In some embodiments, a glove includes a hand-receiving portion including an opening, four enclosed finger pockets, and an enclosed thumb pocket, whereby the opening is configured to receive a hand of a user, and the hand-receiving portion is configured to enclose the hand of the user. The glove may also comprise a strap extending from the hand-receiving portion adjacent the opening. In some embodiments, the glove includes a magnet housing coupled to the strap and configured to contact a ferromagnetic surface. The glove may include a magnet coupled to the magnet housing.

Methods and systems of detection of presence in and delivery to location are provided. A method detects a presence of a mobile device within a perimeter of a geographic region. The method searches a database to determine whether the first mobile device is associated with any existing account. Responsive to determining that the mobile device is associated with a first account, the method searches the database to determine whether there is any pending task associated with the first account. Responsive to determining that there is a pending task associated with the first account, the method transmits a first message indicating the detection of presence of the mobile device associated with the first account. The method determines that the mobile device is at least approximately at a first location of a plurality of predefined locations within the perimeter. The method transmits information associated with the first location to the computing device.

Described are systems, devices, and methods for stripping a formed thin film elastomeric article such as a latex or synthetic polymer medical or surgical glove from a mold, inverting the article, and transferring and securing the inverted article to a mandrel for further on-line processing, integrating dip forming and off-line surface treatment processes into a single, continuous on-line process. The system can include a stripping apparatus including an actuation device for peeling the article from the mold and inverting the article, and a donning device to receive the inverted article. The system may position the article about a mandrel of the donning device. The mandrel may expand or separate to engage the interior of the inverted article to securely hold the article on the mandrel. The donning device may be coupled to a continuous loop conveyor chain to carry the donning device and the mounted article through on-line secondary processing.

This invention relates to a PU thin covers with waterproof and moisture permeable function, the hydrophilicity of the PEG structure can diffuse the water molecules from the inside of the PU then covers to the outside of the PU thin covers, and then the water molecules at the outer surface of the PU thin covers will be volatilize to achieve the effect of high moisture permeability. Since the PU thin covers containing PEG structure has no perforations, the external water and air cannot directly penetrate into the inside of the PU thin covers to achieve high waterproof effect. Moreover, the PU materials containing PEG structure can use various special manufacturing methods to make the PU thin covers have the best waterproofness, moisture permeability, structural strength, lightness, low cost, low pollution, high environmental value and various functions can be customized.

A glove system including a glove body and a pouch. The pouch is secured to an outside surface of the glove body and having an opening arranged therethrough. A flap is arranged with the opening of the pouch. The flap being peelable between a closed position and an open position. The flap being resealable with the opening when in the closed position.

A glove stacking apparatus forming a stack of folded gloves has a supporting surface for supporting the stack as folded gloves are added to the stack along a stacking axis. First and second flaps are pivotable about first and second pivot axes on opposite first and second sides of a glove stacking area. The supporting surface is relatively movable as folded gloves are added to the stack. A cyclic flap actuation system is configured to drive a folding action of each flap in which the flaps alternately pivot about the corresponding pivot axis so that each flap folds a first portion of a deposited glove overlapping a flap towards a second portion of the glove at the glove stacking area; the folding action alternating as gloves are added to the stack. Each flap in addition to being pivotable is also laterally movable both towards and away from the stacking area.

A massage mitt (10) comprising a main body portion comprising a hollow interior volume whose shape and dimensions correspond to that of a therapist's hand, the exterior of the mitt (10) comprising a plurality of nodules (24, 28, 32), and wherein the mitt (10) further comprises reinforcing elements (50, 52, 54, 58) adapted, in use, to maintain, in use, the user's hand in a neutral, ergonomic position. The main body portion comprises: a convex upper surface portion (14) adapted, in use, to overlie the back of the user's hand; and a concave lower surface portion (12) adapted, in use, to overlie the palm of the user's hand; and wherein the reinforcing elements comprise: a first integrally formed reinforcing element (54) comprising a region of increased thickness formed on an interior surface of the concave lower portion of the mitt (12), which extends from a wrist region (56) onto the concave lower surface portion (12), and a second region of increased thickness (50) formed along the outside of the trapezium-metacarpal region of the user's thumb. Preferably, the mitt (10) is manufactured from silicone or EVA rubber having a Shore hardness of about 35 A.

To provide an aqueous resin composition including: an anionic polyurethane (A) having an aromatic ring; an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (B); an aqueous medium (C); a vulcanizing agent (D); and a vulcanizing accelerator (E). The anionic polyurethane (A) is preferably a product of reaction of polyoxytetramethylene glycol, a carboxyl group-containing glycol, ethylene glycol, and diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or a product of reaction of polyoxytetramethylene glycol, a carboxyl group-containing glycol, butanediol, and diphenylmethane diisocyanate. An object of the invention is to provide a mixture of aqueous polyurethane and NBR having excellent storage stability, even in a case where the vulcanizing agent and the vulcanizing accelerator are added.

The present application relates to an elastomeric article, such as a glove, comprising: (i) an elastomeric film comprising one or more film layers, and including an external surface and an internal surface, (ii) an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms on the external surface of the elastomeric film, and (iii) a skin-protective agent selected from a probiotic, a prebiotic, or a combination thereof on the internal surface of the elastomeric film; wherein the inner surface of the film is free of an antimicrobially-effective amount of an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms. The elastomeric articles may further comprise a barrier film layer that provides separation between the antimicrobial agent and the skin-protective agent. Also described are methods for the manufacture of such articles.

One method for creating barrier products (for example, condoms and gloves) includes: (a) dipping a former into a tank of elastic compound. The former has an indentation extending inwardly from an outer surface for creating a first protrusion on a first face of the barrier product. The method further includes: (b) removing the former from the tank of elastic compound, whereby some of the elastic compound removably adheres to the former and fills the indentation; (c) applying supplemental material to the elastic compound, whereby creating a second protrusion on a second face of the barrier product; and (d) fully drying the supplemental material. One barrier product includes an elastic wall having opposed faces, and first and second protrusions respectively extend from the opposed faces. The first and second protrusions are in cross-sectional alignment whereby rotational input forces on the first protrusion create rotational output forces on the second protrusion.