Elastic hand and digit exercise device

Abstract

A hand and digit exercise device having a core section of elastic material surrounding and defining an open space, a plurality of elastic finger loops separate from and disposed about said core section and sized to receive digits of a hand and an elastic connection arm extending between each of said finger loops and said core section whereby said finger loops are attached to said core section at various location around the open space in the core section.

1 . A finger exercise device, comprising: 
 a core section of elastic material surrounding and defining an open space;    a plurality of elastic finger loops separate from and disposed about said core section and sized to receive digits of a hand; and    an elastic connection arm extending between each of said finger loops and said core section whereby said finger loops are attached to said core section.    
   
   
       2 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein; 
 said open space of said core section is large enough to receive two digits of one hand at the same time and elastic enough to permit said core section to be stretched by spreading the digits so inserted.    
   
   
       3 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein each said elastic finger loop has a relaxed state when no force is applied to distort its shape and said elastic finger loop has a generally elliptical shape when in its relaxed state.  
   
   
       4 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said opening in said core section has a relaxed state when no force is applied to distort its shape and said opening has a generally elliptical shape when in its relaxed state.  
   
   
       5 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said opening in said core section has a relaxed state when no force is applied to distort its shape and said opening has a generally circular shape when in its relaxed state.  
   
   
       6 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said finger loops are non-symmetrically disposed about said core section.  
   
   
       7 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of said finger loops are disposed along one-half of the perimeter of said core section and one finger loop is disposed along the other half of the perimeter of said core section.  
   
   
       8 . The finger exercise device of  claim 7  wherein no two of said finger loops disposed about said core section lie on a common diameter.  
   
   
       9 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of said finger loops are generally equally spaced about said core section.  
   
   
       10 . The finger exercise device of  claim 9  wherein no two of said finger loops disposed about said core section lie on a common diameter.  
   
   
       11 . The finger exercise device of  claim 4  further comprising an elastic web member affixed to said core section within said open space.  
   
   
       12 . The finger exercise device of  claim 11  wherein said web member has a generally V-shape.  
   
   
       13 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of said finger loops are disposed about said core section, with a first two of said finger loops disposed in opposition on a common diameter of said opening of said core section, a second two of said finger loops disposed between said first two finger loops on one side of said opening in said core section and one finger loop disposed between said first two finger loops on the other side of said opening in said core section.  
   
   
       14 . The finger exercise device of  claim 11  wherein a plurality of said finger loops are disposed about said core section, with a first two of said finger loops disposed in opposition on a common diameter of said opening of said core section, a second two of said finger loops disposed between said first two finger loops on one side of said opening in said core section and one finger loop disposed between said first two finger loops on the other side of said opening in said core section.  
   
   
       15 . The finger exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said core section has a non-uniform cross-section whereby its elasticity is non-isotropic.