Patent ID: 7971276

Claim:
A rubber glove comprising a cured latex glove and a dried coating of an emulsified mixture on an interior surface of the glove, the hand friendly mixture consisting essentially of: a water-soluble portion containing at least one water-soluble humectant moisturizer selected from the group consisting of glycerol, lactic acid, a derivative of lactic acid, urea, and a combination of two or more of the foregoing, at least one water-soluble lubricant selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, a copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, and a combination thereof, at least one water-soluble surfactant, and optionally one or more water-soluble anti-microbial agents, and a water-insoluble occlusive moisturizer, selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxane (dimethicone), oleyl erucate, and a combination thereof, that is finely and substantially uniformly dispersed within the water-soluble portion and, optionally, one or more water-insoluble antimicrobial agents, wherein the water-insoluble moisturizer and optional water-insoluble antimicrobial agents are dispersed, wherein the surfactant stabilizes the emulsified mixture such that the water-insoluble occlusive moisturizers are well dispersed, wherein the dried coating is on the interior surface of the glove, wherein upon contact of the interior surface with skin-generated moisture of a wearer's skin, the dried coating is transferred to the skin, and wherein the elongation at break (%) and the ultimate tensile strength of the glove aged for 7 days at 70° C. is substantially the same as the elongation at break (%) and ultimate tensile strength of a cured latex glove of equivalent manufacture, except lacking the emulsified mixture, aged for 7 days at 70° C.