ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,217, issued on Aug. 26.
"Golf swing bracer" was invented by Jeffrey Allen Householder (Shiloh, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gripping method for holding a golf club grip comprising slipping a bracer with a band formed of an elastic material such as silicone over a golfer's lead hand worn on the wrist. The bracer having a soft, breathable sheath that partially encircles the band with a gap between first and second ends. Stretching and releasing the band over the golf club grip such that the exposed elastic within the gap of the sheath has a hold on the golf club grip and the sheath pads the back of the golfer's hand. The metho...