US5020160A
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Protective disposable hand covering
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-07-21
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2009-07-21
Abstract
Abstract A protective, disposable hand covering or mitt is provided having a tear line along at least a portion of the body thereof to provide controlled tearing and destruction of the glove to facilitate its removal. A mechanism such as a textured area, tab, hole, handle or the like may optionally be provided adjacent the tear line to assist in predictably tearing away the glove. The hand covering may be of plastic or paper or the like and should be of ambidextrous and somewhat oversized design, optionally with a flared cuff. Another optional feature is an inverted cuff to channel away any undesired liquid or other substance that may drip down the glove. Such hand coverings may find uses at self-service gasoline or fuel stations, in health care fields such as medicine and dentistry, in clean room manufacture, domestic cleaning and gardening and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Rolando M. Cano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:22
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/0055; A41D19/0082; A41D19/0093; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A protective, disposable hand covering comprising: a hand covering body having a length, an interior space for receiving a human hand through an opening and an exterior surface; and a tear line on the hand covering body extending from the opening at least partially along the length of the hand covering body, where the tear line is at least one groove within, but not piercing the hand covering body, in the absence of a rip cord to cause tearing of the tear line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A protective, disposable hand covering comprising: a hand covering body having a length, an interior space for receiving a human hand through an opening and an exterior surface; and a tear line on the hand covering body extending from the opening at least partially along the length of the hand covering body, where the tear line is at least one groove within, but not piercing the hand covering body, in the absence of a rip cord to cause tearing of the tear line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 1 where the opening is provided with an inverted cuff facing away from the opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 1 where the tear line transverses the entire exterior surface of the hand covering and ends at a point on the opening different from where the tear line started.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 1 further comprising an edge along the body of the hand covering corresponding to a major plane of a human hand inserted in the hand covering, and further where the tear line parallels the edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 1 further comprising means for grasping and tearing the hand covering adjacent the tear line at the opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 5 where the means for grasping and tearing the hand covering is an outwardly protruding tab on the opening, where the tab has at least one side which is adjacent and contiguous with the tear line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 6 where the tab is provided with a hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 6 where the opening has two opposing sides each having a width, and where the tab extends across the width of at least one side of the opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 8 where a tab extends across the width of both opposing sides.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
114 words
A protective, disposable hand covering comprising: a hand covering body having a length, an interior space for receiving a human hand through an opening and an exterior surface; a tear line on the hand covering body extending from an initial point on the opening across the exterior surface to end at a point different from its initial point, where the tear line is at least one groove within, but not piercing the hand covering body, in the absence of a rip cord to cause tearing of the tear line; and an outwardly protruding tab on the opening, where the tab has at least one side which is adjacent and contiguous with the tear line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
114 words
A protective, disposable hand covering comprising: a hand covering body having a length, an interior space for receiving a human hand through an opening and an exterior surface; a tear line on the hand covering body extending from an initial point on the opening across the exterior surface to end at a point different from its initial point, where the tear line is at least one groove within, but not piercing the hand covering body, in the absence of a rip cord to cause tearing of the tear line; and an outwardly protruding tab on the opening, where the tab has at least one side which is adjacent and contiguous with the tear line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 10 where the opening is provided with an inverted cuff facing away from the opening.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 10 further comprising an edge along the body of the hand covering corresponding to a major plane of a human hand inserted in the hand covering, and further where the tear line parallels the edge.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 10 where the tab is provided with a hole.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 10 where the opening has two opposing sides each having a width, and where the tab extends across the width of at least one side of the opening.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 14 where a tab extends across the width of both opposing sides.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
123 words
A protective, disposable hand covering comprising: a hand covering body having a length, an interior space for receiving a human hand through an opening and an exterior surface; an inverted cuff on the opening facing away from the opening; a tear line on the hand covering body extending from the inverted cuff at least partially along the length of the hand covering body, where the tear line is at least one groove within, but not piercing the hand covering body, in the absence of a rip cord to cause tearing of the tear line; and an outwardly protruding tab on the opening, where the tab has at least one side which is adjacent and contiguous with the tear line at the inverted cuff.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
123 words
A protective, disposable hand covering comprising: a hand covering body having a length, an interior space for receiving a human hand through an opening and an exterior surface; an inverted cuff on the opening facing away from the opening; a tear line on the hand covering body extending from the inverted cuff at least partially along the length of the hand covering body, where the tear line is at least one groove within, but not piercing the hand covering body, in the absence of a rip cord to cause tearing of the tear line; and an outwardly protruding tab on the opening, where the tab has at least one side which is adjacent and contiguous with the tear line at the inverted cuff.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 16 further comprising an edge along the body of the hand covering corresponding to a major plane of a human hand inserted in the hand covering, and further where the tear line parallels the edge.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 16 where the tab is provided with a hole.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 16 where the inverted cuff at the opening has two opposing sides each having a width, and where the tab extends across the width of at least one side of the cuff.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective, disposable hand covering of claim 19 where a tab extends across the width of both opposing sides.
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