U.S. patent application number 10/708214 was filed with the patent office on 2005-08-18 for waterproof scrubbing glove.
Invention is credited to Edoh, Nadia Afi.
Application Number | 20050177965 10/708214 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34837688 |
Filed Date | 2005-08-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050177965 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Edoh, Nadia Afi |
August 18, 2005 |
Waterproof scrubbing glove
Abstract
A flexible waterproof scrubbing glove having a plurality of
cavities for the thumb and fingers joined together to fit a
person's hand. A layer of scrubbing bristles built into the entire
palm surface and finger surface of the glove including the tips of
the finger and thumb stalls, along the sides of the finger and
thumb stalls, as well as along the side of the palm portion of the
glove. The invention facilitating the cleaning of bath tubs and
sinks with their awkward and hard to reach places as well as other
surfaces and other cleaning actions.
Inventors: |
Edoh, Nadia Afi;
(Burlington, MA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
NADIA EDOH
31 PINGRY WAY
AYER
MA
01432
US
|
Family ID: |
34837688 |
Appl. No.: |
10/708214 |
Filed: |
February 17, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
15/160 ; 15/227;
2/158; 2/161.6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47L 13/18 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
015/160 ;
015/227; 002/158; 002/161.6 |
International
Class: |
A47L 013/18 |
Claims
My invention claims:
1. A waterproof scrubbing glove comprising: A flexible waterproof
glove for encapsulating a human hand, having a front surface which
includes a palm surface, a plurality of stalls for the thumb and
fingers which include tip surfaces for the stalls, side surfaces of
the palm, side surfaces of the thumb and finger stalls, and a back
surface Scrubbing bristles covering the entire front surface of the
glove, which includes the palm surface and the thumb and finger
stalls of the glove, all in a continuous coverage and built into
the glove structure Scrubbing bristles that cover the sides of the
palm and built into the glove structure Scrubbing bristles that
cover the tips of all of the said stalls and built into the glove
structure Scrubbing bristles that cover the sides of all of the
said stalls and built into the glove structure
2. The waterproof scrubbing glove of claim 1, wherein said
waterproof glove is composed of at least one of either rubber,
leather, plastics, nylon, and other materials.
3. The waterproof scrubbing glove of claim 1, wherein said bristles
is composed of at least one of either nylon, synthetic fiber,
steel, plastics and other materials.
4. The waterproof scrubbing glove of claim 1, wherein said bristles
are between the lengths of 0.1 to 20 mm, preferably 1 to 10 mm.
Description
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] Many of today's devices that are used to clean and scrub
surfaces are not attached to gloves; but are rather stand alone
products, which require the user to grip them independently with
their hands. A shortcoming associated with this is that the device
has a tendency of slipping or falling out of the user's hand when
cleaning. Another shortcoming with this is that when a user grips
on to this device to clean a surface, extra pressure is required on
the part of the user to scrub and clean the surface because of the
added force needed to hold on to this device while at the same time
applying sufficient pressure to clean a surface. This would be
particularly difficult for someone who is suffering from joint
problems, arthritis for example.
[0002] Many of today's existing technologies of scrubbing brushes
and similar cleaning devices have awkward shapes and limited
flexibility. Bathtubs, tiles in bathrooms, and sinks for example,
have hard to reach spaces and often awkward shapes. Existing scrub
brushes tend to have their bristles set on a hard surface which
makes the overall brush inflexible, therefore very hard if not
impossible to bend and flex to reach the awkward shapes and clean
hard to reach spaces.
[0003] In addition to these standalone scrubbing devices, there are
other cleaning devices that have attachments to mitts or gloves
which fulfill their intended purpose, but which still expose
shortcomings such as partial coverage on the glove limiting the
effectiveness of the cleaning and the cleaning of hard to reach
spaces; the materials used as attachments and the way in which the
scouring device is attached.
[0004] Examples of existing cleaning gloves include U.S. Pat. No.
5,956,770, U.S. Pat. No. 6,000,060, U.S. Pat. No. 6,018,837, and
U.S. Pat. No. 6,513,998.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0005] The present invention is a waterproof scrubbing glove which
has scrubbing bristles built into the structure of the glove, as to
allow the user to perform a variety of cleaning actions without the
need to grip onto an external cleaning device, such as a brush,
thus preventing the items from falling out of the user's hand,
preventing additional strain to the joints and necessitating less
force on the part of the user to perform scrubbing actions. The
glove is flexible and the scrubbing bristles cover the entire palm
and finger portions of the glove, the sides of the palm and finger
stalls, as well as the tips of the finger stalls thus facilitating
the cleaning of hard to reach places and awkward spaces.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] 1--FIG. 1 shows a front view of the waterproof scrubbing
glove for this invention. The glove has 1 thumb stall and 4 finger
stalls with bristles covering the entire front surface of the glove
and bristles at the tips of the finger stalls and along the sides
of the palm.
[0007] 2--FIG. 2 shows a side view of the waterproof scrubbing
glove for this invention. The glove has 1 thumb stall and 4 finger
stalls. This figure displays a side view of the finger stalls which
have bristles covering the surface of the stalls, bristles covering
the front surface of the palm area as well as bristles at the tips
of the stalls and along the sides of palm.
[0008] 3--FIG. 3 shows another front view of a different type of
glove for this invention. The glove has 1 thumb stall, 1 stall
which holds all 4 fingers, and bristles covering the entire front
surface of the glove. There are bristles at the tips of both
stalls, along their sides, and along the sides of the palm portion
of the glove.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0009] Taking into consideration the foregone shortcomings with the
existing technology, the present invention is a stain and dirt
removal waterproof scrub glove. The glove has 0.1 to 20 mm,
preferably 1 to 10 mm, of brush made up of bristles, which can be
made of at least one of either synthetic fiber, metal fiber and
other material and which covers the surface of the glove. Examples
of other synthetic fibers that can be used for the bristle on the
surface of the glove include polyamide fiber, polyolefin fiber,
polyester fiber and others. These materials are built into the
glove structure. The glove is waterproof and covers the entire
surface of a person's hand including the thumb and finger stalls.
The scrubbing material can cover the entire hand portion of the
glove, which includes the palm surface of the glove, as well as the
side of the palm as well as the sides and tips of the finger stalls
including the thumb stall. An example of uses for the side palm
bristles is that it can be used to apply direct pressure to clean
the lines between tiles, and the bristles located at the tips of
finger stalls can be used to clean tight corners and spaces between
tiles and the tight spots around a sink faucet, etc.
[0010] Because the bristles are built into the structure of the
glove, which covers the user's hand, the shortcomings associated
with the cleaning actions which are normally performed with a stand
alone brush and which include having the brush slipping or falling
out of the user's hand when cleaning, will be eliminated as the
bristles and glove are now one unit.
[0011] As the bristles cover the surface of the glove which
contours the user's hand, the cleaning action performed by the
described invention will be more natural, versatile, and efficient
as the hand is flexible and the natural movements of the hand will
allow the user to clean various shaped objects and surfaces, as
well as hard to reach places that a regular brush cannot reach but
that the hand can. The bristles at the tips of the finger stalls
will allow the user to clean tight spaces that only a finger can
reach and apply pressure to, such as the corner between a tub and
the tile wall or the lines between tiles. The described invention
will also make it easier for people that suffer with joint problems
to use by as they can avoid using extra pressure which is usually
needed when gripping onto an external brush device.
[0012] Though, the described invention has an optimal use for
bathrooms to clean showers, tubs and sinks, and for the kitchen,
its use is not limited to the like and includes many other
uses.
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