Applicator glove and method of use
OwnerPaul A. Schwarzinventor
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Abstract
A modified glove makes it possible to treat selected plants with liquid without contaminating adjacent plants such as in use of herbicides for weed control. Adjacent thumb and finger(s) are absorbent pads which hold the treating liquid. When the plant is grasped between thumb and finger, the liquid is dispensed and coats the plant where touched. A special cuff forms a trough to protectively catch any drips. An abrasive element may be attached to one or more of the fingers of the glove to scarify the plant while stroking with the liquid loaded absorbent pad to enhance absorbtion of the liquid in plants with a liquid resistant surface.
Claims16
An applicator for selective hand application of liquids to plant surfaces, the applicator comprising:
- a protective hand covering body having an exterior surface, and an interior space for receiving a human wrist and hand, the hand having fingers and a thumb, the body having an opening for receiving the hand and a length sufficient to cover and extend from the fingers to the wrist of the hand received therein;
- an inverted cuff on the opening facing away from the opening and forming a trough with the body to catch therein liquid when the fingers are held uppermost;
- means for holding the trough open;
- absorbent pads attached to the exterior surface adjacent the medial surfaces of the terminal phalanges of the thumb and at least one finger of the inserted hand, the absorbent pads adapted for holding a supply of a horticulturally effective liquid and for dispensing therefrom by touching plants selected for treatment with the liquid;
- the protective hand covering being composed of a flexible material impervious to the liquid.
A method for selectively applying liquid to plant surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:
- A) covering a hand with a glove having an exterior surface that is impervious to the liquid and having an inverted cuff forming a trough to catch therein liquid when the glove is held with the fingers uppermost, the glove provided with liquid absorbent pads attached to the exterior surface adjacent the medial surfaces of the terminal phalanges of the thumb and at least one finger of the covered hand;
- B) applying liquid to the absorbent pads;
- C) grasping a plant between opposed thumb and at least one finger pad and thereby dispensing liquid from the pad onto the plant so grasped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.