Safety means for powered machinery
First Claim
1. A safety glove for use with a meat cutting machine,a glove having a glove shell comprised of hollow thumb and finger elements, and a hand compartment,said glove being comprised of a flexible insulation material,battery and wireless signal transmitter elements on said glove,first and second wires extending from said battery and said signal transmitter elements, respectively,an insulation material on said wires,said wires being in close proximity to each other and extending through the material of said glove so that if said glove is cut with an electro-conducting instrument, said wires will be electrically connected together either through direct contact with each other or by contact of each wire with said instrument, whereby said signal transmitter element will be energized and will transmit a wireless signal.
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Abstract
A safety glove for use with a meat cutting machine that has a gripping roll and an elongated skinning blade utilizes a glove shell having hollow thumb and finger elements, and a hand compartment. The glove is comprised of a flexible insulation material and has a battery and wireless signal transmitter mounted thereon. First and second wires extend from the battery and the transmitter and these wires are wound around each other and have a layer of insulation on the outer surfaces thereof. The wires are embedded in close proximity to each other within the glove shell by virtue of being wound around each other so that if the glove is cut with an electroconducting instrument, such as the blade of the skinning machine, the wires will be electrically connected together. This occurs either through direct contact of the wires with each other, or by contact of each wire with the skinning blade, whereby the transmitter will be energized and will transmit a wireless signal to a receiver on the machine which is programmed to immediately stop the rotation of the gripper roll. The wires are formed into a plurality of loops which extend around the thumb and finger elements as well as the hand compartmen. t so that if any portion of the glove is cut, the closely related wires will be severed and thereby will become electrically shorted together to complete the electrical circuit to the transmitter.
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8 Claims
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1. A safety glove for use with a meat cutting machine,
a glove having a glove shell comprised of hollow thumb and finger elements, and a hand compartment, said glove being comprised of a flexible insulation material, battery and wireless signal transmitter elements on said glove, first and second wires extending from said battery and said signal transmitter elements, respectively, an insulation material on said wires, said wires being in close proximity to each other and extending through the material of said glove so that if said glove is cut with an electro-conducting instrument, said wires will be electrically connected together either through direct contact with each other or by contact of each wire with said instrument, whereby said signal transmitter element will be energized and will transmit a wireless signal.
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7. A safety means for a meat skinning machine comprising a rotationally powered gripping roll means which functions in conjunction with a cutting knife to sever the skin from a portion of meat, comprising,
a safety glove adapted for wearing by a machine operator, an electrically powered skinning machine having a frame, a rotationally powered gripping roll means on said frame, a wireless electromagnetic signal receiver actuated control means on said meat skinning machine to control the rotation of said gripping roll by normally allowing rotation thereof, but stopping rotation thereof when a signal ismreceived by said signal receiver, a wireless electromagnetic signal transmitter connected to said safety glove, said safety glove being comprised of a flexible insulation material, battery and wireless signal transmitter elements on said glove, first and second wires extending from said battery and said signal transmitter elements, respectively, an insulation material on said wires, said wires being in close proximity to each other and extending through the material of said glove so that if said glove is cut with an electro-conducting instrument, said wires will be electrically connected together either through direct contact with each other or by contact of each wire with said instrument, whereby said signal transmitter element will be energized and will transmit a wireless signal to said control means.
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8. A method of stopping rotation of a gripping roll on a meat skinning machine, comprising,
placing a wireless electromagnetic receiver actuated control means on a meat skinning machine to control the rotation of said gripping roll by normally allowing rotation thereof, and stopping rotation thereof when a wireless electromagnetic signal is received, placing safety gloves on the hands of a machine operator, wherein said safety gloves comprise a flexible insulation material and include battery and wireless transmitter elements, first and second wires extending from said battery and said signal transmitter elements, respectively, an insulation material on said wires, said wires being in close proximity to each other and extending through the material of said glove so that if said glove is cut with an electro-conducting instrument, said wires will be electrically connected together either through direct contact with each other or by contact of each wire with said instrument, whereby said signal transmitter element will be energized and will transmit a wireless signal to said control means.
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