Electrically Insulated Glove Assembly

Abstract

An electrically insulated glove assembly includes a glove having a palm cover, a back hand cover and five finger sleeves. The palm cover and the back hand cover are attached along their respective lateral edges to facility full covering of a person's hand. The glove includes a front side and a back side. Each of the finger sleeves has a lateral edge positioned between each of the front and back sides. An elastomeric layer is positioned on the glove and completely covers the front side of the glove. A portion of the back side of the glove is free of the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is flexible to allow bending of the palm cover and each of the finger sleeves.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

(2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to hand electricity protecting devices and more particularly pertains to a new hand electricity protecting device for allowing work in small and tight places while providing protection from electric shock.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a glove including a palm cover, a back hand cover and five finger sleeves. The palm cover and the back hand cover are attached along their respective lateral edges to facility full covering of a person's hand. The glove includes a front side and a back side. Each of the finger sleeves has a lateral edge positioned between each of the front and back sides. An elastomeric layer is positioned on the glove and completely covers the front side of the glove. A portion of the back side of the glove is free of the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is flexible to allow bending of the palm cover and each of the finger sleeves.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view of an electrically insulated glove assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new hand electricity protecting device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the electrically insulated glove assembly 10 generally comprises a glove 12 including a palm cover 14, a back hand cover 16 and five finger sleeves 18. The palm cover 12 and the back hand cover 16 are attached along their respective lateral edges 20 to facility full covering of a person's hand in a conventional manner. The glove 12 is comprised of a synthetic fibers that are resiliently stretchable. The synthetic fibers 12 are comprised of elastane which is also known as spandex or lycra. This material allows for breathability and high stretching capacities. The glove 12 includes a front side 22 and a back side 24 and each of the finger sleeves 18 has a lateral edge 26 positioned between each of the respective front 22 and back 24 sides. The front side 22 is defined as including the palm cover 14.

An elastomeric layer 28 is positioned on the glove 12 and that completely covers the front side 22 of the glove 12. The elastomeric layer 28 is flexible to allow bending of the palm cover and each of the finger sleeves 18 but will have a thickness of between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm to allow for finger dexterity when working with the gloves while providing protection from electric shock. The elastomeric layer 28 extends over all of the lateral edges 26 of the finger sleeves 18 and the lateral edges 20 of the back hand cover 16 such that only a portion of the back sides 24 of each of the finger sleeves 18 and only a portion of the back hand cover 16 have the elastomeric layer 28 positioned thereon. This will enhance the ability of finger movement when a person's fingers are in the finger sleeves 18. The back hand cover 16 has an outer surface area comprising less than 20% of the elastomeric layer 28. Each of the finger sleeves 18 has an outer surface area comprising at least 10% and less than 40% of the elastomeric layer 28.

A continuous cuff 30 is attached to and extends away from the palm 14 and back hand 16 covers. The cuff 30 is unitary with the glove 12 and therefore comprised of same material as the glove 12. The continuous cuff 30 is free of the elastomeric layer 28 to allow it to stretch and grip a person's wrist.

In use, the glove 12 is worn in a conventional manner and in particular is worn when a person is working with live electrical wires such as when changing an outlet or light fixture. The elastomeric coating 28, which may comprise a natural or synthetic rubber, provides electrical insulation while the back side 24, being substantially free of the elastomeric coating 28, allows for fine motor skills which are not possible with heavy duty electrical gloves.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A hand covering assembly configured to protect a person from electric shock, said hand covering assembly comprising:

a glove including a palm cover, a back hand cover and five finger sleeves, wherein said palm cover and said back hand cover are attached along their respective lateral edges to facilitate full covering of a person's hand, said glove being comprised of a synthetic fibers being resiliently stretchable;

said glove including a front side and a back side, each of said finger sleeves having a lateral edge positioned between each of said front and back sides; and

a single elastomeric layer being positioned on said glove wherein said single elastomeric layer has an interior surface abutting said glove and an exposed surface opposite said interior surface, said elastomeric layer completely covering said front side of said glove, a portion of said back side of said glove being free of said elastomeric layer, said elastomeric layer being flexible to allow bending of said palm cover and each of said finger sleeves, said elastomeric layer extending over all of said lateral edges of said finger sleeves and said lateral edge of said back hand cover such that only a portion of said back sides of each of said finger sleeves and only a portion of said back hand cover have said elastomeric layer positioned thereon, said back hand cover has an outer surface area comprising less than 20% of said elastomeric layer.

2. (canceled)

3. The hand covering assembly according to claim 2, wherein said synthetic fibers are comprised of elastane.

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

6. The hand covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said finger sleeves has an outer surface area comprising between 10% and 40% of said elastomeric layer.

7. The hand covering assembly according to claim 1, further including a continuous cuff being attached to and extending away from said palm and back hand covers, said cuff being unitary with said glove, said continuous cuff being free of said elastomeric layer.

8. The hand covering assembly according to claim 6, further including a continuous cuff being attached to and extending away from said palm and back hand covers, said cuff being unitary with said glove, said continuous cuff being free of said elastomeric layer.

9. A hand covering assembly configured to protect a person from electric shock, said hand covering assembly comprising:

a glove including a palm cover, a back hand cover and five finger sleeves, wherein said palm cover and said back hand cover are attached along their respective lateral edges to facilitate full covering of a person's hand, said glove being comprised of a synthetic fibers being resiliently stretchable, said synthetic fibers being comprised of elastane;

said glove including a front side and a back side, each of said finger sleeves having a lateral edge positioned between each of said front and back sides;

a single elastomeric layer being positioned on said glove wherein said single elastomeric layer has an interior surface abutting said glove and an exposed surface opposite said interior surface, said elastomeric layer completely covering said front side of said glove, said elastomeric layer being flexible to allow bending of said palm cover and each of said finger sleeves, said elastomeric layer extending over all of said lateral edges of said finger sleeves and said lateral edge of said back hand cover such that only a portion of said back sides of each of said finger sleeves and only a portion of said back hand cover have said elastomeric layer positioned thereon, said back hand cover having an outer surface area comprising less than 20% of said elastomeric layer, each of said finger sleeves having an outer surface area comprising less than 40% of said elastomeric layer; and

a continuous cuff being attached to and extending away from said palm and back hand covers, said cuff being unitary with said glove, said continuous cuff being free of said elastomeric layer.