Work Glove Clip for On-Hand Document Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Workers in trades such as plumbing and construction face difficulties accessing documentation and lightweight materials while on the job, as gloves often interfere with pocket access and require hands to be taken off the tools or climbed down from heights to retrieve items.
Innovation Solution
A glove with a clip attachment on the top or back, constructed from resilient materials like polymer or metal, allowing for easy and removable storage of lightweight items like papers and tools, reducing the need to leave workstations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If workers use traditional gloves without attachments, then hand protection is maintained, but access to documentation and materials requires leaving the workstation or climbing down from heights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the storage function with the glove itself by attaching a clip directly to the glove back, merging two previously separate functions (glove for hand protection, separate storage for materials) into a single integrated unit, allowing workers to access materials without leaving their position
Solution Approach 2:
The clip acts as an intermediary element that bridges the gap between the worker's hands (protected by gloves) and the documentation/materials, providing a connection point that allows access to stored items while maintaining hand protection and workstation position
2Quantity of substance
If workers place items in pockets, then materials are stored, but glove interference prevents easy access to pocketed items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the storage location from the traditional horizontal dimension (pockets on the body) to a vertical dimension (clip on the glove back), creating a new spatial arrangement that is directly accessible to the worker's hands without requiring removal of the glove or digging into pockets
3Ease of operation
If workers climb down from heights to access materials, then materials are retrieved, but safety and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-attaching the clip to the glove before the worker begins their task, and pre-positioning the documentation or materials in the clip, so that when the worker needs access, the items are already within reach and no movement or repositioning is required
Solution Approach 2:
By merging the storage function directly onto the glove, the patent eliminates the need for workers to leave their elevated position, combining hand protection and material access into a single wearable unit that maintains both safety and operational efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables workers to access documents and materials without leaving their tasks, maintaining safety and efficiency by keeping hands free for tools and maintaining focus on work, without the need to dig into pockets or climb down from heights.
Implementation Method 1
The clip preferably is constructed as a resilient unitary member out of a polymer or a metal material
Data Source
AI summary
The glove with clip is a clip on the outside of the back of a glove having a spring loaded raised lip urged against the glove or a spring base on the glove to removably hold papers, notes, instructions or lightweight material such as sand paper. The clip may be a flat metal clip having a spring base on the glove, a spring wire attached to the glove or a magnetic closure adapted to releasably hold papers or similar material used by a worker such as a plumber or electrician.