Patent Publication Number: US-2022218055-A1

Title: Glove and Method of Removing Thereof

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     This disclosure relates to a system and method for taking off a glove. Glove is a hand garment that is commonly used to protect the hand against abrasions, dirt, harmful chemicals or contaminants. Glove can also provide comfort to the hand against cold or heat. Due to its uses gloves usually end up getting soiled and are usually prone to different kind of contaminations. Thus, proper way of removing a glove is essential to lessen a user&#39;s exposure to dirt or contaminants. After being used, one of the common methods used in removing a glove is through pulling the glove from the glove&#39;s cuff opening towards the fingers such that the glove is turned inside out. In such method, the exposed surface of the glove is now kept inside the glove. This method can be effective when the glove being used can be made of a thin material but can be difficult for gloves with thicker materials. Another common method used in removing glove is through pulling the glove from the fingertip. Such method can prevent the glove from being turned inside out. Though effective, such method can be time consuming and difficult since glove tends to stick to fingers or hands after use due to friction or sweat. As such it would be useful to have an improved system and method for taking off a glove. 
     SUMMARY 
     An improved glove and method of removing the glove is described herein. The glove can comprise a body, a cuff opening, a plurality of finger sections, and a grip. The cuff opening can be at the bottom end of the body. A wearer&#39;s hand can be insertable into the cuff opening. The base of the finger sections can be connected to the top end of the body. Each of the finger section can accommodate each finger of the wearer&#39;s hand. The grip can be attached to a surface of the glove. The grip can be used to remove the body from the hand. 
     In another embodiment, a method for removing a glove can comprise the step of inserting one or more fingers into an opening of a grip. The grip can be attached to a surface of the glove. The glove can further comprise a body, a cuff opening, and a plurality of finger sections. The cuff opening can be at the bottom end of the body. A wearer&#39;s hand can be insertable into the cuff opening. The base of the finger sections can be connected to the top end of the body. Each of the finger section can accommodate each finger of the wearer&#39;s hand. The method can also comprise the steps of grasping onto the grip, and removing the gloves by pulling the grip away from the wearer&#39;s hand. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a glove comprising a grip. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a rectangular embodiment of a grip 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an embodiment of a grip as a slip pocket. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates another embodiment of a grip comprising a plurality of finger pockets. 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a thin strip embodiment of a grip comprising a single loop 
         FIG. 6  illustrates another thin strip embodiment of a grip comprising a plurality of loops. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates another embodiment of a glove. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Described herein is a system and method for taking off a glove. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers&#39; specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a glove  100  comprising a grip  101 . Glove  100  can be any type of covering for the hand that can comprise separate sections for each fingers of the hand. Some known examples of gloves  100  can include but are not limited to rubber gloves, dish gloves, ski gloves, garden gloves, etc. As such, gloves can be made of different materials such as fabric, rubber, or plastic. Glove  100  can comprise a body  102 . Body  102  can be the main part of glove  100  that covers the palm and the back of the hand. As such, body  102  can comprise a back hand surface  102   a , and a palm surface  102   b . Body  102  can further comprise a cuff opening  103  and a plurality of finger sections  104 . Cuff opening  103  can be an orifice placed at the bottom end of body  102 , which can be insertable with a wearer&#39;s hand. The top end of body  102  can connect to the base of finger sections  104 . Finger sections  104  can be separate sections on glove  100  that accommodates and encloses each finger of the wearer&#39;s hand. As an example, finger sections  104  can comprise a first finger section  104   a  that can cover the index finger, a second finger section  104   b  that can cover the middle finger, a third finger section  104   c  that can cover the ring finger, a fourth finger section  104   d  that can cover the pinky finger, and a fifth finger section  104   e  that can cover the thumb. Grip  101  can be used to help a wearer remove glove  100 . Grip  101  can be made of a long a strip of material attached to a surface of glove  100 . In an example embodiment, grip  101  can be made of durable and light-weight material that can include but is not limited to fabric, rubber, or plastic. In one embodiment, grip  101  can attach to palm surface  102   b  of glove  100 . In another embodiment, grip  101  can attach to backhand surface  102   a  of glove  100 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a rectangular embodiment of grip  101 . In this embodiment, grip  101  can be rectangular in structure having four sides that can comprise a pair of long-sided rims  201 , and a pair of short-sided rims  202 . Each long-sided rim  201  are opposite to each other and can be the longest sides of grip  101 . Each short-sided rim  202  connects long-sided rims  201  together. In such embodiment, a first long-sided rim  201   a  can attach horizontally to a surface of body  102  such that the other three sides of grip  101  can hang loosely. In a preferred embodiment, first long-sided rim  201   a  can attach permanently below the base of finger sections  104  such that the opposite side of first long-sided rim  201   a  can be placed farther away from the base of finger sections  104 . In such embodiment, a second long-sided rim  201   b  and short-sided rims  202  can hang loose forming a flap. The flap can be the loose portion of grip  101  that can be grippable by the wearer. This can allow the wearer to securely hold grip  101  and then pull glove  100  away from the wearer&#39;s hand. 
       FIG. 3A  illustrates an embodiment of grip  101  comprising a plurality of slip pockets  301 . Grip  101  can comprise one or more slip pockets. Each slip pocket  301  can be substantially in the shape of a fingertip. Slip pockets  301  can comprise a horizontal orifice  302  accessible at the backhand surface  102   a  of glove  100 . In such embodiment, slip pocket  301  can extend inside the inner surface of gloves  101 . 
       FIG. 3B  illustrates the inner surface of gloves  100  comprising one or more grips  101 . In one embodiment, sides of slip pocket  301  other than at orifice  302  can attach permanently to the inner surface of backhand surface  102   a . As such, one side of grip  101  can form a first slip pocket  301   a . In such embodiment, first long-sided rim  201   a  together with short-sided rims  202  can attach permanently below the base of finger sections  104 . In such structure, the opposite side of first long-sided rim  201   a , which is placed farther away from the base of finger sections  104 , can form first slip pocket  301   a . In another embodiment wherein gloves  100  can comprise a pair of grips  101 , a second grip  101   b  can be attached beside first grip  101   a . In such embodiment, two slip pockets  301  can be formed at the outer surface of backhand  102   a . In a preferred embodiment, each slip pocket  301  can fit only one finger. In another embodiment, slip pocket  301  can be wide enough to fit two or more fingers. In such embodiment, two or more fingers can be inserted into slip pocket  301  to pull gloves  100  away from the wearers hand. In one embodiment, both sides of slip pocket  301  can be distinct from glove  100 , and the sides can connect to glove at an edge of orifice  302 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates another embodiment of grip  101  comprising a plurality of finger pockets. Each finger pocket can fit a single finger. In this embodiment, grip  101  can attach to body  102  and can be placed below the base of finger sections  104 . In one embodiment, the middle portion of grip  101  can be divided into one or more middle sections  401 . In such embodiment, first long-sided rim  201   a  can attach horizontally below the base of finger sections  104  while middle sections  401  together with two short-sided rims  202  can attach vertically to backhand surface  102   a  of glove  100  forming one or more loops. In this structure, the loops created on grip  101  can form the orifices of grip  101 . In a preferred embodiment wherein grip  101  can comprise at least two finger pockets, a first finger pocket  400   a  can form below third finger section  104   c  and fourth finger section  104   d  while a second finger pocket  400   b  can form below third finger section  104   c  and second finger  104   b . In another embodiment wherein grip  101  can further comprise a third finger pocket  400   c , third finger pocket  400   c  can form below second finger section  104   b  and first finger section  104   a . In this embodiment, each finger can be inserted within each finger pocket of grip  101  to pull of gloves  100  from the wearer&#39;s hand. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a thin strip embodiment of grip  101  comprising a single loop. In this embodiment, grip  101  can be made of thin strip of material such as a string, or ribbon strip. In one embodiment, grip  101  can attach to finger sections  104 . In a preferred embodiment, a first short-sided rim  202   a  can attach to first finger section  104   a  while a second short-sided rim  202   b  can attach to third finger section  104   c . In such embodiment, two or more fingers can go through grip  101  that can also be used to grasp onto grip  101  to pull off gloves  100  from the wearer&#39;s hand. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates another thin strip embodiment of grip  101  comprising a plurality of loops. In such embodiment, middle section  401  together with short sided-rims  202  can attach vertically to each finger section  104 . In a preferred embodiment, first short-sided rim  202   a  can attach to first finger section  104   a , second short-sided rim  202   b  can attach to third finger section  104   c , while middle section  401  can attach to second finger section  104   b . In this embodiment, each finger can slip through each loop then use each finger to grasp grip  101  to pull off gloves  100 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates another embodiment of glove  100 . In an example embodiment, glove  100  can be longer and can cover all or a significant portion of a forearm as well as the hand. Examples of such gloves are dishwashing gloves where hands are often submerged in water. In other embodiments, glove  100  can be much longer and can cover up to the elbow of a hand. Gloves that are longer can be harder to remove than the shorter gloves. Thus, grip  101  can allow the user to tightly grip onto a portion of glove  100  while removing the gloves from a hand. All of the aforementioned grips can be used on such long gloves  100 . 
     Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the method is being implemented in. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”