a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a glove, and more particularly to a glove which is simple in structure and can be formed easily, as well as is provided with significantly improved robustness.
b) Description of the Prior Art
An existing glove is generally divided into a cloth glove, a plastic glove and an asbestos glove, depending on the material thereof; whereas, the present invention aims to improve the cloth glove, a yarn glove or a leather glove.
Upon practically using the existing cloth glove, it is found that as the cloth glove is formed by interweaving plural fiber wires, there is a seam between every two fiber wires and thus when a person who wears the cloth glove is carrying out some works, some sharp and tiny foreign objects can easily penetrate the seams in the cloth glove to injure hand skin.
On the other, although some vendors have already covered a rubber layer on a proper area of the outer cloth on the cloth glove, primarily a specific location, such as a finger portion, a palm portion or a dorsum portion. These portions are sewn individually with the rubber layer which is combined on the outer cloth of the cloth glove, and sufficient protection is given to the hand corresponding to the change in curvature on the hand, thereby achieving a purpose of providing protection locally.
However, in making the existing gloves, these protection layers are sewn on the cloth gloves one by one, and therefore, a lot of time and labor works will be spent in manufacturing. In addition, it can easily result in a mistake in the sewing positions when the protection layers are sewn manually and the protection effect to the gloves will be reduced if the sewing positions are not accurate enough to match the curvature on the hand.
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a glove, and more particularly to a glove which is simple in structure and can be formed easily, as well as is provided with significantly improved robustness.
To achieve the abovementioned object, the glove of the present invention includes a glove core and at least a glove component. The glove core is provided with at least a palm portion, a dorsum portion and a side portion of hand, wherein a side of the glove component is adhered on a surface of the glove core, the glove component covers at least a part of the palm portion and at least a part of the dorsum portion of the glove core, at least a part of the palm portion and at least a part of the side portion of hand of the glove core, or at least a part of the dorsum portion and at least a part of the side portion of hand of the glove core, such that by combining the glove core with the enhanced glove component, the glove of the present invention is simple in structure and can be formed easily, as well as is provided with significantly improved robustness, thereby being provided with practicability and progressiveness.
The present invention also discloses a glove which includes a glove core and at least a glove component. The glove core includes at least a palm portion, a dorsum portion and a finger portion, wherein a side of the glove component is adhered on a surface of the glove core, the glove component covers at least a part of the palm portion or at least a part of the dorsum portion of the glove core, at least a part of the finger portion, or at least a part of the palm portion and at least a part of the dorsum portion of the glove core as well as at least a part of the finger portion.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the said finger portion further includes a thumb sleeve, an index finger sleeve, a middle finger sleeve, a ring finger sleeve, a little finger sleeve, a web space disposed between the thumb sleeve and the index finger sleeve, and three fork portions disposed among the index finger sleeve, the middle finger sleeve, the ring finger sleeve and the little finger sleeve.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the said finger portion further includes a finger face portion, a fourchette portion and a finger dorsum portion which are disposed on the thumb sleeve, the index finger sleeve, the middle finger sleeve, the ring finger sleeve and the little finger sleeve, respectively.
Each tail end of the abovementioned thumb sleeve, index finger sleeve, middle finger sleeve, ring finger sleeve, and little finger sleeve is provided with an opening.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the said glove component covers the web space and at least a part of the fork portions sewn on a surface of the glove core.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the said glove further includes at least an adhesive layer disposed between the glove core and the glove component to adhere the two.
According to the abovementioned technical features, an upper side of the said glove core, not being covered by the glove component, is provided with at least a protection layer.
According to the abovementioned technical features, another side of the said glove component is combined with at least a protection layer.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the said glove component is provided with at least a decoration portion.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the glove components include at least a first glove component and a second glove component. The first glove component is provided with a first inner surface and a first outer surface opposite to the first inner surface; whereas, the second glove component is provided with a second inner surface and a second outer surface opposite to the second inner surface. The second inner surface is adhered on the first outer surface by a combination region.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the glove components include at least a first glove component and a second glove component. The first glove component is provided with a first inner surface and a first outer surface opposite to the first inner surface; whereas, the second glove component is provided with a second inner surface and a second outer surface opposite to the second inner surface. The first inner surface and the second inner surface form a holding space, and the second inner surface is adhered on the first outer surface by a combination region.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the first glove component and the second glove component are connected together by a connection portion.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the glove component includes at least a first glove component, a second glove component and a third glove component. The third glove component is adhered with the first glove component or the second glove component by a combination region.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the glove component includes at least a first glove component, a second glove component and a third glove component. The first glove component is provided with a first inner surface and a first outer surface opposite to the first inner surface; whereas, the second glove component is provided with a second inner surface and a second outer surface opposite to the second inner surface. The first inner surface and the second inner surface form a holding space, and the third glove component is adhered with the first glove component or the second glove component by a combination region.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the glove components include at least a first glove component and a second glove component. The first glove component is provided with a first inner surface, a first outer surface opposite to the first inner surface, and a first cross section disposed between the first inner surface and the first outer surface; whereas, the second glove component is provided with a second inner surface, a second outer surface opposite to the second inner surface, and a second cross section disposed between the second inner surface and the second outer surface. The first cross section is adhered with the second cross section by a combination region.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the first glove component is a palm portion and the second glove component is a dorsum portion, or the first glove component is a dorsum portion and the second glove component is a palm portion.
According to the abovementioned technical features, the first glove component is provided with at least a garment section, or the second glove component is provided with at least a garment section.
To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
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The glove component 200, on the other hand, can be made of PVC (Polyvinylchloride), leather cashmere, fiber artificial leather, pig full grain leather, pig split leather, pig suede leather, cow full grain leather, cow split leather, cow suede leather, sheep full grain leather, sheep suede leather, horse hide or buckskin. As the embodiment shown in the drawings, the glove component 200 is provided with a half palm portion 201 which is provided with a palm face.
A side of the half palm portion 201 in the glove component 200 is adhered on a surface of the glove core 100, and the half palm portion 201 in the glove component 200 covers at least a part of the palm portion 110 and at least a part of the dorsum portion 120 of the glove core 100. In other words, the half palm portion 201 covers at least a part of the palm portion 110 of the glove core 100, and covers back at least a part of the dorsum portion 120 of the glove core 100, forming a three-dimensional configuration to comply with the ergonomic principle. The abovementioned adhering method includes the provision of at least an adhesive layer 30 on an edge of the half palm portion 201 or an edge of the glove core 100. The adhesive layer 30 can be made of a viscous interface material, such as PU (Polyurethane) or acrylate, and can be attached on the edge by patching with an adhesive film or coating with glue, forming the adhesion and the fixation to the half palm portion 201 and the glove core 100. It is naturally that the half palm portion 201 and the glove core 100 can be also adhered and fixed together by a high-frequency wave or a pressing method.
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It is naturally that in the abovementioned embodiments, the glove core 100 can be also provided with at least a palm portion 110, a dorsum portion 120 and a finger portion 140, as shown in
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The abovementioned glove component 200 can be also formed by adhering together a half palm portion 210, a middle finger portion 240, a ring finger portion 250 and a web space support portion 230, as shown in
Moreover, the glove component covers the web space 146, and at least a part of the fork portions 147, 148, 149 is sewn on a surface of the glove core 100, as shown in
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In the abovementioned embodiments, the glove can be also a structure in a shape of half fingers, as shown in
Furthermore, another side of the glove component is combined with at least a protection layer. For example, a protection layer is disposed outside the web space. The said protection layer can be made of sponge, nitrile rubber, PVC or EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate copolymer), and it should be mentioned that a hard material is preferably chosen for the protection layer to enhance the protection to the web space of the glove.
On the other hand, the protection layer can be also disposed outside the finger portion. The protection layer can be a TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) carbon fiber layer. The TPU carbon fiber layer is similarly provided with good hardness, further improving the shock-proof ability and the abrasion-resistance function of the glove, as well as providing better safety protection in special operation, through protecting the fingers in the glove. The protection layer at the finger portion can be further sheathed with magnetic sleeves in five different sizes. For example, the magnetic sleeves are elastic elements and have good magnetism. As the surfaces on the finger protection layer corresponding to five fingers of the glove core are all sheathed with the magnetic sleeves, allowing the magnet to adsorb some tiny iron products (such as wire nails), the user can pick up the wire nails easily. In addition, the magnetic sleeves can further enhance the protection of the glove to the fingers, preventing the user from getting hurt. Therefore, the functions of preventing the user's hand from being tamped and cracked, pressed by heavy objects or pricked (e.g., by glass, needles or wire nails) can be provided. Furthermore, the abrasion-resistance can be improved. The magnetic sleeves are sheathed with the glove core and can be dismantled and taken down at any time when they are not to be used.
In addition, a protection layer can be also disposed outside the palm face of the glove component opposite to the glove core. The protection layer can be made of sponge, foam, cotton, nitrile rubber, PVC or EVA. Two protection layers can be also disposed outside the palm face of the glove component opposite to the glove core, wherein the inner protection layer can be made of sponge, foam, cotton, nitrile rubber, PVC or EVA, and the outer protection layer can be made of fiber (super fiber), cloth, leather or an elastic material.
Besides that, the glove component is provided with at least a decoration portion. For example, a decoration line is disposed on at least an edge of the glove component as the decoration portion. This decoration line allows the user to feel that the glove has been sewn, and to a certain extent, enhances the robustness of the glove component and the glove core after being adhered together.
All kinds of manufacturing method for making the glove of the present invention are disclosed hereinafter.
A first manufacturing method includes following steps:
(a) A glove core is provided. The glove core can be a fingerless glove core, a half finger glove core or a full finger glove core as in the abovementioned embodiments. The glove core can be a knitted glove core or a sewn glove core. The following description is based upon a full finger glove core.
(b) At least a glove component is provided. The glove component is provided with a half palm portion, or a half palm portion, a butterfly portion and a web space support portion, or a half palm portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion and a web space support portion, or a large palm portion, as described in the abovementioned embodiments. The following description is based upon a glove component including a half palm portion 210, a middle finger portion 240, a ring finger portion 250 and a web space support portion 230, as shown in
(c) A mold base 60 is provided, as shown in
(d) A hand-type mold 70 is provided, as shown in
Next, a viscous interface material is disposed on a location where the half palm portion is to be combined with the web space support portion (such as by patching with an adhesive film, spraying or coating with glue), followed by being disposed on a location corresponding to the holding portion of the mold base and by disposing the combined middle finger portion and ring finger portion on the location corresponding to the holding portion of the mold base. The hand-type mold 70 is then disposed on the holding portion of the mold base and is abutted at all of the abovementioned parts which are then combined together by a pressing method, forming a semi-finished product of the glove component. It is naturally that the parts can be also adhered and fixed together by a high-frequency wave or a pressing method.
(e) The glove component is combined with the glove core. The abovementioned semi-finished product of the glove component (i.e., the glove component after being adhered) is disposed at the holding portion of the mold base, the glove core is sheathed outside the hand-type mold 70, and then the hand-type mold 70 that is sheathed with the glove core is overlapped onto the holding portion. After disposing the abovementioned semi-finished product of the glove component at the holding portion of the mold base, edges of the semi-finished product of the glove component are put upright from the holding portion, so as to cover back the upright section of the semi-finished product of the glove component to the surface of the glove core, forming cover back portions 270, as shown in
The second manufacturing method is about the same as the first manufacturing method, with the difference in that the second manufacturing method further provides an automatic transmission device to transmit the plural pre-formed glove cores and glove components. In addition, the automatic transmission device is provided with a first work station to dispose the viscous interface material. For example, by patching with an adhesive film, coating with glue or spraying with glue using a spraying machine, an adhesive layer in a thickness of 0.3˜0.9 mm and a width of 2˜10 mm can be formed. A second work station is disposed after the first work station to heat up the plural glove cores and the plural glove components that are provided with the viscous interface material. The heat-up can be performed using an oven under a heating temperature of 5˜250° C., preferably 30˜120° C.
Moreover, a third work station is disposed after the second work station to adhere together the plural glove components in step (d) above. A simple pressing is only needed to adhere the glove components in about 3˜20 sec with a pressing machine, preferably 3˜15 sec. Finally, step (e) above is performed to combine the glove component with the glove core, and demolding is carried out to accomplish the glove of the present invention.
In the abovementioned embodiments of the present invention, the glove component includes at least a first glove component and a second glove component. As shown in
The abovementioned first glove component is provided with at least a garment section, or the second glove component is provided with at least a garment section. As shown in
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The thumb 12, the index finger 13, the middle finger 14, the ring finger 15 and the little finger 16 are extended integrally from a side of the hand portion 11. In other words, the first glove component is formed by a single garment section 10a. The dorsum portion 20 is provided with a rear portion 21 and a second finger portion disposed at a side of the rear portion 21. The second finger portion includes a rear thumb 22, a rear index finger 23, a rear middle finger 24, a rear ring finger 25 and a rear little finger 26 which are extended integrally from a side of the rear portion 21. In other words, the second glove component is formed by a single garment section 20b. It is naturally that in the fifth embodiment, the first glove component can be also provided with at least a garment section 10a, or the second glove component can be also provided with at least a garment section 20b.
Moreover, in the abovementioned embodiments, the first glove component is a palm portion and the second glove component is a dorsum portion. The design can be also changed into that the first glove component is a dorsum portion and the second glove component is a palm portion, with that the combination region is disposed at the palm portion, still achieving the purpose and effect of the present invention.
Besides that, in the abovementioned embodiments, the first inner surface of the first glove component and the second inner surface of the second glove component form a holding space to be sheathed in by a user's hand. It is naturally that the present invention can be also used to make a semi-finished product of the glove, as shown in
In the abovementioned embodiments, at least a first glove component and at least a second glove component are combined together to form a glove component, and then the glove component is combined with the glove core to form the glove of the present invention. On the other hand, a side of the glove component is adhered on a surface of the glove core, such that the glove component covers at least a part of the palm portion and at least a part of the dorsum portion of the glove core, at least a part of the palm portion and at least a part of the side portion of hand of the glove core, or at least a part of the dorsum portion of and at least a part of the side portion of hand of the glove core. In addition, the glove component can cover back from a side of the glove core to the other side of the glove core, forming a three-dimensional configuration to comply with the ergonomic principle.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
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