Auxiliary Structure for Facilitating Removal of a Body Covering

Abstract

An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering comprises a plurality of plates being movably connected, each plate having an inner surface to serve as a wearing portion for a body part (such as a hand) and having an outer surface, capable of attaching to an inner surface of a body covering (such as a glove), to serve as an engaging portion, so that the auxiliary structure can be fitted into the body covering and inserted by the body part, whereby one portion of the body covering would not be contacted with the body part, and the body covering can be easily removed from the body part by simultaneously holding the body covering and the auxiliary structure and applying a removing force to them.

Description

(A) TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering, and more particularly to an auxiliary structure that allows a body covering to be easily and quickly removed from a body part.

(B) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

When conducting washing or cleaning works, persons usually wear waterproof gloves to prevent their hands from being fouled. Generally, they choose the glove made of impermeable high polymer, such as a conventional latex glove.

However, the conventional glove has the following drawbacks:

1. The conventional glove has a smooth inner surface, which is easily sucked to a user's hand due to vacuum suction and this may cause a difficulty in removing the glove. Also, this type of glove may cause discomfort to the user. Furthermore, when wearing this type of glove, the user's hand is easy to sweat, the sweat accumulated in the glove will make it more sticky to the skin of the user's hand, thereby blocking the hot air in the glove from circulation or emission, and this may bring more discomfort to the user and may cause more difficulty in removing the glove.

2. The conventional glove is usually manufactured in one size. Thus, it is more difficult for a user having a large hand to remove a glove from his or her hand. Furthermore, when this conventional glove encounters the sweat from the user's hand, removal of the glove will become more difficult.

Thus, there is a need to develop a glove that can be worn and removed easily to overcome the drawbacks of the conventional glove.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering.

To achieve the above object of the present invention, the auxiliary structure may comprise a plurality of plates being movably connected, each plate having an inner surface to serve as a wearing portion for a body part and having an outer surface, capable of attaching to an inner surface of a body covering, to serve as an engaging portion; whereby, the auxiliary structure can be fitted into the body covering to allow one portion of the body covering not to contact with the body part, and the body covering can be easily removed from the body part by simultaneously holding the body covering and the auxiliary structure and applying a removing force to them.

Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a 3-dimensional exploded view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention

FIG. 3 is a 3-dimensional view showing a glove and the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a 3-dimensional view, wherein the present invention is fitted into a glove.

FIG. 5 is a 3-dimensional view showing an operation of the present invention, wherein a user's hand is inserting into a glove.

FIG. 5A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an operation of the present invention, wherein a user's hand is inserting into a glove.

FIG. 6 is a 3-dimensional view showing the present invention engaged with a user's wrist.

FIG. 6A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the present invention engaged with a user's wrist.

FIG. 7 is a 3-dimensional view showing an operation of the present invention, wherein the user's hand can be quickly removed from a glove by compressing two opposing sides of the glove.

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of the present invention, wherein the user's hand can be quickly removed from a glove by compressing two opposing sides of the glove.

FIG. 8 is another 3-dimensional view showing an operation of the present invention, wherein the user's hand can be quickly removed a the glove by compressing two opposing sides of the glove.

FIG. 9 is a top view showing some portion of the glove entangled in the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a top view showing an operation of the present invention, wherein a glove can be pulled or thrown out of a user's hand.

FIG. 11 is a 3-dimensional exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a 3-dimensional view, wherein the second embodiment is fitted into a glove.

FIG. 13 is a 3-dimensional exploded view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the third embodiment, wherein vertically compressing force is applied to the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a 3-dimensional view showing a glove and the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the third embodiment fitted in a glove, wherein a passage is defined between the plates of the third embodiment to facilitate a user's hand to insert into the glove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an auxiliary structure 1 for facilitating removal of a body covering according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown, which comprises two elastic plates 10 and two connecting pieces 20, wherein two end portions of each plate 10 are movably connected by using the connecting pieces 20 to allow the auxiliary structure of the present invention to be fitted in a body covering. Thus, two mutually facing surfaces of the two plates 10 can constitute wearing portions 11, which define a through hole or opening that can be opened or closed, to provide a wearing entrance for a body part and to allow one portion of the body covering fitted with the auxiliary structure 1 not to be contacted with the body part, so that the body covering can be easily removed from the body part, as will be detailed in the following.

The plates 10 are made of elastic material, so that they can be operated with a predetermined elastic deformation. The plates 10 can be overlaid in upper and lower locations, so that one plate is placed on top of the other plate. The inner surfaces (i.e., the mutually facing surfaces) of the two plates 10 are formed into wearing portions 11, whereas the outer surfaces of the two plates 10 are formed into engaging portions 12.

The connecting pieces 20 can be an elastic and deflectable film piece, such as a tape.

Each plate 10 has two adhesive end portions, wherein the outer surface and the inner surface of each end portion are provided with adhesive. Alternatively, one surface of each connecting piece 20 is provided with adhesive, so that the plates 10 can be movably connected by the connecting pieces 20.

Turning now to FIGS. 3 and 4, although the auxiliary structure 1 of the present invention is applied to a glove 30 for illustrating the present invention, the auxiliary structure 1 can also be applied to other types of body covering, such as socks or condoms, and those applications are also deemed within the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the auxiliary structure 1 of the present invention can be fitted into the opening of the glove 30, to facilitate a user to remove the glove 30 from the user's hand (i.e., a body part).

In the embodiment, the glove 30 is a type of latex glove, thus it is embodied with contracting elasticity. Also, since the lengthwise dimension of the auxiliary structure 1 is slightly greater than the inner diameter of the opening of the glove 30, the auxiliary structure 1 can be easily fitted into the opening of the glove 30 due to the function of the contracting elasticity, and thus the engaging portions 12 of the plates 10 can be snugly attached to an inner surface defining the opening of the glove 30. Also, the engaging portions 12 of the plates 10 can be attached to an inner surface defining the opening of the glove 30 by adhesive, hot bond, or other techniques, to ensure a secure attachment between the auxiliary structure 1 and the glove 30

Since the plates 10 are flatly overlaid in upper and lower locations, the auxiliary structure 1 of the present invention would occupy less space, so that the plates 10 can be stocked conveniently.

Turning now to FIG. 5, in use, a user may hold and compress two opposing sides of the glove 30 at the portion fitted with the auxiliary structure 1 (i.e., the movably connecting portions of the plates 10) to allow the two plates 10 to be outwardly deformed, based on the connecting portions at two ends thereof, so as to form a substantially circular opening, which has a dimension greater than that of a clenched hand of a user, so that the user's hand can pass the wearing portions 11 of the plates 10 to enter the gloves 30. Thus, the glove 30 can be easily worn on one hand of the user.

Turning now to FIG. 6, when the user is not compressing two opposing sides of the glove 30 at the portion fitted with the auxiliary structure 1, the plates 10 can restore to its original shape, by its elasticity, and can again contact the user's wrist, so that the auxiliary structure 1 of the present invention can engage with the user's wrist, so that the auxiliary structure 1 can be firmly positioned on the user's wrist, and would not slip to the user's hand, to avoid interfering with an operation of the user.

Turning now to FIGS. 7 and 8, when the glove 30 is not needed, the user may compress two opposing sides of the glove 30 at the portion fitted with the auxiliary structure 1, to allow the wearing portions 11 to form a substantially circular opening again. Thus, one portion of the glove 30 can be spaced from the user's hand. At the same time, the user may hold the glove 30 by his or her other hand and apply a removing force to the glove 30 together with the auxiliary structure 1, so that the glove 30 can be easily and quickly removed from the user's hand.

As shown in FIG. 7A, a user may clench his or her hand to allow the hand to pass through the wearing portions 11 of the auxiliary structure 1.

Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, in the process of removing the glove 30, although some portion of the glove 30 may be entangled in the auxiliary structure 1 due to the contracting elasticity of the material of the glove 30 involved in the removing process, the user can directly pull the glove 30 out of the hand inserted therein, or the user can hold two opposing sides of the glove 30 at the portion fitted with the auxiliary structure 1 by the other hand and then quickly throw the hand, inserted in the glove 20, out of the glove 30.

Referring next to FIG. 11, a second embodiment of the auxiliary structure 1 of the present invention is shown, wherein each plate 10 defines two triangular notches 13 respectively at two end portions thereof, whereas each connecting piece 20 defines an opening 21 corresponding the notches 13 at the corresponding end portions of the plates 10, so that the notches 13 can be exposed outside of the connecting pieces 20. Referring next to FIG. 12, when the second embodiment of the auxiliary structure is fitted into the opening of a glove 30, the plates 10 would not be totally fitted into the glove 30. Due to the contracting elasticity of the glove 30, the edge around the opening of the glove 30 can be fitted in the notches 13 of the plates 10, to provide the auxiliary structure 1 with anti-slip capability, so that the second embodiment of the auxiliary structure can be fitted into the glove 30 more securely.

Turning now to FIGS. 13 and 14, a third embodiment of the auxiliary structure of the present invention is shown, which comprises four elastic plates 10 being movably connected by four connecting pieces 20. When vertically compressing force is applied to the third embodiment of the auxiliary structure, since the number of the plates 10 is four and they are divided into two groups, wherein each group includes two plates, and one group is capable of being flatly overlaid on the other group, so that the third embodiment of the present invention would occupy less space to facilitate a storage. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 15, in use, the third embodiment of the present invention can be firstly compressed to form a flatly overlaid structure including two groups of plates 10. Then, with the contacting elasticity of the glove 30, the third embodiment of the auxiliary structure can be easily fitted into the opening of a glove 30, and the engaging portions 12 of the plates 10 can be snugly engaged with an inner surface of the glove 30.

As shown in FIG. 16, after the third embodiment of the auxiliary structure is fitted into the glove 30, the user may compress two opposing plates 10 of the third embodiment to allow them to form a pair of vertical plates facing each other. In this situation, the other two opposing plates 10 of the third embodiment can form into a pair of outwardly curved plates facing each other based on the connecting portions at the end portions of the plates 10, so that a passage of a predetermined size can be defined between the plates to facilitate the user's hand to be inserted into or removed from the glove 30, so that the third embodiment of the auxiliary structure can be easily worn on or removed from the user's hand.

Although the present invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure is made by way of example only and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention hereinafter claimed.

Claims

1. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering, which comprises a plurality of plates being movably connected, each plate having an inner surface to serve as a wearing portion for a body part and having an outer surface, capable of attaching to an inner surface of a body covering, to serve as an engaging portion; whereby, the auxiliary structure can be fitted into the body covering to allow one portion of the body covering not to contact with the body part, and the body covering can be easily removed from the body part by simultaneously holding the body covering and the auxiliary structure and applying a removing force to them.

2. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 1, wherein said plates are made of elastic material.

3. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 1, wherein said plates are movably connected by using a plurality of connecting pieces.

4. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 3, wherein each said connecting piece is an elastic and deflectable film piece.

5. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 3, wherein each said plate has adhesive end portions or each said connecting piece is provided with adhesive, so that said plates can be movably connected by said connecting pieces.

6. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 1, wherein said plates are flatly overlaid in upper and lower locations.

7. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 6, wherein the number of said plates is two and they are flatly overlaid in upper and lower locations.

8. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 6, wherein the number of said plates is four and they are divided into two groups, wherein each group includes two plates, and one group is capable of being flatly overlaid on the other group.

9. An auxiliary structure for facilitating removal of a body covering as claim in claim 1, wherein each plate defines a notch at each end portion thereof to allow said plates not to be totally fitted into an opening of the body covering, whereby the edge around the opening of the body covering can be fitted in said notches, to provide auxiliary structure with anti-slip capability.