A method of manufacturing a textured former and a glove made therefrom, wherein the method comprises preparing a hand-shaped ceramic greenware, scanning the hand-shaped ceramic greenware to generate a digital 3D hand-shaped greenware model, modelling a pair of stencil covers with curvy texture line based on the digital 3D hand-shaped greenware model, printing the stencil covers, creating a curvy palm texture on the hand-shaped ceramic greenware with the aid of the stencil covers, firing the hand-shaped ceramic greenware with curvy palm texture in a kiln and dipping the hand-shaped ceramic former with curvy palm texture in an aqueous colloidal dispersion to produce glove with curvy palm texture.

The present invention relates to a latex composition for dip-molding and a molded article produced therefrom. More specifically, the composition not only has gentle syneresis, and excellent tensile strength, elongation and modulus, and excellent durability against perspiration, but also is capable of preparing the dip-molded articles having excellent wearing sensation.

The present invention provides a composition used for manufacturing gloves comprising polyacrylate, which has glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) under 20 C. The composition comprises characteristics of anti-sticking feature, alcohol resistance, anti-bacteria, anti-mildew, anti-UV, and without allergen. The gloves made by the composition can replace those made by traditional materials such as NBR, PVC, and so on. The composition used for gloves is able to apply to medical and electronics industries.

Polymeric gloves having stress-reducing ridges, and methods and formers for manufacturing polymeric gloves having stress-reducing ridges, are disclosed.

A latex formulation for making an elastomeric product, more particularly an elastomeric glove. The formulation comprises a mixture of at least one base polymer, a cross-linker; and a pH adjuster, where the pH adjuster provides a pH range of 9.5 to 10.5 to the latex composition. Still further, the present invention discloses a method for preparing a latex formulation for making elastomeric products, such as an elastomeric glove, without using accelerators, zinc oxide or sulphur.

The glove includes a hand portion, a sleeve portion integral to the hand portion and extending conically outward, a cuff portion integral with the sleeve portion and extending conically outward, and a connection portion between the cuff portion and the sleeve portion. The cuff portion has an extended configuration and folded configuration. The connection portion includes an annular band includes a first ring, a second ring, and a protruding ring between the first and second rings. The protruding ring includes a first bulged rim, a second bulged rim, and a band portion between the first and second bulged rims. The connection portion is in a first hinged relationship with the sleeve portion at the first ring so as to lock the folded configuration, and a second hinged relationship of the connection portion with the cuff portion supports the folded configuration.

A medical glove includes a glove body and a biohazard indicator. The glove body, which is a disposable glove, has an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the outer surface of the glove body is contaminated after it is used. The biohazard indicator is provided at the inner surface of the glove body, wherein when the glove body is donned, the biohazard indicator is hidden underneath the outer surface of the glove body. When the glove body is doffed to flip the glove body inside-out, the inner surface of the glove body wraps the outer surface thereof to expose the biohazard indicator for indicating the glove body being used and contaminated.

The present invention relates to a latex composition for dip-molding comprising a mixture of latex pigment and carboxylic acid-modified nitrile based copolymer latex which are two types of latex having Tg different to each other, and a dip-molded article produced therefrom. The dip-molded article according to the present invention does not use sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator and thus has a low risk of allergies and can have excellent elasticity, while maintaining the physical properties such as tensile strength and modulus in the trade-off relationship opposite to each other at the levels equal to or higher than those of the prior art, so that the dip-molded article can be easily applied to industries in need thereof, such as industry of rubber gloves, etc.

Medical radiation attenuation thin films, methods of making the same, and articles such as gloves made therefrom, are disclosed. The thin films utilize guayule natural rubber, sulfur and an attenuation filler such as Bi.sub.2O.sub.3. The films mix the guayule natural rubber, sulfur and attenuation filler and cure the mixture at about 80 to about 105 C. for about 40 to about 90 minutes.

The present invention is to an improved glove having both anatomically correlating stress relief zones and/or reinforced zones to add support in areas opposite the stress relief zones to keep bunching or slipping of the glove from interfering with the bending of the user's joints. The glove may have corrugated relief zones over some or all of the joints and knuckles of the hand, wherein the relief zones are formed of peaks and valleys. A relief zone can also be provided over the webbing between the thumb and the palm. The vertical or longitudinal relief zones provide for improved glove quality while keeping manufacturing difficulty and costs at a minimum.