US Patent Issued on March 17 for "Weightlifting grip device" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,303, issued on March 17.

"Weightlifting grip device" was invented by Ilya Boruch (Jamaica, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grip assist with a wristband a grip section affixed to the wristband. The wristband is configured as an anchor to wrap around a user's wrist. The grip section preferably includes a first layer extending from the wristband, toward a weight lifter's curled finger tips, then continuing along the inside of the fingers to a termination near the heel of the user's palm. Consequently, a held bar is trapped inside an encircling grip section. Additional layer(s) may also extend from the wristband generally in paral...