Fish Scale-Textured Ambidextrous Glove for Grip and Dexterity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing working gloves with textured surfaces face issues such as lack of dexterity, difficulty in donning, non-uniform thickness leading to rupture, and ineffective perspiration management, often using methods that compromise mechanical performance.
Innovation Solution
A method for creating an ambidextrous working glove with fish scale-textured inner and outer surfaces by using a former with a textured surface to impart texture, involving steps of coating with coagulant and polymer solutions, followed by drying and stripping to form a film that retains texture and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a textured surface is added to improve grip and perspiration management, then gripping ability and perspiration flow are improved, but the glove thickness increases and mechanical strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies localized texturing only to specific high-friction zones (palm, fingers, thumb) rather than the entire glove surface. This concentrates the grip-enhancing texture where it is most needed while preserving smooth, strong material in less critical areas, thus maintaining overall mechanical strength while improving grip ability.
2Ease of operation
If a textured inner surface is added to prevent perspiration slippage, then perspiration management is improved, but the glove thickness increases and dexterity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The inner surface texture is applied locally to the palm and finger areas where perspiration contact occurs, rather than covering the entire inner surface. This provides effective perspiration management in critical zones while maintaining simplicity and flexibility in other areas, preventing excessive structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If textured surfaces are added to both inner and outer surfaces, then grip and perspiration management are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates the texture pattern directly into the glove mold/former before the glove material is applied. This preliminary preparation of the molding surface allows the texture to be transferred automatically during the standard glove manufacturing process, eliminating the need for separate texturing operations and keeping the manufacturing process relatively simple.
4Device complexity
If the glove material is made thinner to improve dexterity, then tactile sensation is improved, but the glove becomes more prone to rupture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses varied thickness design where the glove material is thinner in areas requiring dexterity and tactile sensation (such as fingertips) and thicker in areas requiring strength and rupture resistance (such as the palm and knuckles). This localized thickness variation allows the glove to simultaneously achieve both dexterity and reliability in different functional zones.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The method results in a glove with improved dexterity, ease of donning, and reduced failure frequency, while maintaining mechanical integrity and perspiration management, complying with various safety and performance standards.
Implementation Method 1
dipping the at least one former into the coagulant solution to coat the at least one former with coagulant
Data Source
AI summary
The described invention relates to an ambidextrous working glove having fish scale-textured inner and outer surfaces and methods of making same.