US 2020/0093205 A1Published application

Elastomeric article manufacturing system and process

AssigneeAllegiance Corporation

InventorsHOOI GUAN KUA, HEAN HUAT KOED, SWEE HUA LIM

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Abstract

An elastomeric article processing system includes a conveyor chain driven by a prime mover, and a mounting mandrel configured to receive and support an elastomeric article. The mounting mandrel coupled to the conveyor chain. The mounting mandrel including an arm configured to support the elastomeric article, a movable engagement member that engages a portion of the elastomeric article to expose a printing area of the elastomeric article, and an anvil that engages the elastomeric article to support the printing area. The elastomeric article processing system also includes a printer configured to apply a marking to the printing area, and a glove inversion device configured to invert the elastomeric article while the elastomeric article is supported on the mounting mandrel.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A system for processing an elastomeric article,

wherein the elastomeric article is a glove having a finger portion, a palm portion, a hand-receiving aperture, a first surface, and a second surface,
wherein the elastomeric article has a first configuration wherein at least a portion of the first surface defines a first interior space and at least a portion of the second surface faces outward from the first interior space, and a second configuration wherein at least a portion of the second surface defines a second interior space and at least a portion of the first surface faces outward from the second interior space, and
wherein the elastomeric article processing system comprises:
a conveyor chain;
a mounting mandrel coupled to the conveyor chain, the mounting mandrel including an arm configured to support the elastomeric article in the first configuration and in the second configuration;
and
an inversion device configured to displace the finger portion and optionally the palm portion through the hand-receiving aperture in order to invert at least a portion of the elastomeric article from the first configuration to the second configuration while the article is supported by the arm.

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