1. In combination with a handle of an implement when said handle is to be manually swung in motion by the hand of a human
with the hand gripping and squeezing said handle, the hand comprising a mid-palm composed of tendons of the index, middle
and ring fingers, the mid-palm bordered outwardly (or forward) toward the fingers by knuckles which are outward of a transverse
crease extending the full width of the hand, upwardly (or above) by a lower web, inwardly by the metacarpals and a portion
of a lifeline contouring a thumb base, and downwardly or (below) by a tough ball with a fleshy bank adjacent the lower portion
of the transverse crease, a lower tough ball at the lowest part of the hand and a fleshy heel adjacent a wrist, thence upward
and outward of the fleshy heel is a bony heel, adjacent a bony lifeline (metacarpal area), directly inward of the bony heel
at the wrist is a wrist hollow, and upward of the lower web is an upper web seen from the rear of the hand, the mid-palm being
covered by thin skin, the web and tough ball areas covered by thicker (fatty) skin described as fleshy; exteriorly being away
from the hand and interiorly being toward or pressed against the hand, the little and ring fingers and knuckles known as the
lower fingers, the inner area of the hand being inward of the transverse crease, the areas below the mid-palm being the lower
hand, the areas above the mid-palm being the upper hand;
a hand accessory to aid in the gripping, lifting and/or swinging of an implement handle in order to better absorb and resist
the inertial force/recoil or pressure from said handle, said hand accessory receiving said inertial force from said handle
reducing stress to the fingers of the gripping hand, said hand accessory augmenting force transmission from the hand to said
handle, said hand accessory reducing stress received in weaker hand areas by utilizing stronger hand areas which without said
hand accessory do not function or contribute to the gripping of thin handles, the hand accessory distributing the degree of
force to the areas of the hand most accommodating to that degree of force, said hand accessory for optimum performance when
swinging a baseball bat designed to receive and grip said handle in the outward area of the transverse crease at the mid to
outer knuckle area, however said hand accessory being adaptable to all types of gripping and angles of gripping for both top
and bottom hand; the gripping motion of the top hand when swinging a baseball bat without said hand accessory characterized
by three discernable stages: a relaxed phase one grip with said handle located at or outward of the knuckles of the lower
fingers, a phase two stage (tuck) whereby the inward area of the hand, while drawing tighter to the handle pivots outwardly
but also downwardly at the knuckles (like a door on a loose hinge) thus angling the upper hand a further distance from said
handle (in a “cocked position), a phase three grip (full squeeze) whereby the hand continues outward but un-cocks moving upward
(the upper hand moving forward) combined with a forward/downward and somewhat interior pivoting at both the second and third
joints of the thumb reducing lifeline space widthwise described as a lifeline/web narrowing, all three movements drawing the
thumb closer to said handle, the final stage of said phase three grip restricted by said hand accessory limiting thumb movement
toward said handle preventing bruising to the thumb, said hand accessory also producing a longer, wider hand, said hand accessory
allowing movement in conjunction with the hand through a necessary range of motion in the gripping and swinging of a baseball
bat, said necessary range of motion being from said phase one grip to midway of said phase three grip, said hand accessory
capable of maintaining its correct position through said necessary range of motion with attachments only to the hand's little
finger and thumb, the performance of said hand accessory improved however when fixed within a glove, said glove pressing certain
anchoring areas further into the fleshy areas serving to relocate the fleshy areas into a more supporting position of said
handle, said hand accessory comprising:
a semi-rigid, molded body having structure of varying thickness located at and in proximity to the transverse crease, said
structure integrally connected extending from a thickened area below the transverse crease (below the hand) at a primary contact
point upwardly thinning at the mid-palm area, still upwardly past the index knuckle then thickening to an upper web relocation
press, said structure receiving direct contact and absorbing major stress at said primary contact point, said structure receiving
direct contact and absorbing minimum stress in the proximity of said upper web relocation press, said structure having extensions
which extend inwardly at certain areas of the hand, said extensions acting partially as levers and partially as anchors such
that said extensions anchor said structure securely and leverage said structure towards said handle outwardly towards said
fingers during the gripping motion, all said extensions being interconnected, said extensions being a bridge extending from
said primary contact point inwardly to the hand's thumb base and wrist, a thumb/handle spacer extending from said upper web
relocation press to a thumb attachment, a thumb flex extending from said mid-palm portion of said structure to a thumb attachment,
said structure acting as a bridge and a wedge at its lower hand portion, said structure acting as an anchor at its mid-palm
portion, said structure acting as a cushion and anchor at its upper hand portion, said structure also having a roughly ninety
degree extension from said primary contact point and said bridge to the hand's tough ball area, said extension being a fulcrum
platform which also wraps under glove pressure toward the rear of the hand pressing upwardly against the lower tough ball
serving as an anchor and a pivoting base of said structure, said structure and extensions located in the lower hand including
said primary contact point, said bridge and said fulcrum platform being a tough ball anchor, said structure and extensions
located in the upper hand (said thumb flex, said thumb/handle spacer and said upper web relocation press) being an upper hand
anchor, said upper hand anchor and said tough ball anchor integrally connected by a mid-palm anchor at said mid-palm portion
of said structure pressing internally flush within the hand's mid-palm.
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