Protective device for use with a glove

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12053039-B2
Application number	US-202318311709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2023
Priority date	Jul 22, 2013
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

A color splash effect is established by a darker backdrop color of an outer surface of a liquid proof and heat resistant glove in the event that a portion of the glove ruptures or fails. The color splash effect is accomplished by a lighter and brighter color being visible through the rupture in the glove. The lighter and brighter color may be formed on or as part of a protective member positioned beneath the outer layer. The protective member also protects the wearer against sharp objects contacting the outer layer of the glove and moving over the protective member. Some embodiments provide that the protective member is in a thumb crotch region of the glove.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
donning a liquid proof and heat resistant glove having a protective member located in a thumb crotch region beneath an outer layer;
drawing an elongated member over the thumb crotch region at a first instance;
determining whether the outer layer is damaged in response to the first instance of drawing the elongated member over the thumb crotch region;
determining whether the protective member positioned beneath the outer layer is damaged in response to the first instance of drawing the elongated member over the thumb crotch region;
disposing the glove in response to a determination that the protective member is damaged; and
drawing the elongated member over the thumb crotch region at a second instance in response to the determination that the protective member was not damaged regardless of whether the outer layer is damaged.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the protective member is damaged is accomplished by viewing a colored layer through a break or rupture in the protective member.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the colored layer is a different color than the protective member.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the colored layer is lighter and brighter in color than the protective member so as to allow the colored layer to be readily identifiable in the event of rupture.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the colored layer is unable to be viewed when the protective member of the glove is whole, uncut, unadulterated, and intact.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member is a rotisserie spit and drawing the elongated member over the thumb crotch region is accomplished by moving the rotisserie spit over outer layer of the glove in the thumb crotch region.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
removing poultry from the rotisserie spit while grasping the rotisserie spit with one hand and pulling the rotisserie spit with another hand.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the step of removing poultry from the rotisserie spit while grasping the rotisserie spit with one hand and pulling the rotisserie spit with another hand.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
submerging the thumb crotch region of the glove into a hot liquid contained by a cooking device in response to the determination that the protective member is not damaged regardless of whether the outer layer is damaged.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
submerging the thumb crotch region of the glove into heated liquid frying oil contained by a deep fryer.

11. A method comprising:
donning a liquid proof and heat resistant glove having a protective member located in a thumb crotch region, wherein the protective member is interposed between an outer layer and an inner liner within the thumb crotch region;
drawing a rotisserie spit over the thumb crotch region at a first instance;
determining whether the outer layer is damaged in response to the first instance of drawing the rotisserie spit over the thumb crotch region;
determining whether the protective member positioned beneath the outer layer is damaged in response to the first instance of drawing the rotisserie spit over the thumb crotch region;
disposing the glove in response to a determination that the protective member is damaged; and
drawing the rotisserie spit over the thumb crotch region at a second instance in response to the determination that the protective member was not damaged regardless of whether the outer layer is damaged.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining whether the protective member is damaged is accomplished by viewing a colored layer through a break or rupture in the protective member.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a portion of the colored layer is a different color than the protective member.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the colored layer is lighter and brighter in color than the protective member so as to allow the colored layer to be readily identifiable in the event of rupture.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the colored layer is unable to be viewed when the protective member of the glove is whole, uncut, unadulterated, and intact.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein drawing the rotisserie spit over the thumb crotch region is accomplished by moving the rotisserie spit over outer layer of the glove in the thumb crotch region.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
removing poultry from the rotisserie spit while grasping the rotisserie spit with one hand and pulling the rotisserie spit with another hand.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of removing poultry from the rotisserie spit while grasping the rotisserie spit with one hand and pulling the rotisserie spit with another hand.

Assignees

• Summit Glove Inc

Inventors

• Hull James L

Classifications

• A41D13/081

  Hand protectors · CPC title

• A41D19/01576

  made of a patchwork of different materials · CPC title

• A41D19/01529

  with thermal or fire protection · CPC title

• A41D19/0006

  made of several layers of material · CPC title

• A41D19/01505 Primary

  resistant to mechanical aggressions, e.g. cutting. piercing · CPC title