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US 2023/0049299 A1Published application
Disposable gloves and methods of using and making
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsEvan Oravec, Katie MacLeod, Margaret Stephens
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Abstract
A disposable glove and a method for making the disposable glove that reduces or eliminates glove cuff roll-down. The disposable glove includes a treated area on the interior surface of the glove that extends from the hand area to a portion of the wrist-forearm area of the glove but such that at least a portion of the interior near the glove opening is untreated. The untreated portion of the interior surface of the disposable glove resists glove cuff roll-down when the glove is positioned on a user's hand and forearm.
Claims6
A method of making a disposable glove comprising:
- forming an untreated glove on a former, the untreated glove including a first area and a second area, the first area including a palm or back area and a plurality of finger receiving receptacles, the second area forming a wrist and forearm area;
- dipping the untreated glove into a chlorinated solution such that the palm or back portion and the plurality of finger receiving receptacles and only a lower portion of the wrist and forearm area are treated to yield a relatively lower-friction surface and an upper portion of the wrist and forearm area remain uncoated, thereby retaining a higher level of tackiness;
- removing the glove from the former;
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- inverting the disposable glove so that the treated surface is disposed on a portion of an interior surface
- wherein the forming of the disposable glove comprises dipping the former into a tank of uncured nitrile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.