Watch-Receiving Glove Assembly for Cold-Weather Display Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing watch supporting glove devices fail to allow easy viewing of smart watch or fitness tracking device displays when worn in cold weather due to the watch being covered by the glove cuff, and there is a need for biometric data transfer facilitation.
Innovation Solution
A hand covering with a wrist covering that includes a tube extending around the wrist, featuring a display opening and a display case that can be positioned to be visible through the wrist covering, allowing easy access to the watch display and enabling biometric data transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a glove or mitten is worn to keep hands warm in cold weather, then hand warmth is improved, but the ability to view the watch display is worsened because the display is covered by the glove cuff
Solution Approach 1:
The wrist covering is divided into separate upper and lower sections with a display opening positioned between them, allowing the display to be viewed without removing or adjusting the entire glove. The strap system is segmented to allow independent positioning of the display case relative to the glove cuff.
Solution Approach 2:
The display case is positioned in a different spatial dimension relative to the glove structure - it is located in the display opening of the wrist covering rather than on the wrist itself, allowing vertical adjustment to position the display above the glove cuff level for easy viewing while maintaining hand warmth.
2Temperature
If the wrist covering is designed to cover the entire wrist for warmth, then hand warmth is improved, but the complexity of the device structure is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The wrist covering serves multiple functions: it provides thermal insulation for the wrist, contains the display opening for viewing, and houses the strap attachment points. The strap itself serves dual purposes as both a fastening mechanism and a structural element that positions the display case.
3Ease of operation
If the display case is positioned on the wrist for easy viewing, then display accessibility is improved, but the ability to facilitate biometric data transfer through skin contact is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The wrist covering acts as an intermediary structure that allows the display case to be positioned for viewing while maintaining skin contact for biometric sensing. The inner layer with its display opening provides a pathway for optical signals while the strap system positions the display case appropriately without interfering with sensor contact.
Data Source
AI summary
A watch receiving glove method and assembly includes a hand covering for covering all fingers, a palm, and a back side of a hand. The hand covering includes at least one finger sleeve and a hand opening for receiving the hand. A wrist covering is attached to and is coextensive with a perimeter edge of the hand opening. The wrist covering comprises a tube for receiving and extending around a wrist of the hand. The tube has a distal edge with respect to the hand covering. The wrist covering includes an upper section is positionable on an upper side of the wrist and lower section is positionable on a bottom side of the wrist. The wrist covering has a display opening extending therethrough. A display case is positionable in the display opening when a strap attached to the display case is extended around the wrist.