Disposable and ambidextrous glove sander

Abstract

A glove sander comprising: an ambidextrous glove, an inner liner, and a sand layer, the ambidextrous glove having a thumb compartment, an index finger compartment, a middle finger compartment, a ring finger compartment, a pinky compartment and a hand region generally housing a user's hand extending to a user's wrist region, the inner liner comprised of a fabric which is affixed to the ambidextrous glove, the inner liner being housed within the ambidextrous glove and approximating the general inner space of the ambidextrous glove; the sand layer affixed to the outer surface of the ambidextrous glove, the sand layer extending from the wrist region to the finger and thumb compartments on both sides of the ambidextrous glove and in between the finger and thumb compartments.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to hardware supplies and pertains more specifically to products used for sanding various articles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] One of the main difficulties with sanding down wooden articles is the lack of suitable tools. Currently, the main product the marketplace offers is a sheet of sandpaper. There are many problems which inhere with the use of this product. [0003] First, using sheets of sandpaper is cumbersome. A person using a sheet of sandpaper must grip the sheet of sandpaper by its corners and scrape away at the rough portions of wood. This proves difficult because the user is not able to find sufficient leverage or grip with which to exert consistent pressure between the sandpaper and the object it is supposed to finish. [0004] Although the marketplace does offer devices which clamp sandpaper on opposite sides which is further affixed with a handle, this does not completely fix the problem. Oftentimes, these...

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Problems solved by technology

One of the main difficulties with sanding down wooden articles is the lack of suitable tools.

There are many problems which inhere with the use of this product.

First, using sheets of sandpaper is cumbersome.

This proves difficult because the user is not able to find sufficient leverage or grip with which to exert consistent pressure between the sandpaper and the object it is supposed to finish.

Although the marketplace does offer devices which clamp sandpaper on opposite sides which is further affixed with a handle, this does not completely fix the problem.

Oftentimes, these devices still do not enable the user to sand the wood with sufficient leverage because the handle is too small or too large for the user.

In addition, the fact that the handle and the point of interface between the user's hand is so far removed from the point at which the sandpaper is interfaced with the article, the device tends to roll over.

When the device rolls over slightly, the sandpaper may begin to tear.

Moreover, the slight rolling decreases the surface area between the sandpaper and the wooden article.

Yet another problem with these devices is the fact that the portions which clamps the opposite sides of the sandpaper often are not able to prevent the sandpaper fro

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