Elastomeric covering material and hand glove made therewith

Abstract

An elastomeric material and gloves made therewith are substantially impermeable to water vapor and liquid water, have a relatively high tensile strength, and have a relatively low resilience. The gloves conform to the shape of a hand when stretched to fit about the hand and then relax so that the pressure exerted on the hand is substantially reduced. The gloves are particularly useful in medical applications and most particularly useful as surgical gloves.

Claims

3. A glove as in claim 2 wherein the metallic compound comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of lead, magnesium and zinc.

4. A glove as in claim 2 wherein the metallic compound comprises metallic oxide.

5. A glove as in claim 4 wherein the metallic oxide is selected from the group consisting of lead oxide, magnesium oxide and zinc oxide.

6. A glove as in claim 2 wherein the metallic compound comprises zinc oxide present in an amount from about 0.1 to about 0.5 parts per 100 parts nitrile butadiene rubber.

8. A glove as in claim 7 wherein the metallic compound comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of lead, magnesium and zinc.

9. A glove as in claim 7 wherein the metallic compound comprises metallic oxide.

10. A glove as in claim 9 wherein the metallic oxide is selected from the group consisting of lead oxide, magnesium oxide and zinc oxide.