Double Glove Assembly with Graspable Attachment Member

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing double gloving methods require users to put on each glove individually, which is time-consuming and may expose the first glove to contaminants.

Innovation Solution

A glove assembly with a graspable attachment member that allows for simultaneous insertion and removal of inner and outer elastomeric gloves, enabling users to don both gloves quickly and reduce contamination risk by removably attaching the gloves.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users put on each glove individually, then the gloves can be worn properly, but it takes significant time and may expose the first glove to contaminants

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontamination protectionVSAvoidtime to don gloves

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the inner and outer gloves into a single integrated assembly with a common cuff, allowing both gloves to be donned simultaneously in one action rather than sequentially. The cuff includes an inner portion for the inner glove and an outer portion for the outer glove, unified by attachment members that connect them together.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The gloves are pre-assembled in a controlled environment before use, with the inner glove already attached to the outer glove through attachment members. This preliminary assembly ensures proper orientation and reduces the risk of contamination during the donning process, as the user simply needs to insert their hand into the pre-configured assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If users wear two gloves, then protection is improved, but the complexity of donning and removing increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection levelVSAvoidease of donning and removal

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cuff is segmented into an inner cuff portion and an outer cuff portion, each associated with a specific glove layer. Attachment members connect these segments, allowing the gloves to be donned as a unit while maintaining the ability to separate them if needed. This segmentation simplifies the donning process while preserving the protective benefits of double gloving.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Attachment members serve as intermediaries between the inner and outer gloves, providing a mechanical connection that simplifies the donning process. These attachment members allow both gloves to be handled as a single assembly during donning, yet can be easily separated when removal is needed, bridging the complexity of wearing two gloves with the simplicity of a unified structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10918145B1Double gloves

Publication Date: 2021.02.16 DG TAB LLC

AI summary

A glove assembly including two or more elastomeric gloves removably attached to one another, said two or more gloves attached to one another by a graspable attachment member, and a method of simultaneously inserting a hand into two or more elastomeric gloves. Previously known double gloving required users to put each glove on one at a time, which could require a significant amount of time and may risk exposing the first glove to contaminants. Removably attaching the inner and outer gloves of the present disclosure may allow a user to easily don both gloves simultaneously, which allows the user to don both gloves in less time than previously known methods of double gloving.