Disposable glove

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-06-03
SCHMITT ALLAN C +1
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0011] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved glove, mitten and wipe, or the like, which is designed to permit quick and easy removal thereof without soiling or contaminating the user's hands or surrounding area.
0012] Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved glove, mitten and wipe, or the like, which may

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These scenes can and oftentimes do pose a considerable biological hazard that must be cleaned-up as soon as possible after a death occurs to avoid bio-contamination of surrounding facilities.
Either of these tasks can be a most unpleasant effort, not to mention the fact that after clean-up, clothing and in particular the gloves worn, during such clean-up, must be removed and safely discarded without contamination of the wearer, the wearer's hand

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[0022] Prior to proceeding to the more detailed description of the invention it should be noted that for the sake of clarity and understanding of the invention, identical components which have identical functions have been identified with identical reference numerals.

[0023] Reference is now made, more particularly, to FIGS. 1 and 2. Illustrated therein is one presently preferred embodiment of this invention which essentially comprises a glove, generally designated as 10. Glove 10 includes an impervious, flexible material 11, such as rubber, plastic or latex. The outer surface 13 of the flexible material 11 is over-laid with a soft, absorbent material 12 such as cotton or terry-cloth.

[0024] Although not limited thereto, or thereby, such glove 10 is ideally suited for bathing the tender skin of both infants and elderly persons. The soft, absorbent over-lay 12 can be provided by bonding a conventional flexible material 11 formed as the inner portion of glove 10 within a somewhat oversi...

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Abstract

A glove designed to prevent contamination of the user when it is being used to clean a predetermined surface area. Such glove includes an flexible portion designed to fit over a wearer's hand. The flexible portion having an inner surface adjacent such wearer's hand and an outer surface. The flexible portion is impervious to passage of predetermined fluids therethrough. There is a predetermined absorbent soft material portion covering at least predetermined portions of an outer surface of such flexible portion.

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[0001] The present invention relates, in general, to gloves and, more particularly, this invention relates to a disposable type glove, mitten, or wipe having an inner portion impervious to fluids passing therethrough and an outer absorbent portion for use in cleaning in a variety of situations which includes, but is not limited thereto, unsanitary and biologically hazardous areas.[0002] A number of differing types of gloves and wipes have long been known and used for a variety of purposes. Although this invention is not limited thereto one well known area where such items are in widespread use is in the medical field. For example, these items are used extensively in hospital rooms, surgical operating rooms, doctors' offices, nursing homes, nurseries and the like for general clean-up of blood, human waste, body fluids and the like and for bathing infants and elderly persons.[0003] These items are also used to clean-up body fluids, such as blood and fluids of decomposition, at death s...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D19/00A47K7/02
CPCA47K7/02A41D19/0075
Inventor SCHMITT, ALLAN C.CARLSON, EDWARD SCOTT
Owner SCHMITT ALLAN C
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