Glove for nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical use
The glove design addresses the issue of contamination and reduced dexterity in NRBC gloves by using separate finger compartments and improved touchscreen compatibility, ensuring effective protection and ease of use.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-11
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing gloves for nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical (NRBC) protection lack sufficient dexterity and have too many seams, which can lead to contamination and reduced manipulation ability.
A glove design with minimal seams and separate finger compartments formed by independent pieces, using leather and textile materials, with specific regions for improved touchscreen compatibility.
Ensures effective contamination prevention with enhanced dexterity and manipulation capability, while maintaining a simple structure and reducing the risk of contamination through minimal material holes.
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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 gloveing of the fingers while ensuring the wearer good dexterity and good aptitude for manipulation, with a simple structure and requiring only a few seams.
[0002] A glove comprising is known from French patent application FR 3121580 A. a part intended to be applied to the back of the hand, including the regions of the palm (Ap), index finger (Ai), middle finger (Am), ring finger (Aan) and little finger (Aau); B. a part, joined by the sides to part (A), intended to be applied to the inner 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 separation between the ring and little fingers; and F. a part, joined at its base to parts (A) and (B) and intended to enclose the thumb,
[0003] the regions (Bi) and (Bm) of 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 major side, by a part (Ci) constituting a part of retreat towards the region (Ai) with a view to its reunion with the latter; - the region (Bm) extending, along the middle finger on the index finger side, by a part (Cm) constituting a part of the fold towards the region (Am) in view of its reunion with the latter, the parts (Ci) and (Cm) together constituting the part (C), the base area of the index-middle finger interdigital being formed by the reunion of extensions towards the index-middle finger interdigital of the parts (Ci) and (Cm) at their base.
[0004] For use in CBRN conditions, a glove must have as few holes as possible in the material 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 back of the hand, including the regions of the palm (Ap), index finger (Ai), middle finger (Am), ring finger (Aan) and little finger (Aau); B. a part, joined by the sides to part (A), intended to be applied to the inner 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 and little fingers; F. a part, joined at its base to parts (A) and (B) and intended to enclose the thumb,
[0006] characterized by the fact that the regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban) and (Bau) of the part (B) are each formed of a piece independent of the rest of the glove, which extends on both sides, along the respective finger to constitute a fold towards the corresponding region (Ai), (Aam), (Aan) and (Aau) for the purpose of joining with it;
[0007] the adjacent folds of regions (Bi) and (Bm) constituting part (C) including, at its base, the index-middle finger space,
[0008] the adjacent folds of the regions (Bm) and (Ban) constituting the part (D) including, at its base, the middle-ring finger space; and
[0009] the adjacent folds of the regions (Ban) and (Bau) constituting the part (E) including, at its base, the ring-little finger interdigital space.
[0010] The regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban) and (Bau) may include at the end of the respective finger a folding zone towards the regions respectively (Ai), (Am), (Aan) and (Aau).
[0011] Part (F) can be formed by: • a piece (Fl) corresponding to the inner face of the thumb; and • a piece (F2) corresponding to the dorsal surface of the thumb,
[0012] the part (Fl) 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) can be formed in a single piece folded over itself along the longitudinal border of the glove on the index finger side.
[0014] The regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban), (Bau) and the inner region of the thumb (Fl) can 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 can 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 softer leather than the palm, in particular kidskin for the finger regions (Bi), (Bm), (Ban), and (Bau) and goatskin for the palm.
[0016] The extremity regions of at least one of the middle, index and thumb fingers, palm side, may include a means for improving contact with a touch screen.
[0017] The means for improving contact with a touch screen can be made of soft fabric.
[0018] Means for improving contact with a touch screen may include a T-shaped add-on whose bar is arranged parallel to the middle line of the finger and whose foot is oriented towards the tip of the finger.
[0019] In an embodiment in which the end regions of at least one of the middle, index and thumb have 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 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 thereof will be described below, by way of indication and not limitation, with reference to the attached drawing.
[0021] On this drawing: • Fig. 1 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.1] 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 of the tip of a finger chosen from the thumb, index and middle finger showing a feature to improve 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 back of the hand and which includes, as can be seen in particular in [Fig. 1]: • a region of the back Ad; • a region of the Ai index; • a region of the major Am; • a region of the ring finger Aan; and • a region of the little finger Aau; • a part B which is intended to be applied to the inner surface of the hand and which comprises, as can be seen in [Fig.2]: • a region of the palm Bp, which includes a fold Rp (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 middle finger Bm, which includes a fold Rm (Figures 1 and 3) towards the Am region; • a region of the Ban ring, which includes a Ran fold (Figures 1 and 3) towards the Aan region; and • a region of the little finger (Bau), which includes a fold (Rau) (Figures 1 and 3) towards the Aau region; Part C, ensuring a separation between the index and middle fingers, and formed by: • a region Ci which is a fold region from region Bi towards region Ai, along the major side index (Figure 1); and • a Cm region which is a fold region of the Bm region towards the Am region, along the middle finger on the index finger 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 of the Bm region towards the Am region, along the middle finger on the ring side (Figure 1); and • a Dan region which is a fallback region from the Ban region towards the Aan region, along the major side ring (Figure 1); a part E ensuring separation between the ring and little fingers and formed by: • an Ean region which is a fold region of the Ban region towards the Aan region, along the ring finger on the little finger side (Figure 1); and • an Eau region which is a fold region of the Bau region towards the Aau region, along the little finger on the ring side (Figure 1); a part F designed to enclose the thumb, formed by: • a piece (Fl) corresponding to the inner face of the thumb, which extends to form a region (F2) intended to apply against the inner 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 part G located on the palm side of the index finger and designed to improve contact with a touchscreen in the form of a piece covering the fingertip; and an H-shaped part located on the tip of the thumb on the palm side and designed to improve contact with a touchscreen.
[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: • of a piece that corresponds to part A; • of a piece that corresponds to part Bi; • of a part that corresponds to part Bm; • of a piece that corresponds to the Ban part; • of a part that corresponds to the Bau section; • of a part which corresponds to parts Fl and F2; • of a part that corresponds to part F3; • of a part that corresponds to section G; and • of a part that corresponds to part H.
[0025] This assembly can be carried out using traditional glove-making stitching techniques. In particular, an English piqué stitch can be used, which is a comfortable pleated chain stitch, the materials being joined flat without a ridge, and which is more resistant to toxic substances.
[0026] The constituent materials of the glove shown are: • a protective textile material, of the Nomex® type for part A and part F3; • a sheet of soft kidskin leather for parts Bi, Bm, Ban, Bau, and Fl, F2; • a more robust goatskin leather sheet for the Bp part; • a piece of soft fabric for parts G and H.
[0027] These materials are given by way of examples
Claims
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3. Demands - Glove containing: 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 inner face of the hand, comprising the regions of the palm Bp, the index Bi, the middle Bm, the ring Ban and the little Bau; C. a part ensuring a separation between index and middle fingers; D. a part ensuring a separation between adult and ring; E. a part ensuring a separation between the ring and little fingers; F. a part, joined at its base to parts A and B and intended to enclose 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 form a fold towards the corresponding region Ai, Aam, Aan and Aau for the purpose of joining with it; the adjacent folds of regions Bi and Bm constituting part C including, at its base, the index-middle finger space, the adjacent folds of the Bm and Ban regions constituting part D, including, at its base, the middle-ring finger space; and the adjacent folds of the Ban and Bau regions constituting part E including, at its base, the ring-little finger interdigital space. - Glove according to claim 1, characterized in that the regions Bi, Bm, Ban and Bau have at the end of the respective finger a folding zone towards the regions Ai, Am, Aan and Aau respectively. - Glove according to claim 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 surface of the thumb, the Fl piece being folded towards the F2 part along the finger and / or at the end of the finger.
4. - Glove according to any 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 one piece folded over itself along the longitudinal border of the glove on the index finger side.
5. - Glove according to any 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 for 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 finger regions Bi, Bm, Ban, and Bau are made of a softer 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.
7. - Glove according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the end regions of at least one of the middle, index and thumb, palm side, have 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 soft 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 middle line of the finger and whose foot is oriented towards the tip of the finger.
10. - Glove according to claim 7, characterized in that the end regions of at least one of the middle, index and thumb have 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.