Scraper glove

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Solution Overview

Problem

The process of carving jack-o'-lanterns and similar crafts involves manual handling of plant-based mediums, leading to skin and clothing contamination by pulp and juice, which can be unpleasant and discourage participation, especially for those allergic or sensitive.

Innovation Solution

A scraper glove with finger sleeves and integrated rigid scraper elements that extend the user's fingers, allowing for effective removal of pulp while protecting the skin and clothing from contact with plant-based medium juices and pulp.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If manual handling is used to remove pulp from plant-based mediums, then the process is simple and requires no special tools, but skin and clothing contamination by pulp and juice occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of processVSAvoidskin and clothing contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a glove as an intermediary barrier between the user's hand and the plant-based medium. The glove includes a palm portion and finger sleeves that prevent direct contact between skin and pulp/juice, thereby eliminating contamination while maintaining manual handling simplicity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The glove combines different materials with complementary properties: a flexible base material for comfort and fit, and an attached rigid scraper element for effective pulp removal. This composite structure enables both protection and functional capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If rigid scraper elements are attached to gloves, then effective pulp removal is achieved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveeffectiveness of pulp removalVSAvoidcomplexity of glove structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the protective function of the glove with the scraping function of a rigid element by attaching the scraper directly to the glove's finger sleeves. This combination allows the user to perform both protection and scraping operations with a single integrated tool, improving productivity without excessive complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The rigid scraper element is attached only to specific portions of the glove (the finger sleeves or palm area), rather than making the entire glove rigid. This localized application of rigidity provides scraping capability where needed while maintaining flexibility and comfort in other areas

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11678704B2Scraper glove

Publication Date: 2023.06.20 D4 DAB LLC

AI summary

A scraper glove is provided and includes a glove body and a scraper element. The glove body is mitten-shaped and includes a thumb sleeve and a fingers sleeve. The scraper element is attached to an exterior surface of the fingers sleeve and includes a receptacle portion to accept one or more fingers of a user when positioned within the fingers sleeve, and a scraping portion extending from the receptacle portion and integrally connected to the receptacle portion. The scraping portion includes a scraping edge with one or more teeth, and the scraping edge is configured to scrape pulp of a plant-based medium to hollow-out the plant-based medium. The scraper element further includes a textured leverage point on an anterior external surface of the scraper element between an end of the receptacle portion and the scraping edge.