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US 12,178,268 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;
- applying a colored layer to the glove liner;
- connecting a protective member to the glove liner positioned above the colored layer in the thumb-crotch region;
- heating and stirring an aqueous polymeric emulsion;
- foaming the aqueous polymeric emulsion;
- dipping the glove mold with the glove liner, the colored layer, and the protective member into a tank containing the aqueous polymeric emulsion that has been heated, stirred, and foamed, wherein at least the protective member is fully submerged into the aqueous polymeric emulsion within the tank while dipping the glove mold with the glove liner, the colored layer, and protective member;
- removing the glove mold with the glove liner, the colored layer, and the protective member from the tank;
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- curing the aqueous polymeric emulsion on the glove mold to result in a glove having a textured outer layer defining a grip surface in at least the thumb-crotch region above the protective member that is above the colored layered and glove liner and is adapted to assist with grip ability for a boundary layer of oil or grease on the grip surface,
- wherein the textured outer layer is formed by steps comprising:
- providing air bubbles of the aqueous polymeric emulsion adjacent to an external surface on the glove mold, wherein the air bubbles open outward when cured thereby providing increased roughness.
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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;
- applying a colored layer to a protective member;
- connecting the protective member to the glove liner positioned in the thumb-crotch region;
- heating and stirring an aqueous polymeric emulsion;
- foaming the aqueous polymeric emulsion;
- dipping the glove mold with the glove liner, the protective member, and the colored layer into a tank containing the aqueous polymeric emulsion that has been heated, stirred, and foamed, wherein at least the protective member is fully submerged into the aqueous polymeric emulsion within the tank while dipping the glove mold with the glove liner, the protective member and the colored layer;
- removing the glove mold with the glove liner, the protective member, and the colored layer from the tank;
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- curing the aqueous polymeric emulsion on the glove mold above the glove liner, the colored layer, and the protective member in the thumb-crotch region to result in a glove having a textured outer layer defining a grip surface in at least the thumb-crotch region above the protective member that is above the colored layered and glove liner and is adapted to assist with grip ability for a boundary layer of oil or grease on the grip surface,
- wherein the textured outer layer is formed by steps comprising:
- providing air bubbles of the aqueous polymeric emulsion adjacent to an external surface on the glove mold, wherein the air bubbles open outward when cured thereby providing increased roughness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.