U.S. patent application number 12/425960 was filed with the patent office on 2009-11-05 for protective glove for use with hot glue gun activities.
Invention is credited to Kathleen Alexander.
Application Number | 20090271905 12/425960 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41256118 |
Filed Date | 2009-11-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090271905 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Alexander; Kathleen |
November 5, 2009 |
PROTECTIVE GLOVE FOR USE WITH HOT GLUE GUN ACTIVITIES
Abstract
A protective glove, adapted to be worn by a user while using a
hot glue gun, including a breathable main body portion, that
closely approximates the size and shape of the palm and back
portions of a hand; a breathable wrist portion that extends from
the main body portion and is adapted to cover at least a portion of
a user's wrist and hold comfortably against the wrist of the
protective glove wearer, and non-stick, heat-resistant elements
that extend along the underside finger tip and thumb areas of the
protective glove and can also cover palm and backhand areas of the
glove.
Inventors: |
Alexander; Kathleen;
(Dallas, TX) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Ortiz and Lopez, PLLC
P.O. Box 4484
Albuquerque
NM
87196
US
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Family ID: |
41256118 |
Appl. No.: |
12/425960 |
Filed: |
April 17, 2009 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61049559 |
May 1, 2008 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/16 ; 2/162;
2/167 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 19/01529
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/16 ; 2/162;
2/167 |
International
Class: |
A41D 19/015 20060101
A41D019/015; A41D 19/00 20060101 A41D019/00 |
Claims
1. A protective glove comprising: a main body portion that closely
approximates the size and shape of palm and backhand portions of a
hand and further comprises a palm portion; a wrist portion adapted
with elastic to fit comfortably around a user's wrist; and four
finger elements including underside portions and one thumb element
having an underside portion that extend from the main body portion
and include heat resistant material attached to the underside
portions of at least one of the palm portion, the underside of the
thumb element and, underside of the finger elements on the
protective glove, fingertips and thumb tip of a user's hand.
2. The protective glove of claim 1, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
3. The protective glove of claim 1, wherein said main body further
comprises a flexible, breathable material.
4. The protective glove of claim 3, wherein said breathable
material further comprises cotton, suede.
5. The protective glove of claim 3, wherein said breathable
material further comprises suede.
6. The protective glove of claim 2, wherein said main body further
comprises a flexible, breathable material.
7. The protective glove of claim 6, wherein said breathable
material further comprises cotton, suede.
8. The protective glove of claim 6, wherein said breathable
material further comprises suede.
9. The protective glove of claim 3, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
10. A protective glove comprising: a main body portion comprised of
breathable material that closely approximates the size and shape of
a palm and backhand portions of a hand and further comprises a palm
portion; a wrist portion adapted with elastic to fit comfortably
around a user's wrist; and four finger elements and one thumb
element that extend from the main body portion and include heat
resistant material attached to the palm portion, underside portions
of the thumb element and underside portions of the finger elements
of the protective glove.
11. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
12. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said breathable
material further comprises cotton, suede.
13. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said breathable
material further comprises suede.
14. The protective glove of claim 12, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
15. The protective glove of claim 13, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
14. The protective glove of claim 1, wherein said breathable
material further comprises cotton, suede.
15. The protective glove of claim 1, wherein said breathable
material further comprises suede.
16. A protective glove comprising: a main body portion comprised of
breathable material that closely approximates the size and shape a
palm and backhand portions of a hand and further comprises a palm
portion; a wrist portion adapted with elastic to fit comfortably
around a user's wrist; and four finger elements and one thumb
element that extend from the main body portion and include heat
resistant material attached to the palm portion, thumb element and
finger elements of the protective glove.
17. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
18. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said breathable
material is further comprised of at least one of cotton and
suede.
19. The protective glove of claim 17, wherein said breathable
material is further comprised of at least one of cotton and
suede.
20. The protective glove of claim 18, wherein said heat resistant
material further comprises a non-stick material.
Description
[0001] This invention is a continuation of U.S. Provisional
Application Ser. No. 61/049,559, entitled "PROTECTIVE GLOVE FOR USE
WITH HOT GLUE GUN ACTIVITIES," filed May 1, 2008, the specification
of which is incorporated by reference and to which priority is
claimed.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A hot glue gun creates hot glue from solid glue cartridges.
Once the hot glue gun has warmed up, its nozzle and any cover or
plate upon which the novel rests are extremely hot. The hot glue is
sometimes dispensed under pressure. Therefore, the hot glue gun
should only be used by qualified people, but even then hot glue
poses a risk. Handling the gun improperly causes unnecessary
accidents and user pain. When a user's skin gets into contact with
hot glue or hot portions of the hot glue gun, the only immediate
relief is for the hot glue gun user to dip their fingers/hand into
cool, iced water to cool burns off and control pain. What is needed
is protective user equipment to keep users from getting burned by
hot glue guns.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0003] A protective glove is now provided to overcome the
shortcomings described above by preventing burns over a user's
hands and fingers by hot glue guns or hot glue created by said
guns. The protective glove can be ideally made from breathable
materials around its wrist area and main body portions, while
including non-stick, heat-resistant finger elements that can extend
along the underside finger tip and thumb areas of the protective
glove. The heat-resistant finger elements can be formed such that
they provide a representation similar to patches.
[0004] Ideally, the glove is constructed with breathable materials.
Breathable materials can include suede, cotton or manmade materials
that enable a full range of hand and finger motion by users.
Elastic material used around the main body and wrist areas of the
glove can provide a better fit to a user's hand; although latex
material may present more risk to user when used as the base
portion underneath non-stick, heat-resistive material portions
located near user fingertips and thumbs. The protective glove can
ideally be provided that closely approximates the size and shape of
a typical user's hand. The protective glove can be provided in
different sizes in order to accommodate hands ranging from children
sizes to adult male sizes.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] Understanding of this invention will be facilitated by
reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
[0006] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a protective glove according
to this invention viewing the back of the protective glove.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a protective glove according
to this invention viewing the front, or palm side, of the
protective glove.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0008] Reference will hereafter be made to a description of a
preferred aspect of the glove of this invention in relation to the
figures of the drawing. Like parts will be identified with like
reference numerals.
[0009] A protective glove 10 of this invention comprises a main
body portion 15 that is so sized and shaped to fit snugly over the
palm and backside of an operator's hand (not shown), and finger and
thumb elements 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26, respectively, extending from
the main body portion 15 and covering a user's fingers and thumb. A
Wrist portion 12 can include an elastic member 14 disposed at or
very near to its proximal end. The first elastic member 14 can
loosely or snugly fit about the wrist of the user who is wearing
the protective glove 10. The distal end of the body member 15 has
several heat-resistant finger elements 18, 20, 22, and 24 and a
thumb element 26 attached thereto and extending outwardly there
from. When it is being worn, the protective glove 10 of this
invention is intended to be disposed between the operator's hand
and a hot glue gun (not shown) or work piece (not shown) whereon
hot glue is being applied.
[0010] An important feature that is shown in the drawings is that,
for best results, the palm facing portions of the finger and thumb
elements 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26, respectively, are constructed of
heat resistant, non-stick material 52. Note that in this
construction, substantially all of the underside portions of the
finger and thumb elements that are susceptible to burns from hot
glue or the hot glue gun are protected by heat resistant material.
The heat resistant material can be non-stick, heat resistant
material. The body 15 of the protective glove 10 can have
additional features that can be implemented in order to prevent
burns to a user. A first heat resistant strip 14 can traverse the
lower thumb areas of the protective glove 10. A second heat
resistant strip 16 can be located at the base area between the
thumb and index finger of the protective glove 10. These areas are
prone to burning in addition to finger tip areas.
[0011] The palm side 16 of the main body portion 15 of the
protective glove 10 is constructed such that when the fingers of
the operator are collapsed into a fist like shape, especially when
compressed against a hot glue gun, the material in the palm portion
16 does not bunch up and reduce effective operator feeling and
control. One manner of accomplishing this is to make the palm
portion 16 out of flexible, breathable material such as cotton,
suede or other suitable materials known in the art. In a preferred
embodiment of this invention, the main material that covers the
entire palm is constructed of a single sheet of common material,
e.g., suede or cotton. It can be appropriate to use a fabric that
has some constricting elasticity in order to maintain a snug fit of
the main body 15 to the operator's palm (not shown).
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