Substance dispensing glove

• US 5,867,829 A
• Filed: 10/16/1997
• Issued: 02/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gary Hegoas, Gene Hegoas
• Original Assignee: Gary Hegoas, Gene Hegoas
• Inventors: Hegoas, Gary, Hegoas, Gene
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale, Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US08/953,393
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 2/158, 2/159, 2/161.6, 2/161.7, 119/600, 119/605, 15/227, 401/7, 401/8, 401/200, 401/201
• US Class Current: 2/159
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/003 Devices for applying insecticides or medication A01K27/007 takes precedence; for veterinary purposes A61D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0055 Plastic or rubber gloves
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01 with undivided covering for all four fingers, i.e. mittens A41D19/0055, A41D19/015 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/04 shaped as gloves or finger-stalls or other special holding ways, e.g. by the tongue
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/19 containing cleaning agents

Abstract

A powder dispensing device to be worn on the hand of the user and wherein the palm of a glove, including the fingers, support a pouch for holding a quantity of powder. The pouch is provided with apertures on one side through which the powder is dispensed and the opposite side of the pouch is carried on the palm and fingers of the glove. The pouch includes an open end adjacent to the upper palm or wrist of the user through which the powder may be introduced to a storage compartment within the pouch. A device is provided for releasably closing the opening to hold the powder within the storage compartment.

Claims

1. A substance dispensing hand-worn mitten or glove comprising:

a hand covering adapted to accommodate the hand of a user and having a front covering and a back covering separated by a compartment to be occupied by the hand of the user;

a pouch carried on said front covering of said hand covering;

said pouch detachably connected to said front covering and including a plurability of dispensing openings; and

a quantity of a therapeutic substance releasably carried in said pouch via said openings.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said pouch constitutes an enclosed container having a selected side releasably attached to said hand covering and further including an access opening leading into an interior of said pouch.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2 including:

a closure means operably carried on said pouch adjacent said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening.

4. The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein:

said pouch dispensing openings provided on a side opposite to said selected side releasably attached to said hand covering front covering for discharging said therapeutic substance exteriorly of said pouch.

5. The invention as defined in claim 4 wherein:

said hand covering includes finger receiving sleeves and said pouch includes sleeves matable with said finger receiving sleeves.

6. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein:

said hand covering releasably attaches with said pouch critically at the palm thereof.

7. The invention as defined in claim 6 wherein:

said dispensing openings in said pouch are provided by a close mesh fabric.

8. The invention as defined in claim 7 wherein:

said therapeutic substance is selected from the group of;

a. powder

b. gel

c. liquid.

9. The invention as defined in claim 8 including:

releasable means cooperatively carried on said hand covering and said pouch for detachably securing said pouch to said hand covering.

10. The invention as defined in claim 9 wherein:

said hand covering includes a constrictive wrist material adapted to seal with the wrist of the user.

11. The invention as defined in claim 10 wherein:

said hand covering is composed of a liquid and powder impervious material in contrast to the material of said pouch.