and an object
50 having at least one groove 110. The at least one attachment
member 34 is retainable in the at least one groove 110. The grooves
110 illustrated in FIGS. 19A through 19C, are integrally attached
to the object 50. These Figures illustrate a handle 52 of a gun 150
into which two grooves 110 have been molded. It is to be understood
that the grooves 110 could be integrally attached to the object 50
in other manners, such as, but not limited to, carving, cutting,
bolting, burning and the like. In FIG. 19B, the grooves 110 are
included on both sides of the handle 52. In this manner, a
left-handed or a right-handed user could use the grooves 110.
[0096] FIGS. 20A through 20C illustrate an embodiment of the system
148 in which at least one groove member 112 is attachable to an
object 50. FIGS. 20A and 20B illustrate a groove member 112, that
is attachable to an object 50. The groove member 112 includes a
groove 110 and an object surface 114. The groove 110 has a concave
shape, into which the attachment member 34 of the object
restraining device 30 may be placed when in use. The object surface
114 is attachable to the object 50. The object surface 114 can
attach to the object 50 in a variety of ways, which include, but
are not limited to, adhesive, glue, hook and loop material, fusion,
screws, and the like. In FIG. 20B, an adhesive 156 is located on
the object surface 114. Optionally, a non-adhesive strip 116 may
removably cover the adhesive 156 when the groove member 112 is not
in use. In this embodiment, to attach the groove member 112 to the
object 50, the non-adhesive strip 116 is pulled away, thereby
exposing the adhesive. Thereafter, the object 50 surface can be
affixed to the object 50.
[0097] It is to be understood that it is within the scope of the
invention for the groove members 112 to be permanently affixable to
the object 50 or removably affixable to the object 50. Various
means of attachment currently known in the art or to be discovered
could be used to attach the at least one groove member 112 to the
object 50.
[0098] It is to be understood that the grooves 110 could be
included on only one side of the handle 52. In such a case, the
handle 52 could have a finger side, which would be the side of the
handle 52 that would be opposite the palm side 44 of the hand 42
when in the preferred functioning position when in use. The grooves
110 could be attached to or imbedded in the finger side of the
object 50. When the user does not have a preferred functioning
position, such as when the object 50, such as a knife 76, does not
have a specific front and back, the grooves could be placed on one
side of the object 50 without regard to identifying a finger
side.
[0099] Generally, the groove member 112 will be attachable and
grooves 110 will be added to the handle 52 of the object 50.
However, it would be possible to attach the at least one groove
member 112 or groove 110 to other portions of an object 50,
particularly if other portions are held by the user.
[0100] The embodiments of the object restraining devices 30 of the
current invention can be used for a variety of purposes. The device
30 can help to keep the object 50 in contact with the hand 42 or
arm 56 of the user. The device 30 can stabilize the device 30 in
the hand 42 of the user, thereby augmenting the grip of the user.
In addition, in some embodiments, the device 30 can hold or affix
the object 50 to the user's hand 42 or arm 56, as specifically
illustrated in FIGS. 10, 13, and 14. In some embodiments, the
device 30 can merely keep the object 50 in proximity to the user's
arm 56 or hand 42.
[0101] Referring now to FIGS. 17 and 18, it can be seen in these
Figures, as well as in other Figures, that to use the device 30,
the first end 36 can be extended from one side of the hand 42
around the object 50 and attached to the arm member 32 on the other
side of the hand 42, while the object 50 is gripped by the user. In
addition, when the attacher 54 is a joint attacher 82, the user can
extend the attachment member 34 from one side of the hand 42 to the
other side of the hand 42 in one motion. When the object 50 is a
gun 150, it can be seen that the user can keep the gun motionless,
and therefore on target, while attaching the first end 36 to the
arm member 32. Advantageously, when the object 50 is a gun 150,
while extending the attachment member 34 from one side of the hand
to the other side of the hand, the user can avoid passing his or
her hand 42 in front of the barrel 118 of the gun.
[0102] As seen in FIG. 10, the invention can also be used as a
stick training aid system 152. The training aid system 152 includes
at least one practice stick 78 and an object restraining device 30
for connecting the practice stick 78 to a hand of a user. The
practice stick 78 is attachable to the user's hand 42 by extending
at least one attachment member 34 of the object restraining device
between the palm side 44 and the outer side 46 of the hand of the
user, wherein the practice stick 78 is positioned between the hand
42 and the at least one attachment member 34. As seen in FIG. 10,
the object restraining device 30 keeps the practice stick 78 in
contact with the hand of the user, even when the user's hand 42 is
not clutching the practice stick 78. As a result, when a user is
practicing various maneuvers with a practice stick 78, rather than
with an actual, gun, knife, sword, etc., if the user looses his or
her grip on the object 50, the object 50 will not fly out of the
user's hand 42. This would be a beneficial system for training
users in the use of various objects 50, because, among other
reasons, during training, the guard of the user, bystanders and
opponents may be down, and if the training stick were to fly out of
the user's hand 42, someone could be inadvertently injured. In
addition, this could be a beneficial system, because practice
sticks 78 are often used by novices, and the object restraining
device 30 would assist the user to hold, grip, stabilize and/or use
the practice stick 78.
[0103] Reference is now made to FIGS. 17, 18, 21A, 21B and 21C. As
illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18, the device 30 can stabilize or hold
the object 50 in the user's hand 42. When the user wants to release
the object 50 without the assistance of a second hand, the user can
slip his or her hand off the handle 52 of the object 50, as seen in
FIGS. 21A, 21B and 21C, while still wearing the device 30. In order
to slip the hand off the object 50 in this manner, the non-handle
52 portion of the object 50 should be restrained. In FIG. 21A the
barrel 118 of a gun is restrained by a holster 120. However, it is
to be noted that the non-handle 52 portion of the object 50, could
be restrained by any number of ways. By way of example, and not
intending to be exhaustive or limiting, the object 50 could be
restrained by: placing the object 50 between the body of the user
and the user's arm 56; the object 50, especially a knife 76, a
hatchet 74 and the like could be inserted into another object, such
as piece of wood; the object 50 could be placed under a heavy item
such as a rock; or another person could hold the object 50.
[0104] As illustrated in FIG. 21B, once the object 50 is partially
restrained, the hand can be slid off the bottom of the handle 52.
Afterward, as illustrated in FIG. 21C, the user can release his or
her hand from the object 50 while the device 30 remains attached to
the hand 42 of the user.
[0105] Alternatively, as seen in FIG. 22, the object 50 can be
released from the device 30 with a flick of the wrist 48 of the
user. In this case, having weight on the non-handle portion of the
object 50 would be helpful. However, the ease with which the object
50 could be released from the hand of the user with a flick of the
wrist 48 would vary according to a number of variables, including,
but not limited to, the force of the wrist flick, the degree to
which the attachment members 34 are tightly attached, the width of
the attachment members 34, and the weight and density of the
various portions of the object 50.
[0106] Reference is now made to FIG. 23. This Figure illustrates
the use of the device 30 to minimize muzzle flip when the gun 150
is fired. Muzzle flip occurs when the force of the firing of a gun
150 forces the barrel 118 upward and the handle 52 forward. In
cases of extreme muzzle flip, the gun can be jolted out of the hand
42 of the user. The device 30 serves the purpose, among others, of
stabilizing the gun 150 in the hand of the user and reducing the
force of muzzle flip. As seen in this Figure, the backward force of
the attachment members 34 directed toward the hand 42 of the user
counters the forward force of the handle 52 when the gun is
fired.
[0107] Reference is now made to FIGS. 24A through 24C. These
illustrations show other embodiments of the device 30 in which the
attachment members 34 could be used to restrain a body member of a
living being 154. In these illustrations the device 30 is being
used to choke a human.
[0108] It is to be noted that there are many law abiding instances
in which a user of the device 30 might want to use it for choking
or otherwise restraining a living being 154. Such uses include, but
are not limited to, self-defense, law enforcement, combat, military
uses and the like.
[0109] As illustrated in FIG. 24B, the user can wear the device 30
on one arm 56, hold a loose end of the at least one attachment
member 34 with the other hand, and position the human or animal
between the user's two hands and/or arms with the attachment member
34 pressing against the human or animal. While any body part of the
living being could be pressed by the attachment member 34, for
purposes of choking, the neck would be the area of the body pressed
by the attachment member 34. It is further to be noted that the
user can hold the actual loose end of the attachment member 34, or
if the device 30 has one, the user can hold a single attacher 54 or
a joint attacher 82.
[0110] As illustrated in FIG. 24C, the user could also pull the
loose end of the at least one attachment member 34 to the arm
member 32 and attach it thereto with the body part of the human or
animal positioned between the at least one attachment member 34 and
the user's hand 42 or arm 56.
[0111] It is further to be understood that the in the embodiment
illustrated in FIG. 24C, the at least one attachment member 34
might extend between two sides of the user's hand 42 or arm 56.
Alternatively, the both the first end 36 and the second end 38
might attach to the same side of the user's hand 42 or arm 56.
[0112] It is also to be noted that for these embodiments, the
attachment members 34 could be of various lengths. It is possible
that the at least one attachment member 34 could be long enough
that when it is at rest on the arm 56 of the user, it could wrap
fully around the wrist 48 one or more times.
[0113] Further, it is to be noted that the other elements of the
object restraining device 30 that are previously described could be
used also in relation to these embodiments.
[0114] Although the invention has been illustrated by reference to
specific embodiments, it will be apparent, to those of ordinary
skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made
which clearly fall within the scope of the invention. The invention
is intended to be protected broadly within the spirit and scope of
the appended claims.
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