MAGNETIC NAIL FOR USE ON A GLOVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
A magnetic nail for a glove is fixed or detachably attached onto a finger of a glove so as to make it easy to pick up a small, metallic object such as a needle, a nut, a bolt, a screw, a clip, a pin, or the like using magnetism, and so as to make it easy to pick up a flat, non-metallic object using the functionality of the nail, thereby considerably improving the functionality and workability of the glove.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to a magnetic nail for use on a glove and, more particularly, to a magnetic nail which is mounted on the area of the back of the fingertips of gloves.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, gloves are classified into sewn and knit types according to the manufacturing method. Sewn gloves are manufactured by sewing the palm-side plate and the back-side plate together along their edge lines, whereas the knit gloves are integrally manufactured without forming a separate sewing line.
However, when the object to be picked up is in a narrow place, it is very difficult for one wearing such a sewn or knit glove to pick up an object such as a nut, a screw, a bolt or the like, or to do work.
Furthermore, one wearing such a glove cannot easily pick up an object such as a nut, a screw, a bolt or the like at corners or places which are difficult to see.
To solve this problem, magnetic gloves have been proposed, disclosed in US Patent Publication No. 2006/0185057. The magnetic gloves are constructed such that, as illustrated in
However, in the case of the magnet 110 of the finger of glove 100, the magnetic force is obstructive while work is being performed, so that the finger glove should be worn only if needed, and furthermore, it cannot contribute to picking up a non-metallic object.
Further, in the case of the magnet 210 of the glove 200, while the magnetic force is not obstructive to work, if one wearing the glove wants to use the magnetic force, one must turn over his hand or flex his forefinger, and like the magnet 110 of the finger glove 100 it also cannot contribute to picking up non-metallic objects.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and the present invention is intended to propose a magnetic nail for use on a glove which is detachably attached onto the back side of a fingertip of a glove so as to easily attach itself to and pick up a metallic object such as a needle, a nut, a bolt, a screw, a clip, a pin, or the like using the property of magnetism, and to make it easy to pick up a flat, non-metallic object using the nail-like functionality.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an injection-molded magnetic nail for use on a glove which is attached onto the one or more finger sections at the back of the fingertips by bonding or sewing means.
In an embodiment, there is provided an injection-molded magnetic nail for use on a glove which integrally includes a magnetic body on a leading side thereof and is attached onto the back of one or more of the finger sections of the glove at the fingertip location by bonding or sewing means.
In an embodiment, there is provided a magnetic nail for a glove having a magnetic body detachably mounted on a leading side thereof which is attached onto the back of the fingertips of one or more finger sections of the glove by bonding or sewing means.
According to the present invention, the magnetic nail for use on a glove is fixed or detachably attached onto the finger of a glove so as to make it easy to pick up a small, metallic object such as a needle, a nut, a bolt, a screw, a clip, a pin, or the like using magnetism, and easy to pick up a flat, non-metallic object using a nail-like function, thereby considerably improving the functionality and workability of the glove.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
As illustrated in
Here, as shown in
Particularly, when composing the magnetic plastics, selection of either a hard or soft type material is made to the plastic material, so that the magnetic nail 10 can be selectively fabricated to be soft or hard.
Further, as shown in
Here, while the whole magnetic nail 20 is composed of common soft or hard plastics, the first magnetic body 21 on the leading side of the magnetic nail comprises a metallic magnet or the magnetic plastics.
The magnetic nails 10 and 20 may be attached onto the back of the fingertip areas of the fingers of the glove by means of bonding by an adhesive, or otherwise, if it comprises a soft material like rubber, it may be attached by means of e.g. sewing.
Further, as shown in
Further, the magnetic nail 20 may include a third magnetic body 23 composed of a metallic magnet or magnetic plastics, which is detachably mounted on the leading side of the magnetic nail. The third magnetic body 23 is mounted onto the Leading side of the magnetic nail 20 such that a wedge pin 23-1 and two auxiliary pins 23-2 of the magnetic body are respectively fitted into a main groove 23-1 and two auxiliary grooves 23-2 of the leading side so that a wedge projection of the wedge pin is elastically engaged with a wedge hole 20-4 to thereby fix the wedge pin into the main wedge groove.
Meanwhile, as shown in
Further, as shown in
Here, the elastic hook or the elastic band may be adapted to both the magnetic nail 20 having the magnetic body 21, 22, or 23 as shown in
In brief, according to the present invention, the magnetic nail 10, 20, 30, or 40 is fixed or elastically and detachably mounted onto the back of the fingertip area of one or more fingers of the glove by means of bonding or sewing so as to make picking up a small object easy.
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
Claims
1. A magnetic nail for use on a glove which is injection-molded and attached onto a back of a fingertip area of one or more fingers of a glove by means of bonding or sewing.
2. A magnetic nail for use on a glove which is injection-molded, integrally includes a magnetic body on a leading side thereof, and is attached onto a back of a fingertip area of one or more fingers of a glove by means of bonding or sewing.
3. A magnetic nail for use on a glove which has a magnetic body detachably mounted on a leading side thereof and which is attached onto an area corresponding to a back of a fingertip area of one or more fingers of a glove by means of bonding or sewing.
4. The magnetic nail for use on a glove according to claim 1, wherein an elastic hook or an elastic band is provided so as to elastically and detachably mount the magnetic nail onto the back of the fingertip area of one or more fingers of the glove.
5. The magnetic nail for use on a glove according to claim 2, wherein the magnetic body is composed of a metallic magnet or magnetic plastics.
6. The magnetic nail for use on a glove according to claim 2, wherein an elastic hook or an elastic band is provided so as to elastically and detachably mount the magnetic nail onto the back of the fingertip area of one or more fingers of the glove.
7. The magnetic nail for use on a glove according to claim 3, wherein an elastic hook or an elastic band is provided so as to elastically and detachably mount the magnetic nail onto the back of the fingertip area of one or more fingers of the glove.
8. The magnetic nail for use on a glove according to claim 3, wherein the magnetic body is composed of a metallic magnet or magnetic plastics.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 19, 2008
Publication Date: Jan 14, 2010
Inventor: Chan-Moon PARK (Seoul)
Application Number: 12/273,989
International Classification: A41D 19/00 (20060101);