Glove
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsKelsey Tacca, James Ellis
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Abstract
A glove (1) and glove liner (4) is provided, the glove liner (4) comprising a palm portion (11a) and a finger portion (11b); the finger portion (11b) comprising finger sheaths; the liner (4) further comprising a plurality of insulating layers (6,8,10), and the plurality of insulating layers comprising a first insulating layer (6), a second insulating layer (8) and a third insulating layer (10), wherein the first insulating layer (6) extends substantially across the palm portion (11a) and the finger portion (11b), the second insulating layer (8) extends across at least a part of the finger portion (11b), and the third insulating layer (10) extends across at least a part of at least one finger sheath of the finger portion (11b).
Claims22
A glove comprising:
- a palm portion;
- and
- a finger portion;
- wherein the finger portion comprises finger sheaths;
- a plurality of insulating layers,
- wherein the plurality of insulating layers comprise:
- a first insulating layer;
- a second insulating layer;
- and
- a third insulating layer;
- wherein the first insulating layer extends substantially across the palm portion and the finger portion,
- wherein the second insulating layer extends across at least a part of the finger portion, and
- wherein the third insulating layer extends across at least a part of at least one finger sheath of the finger portion.
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A glove liner comprising:
- a palm portion;
- and
- a finger portion;
- wherein the finger portion comprises finger sheaths;
- a plurality of insulating layers,
- wherein the plurality of insulating layers comprises:
- a first insulating layer;
- a second insulating layer;
- and a third insulating layer;
- wherein the first insulating layer extends substantially across the palm portion and the finger portion,
- wherein the second insulating layer extends across at least a part of the finger portion, and
- wherein the third insulating layer extends across at least a part of at least one finger sheath of the finger portion.
A method of manufacture of a glove having a palm portion and a finger portion comprising finger sheaths, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a support layer, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, and a glove shell;
- (b) securing the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer to the support layer to form a glove liner;
- and
- (c) securing the support layer and first, second and third insulating layers to the glove shell to form the glove,
- wherein the first insulating layer extends substantially across the palm portion and the finger portion,
- wherein the second insulating layer extends across at least a part of the finger portion, and
- wherein the third insulating layer extends across at least a part of at least one finger sheath of the finger portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.