Single-Hand Wearable Glove With Segmented Sleeves for Grip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional finger gloves are limited in their ability to accommodate various finger sizes, require assistance for donning and doffing, and fail to provide effective grip and protection during tasks, leading to usability issues.
Innovation Solution
A single hand wear and take off glove (SHWT) with a center conjunction area and multiple finger sleeves, featuring a specific ratio of width to height in the transverse cross section, rotational symmetry, and U/V grooves, allowing for flexible finger insertion and easy removal without assistance, while providing enhanced grip and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional oven mitts are used, then hand protection is provided, but the mitts are large and clumsy making it difficult to securely grasp objects and requiring help from the other hand to put on
Solution Approach 1:
The glove is divided into separate finger sleeves (two or three sleeves) that can independently accommodate one or two fingers each, allowing the hand to be partially exposed for gripping while providing protection where needed. This segmentation enables secure handling of objects without requiring the entire hand to be enclosed in a bulky mitt.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of enclosing the entire hand in a protective covering, the invention exposes portions of the hand (thumb and/or index finger) while protecting only the necessary fingers. This inverted approach provides protection only where contact with hot objects is expected, maintaining dexterity and ease of donning.
2Reliability
If conventional gloves are used, then hand protection is provided, but the material bunches causing discomfort and the gloves require assistance to put on and take off
Solution Approach 1:
The glove consists of discrete finger sleeves rather than a continuous enclosing structure. This segmentation eliminates material bunching within a single glove body and simplifies the donning/doffing process since fingers can be inserted individually without manipulating a complex entire-glove structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The finger sleeves are designed to be flexible and adaptable to finger movement, allowing the glove to dynamically conform to the hand's shape during use. This dynamic design prevents material bunching and discomfort while maintaining simple structure for easy donning and doffing.
3Reliability
If finger mitts are used, then some protection is provided, but they are too limited in usage, provide inadequate protection, and fail to enhance grip
Solution Approach 1:
The glove design with two or three finger sleeves can accommodate various finger combinations (one finger per sleeve or two fingers per sleeve) and can be used for different tasks requiring different levels of protection and dexterity. This universal design enhances grip by allowing direct contact with objects through exposed fingers while maintaining protection for covered fingers.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the hand receive different levels of protection based on the specific task requirements. The thumb and index finger may remain exposed for enhanced grip and dexterity, while other fingers are protected. This localized quality approach provides both protection and grip enhancement simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
A single hand wear and take off (SHWT) glove may protect the hand and fingers from directly contacting undesirable objects such as those that are heated, dirty, or corrosive while preserving the nimbleness of the finger movements to effectively accomplish the task. The SHWT glove provides for different combinations of fingers, optionally including a thumb as one of the fingers, usable by people with different finger and hand size, donned and doffed with a single hand (for single-handed operation), with improved mechanics and leverage. Human hands vary in size from small to large with the SHWT glove suitable for small, medium and large hands. The SHWT glove may be constructed of different materials and vary the material thickness at different parts of the finger glove. The material chosen and the applied thickness may change the SHWT glove's elasticity, stiffness, bend ability or stretch-ability.