Claims for Patent: 7,963,864

Summary for Patent: 7,963,864

Title:	Hand accessory
Abstract:	A hand accessory designed to harness power from strong areas of the hand and channel stress away from weaker areas by means of anchors pressing into tough fleshy areas with connecting structure capable of leveraging a handle away from sensitive bony areas, relocating fleshy areas into supporting and insulating positions, preventing bone bruises and widening the effective grip of the hand for greater control while augmenting the hand\'s range of motion especially in swinging a baseball bat.
Inventor(s):	Frost; John H. (Woodland Hills, CA)
Assignee:
Application Number:	12/316,437
Patent Claims:	1. In combination with a handle of an implement when said handle is to be manually swung in motion or lifted by the hand of a human with the hand gripping and squeezing said handle, the hand comprising a palm bordered outwardly (or forwardly) by an outside transverse crease extending from between an index finger and a middle finger downward to join a lower transverse crease at a ring finger hollow, the combined creases being a shift line, the shift line bordered outwardly by the knuckles of a little finger, a ring finger and partially the middle finger, the palm bordered upwardly (or above) by a lower web, inwardly by a lifeline contouring a lower thumb base, and downwardly (or below) by a tough ball with a fleshy bulge adjacent the lower transverse crease and a lower tough ball at the lowest area of the hand (bottom) and inwardly from the tough ball a fleshy heel adjacent a wrist, thence upward and outward of the fleshy heel is a bony heel (hamate bone in the carpal area), directly inward of the bony heel at the wrist is a wrist hollow, upward of the lower web is an upper web seen from the rear of the hand, a rear portion of the upper web becomes a muscular ridge during phase three and four gripping creating a noticeable pocket area being a web pocket within the upper web forward of the muscular ridge, the palm composed of a sensitive mid-palm consisting of the index and middle finger tendons and a less sensitive palm (or ring finger trough) being a concave area extending inward from the ring finger hollow to the bony heel and a bony (but tough) lifeline (or lower lifeline) extending to the wrist hollow, a thumb knuckle is known as the thumb second joint, the thumb's area of attachment to the hand at the carpal area being a thumb third joint, within the lower tough ball below the lower transverse crease and above the little finger bone exists a primary contact recess, the area adjacent, outward and slightly upward of the primary contact recess is a fleshy portion of the little finger knuckle which becomes bulky during gripping and further compacted by upward pressure on the lower tough ball, both areas being major anchoring areas, the hand area below the palm being the lower hand, the hand area above the palm being the upper hand, the distance between the top and bottom of the hand being hand width, the hand area outward of the shift line being the outer hand, the hand area inward of the shift line being the inner hand, interiorly or being internal is deeper in the hand, or the hand moving interiorly is rearward toward the back of the hand, moving exteriorly or being external is extending away from the front of the hand, the hand having a grip, the grip moving through different phases in swinging a baseball bat, the bat creating an internal and upward force within the hand known as inertial handle force beginning at the start of the swing being phase one, phase one (or relaxed grip) characterized by partial tightening of the grip with the handle held against the knuckles adjacent or outward of the hand's shift line, a phase two characterized by further tightening outside of the hand's shift line with the inner hand pivoting downward and outward (forward), the lower tough ball tucking partially under the handle with the hand in a more cocked position, the upper hand somewhat tilting and pivoting in a clockwise motion (top hand tilt) attempting to maintain finger control of said inertial handle, the outer hand moving rearward relative to the inner hand, an exception to said phase two clockwise motion being the little finger knuckle attempting to move inward and downward (closing) against said inertial handle force creating a little knuckle phase two position, a phase three wherein the inner hand un-cocks moving forward and upwardly, the upper hand reversing to a counter clockwise motion, the thumb drawing toward the handle reducing space between the handle and the hand, and a phase four or full grip as the hand tightens "accordion-style" to its strongest gripping strength with the inner hand moving forward as little as 1/8 inch further compacting the tendons within the palm, a hand accessory consisting of an upper hand grip in the upper hand and a lower hand grip in the lower hand, the two spaced apart in the area of the hand's sensitive mid-palm, said hand accessory designed to receive force from the pressure of a primarily straight, rounded handle and dissipate said force over a broader area of the hand and channel said force in a greater degree to the lower hand and lesser degree to the upper hand than without said hand accessory, portions of the exterior side of said hand accessory in the receiving area of said handle arcing upwardly and partially surrounding and receiving force from a circumferential area of the handle, however the main line of contact receiving the most direct pressure from said handle being a tangent line, said tangent line extending between a primary contact area within a bridge and an outer web anchor, said primary contact area within said bridge being within said lower hand grip, said outer web anchor being within said upper hand grip, the outer edge of said bridge being adjacent, outward and exterior of the hand's lower transverse crease, a lower portion of said outer edge of said bridge integral with a lower portion of said bridge and extending downward arcing externally of the hand's lower tough ball, said area arcing externally of the hand's lower tough ball being said primary contact area, said outer web anchor resting adjacent the hand's upper transverse crease, the outer (more external) portion of said outer web anchor contouring the index knuckle, the inner portion of said outer web anchor pressing within the outer area of the hand's upper web, the handle resting on said primary contact area and said outer web anchor bridging over the palm of the hand, the handle being braced and cushioned at said tangent line above sensitive joints and tendons of the hand, the combined area of said lower portion of said outer edge of said bridge and said integral lower portion of said bridge arcing downwardly wrapping around the lower tough ball being said primary contact area, said primary contact area located partially below the hand, the interior of said primary contact area (below the hand) being an enclosed space formed by surrounding structure, said enclosed space to be known as a handle space, said outer web anchor thickening at its uppermost area in the hand's upper web angling at roughly ninety degrees to the back of the hand pressing snuggly into the upper web under pressure of an external glove as an upper web relocation press, the lowest portion of said primary contact area being an arcing edge, said arcing edge being the upper edge (most exterior edge) of a fulcrum platform, said arcing edge being the lower edge of a lever integral with said bridge, said arcing edge creating an angle of attachment between said lever integral with said bridge and said fulcrum platform, said lever extending inward to the hand's heel line, said arcing edge arcing exteriorly of (below) the lower tough ball, said fulcrum platform at said angle of attachment extending rearward, interiorly and upwardly toward the back of the hand, said fulcrum platform enclosing the lower tough ball and acting as an anchor and a fulcrum, the interior of said fulcrum platform thickening along and adjacent the rearward edge of said fulcrum platform as a fulcrum ridge, said fulcrum ridge pressing into the hand's primary contact recess anchoring said fulcrum platform and displacing the fleshy, muscular lower tough ball upwardly/exteriorly partially creating the hand's relocated fleshy ridge compacted within a phase two fleshy relocation channel, said relocation channel being the interior of said arcing edge, said fulcrum platform supporting said primary contact area such that the handle at said primary contact area may depress said primary contact area into said handle space without impinging (blocking) phase two movement of the tough ball and inner hand, said surrounding structure of said handle space dispersing said force to the lower tough ball, said lever being an extension of said primary contact area, said lever extending inwardly along the hand's tough ball to the hand's heel line, within said upper hand grip said upper web relocation press extending forward/externally adjacent the thumb past the thumb second joint as a thumb/handle spacer, thence partially encircling the thumb as a thumb joint anchor, a deflector extending downwardly and outwardly from said thumb joint anchor, a thumb harness below, adjacent and integral with said deflector extending downwardly and outwardly from said deflector to the hand's lifeline, said outer web anchor within said upper web relocation press extending down along the hand's lifeline as a lifeline anchor, said lifeline anchor joining said thumb harness. 2. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: said swivel having little length due to widening structure immediately above and below the hand's middle finger tendon, said widening structure anchoring said swivel externally (away from) the hand's sensitive mid-palm, the uppermost portion of said swivel being said thumb spread, said thumb spread being suspended exteriorly of the hand's lower web by said widening structure during phase one, said thumb spread pressing into the lower web during phase two through full grip, such that a partial filling of the hand's lower web inhibits the thumb second joint from drawing closer to the handle, thus creating a more open upper hand while leveraging the muscular thumb base fully downward and outward transferring greater force through the thumb third joint to the lower hand than without said hand accessory. 3. The hand accessory as defined in claim 2 wherein: said widening structure extending from said inner edge of said swivel at an extreme acute angle creating two extensions almost parallel, the lower said extension being a lifeline anchor, the upper said extension being said thumb harness, said extensions allowing the thumb base to move fully outward and/or downward or downward and internally (sinking). 4. The hand accessory as defined in claim 3 wherein: a lower/inner edge of said thumb harness extending inwardly from said inner edge of said swivel being a thumb base lever, said thumb base lever adjacent the lifeline, said thumb base lever transferring force through said swivel to said ring finger fulcrum, said thumb harness widening and wrapping upwards past the thumb second joint, thence wrapping around the underside of the thumb as said thumb joint anchor between the thumb second joint and thumb first joint ending at a thumb junction above the upper web, said thumb harness covering a major portion of the hand's fleshy thumb base bracing said swivel externally of the hand's sensitive mid-palm, aiding said thumb base lever in bridging over the sensitive mid-palm. 5. The hand accessory as defined in claim 4 wherein: said upper hand grip having an outer edge of said lower web relocation press extending from said outer edge of said swivel upwardly and outwardly along the upper area of the lifeline and being pushed just downward and outward of the index finger tendon by the bulking lower web during gripping, the inner edge of said lower web relocation press extending from said thumb spread, the lower portion of said lower web relocation press bracing said swivel externally of the hand's sensitive mid-palm, the upper portion of said lower web relocation press relocating the fleshy lower web inwardly and upwardly towards the thumb second joint serving to cushion and protect the thumb second joint, the outermost portion of said lower web relocation press being adjacent to said outer web anchor, said outer web anchor extending upwardly along the hand's upper transverse crease at said tangent, said outer web anchor resting against the hand's index knuckle adjacent the upper transverse crease providing increased cushion against direct contact with said handle, said deflector aiding surrounding structure in bracing said handle away from the thumb second joint, said triangular structure formed by said deflector, said thumb/handle spacer and said outer web anchor providing strength without buckling or impingement. 6. The hand accessory as defined in claim 3 wherein: said bridge arcing exteriorly and upwardly from said arcing edge as seen from all angles, the outside edge of said bridge being exterior of the lower transverse crease also allowing the little finger knuckle to close fully inward during gripping, the high arcing of said bridge also maximizing said handle space (increasing the height of said handle space), the highest point of said high arcing being an upper apex at said outside edge of said bridge resting against the little finger knuckle, said bridge reversing to an interior arc pressing into the hand's ring finger hollow as said ring finger fulcrum, said outside edge of said bridge becoming the outside edge of said ring finger fulcrum, said ring finger fulcrum being the lowest portion of said outward widening structure in said lower hand grip, an inner portion of said bridge being a fleshy bulge anchor, said fleshy bulge anchor arcing exteriorly from said arcing edge somewhat less than said bridge, said fleshy bulge anchor reversing to an interior arc somewhat lower and deeper than said bridge, said fleshy bulge anchor pressing into the middle area of the hand's fleshy bulge displacing a fleshy portion of the fleshy bulge lower serving to support said fulcrum platform and widen the grip of the hand, the upper and interior portion of said fleshy bulge anchor integral to said lifeline anchor resting at the hand's heel line, said lifeline anchor being said inward extension from said swivel within said lower hand grip, said lifeline anchor being adjacent and pressing into the hand's lifeline only when the hand movement is close to full grip, the upper portions of said fleshy bulge anchor and said lifeline anchor integral to said bridge being inward of said ring finger fulcrum, said upper portions pressing internally at the hand's less sensitive palm inward of the hand's ring finger hollow and adjacent the bony heel, said upper portions together being a less sensitive palm anchor, said less sensitive palm anchor being an extension of and providing anchoring support for said ring finger fulcrum, the combined said bridge, said fleshy bulge anchor, and said lifeline anchor providing additional leverage in bracing said primary contact area downwardly and exteriorly against the upward/interior said inertial handle force. 7. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: an upper portion of said lifeline anchor being a thumb spread/lower web relocation press, said thumb spread/lower web relocation press also receiving direct contact with said handle along said tangent line, said thumb spread/lower web relocation press enabling a spacing apart of the thumb second joint from the handle and creating leveraging at the thumb third joint increasing the gripping strength in the lower thumb/wrist area and augmenting said phase two clockwise motion, said thumb spread/lower web relocation press creating fleshy relocation upwardly and inwardly supporting said outer web anchor and said deflector serving to cushion the index finger tendon and thumb second joint. 8. The hand accessory as defined in claim 7 wherein: said thumb spread/lower web relocation press being separate from said outer web anchor. 9. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: a portion of said upper web relocation press at said thickening of said outer web anchor is located in the hand's upper web adjacent and outside the most outside part of the thumb second joint, said portion being a web anchor junction, the top portion of said web anchor junction extending (as said upper web relocation press) at said roughly ninety degrees rearward, thinning, providing a wide, flat surface to be contacted and pressed downwardly by an external glove, thereby bulking and holding the fleshy uppermost outermost area of the hand's upper web adjacent the index knuckle in support of said outer web anchor at said tangent line. 10. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: said arcing edge extending from said primary contact area inwardly and upwardly along the lower tough ball to the hand's fleshy heel, the lowest portion of said lever extending below the hand to said arcing edge creating an internal space similar to said handle space, said internal space being an upper portion of said phase two relocation channel (interior side), said internal space within said relocation channel serving a similar function as said handle space as the lower end of said handle moves inwardly during the swing (especially in bottom hand usage) preventing impingement to the hand and also providing space for an upper portion of the hand's repositioned fleshy ridge partially displaced by pressure at the hand's fleshy bulge, said bridge integral to said primary contact area and said lever extending inwardly to the hand's heel line, said lever and said bridge supplying external force against said handle. 11. The hand accessory as defined in claim 10 wherein: under pressure of said external glove, said angle of attachment of said fulcrum platform at said primary contact area creates additional pressure at said fulcrum ridge displacing the lowest portion of the lower tough ball (a portion of the relocated fleshy ridge) into said relocation channel, said angle of attachment also helping to create and reinforce said handle space, said angle of attachment of said fulcrum platform at the fleshy heel transferring additional pressure to said fulcrum ridge, said angle of attachment at the fleshy heel being thinner and less angular (more rounded) than said angle of attachment at said primary contact area (the area of said handle wedge) thus allowing the lower portion of said handle or knob of the bat to move inwardly without resistance. 12. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: said lever connecting to a thickened upper portion of a thumb buffer externally of and above the hand's bony heel, said connection being an upper connection, the innermost portion of said fulcrum platform connecting at the lower edge of said thumb buffer at the fleshy heel just below the bony heel at a lower connection, said lower connection thickening extending inward to the wrist hollow as a thumb base/wrist anchor, thence extending upwardly flush with the inside of the lower thumb base and thumb base, thence outwardly exteriorly of the thumb base to said upper connection. 13. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: an outer edge of a swivel located adjacent and exterior of the sensitive mid-palm, the inner edge of said swivel during said gripping being just inward of the sensitive mid-palm, said inner edge of said swivel located adjacent the lifeline during phase two to full grip, said swivel dividing said hand accessory into said upper hand grip and said lower hand grip. 14. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: Within said upper hand grip, said thumb/handle spacer having an outward portion being a thumb lever, said thumb lever having some contact with said handle especially on an inside pitch with extreme phase three grip (on bad swings). 15. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: said outer web anchor being separate from said lifeline anchor. 16. The hand accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein: said lifeline anchor being separate from said deflector. 17. In combination with a handle of an implement when said handle is to be manually swung in motion or lifted by the hand of a human with the hand gripping and squeezing said handle, the hand comprising a palm bordered outwardly (or forwardly) by an outside transverse crease extending from between an index finger and a middle finger downward to join a lower transverse crease at a ring finger hollow, the combined creases being a shift line, the shift line bordered outwardly by the knuckles of a little finger, a ring finger and partially the middle finger, the palm bordered upwardly (or above) by a lower web, inwardly by a lifeline contouring a thumb base, and downwardly (or below) by a tough ball with a fleshy bulge adjacent the lower transverse crease and a lower tough ball at the lowest area of the hand (bottom) and inwardly from the tough ball a fleshy heel adjacent a wrist, thence upward and outward of the fleshy heel is a bony heel (hamate bone in the carpal area), directly inward of the bony heel at the wrist is a wrist hollow, upward of the lower web is an upper web seen from the rear of the hand, a rear portion of the upper web becomes a muscular ridge during phase three and four gripping creating a noticeable pocket area being a web pocket within the upper web forward of the muscular ridge, the palm composed of a sensitive mid-palm consisting of the index and middle finger tendons and a less sensitive palm (or ring finger trough) being a concave area extending inward from the ring finger hollow to the bony heel and a bony (but tough) lifeline (or lower lifeline) extending to the wrist hollow, a thumb knuckle is known as the thumb second joint, the thumb's area of attachment to the hand at the carpal area being a thumb third joint, within the lower tough ball below the lower transverse crease and above the little finger bone exists a primary contact recess, the area adjacent, outward and slightly upward of the primary contact recess is a fleshy portion of the little finger knuckle which becomes bulky during gripping and further compacted by upward pressure on the lower tough ball, the hand area below the palm being the lower hand, the hand area above the palm being the upper hand, the distance between the top and bottom of the hand being hand width, the hand area outward of the shift line being the outer hand, the hand area inward of the shift line being the inner hand, interiorly or being internal is deeper in the hand, or the hand moving interiorly is rearward toward the back of the hand, moving exteriorly or being external is extending away from the front of the hand, the hand having a grip, the grip moving through different phases in swinging a baseball bat, the bat creating an internal and upward force within the hand known as inertial handle force beginning at the start of the swing being phase one, phase one (or relaxed grip) characterized by partial tightening of the grip with the handle held against the knuckles adjacent or outward of the hand's shift line, a phase two characterized by further tightening outside of the hand's shift line with the inner hand pivoting downward and outward (forward), the lower tough ball tucking partially under the handle with the hand in a more cocked position, the upper hand somewhat tilting and pivoting in a clockwise motion (top hand tilt) attempting to maintain finger control of said inertial handle, the outer hand moving rearward relative to the inner hand, an exception to said phase two clockwise motion being the little finger knuckle attempting to move inward and downward (closing) against said inertial handle force creating a little knuckle phase two position, a phase three wherein the inner hand un-cocks moving forward and upwardly, the upper hand reversing to a counter clockwise motion, the thumb drawing toward the handle reducing space between the handle and the hand, and a phase four or full grip as the hand tightens "accordion-style" to its strongest gripping strength with the inner hand moving forward as little as 1/8 inch further compacting the tendons within the palm, a grip enhancement accessory known as an upper hand grip, said upper hand grip designed to receive force from primarily a straight, rounded handle when lifting an implement or swinging a baseball bat, said upper hand grip designed to prevent bruising of the thumb bone, thumb second joint and index knuckle and relieve stress in the area of the hand extending from the thumb second joint to the wrist without impeding the proper movement of the thumb and inner hand, said upper hand grip reducing stress received in the upper hand and inner hand by aiding said phase two clockwise motion in maintaining finger grip control of said handle, said upper hand grip composed of a thumb anchor and a web anchor, said thumb anchor having a thumb joint anchor partially wrapping around the underside of the thumb between the first and second joint, a portion of said thumb joint anchor extending as a deflector downwardly and outwardly to the hand's lower web, thence turning downwardly as a thumb harness toward the wrist ending in the area of the hand's bony lifeline, the outside edge of said deflector and said thumb harness being a lifeline anchor, a portion of said lifeline anchor being a thumb spread, said enhancement of said clockwise motion gained partially by said thumb spread pressing internally at the hand's lower web wedging between the thumb second joint and index finger tendon creating a spreading without impeding downward, outward movement of the thumb at the third joint and entire inner hand, said lifeline anchor and said thumb spread press, relocating the fleshy lower web upwardly and inwardly under (internal of) said deflector and above (external of) the thumb second joint, said relocated fleshy lower web padding and insulating the thumb second joint and bracing said deflector above the thumb second joint, said deflector and said thumb joint anchor receiving a portion of direct contact with said handle but receiving only minimal stress; said web anchor composed of an outer web anchor, said outer web anchor extending from the lower area of the index knuckle upwardly along the upper transverse crease, said outer web anchor being integral with a thickened structure in the area of the hand's web pocket forward of the muscular ridge at the deepest portion of the upper web, said thickened area being a web pocket anchor, said web pocket anchor relocating a fleshy portion of the upper web downward in support of said outer web anchor, the highest portion of said web pocket anchor extending rearward to the back of the hand as an upper web relocation press, said upper web relocation press being a wide, flat surface, said upper web relocation press thinning at the muscular ridge, said outer web anchor partially supported by said web pocket anchor, said outer web anchor supported by said web pocket anchor absorbing a portion of said inertial handle force primarily at phase three and four, said outer web anchor having a partial separation from said thumb anchor in the area above said thumb spread and below said web pocket anchor, said separation allowing full downward, outward movement of the thumb base preventing impingement to the sensitive mid-palm while still providing support of (tension against) said outer web anchor by said thumb anchor, preventing impingement of the thumb second joint by said outer web anchor under inertial handle force, said outer web anchor also being anchored partially by pressure of the handle at the area of the index knuckle. 18. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 17 wherein: said web pocket anchor thinning and extending externally as a web anchor junction, said web anchor junction extending along the thumb as a thumb/handle spacer past the thumb second joint to said thumb joint anchor, the combined said areas within said web anchor and said thumb anchor serving to space the thumb second joint away from the handle while providing leverage for transfer of power through the lower thumb base and wrist thereby absorbing more stress (said inertial handle force) in the stronger wrist area and lower thumb base area than the weaker thumb second joint area. 19. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 18 wherein: said rearward extension of said upper web relocation press extending from said web pocket anchor and said web anchor junction being at roughly ninety degrees to said outer web anchor, said extending externally of said thumb/handle spacer being at an angle which balances support for (applies tension on) said web anchor while allowing that handle contact at said web anchor does not restrain forward movement of said thumb anchor or cause impingement of the thumb second joint during gripping. 20. The upper hand grip as described in claim 18 wherein: said outer web anchor and said thumb/handle spacer partially enclosing a flexible space, said flexible space being a pivot space, said pivot space being in said area of said separation, said pivot space allowing proper thumb motion without impingement or buckling of said thumb anchor, said outer web anchor and said web anchor junction under said pressure of an external glove and said handle maintaining space between the thumb second joint and the handle enhancing said phase two clockwise motion transferring power to the lower hand through the thumb third joint and reducing stress to the upper hand and inner hand, said pivot space diminishing as said grip moves from said phase one through said phase four, said diminishing closing off and further protecting areas of the thumb second joint. 21. The upper hand grip as described in claim 20 wherein: said pivot space between said web anchor and said thumb anchor allowing said thumb harness to move with independence of said web anchor, said thumb harness moving downward and forward during phase two, and upward and forward during phase three, said pivot space narrowing during gripping, said pivot space allowing said thumb harness to follow and maintain contact with the hand's thumb base. 22. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 20 wherein: said thumb spread being crescent shaped arcing somewhat internally from said lifeline anchor. 23. The upper hand grip as described in claim 18 wherein: the external (leading) portion of said thumb/handle spacer being a thumb lever, said thumb lever extending between said web anchor junction and said thumb joint anchor, said thumb lever, said web anchor junction and said upper web relocation press providing protection to the thumb from bruising on extreme phase three griping on inside pitches (bad swings). 24. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 18 wherein: said thumb joint anchor and said thumb handle/spacer being integral with said web anchor junction and the inner edge of said upper web relocation press adjacent the outer portion of the thumb second joint within the hand's web pocket, said inner edge being a junction ridge, said junction ridge integral with said web anchor junction integral with said web pocket anchor, said web pocket anchor filling the hand's upper web bracing said upper hand grip against said inertial force of said handle and creating support through fleshy relocation of the upper web, the area between said junction ridge and the outside portion of said web pocket anchor being a trough, said trough being a thinned flexible area, said trough located within said area of said separation, said trough being external to said web pocket anchor, said trough enhancing phase two motion. 25. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 24 wherein: internally, said web pocket anchor appearing as a rounded ridge extending in an ascent to the outer areas of said upper web relocation press, said web pocket anchor in conjunction with said upper web relocation press under pressure from said external glove serving to block said outer web anchor from moving out of position upwardly and rearward due to said phase two clockwise motion and the hand's forward thumb movement, said outer web anchor in conjunction with said web pocket anchor aiding in maintaining said thumb spread in position and proper angle, said proper angle being the downward angle of the lower web in gripping, said proper angle aiding in proper fleshy relocation and thumb protection while augmenting said phase two clockwise motion and allowing full downward movement of the thumb providing a complete and powerful phase four grip. 26. The upper hand grip , as defined in claim 25 wherein: said junction ridge having an outer edge descending to said trough within said upper web relocation press, said junction ridge being an extension of said thumb lever, said trough enhancing movement of said thumb lever forwardly, said trough allowing said junction ridge portion of said web anchor to act partially as a portion of said thumb anchor allowing said thumb anchor to move forwardly and downwardly without leveraging said web anchor out of proper position, said trough of said upper web relocation press also allowing the upper/outer hand at the area of the index knuckle to move inwardly in said clockwise motion and (roll over slightly) so that said outer web anchor moves inwardly and exteriorly partially blocking said recoiling handle, and said trough moves outwardly/downwardly away from and allowing clearance for the thumb second joint. 27. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 17 wherein: said thumb joint anchor located between the thumb first and second joints, said thumb joint anchor being a thickened area such that said deflector is anchored somewhat externally by said thumb joint anchor allowing clearance extending over the thumb second joint and muscular thumb base, said clearance aiding in preventing constriction of the muscular thumb base, said clearance allowing space for said relocated fleshy web under said deflector, said fleshy relocation under said deflector bracing said deflector externally of the thumb second joint against said inertial force of said handle. 28. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 20 wherein: movement of said thumb harness is enhanced by pivoting at said lifeline anchor adjacent said thumb spread, said thumb harness arcing and extending further externally (bulging) during phase two, said thumb harness making some contact with the handle especially during phase two and in bottom hand gripping, further bracing said handle, absorbing stress in the lower thumb base (adjacent the lifeline) reducing upper hand stress and protecting the thumb from bruising. 29. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 17 wherein: said lifeline anchor being connected to a lowest portion of said outer web anchor, said separation existing between said lifeline anchor and said thumb harness, said separation widening said thumb harness, said separation providing space for lower web and thumb base fleshy relocation, said thumb harness contouring the hand's thumb base. 30. The upper hand grip as defined in claim 17 wherein: said upper hand grip is attached externally to a thin, fabric type material which fits over the hand as a glove without finger extensions (fingerless glove), said upper hand grip attached externally to said fingerless glove to be called a base, once said base is positioned on the hand, an outer glove may be pulled over said base allowing a user to benefit from said upper hand grip while using any type or brand of glove desired. 31. In combination with a handle of an implement when said handle is to be manually swung in motion or lifted by the hand of a human with the hand gripping and squeezing said handle, the hand comprising a palm bordered outwardly (or forwardly) by an outside transverse crease extending from between an index finger and a middle finger downward to join a lower transverse crease at a ring finger hollow, the combined creases being a shift line, the shift line bordered outwardly by the knuckles of a little finger, a ring finger and partially the middle finger, the palm bordered upwardly (or above) by a lower web, inwardly by a lifeline contouring a thumb base, and downwardly (or below) by a tough ball with a fleshy bulge adjacent the lower transverse crease and a lower tough ball at the lowest area of the hand (bottom) and inwardly from the tough ball a fleshy heel adjacent a wrist, thence upward and outward of the fleshy heel is a bony heel (hamate bone in the carpal area), directly inward of the bony heel at the wrist is a wrist hollow, upward of the lower web is an upper web seen from the rear of the hand, a rear portion of the upper web becomes a muscular ridge during phase three and four gripping creating a noticeable pocket area being a web pocket within the upper web forward of the muscular ridge, the palm composed of a sensitive mid-palm consisting of the index and middle finger tendons and a less sensitive palm (or ring finger trough) being a concave area extending inward from the ring finger hollow to the bony heel and a bony (but tough) lifeline (or lower lifeline) extending to the wrist hollow, a thumb knuckle is known as the thumb second joint, the thumb's area of attachment to the hand at the carpal area being a thumb third joint, within the lower tough ball below the lower transverse crease and above the little finger bone exists a primary contact recess, the area adjacent, outward and slightly upward of the primary contact recess is a fleshy portion of the little finger knuckle which becomes bulky during gripping and further compacted by upward pressure on the lower tough ball, both areas being major anchoring areas, the hand area below the palm being the lower hand, the hand area above the palm being the upper hand, the distance between the top and bottom of the hand being hand width, the hand area outward of the shift line being the outer hand, the hand area inward of the shift line being the inner hand, interiorly or being internal is deeper in the hand, or the hand moving interiorly is rearward toward the back of the hand, moving exteriorly or being external is extending away from the front of the hand, the hand having a grip, the grip moving through different phases in swinging a baseball bat, the bat creating an internal and upward force within the hand known as inertial handle force beginning at the start of the swing being phase one, phase one (or relaxed grip) characterized by partial tightening of the grip with the handle held against the knuckles adjacent or outward of the hand's shift line, a phase two characterized by further tightening outside of the hand's shift line with the inner hand pivoting downward and outward (forward), the lower tough ball tucking partially under the handle with the hand in a more cocked position, the upper hand somewhat tilting and pivoting in a clockwise motion (top hand tilt) attempting to maintain finger control of said inertial handle, the outer hand moving rearward relative to the inner hand, an exception to said phase two clockwise motion being the little finger knuckle attempting to move inward and downward (closing) against said inertial handle force creating a little knuckle phase two position, a phase three wherein the inner hand un-cocks moving forward and upwardly, the upper hand reversing to a counter clockwise motion, the thumb drawing toward the handle reducing space between the handle and the hand, and a phase four or full grip as the hand tightens "accordion-style" to its strongest gripping strength with the inner hand moving forward as little as 1/8 inch further compacting the tendons within the palm, a grip enhancement accessory known as a lower hand grip, said lower hand grip designed to receive force from primarily a straight, rounded handle when lifting an implement or gripping and swinging a baseball bat, without said lower hand grip when the handle is held in said phase one position against the skin of the knuckles outward of the hand's shift line the handle presses the skin inwardly, compacting the skin into the hand's ring finger hollow, said compaction to be known as shift line support, the described shift line support providing support for the handle without said lower hand grip primarily above the ring finger hollow at the ring finger knuckle increasing the gripping support in the area of the ring finger which although being the hand's weaker finger is felt as a relatively stronger area of the grip when swinging a bat without said lower hand grip, there being less shift line support at the middle finger knuckle, there being almost no support at the little finger knuckle especially in swinging a bat with the little finger leading (the hand moving parallel to the ground), said inertial handle force displacing shift line support upwardly (toward the ring finger knuckle) so that although contact is made at the little finger knuckle, only minor support is gained in that area, meaning little power is transmitted to the handle from any portion of the hand below the midpoint of the little finger knuckle, and no power is transmitted to, or stress receive from, the handle at the hand's lower tough ball, which is the strongest, fleshiest and toughest area of the hand; the hand with said lower hand grip increasing support and control of the handle in the area below the midpoint of the little finger knuckle and transmitting power to the handle from the lower tough ball, said lower hand grip making handle contact below the little finger knuckle and below the tough ball at a primary contact area after reaching said phase two position, said primary contact area being the lowest portion of a bridge, the outside edge of said bridge contouring a gripping little finger knuckle outward and external of said shift line, initial said handle contact occurring at said outside edge of said bridge during said phase one position while most of said primary contact area is still interior of (not touching) said handle, the outside portion of said bridge extending upwardly and arcing internally to end at the ring finger hollow, the uppermost portion of said bridge pressing into the less sensitive palm, said bridge having an external arc at said contouring of the gripping little finger knuckle conforming to said little knuckle phase two position, the highest point of said external arc at said outside edge of said bridge being an upper apex, an imaginary line in said bridge extending from said upper apex downwardly and inwardly over and external of the lower transverse crease to an arcing edge, said arcing edge being more rearward than said bridge creating a downward angle of tilt of said bridge at the area of said imaginary line, said downward angle of tilt extending from said imaginary line downwardly and somewhat outwardly curving around the little finger knuckle below the hand as said primary contact area, the outside edge of said primary contact area hooking the little finger knuckle fleshy area adjacent the lower transverse crease, said arcing edge arcing externally as viewed lengthwise and widthwise downwardly of the lower tough ball, said arcing edge being the upper edge of a fulcrum platform, said arcing edge being the lower edge of a lever, said lever being the lowest portion of said bridge, said lever being integral and inward of said primary contact area, said lever extending inward to the hand's heel line, said fulcrum platform joining said lever and said primary contact area at a roughly right angle under handle pressure, said fulcrum platform supporting said primary contact area and said lever, said fulcrum platform enclosing the lower tough ball and acting as an anchor and a fulcrum, a fulcrum ridge on the interior side of said fulcrum platform pressing into the hand's primary contact recess, an outer portion of said fulcrum ridge adjacent the inner (interior) edge of said fulcrum platform being a primary fulcrum point, said primary fulcrum point pressing into the outermost portion of the hand's primary contact recess and hooking the fleshy area at the base of the lower transverse crease, a portion of said arcing edge directly below said primary contact area is a primary contact extension, a flattening of said arcing edge and an upward rotation of said primary contact extension occurring during said phase two such that said primary contact area and a portion of said primary contact extension come into direct contact with the handle. 32. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 31 wherein: said bridge being external of the lower transverse crease between said upper apex and said arcing edge creating a cushioning area for said handle, the area said imaginary line meets said arcing edge being a handle wedge, said handle wedge being the lowest point of said arcing edge (below the lower tough ball), said primary contact area prior to said phase two existing mostly below the hand, said primary contact extension prior to said phase two existing completely below the hand, an interior portion of said primary contact area (below the hand) being an enclosed space formed by surrounding structure, said enclosed space to be known as a handle space, said cushioning area being somewhat effective acting as a spring during straightforward gripping such as lifting barbells or pressing down on a handlebar, said cushioning area being more effective acting as a wedge or brace during said swinging of a baseball bat beginning at phase one, said cushioning area rising externally inward of and in support of said handle as said handle presses internally just below said cushioning area at said primary contact area, said primary contact area depressing partially into said handle space providing proper angle of support inward and upward of the handle distributing the majority of force to the lower tough ball. 33. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 32 wherein: said surrounding structure forming said handle space being said primary contact area integral with said lever , said handle wedge integral with said arcing edge and said fulcrum platform. 34. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 32 wherein: said arcing edge extending from the lowest portion of said primary contact area in the lower tough ball inwardly and somewhat upwardly to between the hand's tough ball and lower tough ball at said handle wedge, continuing inwardly and upwardly to the hand's fleshy heel, said arcing edge being somewhat noticeable as an angular edge at said handle wedge, said arcing edge in the area integral with said primary contact area and said primary contact extension being a rounded arc of short radius relative to the inside area of said arcing edge thinning and rounded of longer radius conforming to the tough ball and lower tough ball allowing the lower end of said handle to move inwardly during the swing (especially in bottom hand usage) preventing impingement to the hand, said angular edge at said handle wedge aiding in providing space within said relocation channel for an upper portion of the hand's repositioned fleshy ridge partially displaced by pressure at the hand's fleshy bulge, said fulcrum ridge displacing the lowest portion of the lower tough ball upwardly (externally) into said fleshy relocation channel. 35. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 31 wherein: the outermost point of said arcing edge at the junction of the outer edge of said primary contact area and outer edge of said fulcrum platform being a recess junction, said recess junction being adjacent said primary fulcrum point, said recess junction hooking the fleshy portion of the little finger knuckle outward and adjacent the hand's lower transverse crease, the interior side of said arcing edge being a recessed area (reverse of said arcing edge), said recessed area being a relocation channel, said relocation channel providing space for the hand's relocated fleshy ridge portion of the lower tough ball, said relocation channel having an outermost area being an anchor flex, said anchor flex angling somewhat below the exterior said arcing edge, said anchor flex extending outward to adjacent said recess junction, said anchor flex allowing a bending to occur during said phase two, the arc of said arcing edge and said bending of said anchor flex aiding said recess junction in hooking the fleshy portion of the little finger knuckle just outward of the lower transverse crease and move somewhat upwardly relocating said fleshy portion in support of said primary contact area, said bending at said anchor flex allowing said primary fulcrum point to remain in position pressed into the hand's primary contact recess, not following said primary contact extension upwardly, said bending allowing said upward rotation to occur during said phase two with said primary contact area and said primary contact extension moving upwardly and externally toward and in support of said handle, also aiding said primary fulcrum point to remain anchored in said primary contact recess is said upper apex, said external arc of said bridge, and said fleshy relocation channel together providing proper location and amount of space for fleshy relocation above and external of said primary fulcrum point, not pushing said primary fulcrum point out of position, the force propelling said upward rotation of said primary contact extension being handle contact pressing internally and upwardly (said inertial handle force) at said upper apex, and said phase two outward movement of the hand's lower tough ball pressing outwardly at said fulcrum ridge and said primary fulcrum point, the combination creating said upward rotation lifting said primary contact extension externally to contact said handle widening the grip of the hand, top hand tilt position of the hand also aiding in moving said primary contact area externally to meet said handle, said primary contact area and said primary contact extension dispersing stress through said fulcrum platform to the tough, fleshy lower tough ball, said downward angle of tilt at said primary contact area stabilizing said lower hand grip against the upward said inertial force of a recoiling or heavy handle, said dispersion of stress from said handle and the transfer of force from the hand enabling said lower hand grip independent stability within an external glove. 36. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 31 wherein: said uppermost portion of said bridge overlapping said shift line support being a buffer, said buffer acting to limit the upward displacement of said shift line support by reducing the friction of said inertial handle force, said buffer and said external arcing of said bridge over the lower transverse crease providing more shift line support at the little finger knuckle area aiding in widening the supporting grip of said lower hand grip. 37. The lower hand accessory as defined in claim 31 wherein: said lever and said bridge connecting at a thickened upper portion of a thumb buffer externally of the hand's bony lifeline, said connection being an upper connection, the innermost uppermost portion of said fulcrum platform connecting at a lower portion of said thumb buffer at the fleshy heel as a lower connection, said lower connection thickening extending inward to the wrist hollow as a thumb base/wrist anchor, thence extending upwardly flush with the inside of the thumb base, thence outwardly exteriorly of the thumb base to said upper connection, said thumb buffer arcing from said upper connection to said lower connection externally of the bony heel protecting the bony heel from bruising especially during bottom hand gripping. 38. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 31 wherein: said bridge arcs exteriorly and upwardly from said primary contact area and said arcing edge as seen from all angles, said outside edge of said bridge being exterior of the lower transverse crease also allowing the little finger knuckle to close fully inward during gripping, the high arcing of said bridge at said primary contact area also maximizing said handle space (increasing the height of said handle space). 39. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 31 wherein: said lower hand grip is attached externally to a thin, fabric type material which fits over the hand as a glove without finger extensions (fingerless glove), said lower hand grip attached externally to said fingerless glove to be called a base, once said base is positioned on the hand, an outer glove may be pulled over said base allowing a user to benefit from said lower hand grip while using any type or brand of said outer glove. 40. The lower hand grip as defined in claim 31 wherein: said lower hand grip working in combination with an upper hand grip, said upper hand grip receiving a remainder of stress not absorbed by said lower hand grip, said upper hand grip serving primarily to prevent bruising to the thumb without impeding the proper movement of the thumb or adding stress to the wrist or thumb, said upper hand grip having structure which both anchors said upper hand grip and receives direct contact from the handle in the area extending from the lower web to the upper web, said structure extending from the upper and lower web along the thumb past the thumb second joint, partially encircling the thumb, thence thinning and extending downwardly and outwardly over (external of) the thumb base as a thumb harness, said thumb harness extending outwardly to a lifeline anchor, said lifeline anchor extending upwardly along the lifeline to said structure extending from the lower web to the upper web, said structure within the upper web angling toward the back of the hand as an upper web relocation press, said upper web relocation press serving to relocate the hand's fleshy upper and lower web areas downwardly under pressure of said outer glove.

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Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Emergent Biosolutions Canada Inc.	BAT	botulism antitoxin heptavalent (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) - (equine)	Solution	125462	03/22/2013		2040-01-29