Supported gloves with in-grip features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021251317-A1
Application number	US-201917252337-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 28, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Aug 19, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided among other things are a fabric supported glove with a polymer coating with a palm dip, wherein (a) a grip inside surface of the glove having in-grip features at selective locations for promoting in-grip, or (b) a friction- or tack-providing polymer coating is provided on all or a portion of the grip inside surface to provide in-grip features, or (c) wherein the polymer coating is provided with a first lower viscosity polymer composition that provides limited strike-through in-grip features and a second higher viscosity polymer composition that provides an exterior gripping surface, or (d) non-parallel primary ridges in the fabric provide in-grip features, or (e) two or more of (a) through (d) applies, wherein the in-grip features comprise locations at the finger tips and on the palm of the hand configured to reduce inside slippage of the glove in gripping a representative cylinder.

First claim

1 . A knit fabric supported glove with fingers and an exterior polymer coating comprising a palm dip, wherein a friction- or tack-providing polymer coating is provided on selected portion(s) of a grip inside surface to provide in-grip features.

2 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein the selected portion comprises one or more of an area of a distal phalanx region of two or more fingers, an area comprising pad areas at a base of two or more of the fingers, or an area of a hypothenar region.

3 . The fabric supported glove of claim 2 , wherein there are in-grip features in an area of a thenar region.

4 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein there are in-grip features in pad areas at a base of five or more of the fingers.

5 . The fabric supported glove of claim 4 , wherein there are in-grip features in an area of a thenar region.

6 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein there are in-grip features in a distal phalanx region of five or more fingers.

7 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein the portion(s) having in-grip features comprise an area of about 60% or less of the grip inside surface, optionally wherein the in grip features occupy an area of about 15% or less of the grip inside surface.

8 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein the portion(s) having in-grip features comprise an area of about 30% or less of the grip inside surface.

9 . The fabric supported glove of claim 8 , wherein the in grip features occupy an area of about 10% or less of the grip inside surface.

10 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein at least about 50% of a length of a finger 110 portion of the grip inside surface, and at least about 65% of portions of grip inside surface provided by fingers 120 , 130 and 140 is free of areas having applied grip features.

11 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein an area of palmar region ( 180 ) between regions that are region of pads of a ball of hand, hypothenar region and thenar region is about 80% or more free of areas having applied grip features.

12 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein the in-grip features comprise locations at finger tips and on a palm configured to reduce inside slippage of the glove in gripping a representative cylinder.

13 . The fabric supported glove of claim 1 , wherein the selected portion(s) having applied grip features on a lower palm area comprises two substantially vertical segments in hypothenar and thenar regions, respectively.

14 . The fabric supported glove of claim 13 , wherein the selected portion(s) having applied grip features on the lower palm area further comprises one or two substantially horizontal segments between the two vertical segments.

15 . A method of testing in-grip improvements comprising:
A. measuring a force needed to induce slippage with a first glove; B. measuring that force while wearing as a base glove a compression glove having a grip-providing coating and wearing the first glove thereover; C. measuring that force while wearing a second glove that is comparable to the first glove in exterior grip features but differs in having one or more additional in-grip features; and D. comparing an improvement in the C measurement over the A measurement to the improvement of the B measurement over the A measurement.

Assignees

• Ansell Ltd

Inventors

• Thompson Eric Michael
• Moreland James Hunter
• Thompson James Patrick
• Barna Evan
• Mathota Mathotarallage Amani Rasika

Classifications

• A41D19/0065 Primary

  with a textile layer underneath · CPC title

• A41D2500/54

  in coated form · CPC title

• A41D19/01558

  using a layer of grip improving material (A41D19/01552 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A41D2400/80

  Friction or grip reinforcement · CPC title