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Method for warming-up wrists

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-01-23
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Granted: 1983-03-29
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Expires: 2001-01-23
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Abstract

Abstract A method for warming-up an athlete's wrist. The method includes the step of disposing the hands in partially overlapping relation and with the fingers curved generally similar to the grasping of the handle of a sporting implement and in a position in front of the athlete's midsection. Then the overlapping hands are repeatedly alternated toward and away from the midsection, or leftward and rightward in front of the midsection, or the wrists are twisted so that the hands trace out a cone. In the aforedescribed alternating movements of the overlapping hands, an alternating impact is applied to the hands; and a radially outward force is applied to the hands while the wrists are being twisted.

Inventors

  • 👤 Silvio D. Piccini

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 22:26
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/06; A63B21/0601; A63B21/0602; A63B15/00; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
A method for warming-up an athlete's wrists, comprising the steps of: disposing the hands in partially overlapping relation and with the fingers curved generally similar to the grasping of the handle of a sporting implement and in a position in front of the athlete's midsection, repeatedly alternating the position of said overlapping hands towards and away from said midsection, and applying an impact to the hands when disposed towards said midsection and to the hands when disposed away from said midsection to cause the forearm muscles to be pulled out and thereby warm-up the wrists.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 95 words
A method for warming-up an athlete's wrists, comprising the steps of: disposing the hands in partially overlapping relation and with the fingers curved generally similar to the grasping of the handle of a sporting implement and in a position in front of the athlete's midsection, repeatedly alternating the position of said overlapping hands towards and away from said midsection, and applying an impact to the hands when disposed towards said midsection and to the hands when disposed away from said midsection to cause the forearm muscles to be pulled out and thereby warm-up the wrists.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 72 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps without regard to order of: repeatedly alternating the position of said overlapping hands leftward and rightward while in front of said midsection, and applying an impact to the hands when disposed leftward in front of said midsection and to the hands when disposed rightward in front of said midsection to cause the forearm muscles to be pulled out and thereby warm-up the wrists.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the athlete's hands in said partially overlapping relation grasp and oscillate a container partially filled with a flowable substance to alternately produce said impacts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 66 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising without regard to order the steps of: repeatedly alternating the position of said overlapping hands, while in front of said midsection, by twisting the wrists so that the hands trace out a cone while applying a force directed approximately radially outward from the axis of said cone causing the forearm muscles to be pulled and thereby warm-up the wrists.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the athlete's hands grasp and oscillate a container partially filled with a substance to alternately produce said impacts and said force.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the athlete's hands in said partially overlapping relation grasp and oscillate a container partially filled with a flowable substance to alternately produce said impacts.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-03-28 1986-09-27 1987-03-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-03-28 1990-09-27 1991-03-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-03-28 1994-09-27 1995-03-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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