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US 4,937,881 AGranted
Garment device for handling and storing noxiuos materials
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorAnnemarie Heise
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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorAnnemarie Heise
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The invention relates to a garment shaped to fit bodily extremities, such as the hand, that has a sleeve extending up the extremity. The sleeve is provided with an integral sealing device to close the open end of the sleeve and form a container after being turned inside-out during removal. The garment is removed from the extremity and simultaneously turned inside-out, after which it is sealed with the sealing device. The invention may be adapted for use on either the hands or the feet. In one form the invention is in the shape of a glove, having a widened sleeve, extending at least part way up the arm. The outer portion of one side of the sleeve is provided with an adhesive band such that when the glove is removed, the adhesive band is on the inner portion and may be sealed to the opposite side of the sleeve to form a bag container for disposal.
A method of disposal comprising placing onto an arm a container comprising a hand and arm conforming glove of flexible polymer sheet covering adapted to fit the hand and having an extended sleeve portion extending along the arm at least partially to the body and a fastening means integrally formed with said covering adapted to close the open end of said container when it is removed from the bodily extremity, performing a task in which the exterior of said covering becomes soiled, removing said container from the extremity while inverting said container so that the exterior of said container becomes the interior and closing the open end of the inverted device with said fastening means, wherein said fastening means provides an odorproof seal, said covering is about 5.5 to about 7 inches across in the area of the four knuckles and about 5 to about 7 inches across the cuff portion when laid flat and wherein the ratio of knuckle width to cuff width is about 1 to 1.
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