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US4723324:
Cold weather glove system with tactile improvement
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Lassiter, B. Dean; Greensboro, NC
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| Assignee: |
Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, NC
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| Published / Filed: |
1988-02-09
/ 1986-10-15
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| Application Number: |
US1986000918920
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A41D 19/015;
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IPC-7:
A41D 19/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/160;
002/161.6;
002/163;
Original:
002/160;
002/161.R;
002/163;
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| Field of Search: |
002/163,159,160,161 R
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| Priority Number: |
| 1986-10-15 |
US1986000918920 |
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| Abstract: |
A thermal and/or protective glove construction is disclosed which increases tactile sensitivity. In each of the thumb and fingertip portions of the glove there is provided a finger contact pad and a relatively stiff transmission system for transmitting detected vibrations from external stimuli to the wearer's fingertips. The finger contact pads may be Velcro.TM. fastener material and the transmission system may comprise a plurality of rigid plastic prongs embedded in the relatively thick insulating material used in thermal gloves. Additional response surface pads, which also may be of Velcro.TM. fastener material, may be applied to the external side of the transmission material.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Nixon & Vanderhye ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Rimrodt, Louis K.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A protective glove for providing a wearer with increased tactile sensitivity to external vibration stimuli, said glove constructed of relatively thick protective material and formed to provide a hand portion, at least one finger portion and a thumb portion, said glove further comprising:
- discrete finger contact means provided in an interior tip portion of at least one of said finger and thumb portions of said glove; and
- tactile transmission means extending from said discrete contact means through said relatively thick material for transmitting external vibrations to said finger contact means and to the fingertips of the wearer at locations opposite the fingernails.
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