Three-Layer Bee Protection Glove with Stretchable Inner Liner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protection devices, such as gloves with internal screens or layered garments, fail to provide effective bee sting prevention while allowing for dexterous hand movements necessary for beekeeping tasks.
Innovation Solution
A form-fitting glove with a three-layered top section, comprising an inner resiliently stretchable layer, an outer layer to prevent bee contact, and a medial layer to block the bee's stinger, ensuring a tight fit and dexterity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If layered fabrics are used to separate insects from skin, then bee sting prevention is improved, but hand dexterity and movement freedom deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The protective top section is segmented into three distinct layers: an outer layer for insect exclusion, a medial layer for stinger blocking, and an inner stretchable layer for hand conforming. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function while collectively providing protection without sacrificing dexterity.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner layer is made of resiliently stretchable material that locally adapts to the contours of the hand, providing a tight fit that enhances dexterity. Meanwhile, the outer and medial layers maintain their protective properties, creating different material qualities in different regions of the glove.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If internal screens are used in gloves to hold bees away, then bee sting prevention is improved, but hand movement freedom deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The glove uses flexible fabric layers instead of rigid internal screens. The outer layer acts as a flexible shell that excludes bees, while the inner stretchable layer conforms to hand movements. This flexible construction allows hand movement freedom while maintaining bee contact prevention.
3Reliability
If thick fabric layers are used to block stingers, then protection effectiveness is improved, but glove flexibility and dexterity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The protective function is segmented across three layers, distributing the protection task rather than relying on a single thick layer. The medial layer provides stinger blocking with appropriate thickness, while the inner and outer layers provide flexibility and conformability, achieving both protection and flexibility through functional distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The glove combines different fabric materials with complementary properties: the outer layer for insect exclusion, the medial layer for stinger blocking, and the inner stretchable layer for flexibility. This composite construction achieves both stinger blocking effectiveness and glove flexibility through material diversity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The glove effectively prevents bee stings by creating a barrier between the bee and the wearer's skin, while maintaining dexterity and comfort for beekeeping tasks.
Implementation Method 1
The inner layer is resiliently stretchable so that the inner layer and the bottom section conform to contours of the hand
Data Source
AI summary
A hand protection device for preventing bee stings includes a glove for positioning on a person's hand. The glove comprises bottom and top sections, which are positioned, upon donning of the glove, over a palm and a back of the hand, respectively, and over lower and upper portions of each finger, respectively. The top section comprises a medial layer positioned between an inner layer and an outer layer wherein the inner and outer layers comprise different materials. The inner layer is resiliently stretchable so that the inner layer and the bottom section conform to contours of the hand and frictionally engage the glove to the hand. The outer layer prevents a bee from contacting the medial layer and the medial layer prevents the bee's stinger from reaching the inner layer.