Finger exercise device

Abstract

A portable finger exercising device for exercising and strengthening the muscles responsible for controlling the movement of the fingers, hand and arm of a human. The device can be configured to exercise and strengthen the muscles of the fingers and hand responsible for forming a closed-fist, as well as the muscles responsible for straightening fingers from the closed-fist position. During either movement, the muscles of the fingers, hand and arm are exercised by moving each finger against a counteracting force exerted by resilient or elastic members of the finger exercising device. The finger exercise device includes a base member or a glove-like body member which is adapted to be adjustably and removable attached to an operator's hand. The base member or body member is capable of releasably receiving a plurality of resilient or elastic members at locations generally corresponding to the location of the operator's fingers. During operation of the device, the resilient members are stretched and the muscles of the fingers are exercised by being forced to move against the resistive force exerted by the resilient members. To provide the most effective and intense work-out for the muscles of the fingers and hand of the operator, the finger exercise device includes interchangeable parts which allows the device to be custom-fit to the hand of the operator, as well as providing the operator the ability to vary the intensity of the workout by adjusting the force exerted by the resilient members.