Finger- Or Hand-attached Or Worn (e.g., Spray Glove) Patents (Class 239/529)
  • Patent number: 10278560
    Abstract: A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible body comprising a base. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam and the at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. The at least one steam conduit comprises at least one first open channel extending across a longitudinal axis of the flexible body and the flexible body is foldable along the at least one open channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Hussey
  • Patent number: 10206753
    Abstract: A moisture dispensing system, and its method of use, are presented for wetting a medical device prior to insertion into a patient. The moisture dispensing system comprises: a fluid reservoir configured for attachment to the dorsal aspect of a surgical glove when worn by a wearer; and an absorbent pad configured for attachment to the palmar aspect of a digit of said surgical glove when worn by a wearer, wherein said absorbent pad is in fluid communication with said fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Henry S. Tarlian, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9549651
    Abstract: A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible sheath having a first side wall, a second side wall and a base there between. At least one steam conduit has at least one steam outlet. The at least one steam conduit is arranged to be in fluid communication with the steam generator. At least one flexible thermal insulation layer is mounted between the first and second side walls. The steam conduit is mounted on a first side of the base and the flexible thermal insulation layer is mounted on a second side of the base. A restraint is coupled to the flexible sheath and arranged to receive a user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: Vincent Cooper
  • Patent number: 9549652
    Abstract: A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible body comprising a front wall, a rear wall and base extending there between. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and is arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam. The at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. A barrier projects from the flexible body which is engageable with the surface to be cleaned. The barrier is located on a rear wall side of the at least one steam outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: Christoher Hussey
  • Patent number: 9182198
    Abstract: A personal protection apparatus includes a glove; a reservoir supported on the glove, and housing a sprayable repellant therein; a valve electrically operable to control the flow of fluid from the reservoir into a delivery tube; and a switch for actuating the valve. The switch includes contacts on thumb and index finger portions of the glove so as to close the switch and activate the spray of repellant when the thumb is positioned between the index finger and middle finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: FOSOL, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Bradley Cooper
  • Patent number: 8991654
    Abstract: A method of spraying a posterior portion of a human person includes disposing an aerosol container in an aerosol container receiving bay of a strap-based aerosol delivery assembly. The aerosol container has product therein and a dispensing button. The aerosol delivery assembly includes: the aerosol container receiving bay having a fixed length perimeter; left and right grip sections disposed on opposing lateral sides of the aerosol container receiving bay. The method includes disposing the aerosol delivery assembly such that the aerosol container receiving bay is disposed posteriorly relative to the person, and while so positioned, dispensing product from the aerosol container toward the person's posterior by pulling the left and right grip sections away from each other, so that a vertical height of the aerosol container receiving bay is decreased to thereby depress the dispensing button of the aerosol container. Related assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Solotan LLC
    Inventor: Neil Ross MacIntyre, III
  • Publication number: 20130320104
    Abstract: A personal protection apparatus includes a glove; a reservoir supported on the glove, and housing a sprayable repellant therein; a valve electrically operable to control the flow of fluid from the reservoir into a delivery tube; and a switch for actuating the valve. The switch includes contacts on thumb and index finger portions of the glove so as to close the switch and activate the spray of repellant when the thumb is positioned between the index finger and middle finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen Bradley Cooper
  • Patent number: 8167177
    Abstract: A hydration system for hydrating a user is provided. The user having a hand with fingers and a palm and a wrist connected to the hand. The hydration system comprises a glove portion having a first side and a second side and a wrist portion. A water reservoir is attached to the wrist portion. A water pump is secured to the first side of the glove portion. A first tube connects the water pump to the water reservoir with the first tube spanning the distance between the glove portion and the wrist portion and fluidly connected to both the water pump and the water reservoir. A spritzer is secured to the second side of the glove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Paul V. Galgano
  • Patent number: 7731104
    Abstract: A hand-held apparatus for spraying texture material including a body, a pressurized air source mounted on the body, a texture material hopper mounted on the body, and a texture delivery nozzle for selectively spraying texture material from the hopper onto a surface to be coated by propelling the texture material using pressurized air from the pressurized air source wherein each of the air source and the hopper can be disconnected from the body without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Peterson, Anthony J. Torntore, Ross Rossner
  • Patent number: 7568639
    Abstract: A utility hand-piece is adapted for being worn on a hand of a user. The hand-piece includes a body portion adapted for covering at least a portion of the hand, and incorporating at least one fluid channel. A fluid inlet is formed with the body portion and communicates with the fluid channel. A fluid outlet is formed with the body portion and communicates with the fluid channel downstream of the fluid inlet. Upon connecting a fluid source to the hand-piece, fluid is transferred from the fluid inlet through the fluid channel and dispensed from the body portion through the fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: Jennifer Yip
  • Patent number: 7478768
    Abstract: A utility hand-piece is adapted for being worn on a hand of a user. The hand-piece includes a body portion adapted for covering at least a portion of the hand, and incorporating at least one fluid channel. A fluid inlet is formed with the body portion and communicates with the fluid channel. A fluid outlet is formed with the body portion and communicates with the fluid channel downstream of the fluid inlet. Upon connecting a fluid source to the hand-piece, fluid is transferred from the fluid inlet through the fluid channel and dispensed from the body portion through the fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Inventor: Jennifer Yip
  • Patent number: 6179229
    Abstract: A device designed to wash and rinse pets, of a simple design, which dispenses shampoo and automatically mixes shampoo when washing the animal while replicating the familiar and enjoyable size and feel to the animal of a human hand in a scratching activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Mark Desmond
  • Patent number: 5303847
    Abstract: A device worn on a user's hand which sheaths for the tips of the fingers includes a housing for a water reservoir, a water pump and electrical motor and a battery pack to be secured to the user's body. An actuator is mounted is mounted on a finger sheath. When the actuator is depressed the motor drives the pump to eject water in spurts from a discharge nozzle mounted in a second finger sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Talk To Me Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Cottone
  • Patent number: 5158208
    Abstract: An apparatus including a fluid storage tank, with a torso belt organization for mounting the storage tank about a torso portion of an individual. A glove member is in fluid communication with the fluid storage tank, wherein the fluid storage tank is pressurized and the glove member includes at least one trigger member for effecting directing of fluid from within at least one compartmented chamber within the fluid storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Inventor: Joshua R. Wilson
  • Patent number: 5072856
    Abstract: The combination of known components to produce a new toy shooting apparatus. A toy that makes it possible for a player to act like a spider person by shooting webs from the palm of his or her hand. The webbing material consists of string foam delivered from a hidden pressurized container through a valve incorporated into a glove worn by the player. A trigger mechanism enables the player to activate the valve at will by the exercise of pressure with the fingers of the hand wearing the glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Inventor: Stephen E. Kimble
  • Patent number: 5048759
    Abstract: A hand-held shower device includes a base; an elastic strap connected with the base for securing the hand-held shower device to a hand of a person; a deformable dome secured to the base in covering and liquid sealing relation thereto so as to define a chamber therebetween, the dome having a plurality of spray openings therein; an L-shaped conduit for supplying a liquid to the chamber, the conduit having an open end extending into the chamber; a switchable valve positioned in the chamber for opening and closing the open end of the conduit in a toggle manner upon repeated depression of the dome; and a temperature sensitive switch for shutting off the flow of the liquid to the conduit when the temperature of the liquid exceeds a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Lee Matthew Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Phillip R. Mazziotta
  • Patent number: 4903864
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a glove amusement device for squirting liquid. The device includes a liquid storage apparatus, a glove and an umbilical cord connecting the two. The liquid storage apparatus includes an electro-mechanical pump which is activated by a trigger mechanism on the glove and a liquid container. The umbilical cord contains both electrical and liquid conduit. The electrical conduit connects the pump and the trigger and a portable power source, such as a battery pack, while the liquid conduit connects the liquid container and an opening in the glove. The liquid is transported from the container through the liquid conduit out an opening in the glove by activation of a pump. An end cap at the termination of the liquid conduit causes pressure to build at the end cap and a pulsating, hard stream of liquid is forced out the glove opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Inventor: Eddie A. Sirhan
  • Patent number: 4037790
    Abstract: A toy which expels a liquid from the wrist area of a glove by applying pressure to the palm portion of the glove has a compressible bulb disposed at the palm portion of the glove and connected to a tube which extends into an aperture provided in a gauntlet provided on the glove. The tube terminates in a nozzle directed toward the palm portion of the glove so as to spray the liquid onto the hand of a person grasping the user's glove hand, or toward an object upon the user's making a fist with the glove hand. A valve connected to the compressible bulb is provided in the palm portion of the glove for permitting refilling of the bulb with the medium to be sprayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Inventors: Roger W. Reiser, Gary K. Summers