A reservoir or pouch, in use, bonded or connected to a sponge or washing/cleaning applicator means
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning gloves with internal reservoirs require complex modifications to standard gloves, can be uncomfortable, and pose leakage hazards, leading to increased costs and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning aid featuring a separately manufactured, self-contained pouch bonded to the outside of a standard glove with accessible inlets and external outlet nozzles, allowing for easy attachment and reducing production complexity, while providing a comfortable and safe user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the reservoir pouch is installed inside the glove, then the cleaning agent can be contained within the glove structure, but the installation requires complex modifications to standard gloves using custom jigs and dies
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of installing the pouch inside the glove as in prior art, the present invention inverts the arrangement by bonding the pouch to the outside of the glove palm. This reversal eliminates the need for complex internal modifications while achieving the same containment function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning aid is divided into separate functional components: a standard glove and a separately manufactured pouch that is bonded to the outside. This segmentation allows each component to be produced independently using standard processes, avoiding complex modifications.
2Reliability
If the pouch is installed inside the glove, then the cleaning agent is contained, but the user experiences discomfort and potential leakage hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The pouch is extracted from the internal glove structure and positioned on the external surface of the glove palm. This extraction removes the source of user discomfort and leakage hazards while maintaining the containment function through external bonding.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the pouch is installed inside the glove, then the structure is integrated, but pressure applied by the user's hand restricts fluid flow through outlet valves
Solution Approach 1:
By inverting the pouch position to the external glove surface, the user's hand pressure no longer compresses the pouch, allowing unobstructed fluid flow through the outlet nozzle while the user operates the device.
4Reliability
If complex modifications are made to install internal pouches, then the containment function is achieved, but production costs and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into a standard glove and a separately manufactured pouch, allowing both components to be produced using conventional, efficient processes without requiring costly custom tooling or multi-stage assembly operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The pouch design can be universally applied to standard gloves without modification, enabling mass production using existing glove manufacturing infrastructure and reducing overall production costs.
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly of an upper, oval shaped reservoir/pouch bonded or moulded with a lower peripheral hand grip portion having a rectangular well or recess snugly receiving a standard dimension off the shelf rectangular sponge. The reservoir/pouch has a centrally located inlet valve for receiving a suitable cleansing/washing agent and a single outlet nozzle positioned on a lower surface of the reservoir. The reservoir/pouch occupies a substantial volume in relation to sponge to avoid the necessity of frequent filling with cleansing/washing agent. The hand grip portion has a skirt S with opposed, vertical curved wall ribbing and that can be gripped and squeezed together to dispense agent from the reservoir/pouch through the outlet nozzle into and through pores in the sponge, in a manner that should readily be envisaged.