A method of manufacturing an enhanced, 3D, hand-shaped glove includes placing a seamless textile glove shell onto a laminating form, placing a solid laminate preform onto the glove shell, and applying pressure at an elevated temperature to laminate the preform to the glove shell. A platen or roller press can apply pressure to a glove shell on a flat surface of a laminating form, or a bladder or vacuum bag press can apply pressure to a glove shell on a curved surface of a laminating form. Edge peel resistance can be enhanced by extending the perimeter of a low modulus upper preform layer beyond underlying layers and bonding it directly to the glove shell. Fingers of the laminating form can be made wide and thin to cause warping of the preform about the glove fingers, or narrow and thick to minimize distortion of the finger shapes due to the preform.

An article has optical structures disposed on a base material element. The optical structures include lenticular lens structures and discrete coloring elements having distinct color regions. The lenticular lens structure has several lens layers. The lenticular lens structure may have any of a variety of cross-sectional shapes. The article has a different appearance when an observer views the article at various angles. The appearance may differ in terms of coloring scheme.

A marketing system implemented at one or more target sites having a contaminated user interface incudes a plurality of sanitary glove assemblies each having at least one advertising indicia visibly displayed thereon which are provided to end users for use at the target site without charge. At least one dispenser assembly having an advertisement media support disposed at each target site proximate the contaminated user interface, and a replaceable advertising media having a wireless communication tag displayed therein. Each dispenser assembly comprises a storage compartment dimensioned to contain a plurality of sanitary glove assemblies, and a dispensing aperture through which an end user can remove one or more of the sanitary glove assemblies, as needed. In at least one embodiment, a disposal assembly is provided proximate the dispenser assembly at the target site. A method for implementing the present system is also provided.

A glove formed of a knitted first panel conforming to at least a portion of one of a front or a back of the glove, the knitted first panel comprising four finger portions including a respective front or a back of the fingers, both sides of each of the fingers and the fingertips of each of the fingers integrally formed of a knitted material without seams, and a second panel conforming to at least a portion of the other of the front or back of the glove. The glove of the present invention is made using a flat knitting machine and the knitted first panel can comprise different yams or knittable materials that may impart different characteristics to the glove depending upon the end use or desired appearance, e.g., abrasion resistance, durability, wind protection, texture, color and the like, without a seam.

An article has optical structures disposed on a base material element. The optical structures include lenticular lens structures and discrete coloring elements having distinct color regions. The lenticular lens structure has several lens layers. The lenticular lens structure may have any of a variety of cross-sectional shapes. The article has a different appearance when an observer views the article at various angles. The appearance may differ in terms of coloring scheme.

A safety glove having a protective member or insert extending around the fingertip of the safety glove is provided. The protective member may be positioned along the outer surface or the inner surface of the glove. Alternatively, the protective member may be integrally formed between two layers of glove material. The protective member terminates distally from an interphalangeal joint line to enable finger flexion in order to grasp an item, such as a slab of meat to be deskinned in a skinning machine. The glove may include a rough outer surface formed from thrice dipping the glove and allowing the glove to cure. Additionally, the glove may have a width near the wrist that is wider than the width near the palm to enable the glove to be rapidly removed (i.e., doffed) in an emergency event of the glove getting caught in a rotating blade on the skinning machine.

A protective glove is provided, where a palm side of the protective glove successively includes, from inside to outside, a base layer, a first coating layer, a palm functional layer, and a second coating layer; and a hand back side successively includes, from inside to outside, a base layer, a first coating layer, and a second coating layer. A hand back functional layer is provided between the first coating layer and the second coating layer, and a glove cuff may also be provided. The material of the first coating layer and the second coating layer is natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or plastics. The palm functional layer may be an impact-resistant layer or a damping layer. The second coating layer at the palm side is provided with grip-enhancing points or grip-enhancing bands. The second coating layer at the hand back side is provided with decorative strips and decorative blocks.

An article has optical structures disposed on a base material element. The optical structures include lenticular lens structures and discrete coloring elements having distinct color regions. The lenticular lens structure has several lens layers. The lenticular lens structure may have any of a variety of cross-sectional shapes. The article has a different appearance when an observer views the article at various angles. The appearance may differ in terms of coloring scheme.

A high visibility sleeve for increasing identification and accuracy of hand signals used in low light and poor visibility conditions. The sleeve has an elongated body having a first portion and a second portion. The sleeve further has a plurality of reflective strips positioned on a front face of the first end and a reflective indicia positioned on the rear face of the first end.

An article has optical structures disposed on a base material element. The optical structures include lenticular lens structures and discrete coloring elements having distinct color regions. The lenticular lens structure has several lens layers. The lenticular lens structure may have any of a variety of cross-sectional shapes. The article has a different appearance when an observer views the article at various angles. The appearance may differ in terms of coloring scheme.