An elastomeric article is formed from a blend of nitrile rubber and polychloroprene rubber. The elastomeric article can be a glove, such as a medical exam glove. The elastomeric article is softer than a conventional nitrile elastomeric article. The elastomeric article is formed from a blended rubber latex emulsion of nitrile and polychloroprene. The blended rubber latex emulsion may be free of sulfur and vulcanization accelerators.

The present invention relates to a method including a rubber-like film-based article of which at least a portion is firmly fixed to a substrate. The method includes providing a film-based article made of a non-crosslinked thermoplastic rubber, contacting at least a portion of the film-based article with a substrate so as to form a contact area between the film-based article and the substrate, and heat sealing at least a portion of the contact area at a temperature of 190 to 250° C. for at least 1 second.

The present invention provides a glove having a coating formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A) and water (B). The urethane resin (A) is produced using a polycarbonate polyol (a1-1) as a raw material. The coating has a 500% modulus of 7 MPa or less. Example urethane resins used as the urethane resin (A) preferably include: a urethane resin produced using a polycarbonate polyol (a1-1) and polytetramethylene glycol (a1-2) as raw materials at a specified mass ratio; and/or a urethane resin produced using a polycarbonate polyol (a1-1) and a compound (a1-4) as raw materials at a specified mass ratio, the compound (a1-4) having a number average molecular weight of less than 500, a branched structure, and 2 to 4 hydroxyl groups.

Provided is a method of producing a glove, the method including: (1) the step of immersing a glove forming mold in a liquid coagulant containing calcium ions so as to allow the coagulant to adhere to the glove forming mold; (2) the step of adjusting the pH to be 9 or higher using an ammonium compound or an amine compound and leaving a glove emulsion composition to stand with stirring; (3) the dipping step of immersing the glove forming mold, to which the coagulant has thus adhered in the step (1), in the glove emulsion composition; (4) the gelling step of leaving the glove forming mold, to which the glove emulsion composition has thus adhered, to stand at a temperature for a period that satisfy specific conditions; (5) the leaching step of removing impurities from a cured film precursor thus formed on the glove forming mold; (6) the beading step of, after the leaching step, winding the cuff portion of the resulting glove; (7) the precuring step of heating and drying the cured film precursor that has been subjected to the beading step; and (8) the curing step of heating the cured film precursor at a specific temperature for a specific period to obtain a cured film.

Provided among other things is an polymeric protective garment comprising a layer of carboxylated polymer that incorporates an alumina-silica composition, thus forming a silica alumina polymer composite.

A detachable glove comprising at least two layers that are separated by an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes a wetting agent, a latex coagulating agent, a synthetic organic polymer and water. A chlorinated detachable bi-layered glove and a method of manufacturing thereof. A polymer coated, detachable, bi-layered glove and a method of manufacturing thereof. A method of peeling a detachable bi-layered glove wherein the method includes (i) pulling cuff area of the outer glove layer until its circumference is detached from the inner glove layer and (ii) peeling off the outer glove layer once the full circumference of the outer glove layer is detached from the inner glove layer to yield the inner glove layer for further usage.

The material for the antibacterial glove would have fibers such as polyester, cotton, silk, wool, or other similar materials, or biodegradable substances such as renewable wood sources, to form an interlocking matrix of loops, or such other means as would create a product that would absorb and maintain the antibacterial solution on it. The fabric/material is intended to not disintegrate when the antibacterial solution is applied to it. Four examples of antibacterial solutions are listed in the Detailed Description of Invention above. These examples are not intended to be exclusive options for possible canitizing formulas.

The first glove option uses the fabric capable of absorbing the antibacterial solution on both sides of the glove/mitten, ie. for the entire glove/mitten.

The second glove option uses as a base for the glove the materials used in disposable gloves such as ones made from vinyl, nitrile, latex, or polyethylene. The antibacterial-absorbing fabric is attached only to the palm side of the disposable glove. The third glove option uses wax/parchment, or any similar type paper, for the top side of the glove/mitten. The antibacterial-absorbing fabric is attached only to the palm side of the glove/mitten.

The aspect that is new in this invention is the application of the antibacterial solution in an absorbent and non-disintegrating fabric as the component of an entire glove/mitten (Option 1); applied to the palm side of a vinyl, nitrile, latex, or polyethylene type glove/mitten (Option 2); or applied to the palm side of a glove with wax/parchment type paper used for the top side of the glove/mitten (Option 3).

The gloves/mittens can be packaged with the antibacterial solution pre-applied to the gloves/mittens. The gloves/mittens can also come with a separate container with the sanitizing solution, so that the gloves/mittens may be packaged in the “dry” form. The user would then have the option of applying the antibacterial solution (or additional solution) to the glove/mitten at any time.

The present invention relates to a composition for making a hydrophobic elastomeric article comprising a liquid polymer; 0.01 to 1.5 phr of carbon black; and 1 to 15 phr of hydrophobic dispersion comprises activated charcoal, a dispersing agent and a stabilizer.

The present invention provides an apparatus for producing and putting on gloves capable of producing gloves that fit an individual hand shape and also putting the glove on the hands, and a method for producing and putting on gloves. The apparatus [1] for producing and putting on gloves comprises welding and cutting means which welds and cuts a first elastic film and a second elastic film at a position on the outer side of a contour of a user's hand in a state in which the user's hand is sandwiched between the first elastic film and the second elastic film.

An ambidextrous or hand-specific glove including a wrist region, a palm region, and a digit region. The glove may be fabricated of nitrile rubber that is free of or essentially free of zinc, sulfur and accelerators to reduce allergic reactions in populations required to frequently wear protective gloves. A band region that partially or fully encircles a user's finger knuckles may be provided for easier finger bending. Texturing may be provided on glove surfaces that are used to grip articles. The fingertip regions on the front surface of the index and middle finger regions may be un-textured or smooth to enable a user to take a patient's pulse. These fingertip regions may be of reduced or smaller diameter and circumference so as to pull the glove material tightly around the tips of the user's finger and thereby applying pressure thereto so that even a faint pulse in a patient may be detected.