Impact and vibration absorbing body-contacting medallions, methods of using and methods of making

• US 8,871,328 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2008
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mhsco Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Daniel M. Wyner, Jeffrey H. Bowie, Richard B. Fox, Thomas F. Cafaro
• Inventors: Wyner, Daniel M., Cafaro, Thomas F., Fox, Richard B., Bowie, Jeffrey H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Simone, Catherine A
• Application Number:
  US12/102,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20090035524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,388 Days
• Field of Search: 428/156, 428/40.1, 428/41.8, 428/72, 428/161, 428/162, 428/178, 428/41.9, 428/42.2, 428/42.3, 215/9, 216/11, 216/7, 2 1/6, 2 2/0, 2 1/9, 216/0, 216/12, 216/16, 216/17, 602/54, 602/57
• US Class Current: 428/156
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/082 especially for the inner part of the hand
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/285 using layered materials
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/02 by heating, with or without pressure
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/1122 Single lap to lap joints, i.e. overlap joints B29C66/45, B29C66/472, B29C66/52272 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/433 Casing-in, i.e. enclosing an element between two sheets by an outlined seam for bookbinding B42C11/06; for packaging B65B; by laminating B32B37/00; enclosing tubular articles between substantially flat elements B29C66/53261
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/436 Joining sheets for making articles comprising cushioning or padding materials, the weld being performed through the cushioning material, e.g. car seats joining through openings B29C66/304
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/438 Joining sheets for making hollow-walled, channelled structures or multi-tubular articles
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/71 characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined welding bar compositions B29C65/125
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/729 Textile or other fibrous material made from plastics
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2075/00 Use of PU, i.e. polyureas or polyurethanes or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2022/02 Inflatable articles balls B29L2031/54 ; inner tyres B29L2023/245
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/3091 Bicycles
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/50 Footwear, e.g. shoes or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/504 Soles
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/753 Medical equipment; Accessories therefor bloodbags, medical bags B29L2031/7148; artificial eyes B29L2011/0008
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/771 Seats
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 9/30 with solid or semi-solid material, e.g. pasty masses, as damping medium in devices where rotary elements are damped by viscous shear effect only, any throttling effect being immaterial F16F9/12; where members moving with a rotating system are being damped F16F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1476 Release layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24479 including variation in thickness

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use in gloves or on the body.

Claims

1. In combination:

a cushioning medallion, comprising;

a polymeric gel material layer;

a barrier layer disposed adjacent to the polymeric material; and

a removable stabilization layer disposed adjacent to the polymeric layer and opposite the barrier layer; and

a glove, comprising;

an interior surface;

wherein upon removal of the removable stabilization layer from the polymeric gel layer of the cushioning medallion and application of the polymeric gel layer to the interior surface of the glove, the polymeric gel layer is operative to removably adhere to the interior surface of the glove.