Safety Glove System
OwnerMichael Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a disposable safety glove system featuring a plurality of layers of inter-nested gloves that are worn simultaneously by a user. The improved disposable glove system of the present invention allows a user to peel away the outermost layer of gloves to reveal a new and sterile set of gloves. The glove system also features a relatively thick wristband to support the plurality of glove layers, a tab that can be used to easily peel off the outermost glove layer once the same has been used and a new pair of gloves is desired, and a numbering system that alerts the user to how many glove layers remain in the glove stack.
Claims16
A package of personal protective equipment comprising:
- a package of disposable gloves comprised of a first outer glove and a plurality of inner gloves positioned within the outer glove, wherein each of the first outer glove and the plurality of inner gloves is comprised of a finger portion and a base portion;
- a wristband sized and configured to fit around a wrist of a wearer, wherein each of the first outer glove and the plurality of inner gloves is perforatedly attached to the wristband at the respective base portions;
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- a plurality of tear tabs, each disposed on each of the first outer glove and the plurality of inner gloves, wherein each tear tab is positioned adjacent the wristband.
A glove stack comprising:
- a plurality of gloves contained within a stack with the stack having an outer glove and a series of inner gloves nested within the outer glove, each of the plurality of gloves having finger portions and a base portion and each of the inner gloves fitting within the finger portion and the base portion of the outer glove;
- a wristband portion disposed at the base of each of the gloves, the wristband portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of the stack, and wherein each of the outer glove and the series of inner gloves is removably attached to the wristband at the respective base portions;
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- a tear tab disposed on each of the gloves in the glove stack with the tear tab disposed along the base of each of the gloves and adjacent the wristband;
- wherein each of the plurality of gloves is temporarily heat bonded to another of the plurality of gloves at a plurality of locations to prevent slippage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.