Lightweight thin flexible polymer coated glove and a method therefor
First Claim
1. A glove, comprising:
- a knitted skin-contacting liner having a plurality of stitches made from one or more yarns having a total denier of 221 or less; and
a polymeric latex coating adhered to the knitted liner;
the polymeric latex coating penetrating half way or more through a thickness of the skin-contacting knitted liner, and for at least a portion of the skin-contacting knitted liner, the polymeric latex coating does not penetrate the entire thickness of the knitted skin-contacting liner; and
the polymeric latex coating having a thickness in a range of 0.75 to 1.25 times the thickness of the knitted skin-contacting liner.
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Abstract
A lightweight thin flexible latex glove article having a polymeric latex coating that penetrates the front portion of a knitted liner half way or more through the liner thickness and for at least a portion of the knitted liner, not penetrating the entire thickness. For example, the liner can be knitted using an 18-gauge needle with 70 to 221 denier nylon 66 multi-filament yarn. The polymer latex coating can be 0.75 to 1.25 times the thickness of the knitted liner. Over 30% reduction of glove thickness is achieved resulting in three times greater flexibility. The polymer latex coating may be foamed with 5 to 50 vol % air content. Open celled foamed latex coating may be coated with a dispersion of fluorochemical dispersion to prevent liquid permeation into the glove. The process can include steps to gel the latex emulsion at interstices of the yarn to prevent further penetration of the emulsion into the liner.
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1. A glove, comprising:
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a knitted skin-contacting liner having a plurality of stitches made from one or more yarns having a total denier of 221 or less; and a polymeric latex coating adhered to the knitted liner; the polymeric latex coating penetrating half way or more through a thickness of the skin-contacting knitted liner, and for at least a portion of the skin-contacting knitted liner, the polymeric latex coating does not penetrate the entire thickness of the knitted skin-contacting liner; and the polymeric latex coating having a thickness in a range of 0.75 to 1.25 times the thickness of the knitted skin-contacting liner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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