WEARABLE NAPKIN

Disclosed is a wearable napkin configured to be worn on a hand. The wearable napkin may include an upper layer composed of a paper material. Further, an upper contour of the upper layer corresponds to a contour of the hand. Further, the wearable napkin may include a lower layer composed of the paper material attached to the upper layer forming a volume therebetween configured to receive the hand. Further, a lower contour of the lower layer corresponds to the contour of the hand.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to hand gloves. In particular, the present invention relates to a napkin glove and a method of manufacturing the napkin glove.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Across the world, people eat various types of food with their bare hands. Such types of food may include snacks (such as chips), pizza, etc. In general, the user's hand may get dirty and messy while eating food with their bare hands.

Furthermore, hands are one of the main tools that humans use all day and are often used to touch various non-sterile surfaces such as keyboards, mobile devices, door knobs etc. Accordingly, the hands may not be totally clean when people eat food their bare hands. Therefore, various kinds of microorganisms may be ingested while eating food with bare hands. This may cause infectious diseases like dysentery, cholera, influenza etc.

Accordingly, there is a need for a solution that may also overcome one or more of the abovementioned problems and/or limitations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Disclosed is a wearable napkin configured to be worn on a hand is provided. The wearable napkin may include an upper layer composed of a paper material. Further, an upper contour of the upper layer corresponds to a contour of the human hand, the backhand portion in particular. Further, the wearable napkin may include a lower layer composed of the paper material attached to the upper layer, forming a volume therebetween configured to receive the hand of a user. Further, a lower contour of the lower layer corresponds to the contour of the user's hand, the palm portion in particular.

According to some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a wearable napkin configured to be worn on a hand is also provided. The method may include forming an upper layer composed of a paper material. Further, an upper contour of the upper layer corresponds to a contour of the hand. Further, the method may include forming a lower layer composed of the paper material. Further, a lower contour of the lower layer corresponds to the contour of the hand. Further, the method may include attaching the upper layer to the lower layer in order to form a volume therebetween configured to receive the hand.

According to some embodiments, a snack glove may be disclosed. The snack glove may a napkin that is in the shape of a hand that fits on the hand while in use. The snack glove allows users to eat food without getting the hands messy. This protects the hands from chip dust, candy, cookies, cupcakes, ice-cream cones and more. Further, it protects the users from various infectious diseases.

According to further embodiments, the components of the snack glove include two pieces of durable paper towel like paper bonded together with some sort of resin or sewed with a paper thread. The snack glove may be worn on either the right hand or the left hand. Further, the snack glove may be available for kids and adults.

According to some embodiments, the snack glove may be attached to food packages. Accordingly, a user may remove the snack glove from a food package, wear the snack glove on a hand and then consume the snack using the hand with the snack glove. Thereafter, the snack glove may be thrown away, leaving the hand clean.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosure.

Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims. The present disclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headers are used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon the subjected matter disclosed under the header.

The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover, while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in, the context of hand gloves, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.

Referring now to figures,FIG. 1is a front view of a wearable napkin100configured to be worn on a hand, in accordance with some embodiments.FIG. 2is a back view of the wearable napkin100. The wearable napkin100may include an upper layer102composed of a paper material. Further, the wearable napkin100may include a lower layer104composed of the paper material attached to the upper layer102forming a volume therebetween configured to receive the hand.

In some embodiments, the paper material may include one or more of a woven paper material and a non-woven paper material.

In some embodiments, the paper material may include one or more of tea-bag paper, parchment paper, pulp paper and tissue paper.

In some embodiments, the paper material may include a food-grade paper material. Therefore, the paper material may not harm users if the users consume bits of paper material while eating food using the wearable napkin100.

In some embodiments, the upper layer102may be attached to the lower layer104by sewing the upper layer102to the lower layer104using a paper thread. In some embodiments, the upper layer102may be attached to the lower layer104using a resin disposed along a periphery of each of the upper layer102and the lower layer104. Further, the resin may include a food-grade resin. Further, an upper contour of the upper layer102corresponds to a contour of the hand. Further, a lower contour of the lower layer104corresponds to the contour of the hand.

In some embodiments, each of the upper layer102and the lower layer104may include a plurality of plys. Further, the plurality of plys may be adhered together using, for example, a bonding agent such as an adhesive. Further, in some embodiments, the plurality of plys may be pealed from each other. Accordingly, for instance, the plurality of plys may be adhered together using a releasable adhesive. As a result, an outer ply of the plurality of ply that may be soiled, due to usage of the wearable napkin100, may be conveniently peeled off, thus exposing an inner ply of the plurality of plys for further use.

For example, in an instance, a user of the wearable napkin100may apply a makeup removal solution to the outer ply. Subsequent to using the wearable napkin100for removing makeup, the outer ply may be soiled. Accordingly, the user may be enabled to peel away the outer ply. Alternatively, in some embodiments, one or more plys of the plurality of plys may be impregnated with makeup removal solution and subsequently bonded together. For example, the inner ply may be impregnated by the makeup removal solution, while the outer ply may act as a protective layer to preserve the inner ply. Accordingly, when needed, the user may peel away the outer ply, exposing the inner ply for makeup removal. In some embodiments, the upper layer102may include an upper exterior layer and an upper interior layer. Further, the lower layer104may include a lower exterior layer and a lower interior layer. Further, each of the upper exterior layer and the lower exterior layer may be composed of paper material characterized by absorbency of one or more of an aqueous solution and an oil-based solution. Further, each of the upper interior layer and the lower interior layer may be composed of paper material characterized by impermeability to at least one the aqueous solution and the oil-based solution. In an another embodiment of the present invention, one from the plurality of plys may be covered in or composed of antimicrobial substances.

In some embodiments, the upper layer102may include an upper palm portion106and multiple upper finger portions108-116. Further, the lower layer104may include a lower palm portion118and multiple lower finger portions120-128. Further, each upper finger portion in multiple upper finger portions108-116may include an upper base part proximal to the upper palm portion106and an upper tip part distal to the upper palm portion106. For example, the upper finger portion114may include an upper base part130proximal to the upper palm portion106and an upper tip part distal132to the upper palm portion106. Similarly, each lower finger portion in the multiple lower finger portions120-128may include a lower base part proximal to the lower palm portion and a lower tip part distal to the lower palm portion.

In some embodiments, the lower layer104may include an interior side and an exterior side. Further, at least a portion of the exterior side may include an uneven surface configured to facilitate grip. As shown inFIG. 3andFIG. 8, a portion of the exterior side corresponding to the lower tip part may include an uneven surface configured to facilitate grip. Accordingly, lower tip parts132-140may include an uneven surface.

In further embodiments, each of the upper layer102and the lower layer104may include an interior side and an exterior side. Further, a portion of the exterior side corresponding to the lower tip part and the upper tip part may include an uneven surface configured to facilitate grip.

In further embodiments, the exterior side may include a coating of a hydrophobic material. Further, the interior side may include a disinfectant or antimicrobial coating.

In some embodiments, the wearable napkin100may further include a fastening mechanism. Further, the fastening mechanism may be configured to fasten the wearable napkin100to a user's hand. Further, the upper layer102may include the upper palm portion106, multiple upper finger portions108-116and an upper wrist portion142. Further, the lower layer104may include the lower palm portion118, the multiple lower finger portions120-128and a lower wrist portion144. Further, the fastening mechanism may be attached to one or more of the upper wrist portion142and the lower wrist portion144.

FIG. 4is a front view of the wearable napkin100with segmented finger portions, in accordance with some embodiments. The upper layer102may include an upper palm portion106and multiple upper finger portions108-116. Further, each upper finger portion may be segmented into three parts. The three parts may correspond to the three phalanges (bones) in the human hand. The three phalanges may include a distal phalanx, a middle phalanx, and a proximal phalanx. For example, the upper finger portion108may be split into three parts146-150. The segmented finger portions may allow the user to easily move and bend the fingers while using the wearable napkin100.

In some embodiments, the wearable napkin100may also include one or more design features.FIG. 5illustrates the wearable napkin100with a design, in accordance with some embodiments. The upper layer102may include artwork on the upper palm portion106and a bow504on the upper wrist portion142. Similarly, the lower layer104may include artwork on the lower palm portion118and a bow508on the lower wrist portion144.FIG. 6illustrates a back view of the wearable napkin100with a heart-shaped imprint602near the lower palm portion118, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 7is a flowchart of a method700of manufacturing the wearable napkin100configured to be worn on a hand in accordance with some embodiments. At702, the method700may include forming the upper layer102composed of a paper material. Further, an upper contour of the upper layer102corresponds to a contour of the hand.

Further, at704, the method700may include forming the lower layer104composed of the paper material. Further, a lower contour of the lower layer104corresponds to the contour of the hand.

Further, at706, the method700may include attaching the upper layer102to the lower layer104in order to form a volume therebetween configured to receive the hand.

In some embodiments, the attaching may include sewing the upper layer102to the lower layer104using a paper thread.

In some embodiments, the attaching may include bonding the upper layer102to the lower layer104using a resin disposed along a periphery of each of the upper layer102and the lower layer104.

In some embodiments, the upper layer102may include the upper palm portion106and multiple upper finger portions108-116. Further, the lower layer104may include the lower palm portion118and multiple lower finger portions120-128. Further, each upper finger portion may include an upper base part proximal to the upper palm portion106and an upper tip part distal to the upper palm portion106. Further, each lower finger portion may include a lower base part proximal to the lower palm portion and a lower tip part distal to the lower palm portion.

Further, each of the upper layer102and the lower layer104may include an interior side and an exterior side. Further, the method700further may include forming an uneven surface on a portion of the exterior side corresponding to each of the lower tip part and the upper tip part in order to facilitate grip. For example, as shown inFIG. 3, lower tip parts132-140may include an uneven surface.

The present invention may be utilized for a multitude of functions including, but not limited to, detailing cars, detailing boats, housekeeping, household chores, gardening, fishing, removal of makeup, painting, applying or removing finish from furniture, computer parts/screen cleaning, preparing food, handling and installing glass, grocery handling and shopping, firearm cleaning, lightbulb handling and changing, and maintenance and building of a watch. As mentioned before, the present invention is also used for snacking to ensure that the user's hands stay clean and for clean up to significantly easier. Additionally, the present invention may also be used for arts and crafts for kids and adults as it provides a disposable protection layer for hands. Furthermore, the present invention may also include antimicrobial properties in order to allow a user to sterilize and clean surfaces.