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US 2012/0054943 A1Published application
Method for producing thin film gloves using the cutting and sealing process and glove produced therefrom
AssigneeFoodhandler, Inc.
InventorJian Tao
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Abstract
A single use disposable glove utilizing the cutting and sealing process. The various layers of the glove are produced from an extrusion process made from a variety of materials including, but not limited to, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyurethane, polybutene, styrene-butadiene copolymers, ethylene-propylene copolymers, their mixtures and blends.
Claims20
A method of producing a disposable glove comprising the steps of:
- extruding at least two layers of planar thermoplastic elastomer films having a thickness of between 0.02 mm and 0.06 mm;
- placing said planar thermoplastic elastomer films on top of one another on a flat surface;
- providing a heated template knife in the shape of the glove to be produced on top of said planar thermoplastic elastomer films;
- applying pressure to said heated template knife resulting in simultaneously cutting a hand shape from said planar thermoplastic elastomer films thereby producing a glove comprising a portion of each of said planar thermoplastic elastomer films;
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- sealing a portion of the periphery of each of said planar thermoplastic elastomer films of said glove shape together to produce a glove having a thickness of between 0.02 mm and 0.06 mm and deformation of between 10% and 30% after a 100% stretch.
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A single use disposable glove, comprising:
- a top layer comprising at least one layer of planar thermoplastic elastomer film in the form of a hand;
- a bottom layer comprising at least one layer of thermoplastic elastomer film in the form of a hand;
- wherein an opening is provided between said top layer and said bottom layer for the insertion of a human hand between said top layer and said bottom layer, wherein the thickness of said top and bottom layer is between 0.02 mm and 0.06 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.