Self-service gasoline glove
AssigneeJames D. Coburn
InventorRussell E. Peters
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Abstract
A glove is provided for vehicle operators to use in self-service gasoline stations during the dispensing of gasoline into the tank of the vehicle. The glove is designed for use on either a left or a right hand and has a wide entry opening making it easy to insert and/or remove the hand of the user. Both front and back surfaces of the glove are treated to resist gasoline. A clip is provided for securing the glove to a license plate or in a compartment during nonuse.
Claims7
An interchangeable right or left hand glove for self-service gasoline dispensing, comprising a body of gasoline resistant canvas material having one face on one side, another face on the other side and side edges joining said faces, each face having a palm section, four fingers and a thumb, all of which are joined together by the side edges to form said glove body, said thumb extending laterally from one side of the palm sections, a layer of neoprene on each face of said body with the neoprene extending to and completely surrounding an opening into one end of the glove body to hold the end of said glove in open position, and fastening means secured to one side of the glove in close proximity to said open end and serving to attach the glove to a fixed object, such as the license plate on a vehicle, for inserting and removing the right or left hand without the assistance of the other hand.
In an interchangeable right and left hand glove for use in dispensing gasoline, a body having opposite faces with palm sections thereon and a thumb extending laterally from said palm section, a gasoline resistant material joining said faces, a coating of neoprene material covering each face of said glove body, said coating forming a cuff substantially around an opening into said body in the space between said faces for holding the opening into the glove body in an open position, and fastening means secured to one side of the glove in close proximity to said open end and serving to attach the glove to a fixed object, such as the license plate on a vehicle, for inserting and removing the right or left hand without the assistance of the other hand.
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