Patent ID: 7730574
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: A41D,A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning apparatus that is worn over a hand, comprising: (a) an inner lining, said inner lining formed of a flexible and water resistant material and which is disposed over and fully encircles all of said hand and including a cuff area that, when the cleaning apparatus is worn, extends over a portion of either a wrist or an arm of a user; (b) an outer lining that is adapted for performing a cleaning task, said outer lining disposed over of said inner lining that is adapted to encircle any portion of said hand; (c) means for attaching said outer lining to said inner lining; and (d) means for sealing said inner lining adjacent to said wrist or arm sufficient to prevent entry of a substantial quantity of fluid into a gap that is disposed around said wrist or arm; and wherein said means for sealing said inner lining includes first seal means that is disposed around said cuff area and wherein said first seal means includes a belt having a plurality of holes therein and a buckle, and including second seal means disposed around said cuff area a predetermined distance away from and parallel to said first seal means, and wherein said second seal means includes a strap that is attached to said inner lining at a first end thereof and including a first half of a hook and loop fastener that is attached to said strap proximate said first end, and wherein said strap includes a second end that is disposed at an opposite end of said strap with respect to said first end, and wherein said second end includes a second half of a hook and loop fastener attached thereto that is able to cooperate with and adhere to said first half of said hook and loop fastener when said second half of said hook and loop fastener is urged into contact with said first half of said hook and loop fastener.