U.S. patent application number 13/081224 was filed with the patent office on 2011-11-03 for glove for absorbing shock.
This patent application is currently assigned to CESTUSLINE , INC.. Invention is credited to Kyong Mi CHOI, Yun Suk CHOI.
Application Number | 20110265238 13/081224 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44857053 |
Filed Date | 2011-11-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110265238 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHOI; Yun Suk ; et
al. |
November 3, 2011 |
GLOVE FOR ABSORBING SHOCK
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a glove for absorbing shock. The glove
includes a glove body, and a shock absorbing member embedded in the
glove body and made of a flexible material. The shock absorbing
member includes cells partitioned by a cell wall and
two-dimensionally arranged to absorb shock through buckling
deformation of the cell wall. The glove has excellent buffering
performance by absorbing vibration or shock based not only on
material characteristics of the shock absorbing member but also on
structural characteristics thereof, and improves efficiency in
absorption of vibration or shock by increasing the degree of
shrinkage or restoring force of the shock absorbing member, so that
the glove can efficiently protect a user from shock.
Inventors: |
CHOI; Yun Suk; (Kyeonggi-Do,
KR) ; CHOI; Kyong Mi; (Vancouver, WA) |
Assignee: |
CESTUSLINE , INC.
Portland
OR
|
Family ID: |
44857053 |
Appl. No.: |
13/081224 |
Filed: |
April 6, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/16 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 19/01523
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/16 |
International
Class: |
A41D 13/08 20060101
A41D013/08; A41D 19/00 20060101 A41D019/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 6, 2010 |
KR |
10-2010-0031178 |
Claims
1. A glove for absorbing shock comprising: a glove body; and a
shock absorbing member embedded in the glove body and made of a
flexible material, the shock absorbing member comprising cells
partitioned by a cell wall and two-dimensionally arranged to absorb
shock through buckling deformation of the cell wall.
2. The glove according to claim 1, wherein the shock absorbing
member has a honeycomb structure constituted by the cells and the
cell wall.
3. The glove according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shock absorbing
member is provided at one side of the cell wall with a pad which
encloses one side of each of the cells while exposing the other
side of each of the cells.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present invention relate to a glove for absorbing shock,
which is configured to allow a shock absorbing member to absorb
vibration or shock from an exterior not only through material
characteristics but also through structural characteristics,
thereby achieving excellent shock absorbing properties.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Generally, gloves are used to cover the hand to protect the
hand from skin damage, cold, shock, and the like. The gloves are
classified into a glove which has individual sheaths for the
fingers and thumb, and a mitten which encases the thumb separately
and the four fingers together, according to the shape of the glove.
Here, the gloves may have a structure which completely encloses the
fingers and thumb, or may have a semi-glove structure in which the
fingers and the thumb are partially exposed.
[0005] Many kinds of shock absorbing gloves are used not only at
industrial sites, but also for sports, mountain climbing, and other
outdoor activities. Such shock absorbing gloves are have various
shapes and are made of various materials according to parts of the
glove to be exposed to vibration or shock and to conditions in
which the gloves will be used.
[0006] Such a glove for absorbing shock includes a shock absorbing
member to absorb vibration or shock during operation or outdoor
activities. Such a shock absorbing member is made of a flexible
material such as silicone, urethane, gel, rubber, and other
synthetic resins to absorb vibration or shock based on material
characteristics thereof
[0007] Since such a conventional glove for absorbing shock is
configured to absorb vibration or shock based only on the material
characteristics of the shock absorbing member therein, absorption
of vibration or shock is not sufficient, and particularly, limit of
the degree of shrinkage or restoring force of the shock absorbing
member restricts improvement in vibration or shock absorbing
performance.
BRIEF SUMMARY
[0008] The present invention is directed to providing a glove for
absorbing shock, which includes a shock absorbing member configured
to absorb vibration or shock based not only on material
characteristics of the shock absorbing member but also on
structural characteristics thereof and to increase the degree of
shrinkage or restoring force of the shock absorbing member by these
characteristics, thereby improving efficiency in absorption of
vibration or shock.
[0009] In accordance with one aspect, a glove for absorbing shock
includes: a glove body; and a shock absorbing member embedded in
the glove body and made of a flexible material. The shock absorbing
member includes cells partitioned by a cell wall and
two-dimensionally arranged to absorb shock through buckling
deformation of the cell wall.
[0010] The shock absorbing member may have a honeycomb structure
constituted by the cells and the cell wall.
[0011] The shock absorbing member may be provided at one side of
the cell wall with a pad which encloses one side of each of the
cells while exposing the other side of each of the cells.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the
present invention will become apparent from the detailed
description of the following embodiments in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings:
[0013] FIG. 1 is a view of a glove for absorbing shock according to
one embodiment of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the glove
according to the embodiment of the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a shock absorbing member of
the glove according to the one embodiment of the present
invention;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a plan view of a modification of the shock
absorbing member of the glove according to the one embodiment of
the present invention,
[0017] FIG. 5 is a plan view of another modification of the shock
absorbing member of the glove according to the one embodiment of
the present invention, and
[0018] FIG. 6 is a view of a glove for absorbing shock according to
another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described
in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be
understood that the invention is not limited to the following
embodiments and may be embodied in different ways, and that the
embodiments are given to provide complete disclosure of the
invention and to provide thorough understanding of the invention to
those skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is limited
only by the accompanying claims and equivalents thereof Herein,
descriptions of details apparent to those skilled in the art will
be omitted for clarity.
[0020] FIG. 1 is a view of a glove for absorbing shock according to
one embodiment.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 1, the glove 100 for absorbing shock
according to the embodiment may include a glove body 110 worn by a
user on the hand and a shock absorbing member 120 embedded in the
glove body 110.
[0022] The glove body 110 is worn by a user on the hand and may be
made of various materials such as nylon, polyester, synthetic
fibers, for example Spandex or Gore-Tex, natural fibers, for
example cotton or wool, leather, or the like, according to usage
conditions or purpose. The glove body 110 includes a plurality of
buffering regions 112 formed at a portion for absorbing vibration
or shock, for example, on a bottom surface 111 to receive the shock
absorbing member 120 therein.
[0023] Although the glove body of this embodiment is illustrated as
including the plurality of buffering regions 112, the glove body
may have a single buffering region and the buffering region may be
formed not only on the bottom surface 111 of the glove body 110 but
also at other places according to usage conditions or purpose.
[0024] In the glove body 110, the shock absorbing member 120 may be
embedded in the buffering region 112 and made of a flexible
material such as silicone, urethane, rubber, or other synthetic
resins to absorb vibration or shock based on material
characteristics. The shock absorbing member 120 includes cells 122,
which are partitioned by a cell wall 121 and two dimensionally
continuously arranged to absorb vibration or shock through buckling
deformation of the cell wall 121 when subjected to vibration or
shock from the outside.
[0025] The cell wall 121 defines a boundary between adjacent cells
122 to thereby demonstrate excellent allowance of buckling
deformation and may be vertical to a plane of the buffering region
112. Although the cell wall 121 is continuously formed in this
embodiment, the cell wall 121 may have a discontinuous shape.
[0026] In this embodiment, the shock absorbing member 120 is
located between an outer layer 113 and an inner layer 114 of the
glove body 110 and is secured within the glove body 110 by sewing
or bonding the outer layer 113 and the inner layer 114 to each
other along an edge or other portions of the shock absorbing member
120.
[0027] Alternatively, with the shock absorbing member 120 located
inside or outside the outer layer 113, a cover member (not shown)
may be suitably cut and backstitched or bonded to the outer layer
to cover the shock absorbing member 120.
[0028] In this embodiment, the shock absorbing member 120 has a
honeycomb structure constituted by the cell wall 121 and the cells
122. For example, the cell wall 121 and the cells 122 may have a
hexagonal shape in plan view.
[0029] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the shock absorbing member 120
is provided at one side of the cell wall 121 with a pad 123 to
prevent deterioration of restoring force of the shock absorbing
member 120 due to excessive deformation of one side of the shock
absorbing memebr 120, so that one side of each of the cells is
enclosed by the pad 123 and the other side thereof is exposed.
Namely, the pad 123 prevents excessive deformation of the cell wall
121 due to vibration or shock from the outside by enclosing the one
side of each of the cells 122, thereby improving shock absorbing
performance and endurance of the shock absorbing member 120 through
improvement of restoring force thereof while allowing the shock
absorbing member 120 to be stably secured within the glove body
110.
[0030] As shown in FIG. 4, a shock absorbing member 130 may include
a cell wall 131 and cells 132, which have a rectangular shape
instead of a hexagonal shape and constitute a honeycomb structure.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, a shock absorbing member 140 may
include a cell wall 141 and cells 142, which have a circular shape.
As such, the shock absorbing member may have various shapes and may
be provided with a pad 133 or 143 at one side of the cell wall 131
or 141 and the cells 132 or 142.
[0031] As shown in FIG. 6, a glove 200 for absorbing shock
according to another embodiment includes a glove body 210 worn by a
user on the hand, and a shock absorbing member 220 embedded in the
glove body 210 and made of a flexible material. As in the shock
absorbing member 120 of the above embodiment, the shock absorbing
member 220 includes cells 222, which are partitioned by a cell wall
221 and two dimensionally continuously arranged to absorb shock
through buckling deformation of the cell wall 121, and a pad (not
shown) disposed at one side of the cell wall 221 to enclose one
side of each of the cells 222.
[0032] In this embodiment, the glove body 210 has a semi-glove
structure in which the fingers and the thumb are partially exposed.
Alternatively, the glove body 21 may have various shapes, such as a
glove structure which has individual sheaths for the fingers and
thumb, a mitten structure which encases the thumb separately and
the four fingers together, and the like.
[0033] Next, operation of the glove for absorbing shock according
to the embodiments will be described.
[0034] In the glove for absorbing shock 100 or 200 according to the
embodiments, the shock absorbing member 120, 130, 140 or 220
absorbs vibration or shock based on the characteristics of the
flexible material used for the shock absorbing member when
subjected to the vibration or shock, and the cell wall 121, 131,
141 or 221 is located at a boundary between adjacent cells 122,
132, 142 or 122 to provide structural characteristics which allow
buckling deformation of the cell wall upon application of vibration
or shock. Accordingly, vibration or shock can be efficiently
absorbed not only by the material characteristics of the shock
absorbing member but also by the structural characteristics
thereof.
[0035] Further, in the shock absorbing member 120, 130, 140 or 220
of the glove according to the embodiments, the degree of shrinkage
and restoring force of the cell wall 121, 131, 141 or 221 are
improved, so that the shock absorbing member 120, 130, 140 or 220
of the glove has high performance in absorption of vibration or
shock. Particularly, the cell wall 121, 131, 141 or 221 is formed
on the pad 123, 133 or 143 which encloses one side of each of the
cells 122, 132, 142 or 222, thereby ensuring excellent restoring
force while preventing excessive deformation. As a result, the
glove for absorbing shock according to the embodiments has
excellent buffering performance and endurance.
[0036] As such, the glove for absorbing shock according to the
embodiments includes a shock absorbing member, which has excellent
buffering performance by absorbing vibration or shock based not
only on material characteristics of the shock absorbing member but
also on structural characteristics thereof, and improves efficiency
in absorption of vibration or shock by increasing the degree of
shrinkage or restoring force of the shock absorbing member, so that
the glove can efficiently protect a user from shock.
[0037] Although some embodiments have been described herein, it
should be understood that these embodiments are given by way of
illustration only and do not limit the scope of the invention, and
that various modifications, changes and additions can be made by a
person having ordinary knowledge in the art without departing from
the scope and spirit of the invention and should be construed as
being included in the scope of the claims and equivalents
thereof
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