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US 12,156,552 B2Granted
Protective device for use with a glove
AssigneeSummit Glove Inc.
InventorJames L Hull
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Abstract
A glove has a protective member in the thumb-crotch region and includes a textured outer surface. The protective member is configured to protected against slicing done by sharp objects. The textured outer surface enables grip ability in greasy environments. The textured outer surface may be formed via a foaming process during manufacture of the glove. There may be a colored layer between an inner liner and the protective member that establishes a color splash effect in the event that a portion of the glove ruptures or fails.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- attaching a glove liner to a glove mold, the glove liner comprising a first finger sleeve and a thumb sleeve, and the glove liner defining a thumb-crotch region that extends from a palmar side to a dorsal side between the first finger sleeve and the thumb sleeve of the glove liner;
- connecting a protective member to the glove liner in the thumb-crotch region;
- applying a colored layer in the thumb-crotch region;
- dipping the glove liner, the protective member, and the colored layer into a tank containing an emulsion, wherein the protective member is fully submerged into the emulsion within the tank while dipping the glove liner and protective member;
- removing the glove mold that carries the glove liner, the colored layer, and the protective member from the tank;
- curing the emulsion above the glove liner, above the protective member, and above the colored layer in the thumb-crotch region to result in a glove having a textured outer layer defining a grip surface, wherein curing the emulsion on the glove liner to result in the glove having the textured outer layer defining the grip surface further comprises forming a lateral ridge in the textured outer surface above the protective member.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a mitten liner to a mitten mold, the mitten liner comprising a fingers sleeve and a thumb sleeve, and the mitten liner defining a thumb-crotch region that extends from a palmar side to a dorsal side between the fingers sleeve and the thumb sleeve of the mitten liner;
- connecting a protective member to the glove liner in the thumb-crotch region;
- applying a colored layer in the thumb-crotch region;
- dipping the mitten liner, the protective member, and the colored layer into a tank containing an emulsion, wherein the protective member is fully submerged into the emulsion within the tank while dipping the mitten liner and protective member;
- removing the mitten mold that carries the mitten liner, the protective member, and the colored layer from the tank;
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- curing the emulsion above the glove liner, above the protective member, and above the colored layer in the thumb-crotch region to result in a mitten having a textured outer layer defining a grip surface, wherein curing the emulsion on the mitten liner to result in the mitten having the textured outer layer defining the grip surface further comprises forming a lateral ridge in the textured outer surface above the protective member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.