Glove Holder with Support and Catch Arms for Ready Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for storing gloves are not optimal for quick donning, often leading to gloves being wadded up, which can become stiff and promote bacterial growth, making it difficult and unsanitary to put them on in emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A holder for gloves featuring a support arm and a catch arm, designed to grip the cuff of the glove, allowing it to be easily inserted and removed without repositioning, and can be mounted on a belt or other support structure for ready access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If gloves are laid flat or wadded up in a bag, pocket, shelf, or drawer when not being worn, then storage space is utilized, but the gloves become wadded up and stiff, making them difficult and unsanitary to put on in emergency situations
Solution Approach 1:
The holder pre-positions the glove in a ready-to-wear state with the cuff oriented outward and the glove body hanging in a natural, non-wadded configuration. This preliminary arrangement eliminates the need for repositioning or unwadling at the moment of donning, allowing the user to simply slide their hand into the pre-prepared glove.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder automatically maintains the glove in an optimal donning position through its structural design. The support arm and catch arm create a retention area that naturally orients the cuff outward and keeps the glove body suspended, allowing the glove to self-maintain its ready state without user intervention.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If gloves are wadded up for storage, then compact storage is achieved, but bacterial growth is promoted and sanitary conditions deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The holder pre-positions the glove in an open, non-wadded configuration that allows air circulation throughout the glove material. This preliminary arrangement prevents the creation of moist, stagnant conditions that promote bacterial growth, while the structural design of the support and catch arms creates sufficient space for airflow without requiring complex active systems.
3Reliability
If the holder grips the cuff of the glove between the support arm and catch arm, then the glove is retained in a ready-to-wear position, but the cuff may be deformed or damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The holder applies gripping force locally and selectively to the cuff region, which is designed to be flexible and resilient. The support arm and catch arm are positioned to contact only the cuff area, distributing the retention force across this specific region while leaving the rest of the glove body undisturbed and free from deformation.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder utilizes the elastic properties of the glove cuff material by applying sufficient force to maintain a secure grip, while the cuff's material characteristics allow it to return to its original shape after donning. The grip force parameter is optimized to be strong enough for reliable retention but within the elastic limits of the cuff material.
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AI summary
A holder for a glove that includes a support arm and a catch arm. The support arm has first and second portions spaced apart along a longitudinal axis and an inner face that faces in a first direction along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The catch arm has a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the support arm and a free second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion of the catch arm along the longitudinal axis. The catch arm has an inner face facing disposed in adjacent, face-to-face relationship with a portion of the inner face of the support arm such that the holder defines a glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm. The holder grips a portion of a cuff of the glove in the glove retention area, retaining the glove.