A Protective Glove

Abstract

A protective glove for protection against cuts or puncture wounds comprises an inner layer that is in contact with the hand when the glove is in use, a protective layer at least on a part of the palm side of the glove, and an outer layer. The protective layer comprises a composition of a wire mesh of woven metal wires. The protective layer comprises at least two sheets of woven metal, a first sheet of the two sheets having a palm portion and at least one finger or thumb portion, a second sheet of the two sheets having a palm portion and at least one finger or thumb portion different from said first sheet. The two sheets of woven metal are attached to each other adjacent at least at a part of the line defined by the transition between the fingers and the palm.

Claims

1-12. (canceled)

13. A protective glove for protection against cuts or puncture wounds, comprising: an inner layer that is in contact with the hand when the glove is in use; an outer layer; and a protective layer, located between said inner layer and said outer layer, and covering at least a palm portion of said glove, and, wherein, said protective layer comprises: a first sheet, comprised of woven metal wires, and having a palm portion and a thumb portion, and; a second sheet, comprised of woven metal wires, having a palm portion and at least one finger portion, and being joined to said first sheet along a line defined by the transition between the fingers and the palm.

14. The protective glove of claim 13, wherein, said first and second sheet are further joined to each other in region of the palm side closest to the opening of the glove.

15. The protective glove of claim 14, wherein, said second sheet comprises at least four finger portions.

16. The protective glove of claim 15, wherein, each of said finger portions of said second sheet has a waist arranged at a position corresponding to a tip of said finger portions.

17. The protective glove of claim 16, wherein, said protective layer is attached to said inner layer.

18. The protective glove of claim 17, wherein, said protective layer is attached to said inner layer by an adhesive.

19. The protective glove of claim 16, wherein, said protective layer is attached to said outer layer.

20. The protective glove of claim 19, wherein, said protective layer is attached to said outer layer by an adhesive.

21. The protective glove of claim 1, wherein, said metal wires are comprised of stainless steel.

22. The protective glove of claim 21, wherein, said metal wires are monofilament wires.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The invention will now be further disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment with the basic layout of a protective layer according to the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 2 shows an alternative embodiment of a protective layer according to the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 3 shows one of the sheets in a protective layer of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

[0028] FIG. 4 shows two identical sheets of a protective layer of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

DISCLOSURE OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0029] A protective glove for protection against cuts or puncture wounds according to the present invention comprises an inner layer that is in contact with the hand when the glove is in use, a protective layer 1, see FIG. 1, at least on a part of the palm side of the glove, and an outer layer. The protective layer 1 comprises a composition of a wire mesh of woven metal wires. Further, the protective layer 1 comprises at least two sheets of woven metal, the first sheet 2 of the two sheets has a palm portion 3 and a thumb 4 portion. The second sheet 5 of the two sheets has a palm portion 6 and four finger 7 portions. The two sheets 2, 5 of woven metal are attached to each other with a seam 11 adjacent at least at a part of the line defined by the transition 8 between the fingers 7 and the palm 3, 6.

[0030] In FIG. 2 there is also shown a seam 11 on the palm side 9 close to where the opening of the glove is located. Further, in FIG. 2, the finger 7 and the thumb 4 portions are slightly longer as compared to the protective sheet shown in FIG. 1 and provided with waists 10. With this embodiment the protective layer is able to protect the top of the fingers 7 and thumb 4. In order to avoid having bulky fingertips of the glove, the waist is arranged to be exactly on top of the fingers. The number of sheets could be varied according to the required degree of protection. For instance, five sheets of each type of sheet 2 and 5. These could be arranged in groups of five sheets with the thumb sheet 2 and five sheets with the finger sheet 5 and then attached to one another. An alternative, could be to sandwich the sheets such that every second sheet is a thumb sheet 2.

[0031] FIG. 3 shows the sheet 5 having the fingers and a palm portion. The sheet 5 is cut out of a large sheet of material and the outline shape of the sheet 5 is close to rectangular which means that the spillage of material not being possible to use for anything else is relatively small.

[0032] Also, FIG. 4 shows two copies of the other sheet 2 with the thumb portion and the palm portion. The two sheets 2 are arranged such the spillage of material can be kept at a minimum.

[0033] The foregoing is a disclosure of an example practicing the present invention. However, it is apparent that modifications and variations will be obvious to one skilled in the art. Inasmuch as the foregoing disclosure is intended to enable one skilled in the art to practice the instant invention, it should not be construed to be limited thereby, but should be construed to include such modifications and variations as fall within the scope of the claims. For instance, the two sheets could have a different finger and thumb combinations than the embodiment shown in the figures, e.g. one sheet with the palm, thumb and the little finger and the other sheet with the palm and remaining fingers. Also, sheets could have finger portions that overlap each other as well.

[0034] Further, for optimizing the glove the outer layer is generally adapted to the designated use, i.e. concerning material, wear, grip, etc. Also, the number of sheets could also be varied such that the number of sheets is not necessarily the same for the at least two different kinds of sheets.