US 6,925,874 B2 · Apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning a glove

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove. The apparatus contains a glove mount for holding a glove to be tested in an open donnable position and a device for measuring the effort associated with donning the glove. The invention also relates to a method for measuring the effort associated with donning a glove by providing a testing apparatus having a glove mount and a device for measuring effort associated with donning of a glove, mounting a glove for testing on the glove mount so the glove is open and donnable, initializing the testing apparatus, and acquiring data from the device relating to the effort associated with donning of the glove.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove comprising:

a glove mount adapted to hold a glove in an open donnable position, the glove mount moveable with respect to a fixed reference, wherein the glove mount comprises two opposed arms connected to one another at a first end of each and terminating at a second end of each in at least one glove seat;
and
a device for measuring the effort associated with donning the glove.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning a glove

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Apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning a glove

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