Glove for nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical use
The glove design addresses the challenge of NRBC protection by minimizing seams and material exposure, enhancing dexterity and handling, and ensuring touch screen compatibility.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2024002399
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-03-11
AI Technical Summary
Existing gloves for nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical (NRBC) protection lack dexterity and handling ability while requiring multiple seams, which can lead to contamination due to material holes.
A glove design with minimal seams and independent finger regions, using flexible leather for fingers and robust leather for the palm, with touch screen compatibility and improved contact means, ensuring minimal material exposure.
Provides enhanced dexterity and handling ability with reduced contamination risk by minimizing material exposure and seams, while maintaining structural integrity and touch screen compatibility.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: Glove for nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical use
[0001] The present invention relates to a glove for nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical (NRBC) use intended to ensure perfect gloving of the fingers while providing the wearer with good dexterity and good handling ability, with a simple structure and requiring only few seams.
[0002] French patent application FR 3121580 discloses a glove comprising A. a part intended to be applied to the dorsal surface of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm (Ap), the index finger (Ai), the middle finger (Am), the ring finger (Aan) and the little finger (Aau); B. a part, joined by the sides to part (A), intended to be applied to the internal face of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm (Bp), the index finger (Bi), the middle finger (Bm), the ring finger (Ban) and the little finger (Bau); C. a part ensuring a separation between index and middle fingers; D. a part ensuring a separation between the middle and ring fingers; E. a part providing separation between the ring finger and the little finger; and F. a part, joined by its base to parts (A) and (B) and intended to envelop the thumb,
[0003] the regions (Bi) and (Bm) of the part (B) are each formed from a piece independent of the rest of the glove, - the region (Bi) extending, along the index finger on the middle finger side, by a part (Ci) constituting a part of withdrawal towards the region (Ai) with a view to its reunion with the latter; - the region (Bm) extending, along the middle finger on the index side, by a part (Cm) constituting a part of fold towards the region (Am) with a view to its reunion with the latter, the parts (Ci) and (Cm) together constituting the part (C), the base zone of the index-middle finger inter-finger being formed by the reunion of extensions towards the index-middle finger inter-finger of the parts (Ci) and (Cm) at their base.
[0004] To be used under NRBC conditions, a glove must have as few holes as possible in the material in order to prevent any contamination of the person wearing the glove.
[0005] To this end, the present invention relates to a glove comprising: A. a part intended to be applied to the dorsal surface of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm (Ap), the index finger (Ai), the middle finger (Am), the ring finger (Aan) and the little finger (Aau); B. a part, joined by the sides to part (A), intended to be applied to the internal face of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm (Bp), the index finger (Bi), the middle finger (Bm), the ring finger (Ban) and the little finger (Bau); C. a part ensuring a separation between index and middle fingers; D. a part ensuring a separation between the middle and ring fingers; E. a part ensuring a separation between the ring finger and the little finger; F. a part, joined by its base to parts (A) and (B) and intended to envelop the thumb,
[0006] characterized by the fact that the regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban) and (Bau) of the part (B) are each formed from a piece independent of the rest of the glove, which extends on either side, along the respective finger to constitute a fold towards the corresponding region (Ai), (Aam), (Aan) and (Aau) with a view to joining it therewith;
[0007] the adjacent folds of the regions (Bi) and (Bm) constituting the part (C) including, at its base, the index-middle finger inter-finger,
[0008] the adjacent folds of the regions (Bm) and (Ban) constituting the part (D) including, at its base, the middle-ring finger inter-finger; and
[0009] the adjacent folds of the regions (Ban) and (Bau) constituting the part (E) including, at its base, the annular-little finger space.
[0010] The regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban) and (Bau) may comprise at the end of the respective finger a zone of fold towards the regions respectively (Ai), (Am), (Aan) and (Aau).
[0011] Part (F) can be formed by: • a part (Fl) corresponding to the inner face of the thumb; and • a piece (F2) corresponding to the dorsal face of the thumb,
[0012] the part (F1) being folded towards the part (F2) along the finger and / or at the end of the finger.
[0013] Part (A) and part (B) with the exception of regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban) and (Bau) may be formed in a single piece folded back on itself along the longitudinal edge of the glove on the index finger side.
[0014] The regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban), (Bau) and the inner region of the thumb (Fl) may be made of a sheet of leather, the rest of the glove being made of textile material except for the inside of the palm which may be made of a sheet of leather.
[0015] When the palm is made of a sheet of leather, the finger regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban), and (Bau) may be made of a more flexible leather than the palm, being in particular made of kidskin for the finger regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban), and (Bau) and of goatskin for the palm.
[0016] The end regions of at least one of the middle finger, the index finger and the thumb, on the palm side, may comprise a means for improving contact with a touch screen.
[0017] The means for improving contact with a touch screen may be made of flexible fabric.
[0018] The means for improving contact with a touch screen may comprise a T-shaped insert whose bar is arranged parallel to the center line of the finger and the foot is oriented towards the end of the finger.
[0019] In an embodiment in which the end regions of at least one of the middle finger, index finger and thumb comprise a T-shaped opening, the bar of which is arranged parallel to the midline of the finger and the foot is oriented towards the end of the finger, a piece of fabric is arranged inside the finger to fill the opening and form the means for improving contact with a touch screen.
[0020] To better illustrate the object of the present invention, a particular embodiment will be described below, for informational and non-limiting purposes, with reference to the attached drawing.
[0021] In this drawing: • [Fig.l] is a view of a right-hand glove according to the invention, which is placed flat by its palm on a support; • [Fig.2] illustrates the position in which the glove has been turned over as shown in [Fig.l] to show the palm side; • [Fig. 3] shows a cross-section of a finger other than the thumb of the glove shown in Figures 1 and 2; and • [Fig.4] is a view of the palm side portion of the top of a finger selected from the thumb, index finger and middle finger showing a feature for improving contact between the glove and a touch screen.
[0022] The glove shown in Figures 1 to 3 comprises: • a part A which is intended to be applied to the dorsal surface of the hand and which comprises, as can be seen in particular in [Fig.l]:: • a region of the back Ad; • a region of the Ai index; • a region of the major Am; • a region of the annular Aan; and • a region of the little finger Aau; • a part B which is intended to be applied to the inner face of the hand and which includes, as can be seen in [Fig.2]: • a region of the Bp palm, which has an Rp fold (Figure 1) towards the Ad region; • a region of the index Bi, which includes a fold Ri (Figures 1 and 3) towards the region Ai; • a region of the major Bm, which includes an Rm fold (Figures 1 and 3) towards the Am region; • a region of the Ban annular finger, which includes a Ran fold (Figures 1 and 3) towards the Aan region; ; and • a region of the little finger Bau, which has a Rau fold (Figures 1 and 3) towards the Aau region; ; a part C ensuring a separation between index and middle fingers and formed by: • a region Ci which is a fold region from the region Bi towards the region Ai, along the index finger on the middle finger side (Figure 1); and • a Cm region which is a fold region from the Bm region to the Am region, along the middle finger on the index side (Figure 1); a part D ensuring a separation between the middle and ring fingers and formed by: • a Dm region which is a fold region from the Bm region to the Am region, along the middle finger on the ring side (Figure 1); and • a Dan region which is a fold region from the Ban region to the Aan region, along the ring finger on the middle side (Figure 1); a part E ensuring a separation between the ring finger and the little finger and formed by: • an Ean region which is a fold region from the Ban region to the Aan region, along the ring finger on the auricular side (Figure 1); and • a Water region which is a fold region from the Bau region to the Aau region, along the little finger on the annular side (Figure 1); a part F intended to wrap the thumb formed by: • a part (Fl) corresponding to the internal face of the thumb, which extends to form a region (F2) intended to be applied against the internal area of the palm of the hand (Figure 2); • a piece (F3) corresponding to the dorsal face of the thumb (Figures 1 and 2); a portion G disposed on the tip of the index finger on the palm side and intended to improve contact with a touch screen in the form of a part covering the tip of the finger; and an H part located on the end of the thumb on the palm side and intended to improve contact with a touch screen.
[0023] In the embodiment shown in [Fig.4], the G / H part is in the form of a T whose bar is arranged parallel to the middle line of the finger and the foot is oriented towards the end of the finger.
[0024] The assembly of the glove according to the invention is carried out from: • a part which corresponds to part A; • a part which corresponds to part Bi; • a part which corresponds to part Bm; • a part which corresponds to the Ban part; • a part which corresponds to the Bau part; • a part which corresponds to parts Fl and F2; • a part which corresponds to part F3; • a part which corresponds to part G; and • a part which corresponds to part H.
[0025] This assembly can be carried out using traditional stitching operations in glove making. In particular, an English piqué seam can be used, which is a comfortable pleated chain stitch, the materials being assembled flat without a bead, and which is more impervious to toxic substances.
[0026] The constituent materials of the glove shown are: • a protective textile material, such as Nomex® for part A and part F3; • a sheet of soft kid leather for parts Bi, Bm, Ban, Bau, and Fl, F2; • a more robust goat leather sheet for the Bp part; • a piece of soft fabric for parts G and H.
[0027] These materials are given as examples.
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3. Claims - Glove comprising: A. a part intended to be applied to the dorsal surface of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm Ap, the index finger Ai, the middle finger Am, the ring finger Aan and the little finger Aau; B. a part, joined by the sides to part A, intended to be applied to the internal face of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm Bp, the index finger Bi, the middle finger Bm, the ring finger Ban and the little finger Bau; C. a part ensuring a separation between index and middle fingers; D. a part ensuring a separation between major and annular; E. a part ensuring a separation between the ring finger and the little finger; F. a part, joined by its base to parts A and B and intended to envelop the thumb, characterized by the fact that the regions Bi, Bm, Ban and Bau of part B are each formed from a piece independent of the rest of the glove, which extends on either side, along the respective finger to constitute a fold towards the corresponding region Ai, Aam, Aan and Aau with a view to joining it therewith; the adjacent folds of the Bi and Bm regions constituting part C including, at its base, the index-middle finger internus, the adjacent folds of the Bm and Ban regions constituting part D including, at its base, the middle-ring finger internus; and the adjacent folds of the Ban and Bau regions constituting part E including, at its base, the annular-little finger space. - Glove according to claim 1, characterized in that the regions Bi, Bm, Ban and Bau comprise at the end of the respective finger a zone of fold towards the regions Ai, Am, Aan and Aau respectively. - Glove according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that part F is formed by: • a piece Fl corresponding to the inner face of the thumb; and • a piece F2 corresponding to the dorsal face of the thumb, the part Fl being folded towards the part F2 along the finger and / or at the end of the finger.
4. - Glove according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that part A and part B with the exception of regions Bi, Bm, Ban and Bau are formed in the same piece folded back on itself along the longitudinal edge of the glove on the index finger side.
5. - Glove according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the regions Bi, Bm, Ban, Bau and the inner region of the thumb Fl are made of a sheet of leather, the rest of the glove being made of textile material except the inside of the palm which may be made of a sheet of leather.
6. - Glove according to claim 5 in which the palm is made of a sheet of leather, characterized in that the regions of the fingers Bi, Bm, Ban, and Bau are made of a more flexible leather than the palm, being in particular made of kidskin for the regions of the fingers Bi, Bm, Ban, and Bau and of goatskin for the palm.
7. - Glove according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the end regions of at least one of the middle finger, the index finger and the thumb, palm side, comprise a means for improving contact with a touch screen.
8. - Glove according to claim 7, characterized in that the means for improving contact with a touch screen are made of flexible fabric.
9. - Glove according to claim 7, characterized in that the means for improving contact with a touch screen comprise a T-shaped insert whose bar is arranged parallel to the center line of the finger and the foot is oriented towards the end of the finger.
10. - Glove according to claim 7, characterized in that the end regions of at least one of the middle finger, the index finger and the thumb comprise a T-shaped opening, the bar of which is arranged parallel to the middle line of the finger and the foot is oriented towards the end of the finger, a piece of fabric being arranged inside the finger to fill the opening and form the means for improving contact with a touch screen.