Stellate Texture Glove for Fluid Diversion and Grip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing textured gloves lack continuous channels for orderly diverting and channeling fluid away from the outer surface in wet conditions, and their texture patterns with up to four sides may have limited grip and friction.
Innovation Solution
A textured elastomeric glove featuring a superimposed stellate convex polygon pattern with multiple units distributed on the surface, forming channels for fluid diversion and enhancing grip through increased friction and contact surface area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If conventional texture patterns (honeycomb, fish scale, diamond) with up to four sides are used, then the glove provides basic grip enhancement, but the grip strength and friction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The texture pattern is segmented into multiple geometric shapes (triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons, nonagons, decagons, hendecagons, dodecagons, and their stellate variants) arranged in repeating units. This segmentation creates numerous small contact surfaces that collectively increase friction and grip strength beyond what single large patterns can achieve.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional flat patterns to three-dimensional textured surfaces by forming raised protrusions and recessed areas. This dimensional change creates mechanical interlocking with gripped objects and increases the effective contact surface area, thereby enhancing grip strength.
2Force
If textured patterns are added to increase friction, then grip is improved, but continuous channels for fluid diversion are not created
Solution Approach 1:
The texture pattern segments the glove surface into numerous small geometric shapes with intervening spaces. These spaces form a network of continuous channels that allow fluids to be diverted away from the outer surface while the raised portions maintain friction contact with gripped objects.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the texture pattern serve different functions: the raised protrusions provide friction and grip enhancement, while the recessed spaces between them create fluid diversion channels. This local differentiation allows simultaneous achievement of both grip enhancement and fluid management.
3Ease of operation
If the glove material is made softer to enhance comfort and dexterity, then user experience is improved, but durability and resistance to oils and fluids may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The glove is made from synthetic latex, a composite material that combines the softness and flexibility needed for comfort and dexterity with enhanced resistance to oils and fluids compared to natural latex. This composite material achieves a balance between ease of operation and reliability in challenging environments.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The stellate convex polygon texture pattern significantly enhances grip in both wet and dry conditions by increasing friction and allowing fluid to be orderly diverted, while the synthetic latex formulation provides a soft, durable, and sweat-absorbing glove.
Implementation Method 1
The stellate convex polygon texture pattern significantly enhances grip in both wet and dry conditions by increasing friction
Implementation Method 2
forming channels for fluid diversion and enhancing grip through increased friction and contact surface area
Implementation Method 3
the synthetic latex formulation can synergize with the texture pattern of the glove to promote sweat absorption on the glove's inner surface
Data Source
AI summary
An elastomeric glove includes a superimposed texture provided on a surface of the elastomeric glove, including front and back of a palm region, a thumb region and fingers region, and the superimposed texture includes multiple units of a stellate convex polygon distributed on the surface of the elastomeric glove, with a tip at the center and folded at intersects of the polygon for gripping, diverting and channeling fluid away from the surface of the elastomeric glove. A synthetic latex formulation for producing the elastomeric glove is also disclosed.