Ambidextrous fish scale-textured glove

• US 9,730,477 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covco (H.K) Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Covco (H.K) Ltd.
• Inventors: Furlong, John Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): HAUTH, GALEN H
• Application Number:
  US14/325,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20150164160A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,134 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0003 with ambidextrous shape
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0058 Three-dimensional gloves
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01547 with grip improving means
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/04 Appliances for making gloves; Measuring devices for glove-making
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 41/14 Dipping a core B29C41/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/4864 Gloves

Abstract

The described invention relates to an ambidextrous working glove having fish scale-textured inner and outer surfaces and methods of making same.

Claims

1. An ambidextrous glove, comprising,

a. an outer surface, having a front, a back, fingers, and a thumb, having a first textured pattern on the front and back of the glove,

wherein the first textured pattern is configured to impart the first textured pattern on an inner surface of the glove;

and

wherein the first textured pattern comprises individual fish scales with about 0.4 mm depth, about 2.3 mm width, and 3.4 mm height and

b. the inner surface;

wherein the first textured pattern of the outer surface is imparted onto the inner surface on the front and the back of the glove, and

wherein the first textured pattern of the outer surface imparted onto the inner surface is configured to reduce contact between the inner surface of the glove and a wearer to aid donning of the glove.