EP1343395B1 - Protective glove - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a glove, in particular for housework, the glove being made integrally of silicone material comprising a main pocket designed to receive four fingers of a user, and a secondary pocket designed to receive the thumb, said secondary pocket opening out into the main pocket, the glove including projecting ribs or reinforcement on at least one of its inside or outside surfaces.

Description

The present invention relates to the field of protective gloves. protection, especially for household use.

Many types of gloves have already been proposed, which can differ as to their geometry and / or their constituent material in particular.

Document US 5,862,916 discloses a glove which may contain silicone and which can be in the form of a mitt.

However, none of the gloves currently available give totally satisfied for household use.

In particular, known gloves have poor resistance to heat, flame, harsh chemicals; they do not offer protection to burning by a wet vector, steam, oil, water ...

The aim of the present invention is to propose a new glove having properties superior to known prior gloves.

This object is achieved in the context of the present invention thanks to a glove, especially for household use, characterized in that it is made entirely of silicone material.

By the expression "made entirely of silicone material" we means in the context of the present invention that the glove is made only made of silicone material without any other constituent material, in particular without fabric reinforcement or equivalent.

According to another advantageous characteristic of the present invention the glove is ambidextrous.

That is, the glove has a plane of symmetry allowing its use equally well for a left-handed user as for a right-handed user.

• la figure 1 représente une première vue en plan, vue de dessous, d'un gant conforme à la présente invention,
• la figure 2 représente une deuxième vue en plan, vue de dessus, d'un gant conforme à la présente invention,
• la figure 3 représente une vue latérale du même gant conforme à la présente invention,
• la figure 4 représente une vue partielle en coupe selon le plan de coupe référencé IV - IV sur la figure 3, et
• la figure 5 représente une vue en perspective d'une variante conforme à la présente invention.

Other characteristics, aims and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows, and with reference to the appended drawings, given by way of non-limiting example and in which:

• FIG. 1 represents a first plan view, seen from below, of a glove according to the present invention,
• FIG. 2 represents a second plan view, seen from above, of a glove according to the present invention,
• FIG. 3 represents a side view of the same glove according to the present invention,
• FIG. 4 represents a partial sectional view along the section plane referenced IV - IV in FIG. 3, and
• Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a variant according to the present invention.

An ambidextrous glove 10 has been illustrated in the appended figures formed entirely of silicone material.

Glove 10 forms a muffle. That is, the glove 10 according to the invention comprises a single separation for the thumb.

More specifically, the glove 10 includes a pocket main 20 designed to accommodate the four fingers of the index finger, middle finger ring finger and little finger.

The pocket 20 has a generally oblong opening 22, typically in the general shape of an ellipse in use.

From this opening contour, the main pocket 20 is gradually narrows in section. The main pocket 20 is generally rounded and closed at its end 24 opposite the opening 22. At the level from this end 24 the main pocket 20 has a curved cap 26 convex outwards.

The muffle 10 also includes a secondary pocket 30 designed to hold the thumb.

The secondary pocket 30 is connected to the main pocket 20 and opens into it substantially mid-length of the main pocket 20.

The secondary pocket 30 also gradually narrows in section from its opening outline 32 opening into the pocket main.

At its opposite end, the rounded secondary pocket 30 is closed by a curved cap 34.

The length of the secondary pocket 30 is less than that of the main pocket 20.

As mentioned above, the muffle 10 has a plane of symmetry. This plane of symmetry is referenced S in the figures attached. The plane of symmetry S is perpendicular to the plane of Figures 1, 2 and 4 and parallel to the plane of Figure 3.

In the context of the invention, preferably the rear face 23 of the main pocket 20, which forms the back of the glove, opposite the pocket secondary 30 is curved and convex outward. Conversely the face front 25 of the main pocket 20 is generally concave towards the secondary pocket 30 for receiving the thumb.

The realization of the main pocket 20 thus rounded facilitates threading a user's hand inside the glove.

Where appropriate, provision may be made on the internal face or on the face external, or even both, of the main pocket 20 as well as the pocket secondary 30, reinforcements or projecting ribs. Besides the effect of reinforcement, such ribs limit the contact between the glove and the objects handled and therefore limits the transfer of heat to the hand of the user.

In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention, three ribs 40 have thus been illustrated in the appended figures: a rib longitudinal center 42 on the back 23 and two parallel ribs longitudinal 44, 46, on the front face 25, above the area of connection of the secondary pocket 30.

• à l'état aplati, la longueur du contour d'ouverture 22 est de l'ordre de 13 cm,
• à l'utilisation, la section du contour d'ouverture 22 est de l'ordre de 30 cm²,
• la longueur totale de la poche principale est de l'ordre de 25 cm,
• la longueur de la poche secondaire 30 est de l'ordre de 8 cm,
• la longueur de la poche secondaire 30, à l'état aplati, au niveau de son contour d'ouverture 32, la raccordant à la poche principale 20 est de l'ordre de 9 cm,
• la largeur de la poche principale 20, à l'état aplati, à une distance de son contour d'ouverture de l'ordre de 20 cm, est de l'ordre de 9 cm.

The glove according to the present invention can of course be the subject of numerous embodiments as to its particular geometry as well as its dimensions. However, according to a preferred embodiment:

• in the flattened state, the length of the opening contour 22 is of the order of 13 cm,
• in use, the section of the opening contour 22 is of the order of 30 cm ² ,
• the total length of the main pocket is around 25 cm,
• the length of the secondary pocket 30 is of the order of 8 cm,
• the length of the secondary pocket 30, in the flattened state, at its opening contour 32, connecting it to the main pocket 20 is of the order of 9 cm,
• the width of the main pocket 20, in the flattened state, at a distance from its opening contour of the order of 20 cm, is of the order of 9 cm.

• est étanche,
• est isolant,
• ne fond pas,
• est lavable en machine,
• est anti-glisse,
• est ambidextre,
• ne brûle pas, et
• ne noircit pas.

The glove according to the present invention has many properties and advantages compared to known gloves, in particular, it:

• is waterproof,
• is insulating,
• does not melt,
• is machine washable,
• is anti-slip,
• is ambidextrous,
• does not burn, and
• does not darken.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the mode of particular embodiment which has just been described but extends to any variant conforms to his spirit.

For example, the glove according to the present invention can be fitted near the opening contour 22 with a strap 50 intended to facilitate the maintenance of the glove on the wrist.

This strap can be formed of two elements connected to distance on the glove and each comprising complementary elements hooking (for example of the velvet / hook, stud / slot, button type, etc ...) intended to ensure the adjustment of the strap to the size of the wrist, or again as illustrated in FIG. 5 of a single element fixed by a first end 52 on the glove, and provided with fastening means 60 such as mentioned above at its second end, intended to cooperate with additional means provided on the glove, preferably near of the place of attachment of the first end 52 (preferably on the back glove). This strap 50 can be formed from silicone, made of material with the glove or even be formed of an attached element and fixed on the glove by any appropriate means.

Claims (8)

1. A glove, in particular for housework, characterized by the fact that it is made integrally of silicone material forming a leakproof structure, the glove having an ambidextrous shape and comprising a main pocket (20) designed to receive four fingers of a user, and a secondary pocket (30) designed to receive the thumb, said secondary pocket opening out into the main pocket (20).
2. A glove according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that it has a plane of symmetry (S).
3. A glove according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that the face (23) forming the back of the glove is rounded, being outwardly convex.
4. A glove according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that the front face (25) of a main pocket (20) is outwardly concave.
5. A glove according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by the fact that it includes projecting ribs or reinforcement on at least one of its inside and outside surfaces.
6. A glove according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by the fact that it has a rib (42) on the outside face (23) of its back.
7. A glove according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by the fact that it has two ribs (44, 46) on the outside face (25) of its front surface.
8. A glove according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by the fact that it includes a strap (50) having fastener means (60) for fixing onto the wrist of the user.

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