EP1648252B1 - Protective glove comprising a snap fastener mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a protective glove that is made of a metal ring mesh and is provided with a metallic closing means (10) for fastening the glove to the user's hand. Said closing means is provided with at least one snap fastener mechanism (11) encompassing a snap button (12) and at least one snap button-receiving device (13). A versatile, durable protective glove meeting hygiene requirements is created by the fact that the metallic snap button (12) engages from both sides into one and the same metallic snap button-receiving device (13) which is integrated into the metal ring mesh of the protective glove while the snap button-receiving device (13) is provided with an elastic element on both sides of a separating disk (16), said elastic element being effectively connected to the snap button.

Description

The invention relates to a protective glove having the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.

Such a protective glove is from the WO 95/30346 A1 known and is worn by butchers, for example, to protect against cuts, punctures and cuts. Metal ring braids are usually constructed so that, apart from seams and edges, each ring is interlinked with four adjacent rings. Such metal ring braids are highly flexible and give their hand to protect their mobility. To avoid slipping off of the glove, it has already been proposed in this document to provide the glove with a band of metal ring mesh. In this case, the metal ring mesh of the band is arranged at right angles to the running direction of the metal ring mesh of the glove in order to achieve the effect of a toothing by engagement of the metal ring meshes. However, this has the disadvantage that the protective glove is not detachable under train.

From the US-A 5,054,126 is a protective glove with two conventional snaps on a textile closure tape for sealing known. At the periphery of the closing strap are a push button for a first push button recording and spaced apart provided a push-button receptacle for a second push button. The counterpart is formed by an adjustable along the closing band element which forms on one side of the first push-button receptacle and on the other side the second push-button. If the glove is to be turned for use on the other hand, therefore, this element must first be adapted to the changed position of the counterpart, which makes the handling of the glove more difficult. The textile closure band prepares disadvantages during sterilization and thus does not satisfy the conditions required for the required hygiene. It is also subject to significantly higher wear than the rest of the protective glove. A comparable solution with two mutually circumferentially spaced snaps on a metal mesh is from the US-A 5,894,602 known.

From the DE 43 05 320 A1 is a protective glove is known in which a fastener tape is guided by recordings on the waistband of the glove. The fixation of the changeable for two-sided wearing fastener tape via a band and the glove by cross-fixing element, which also serves as a recording at the other end of the tape longitudinally displaceable push button. A similar solution is from the WO 02/098249 A1 known.

From the JP-A 02268703 is proposed for use in textiles a double-sided push button. A central element serves as an adapter, so that male and female push-button elements can be attached to one and the same element. A blade between elastic elements is not provided there.

From the DE 38 21 003 A1 is a snap fastener known in which the push button on the push button receptacle is held under the action of a spring member.

Based on this prior art, the present invention seeks to provide a versatile, durable and the hygiene requirements appropriate protective glove.

This object is achieved by a protective glove having the features specified in claim 1.

The protective glove according to the invention has a fully made of metal push button, the push-button receptacle is usable from both sides. This allows the use of the same protective glove by both right and left-handers. Without the need for tools or adjustments, the protective glove can simply be turned inside out, as one and the same push-button can be used from both sides. Likewise, the protective glove can be worn both on the right and on the left hand, without the push button would have to be adjusted again. Since both the push button and the closing means are made of metal and the push button receptacle is integrated in the metal ring mesh, the entire protective glove is durable and easy to clean.

Preferably, the metal strip is wave-shaped and cooperates with a releasably clamped in the corrugations of the metal strip clamping element, which in turn carries the push button. As a result, a mechanically simple adjustment can be effected in that the metal strip only has to be elastically deformed in order to release and adjust the clamping element adapted to the wave-shaped metal strip.

The metallic closing means can also be a band of metal ring mesh. At this metallic closing means of the commercial part of the push button, which forms the actual closure element, movable in the longitudinal direction. At least one claw is attached to the end of the band made of metal ring mesh. This claw can be suspended in a ring row attached in the circumferential direction of the user's hand. As a result, the push button is locked and locked. The ring row is larger in diameter than the rest of the metal ring mesh. This ensures that the claw in a mechanical cleaning of the protective glove can not get caught in the metal ring mesh to avoid damage to the metal ring mesh and the claw.

Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

Fig. 1

Eine Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit Metallband,

Fig. 2

eine schematische Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit Metallband,

Fig. 3

eine Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit Band aus Metallringgeflecht,

Fig. 4

eine schematische Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit Band aus Metallring- geflecht,

Fig. 5

eine schematische Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit Stulpe.

Fig. 6

eine Draufsicht auf die geöffnete Druckknopfaufnahme im Montagezu- stand,

Fig. 7

eine Seitenansicht der Druckknopfaufnahme gemäß Fig. 6,

Fig. 8

einen nicht maßstäblichen Schnitt durch die montierte Druckknopfauf- nahme,

Fig. 9

eine Ansicht einer Federscheibe,

Fig. 10

eine Ansicht eines Trennrings,

Fig. 11

eine Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit einem wellenförmigen Metallband,

Fig. 12

eine schematische Ansicht eines Handschuhs mit einem wellenförmigen Metallband,

Fig. 13

das wellenförmige Metallband in Seitenansicht.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to three exemplary embodiments. Show it:

Fig. 1

A view of a glove with metal band,

Fig. 2

a schematic view of a glove with metal band,

Fig. 3

a view of a glove with band of metal ring mesh,

Fig. 4

a schematic view of a glove with band of metal ring braid,

Fig. 5

a schematic view of a glove with cuff.

Fig. 6

a top view of the open push-button receptacle in the assembled state,

Fig. 7

a side view of the push-button receptacle according to Fig. 6 .

Fig. 8

a not to scale cut through the mounted push-button receptacle,

Fig. 9

a view of a spring washer,

Fig. 10

a view of a separating ring,

Fig. 11

a view of a glove with a wavy metal band,

Fig. 12

a schematic view of a glove with a wavy metal band,

Fig. 13

the wavy metal band in side view.

The figures show various embodiments of a protective glove as it is usually worn to protect the hand of the wearer, for example, butchers. The protective glove consists of a in the FIGS. 1 and 3 shown metal ring mesh and has a metallic closing means 10. With this closing means 10, the glove is attached to the user's hand. For this purpose, the closing means 10 has at least one push-button device 11 which consists of at least one push-button 12 and at least one push-button receptacle 13 connected thereto. In this case, an adjustment of the circumferential adjustment of the push button and push button receptacle after a single adjustment to the circumference of the wrist or the forearm of the user should no longer take place as possible. The metallic push-button receptacle 13 is according to the FIGS. 6 to 10 constructed so that the metallic push button 12 can engage from both sides in one and the same metallic button receptacle 13. Therefore, once the adjustment has been made, the desired circumferential immutability of the distance between the push button and the push button receptacle is given.

Therefore, the protective glove can be easily worn on the left or right hand, but if it is necessary to adapt the protective glove to a new user, this can be done without problems. For this purpose, the scope of the closing means 10 by a separate adjusting device 14, 15 change so that always again an adaptation to the circumference of the wrist or forearm is possible. However, since a separate adjustment is provided and thus the actual closing is effected by the push button device 11, this has the distinct advantage that the glove can be opened easily even under train. Even if it should come to an undesirable entanglement of superimposed metal ring mesh, the push button can be operated independently. It is not necessary to unhook a separate claw or another cumbersome opening to ensure this function.

The push button receptacle 13 itself consists for this purpose of a in FIG. 6 in plan view and in FIG. 7 in side view shown metallic part, in the assembled state according to Fig. 8 the outer surfaces 13a, 13b of the push button receptacle forms. To produce the push-button receptacle is inside the push-button receptacle 13 according to Fig. 8 a blade 16 is provided, on both sides of each a snap ring or a spring washer 17 is provided as an elastic element for operative connection with the push button. The cutting disc has the task to ensure that in the openings 13 d of the push-button receptacle 13 as needed in FIG. 8 from below or above immersed push-button 12, which may well be a standard push button, if possible, does not penetrate through the push-button receptacle 13 and thus presses on the user's hand. If necessary, the skilled person can accomplish this by other means, for example by forming the push-button receptacle in such a way that a reliable distance from the user's hand is ensured even when the push-button passes through.

The spring washers 17 are preferably as snap ring according to FIG. 9 formed, in which a recess 17 a is provided on the circumference of the ring or the disc. The push button 12 itself can penetrate into the passage opening 17b with deformation of the snap ring, to be held there securely. The outer surfaces 13a, 13b of the push button receptacle are connected via a bridge region 13e and preferably formed integrally with one another. To get out of the part according to Fig. 6 To make the push-button receptacle, the two outer surfaces 13a, 13b must be around the bridge area 13e in Fig. 7 be moved towards each other, wherein the bridge portion is deformed. In the thus formed housing of the push-button receptacle 13 cutting disc 16 and spring ring 17 are inserted, so that a representation according to Fig. 8 results. In this form, the parts of the push-button receptacle can be either fixed together before final assembly in the metal ring mesh or it is immediately integrated into the metal ring mesh. For this purpose, the push button receptacle on the outer surfaces has openings 13c, in which the metal ring mesh can engage. The push-button receptacle is therefore not placed on the metal ring mesh as usual, but actually woven or -gekettet in the metal ring mesh. This has the advantage that the height of the push-button receptacle is reduced, which reduces the risk of getting stuck under release of the push button.

The Figures 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the protective glove, in which the metallic closing means 10 is formed by a metal strip 18. This metal band 18 is in the in FIG. 2 dotted indicated connecting portion 25 concatenated with the protective glove. It has openings for this, in which engages the metal ring mesh. The metal strip 18 itself is constructed like a bracelet, wherein the adjusting device 14 carries the push button 12. The adjustment can be adjusted by changing the scope of the protective glove in the wrist area as in a conventional bracelet along the metal strip 18. However, once fixed in position, the circumference of the glove is fixed until the next adjustment.

The gloves can be formed with a slot or without a slot. It is only essential that the circumferential distance between push-button receptacle 13 and push button 12 is set in advance and after the push button can indeed be opened to allow an over-cuddling of the protective glove, but then only the push button to close - possibly even in an emergency under train - or opening must be pressed.

The same principle applies FIGS. 3 and 4 implemented in a further embodiment of the protective glove. The adjusting device 15 is here connected to the push button 12 and along a belt 19 made of metal ring mesh in the longitudinal direction of the belt movable. For this purpose, it has a loop 15a, through which the band 19 is passed. In order to effect the adjustment and determination of the circumferential distance between push button 12 and push button 13, a claw is preferably provided at the end of the belt 19, which cooperates with other elements to set the distance between the push button 12 and push button 13. The band 19 is preferably made of the same metal ring mesh as the glove. A cross-laying of the metal ring mesh is not required and is usually avoided in order to avoid tilting of the metal ring mesh with each other.

To set the claw 20 and thereby also allow a variable adjustment, is an in FIG. 4 only indicated row of metallic rings 21 provided, in which the claw can be hung. The suspension is preferably carried out in at least one ring 21 of the series. The rings can be mounted either on both sides or preferably so that they can be actuated from both sides. The diameter of the rings 21 is chosen so that it is greater than the diameter of the remaining metal ring mesh. This counteracts the danger that it comes when cleaning the protective gloves to a hooking of claws and metal ring mesh, which can lead to the destruction of the glove.

FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of a protective glove, which is provided with a cuff 22. In this case, separate closing means 10 can be provided both at the end of the protective glove, ie in the forearm area as well as alternatively or additionally in the area of the wrist. The structure of these closure elements can basically be similar to the first two embodiments. In the area of the cuff 22 stiffeners 23 are provided, which are directly linked with the metal ring mesh of the cuff. This is only indicated in the outer area by dots as concatenation 24. As a result, no separate pockets for receiving z. B. silicone stiffeners are provided, instead, the metal part can be provided with corresponding openings in the production, in which engages the metal ring mesh.

In a further embodiment according to the FIGS. 11 to 13 the metal strip 30 is wave-shaped and the push-button 12 is arranged on a clamping element 31 releasably cooperating with the shafts 30a of the metal strip and displaceable along the metal strip. By mere elastic deformation of the metal strip 30, a solution of the clamping element 31 can be effected and this can be fixed again after moving along the metal strip by releasing the metal strip. For this purpose, the length of the clamping element 31 is slightly smaller than a multiple of a shaft 30a and a wave trough of the metal strip 30, so that the clamping element 31 engages in the fixed state on the metal strip 30 with two transverse bars 31 a in two troughs on the upper side of the metal strip and the metal strip engages under a retaining element 31 b for the push button. Now be the ends of the metal band in Fig. 13 pushed inward, so get the crossbar 31 a disengaged and a displacement of the clamping element 31 in the longitudinal direction of the metal strip 30 is possible. The fixing is done in reverse order by the crossbars again engage with the shafts 30a of the metal strip 30. This leads to a mechanically simple, consisting of a few parts, cheap adjustment, which is nevertheless durable. As a result, the metal strip only has to be elastically deformed in order to loosen and adjust the clamping element adapted to the wavy metal strip. On protruding and in the metal ring mesh possibly unintentionally hooked parts can be omitted.

Preferably, the length of the clamping element 31 is so much smaller than a multiple of a shaft 30a and a corrugation of the metal strip 30 that results in a curvature of the metal strip, which corresponds approximately to the curvature in the hand or arm region of the user lying on the metal band.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

closure means

11

Push-button device

12

push-button

13

Press stud receiver

13a, 13b

outer surface

13c

perforation

13d

opening

13e

bridge area

14, 15

adjustment

15a

loop

16

separating ring

17

spring washer

17a

opening

17b

Through opening

18

metal band

19

Band made of metal ring mesh

20

claw

21

ring series

22

cuff

23

stiffening

24

concatenation

25

connecting area

30

wavy metal band

30a

wave

31

clamping element

31 a

locking latch

31 b

retaining element

Claims (14)

1. Protective glove, formed from a metal ring mesh and having a metallic closing means (10) for fastening the glove on the hand of the user, the closing means having at least one press-stud arrangement (11) with at least one press-stud (12) and at least one press-stud receiver (13), which is in operative connection with said press-stud, characterised in that the metallic press-stud (12) engages from both sides in one and the same metallic press-stud receiver (13), interlaced in the metal ring mesh of the protective glove, and in that the press-stud receiver (13) has, on each side of a separating disc (16), a resilient element for being operatively connected to the press-stud.
2. Protective glove according to claim 1, characterised in that the circumference of the closing means (10) is variable, through a separate adjusting arrangement (14, 15), in such a manner that the press-stud arrangement is detachable under tension.
3. Protective glove according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the press stud receiver (13) is interlinked with the protective glove in the region of the closing means (10).
4. Protective glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that two external faces (13a, 13b) of the press-stud receiver (13) are one-piece constructions.
5. Protective glove according to claim 4, characterised in that the press-stud receiver (13) has a respective spring ring or resilient disc (17) as the resilient element, while the other part is a commercially available press-stud (12).
6. Protective glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the metallic closing means (10) has a metal strip (18, 30), interlinked with or connected to the protective glove, on which metal strip the commercially available press-stud (12) is variably adjustable in the longitudinal direction.
7. Protective glove according to claim 6, characterised in that the metal strip (30) is undulatory, and in that the press-stud (12) is disposed on a clamping member (31), which co-operates with the undulations (30a) of the metal strip in a detachable manner and is displaceable along the metal strip.
8. Protective glove according to claim 7, characterised in that the length of the clamping number (31) is slightly smaller than a multiple of one undulation (30a) and one undulation trough of the metal strip (30), the length of the clamping member (31) preferably being so much smaller than a multiple of one undulation (30a) and one undulation trough of the metal strip (30) that a curvature of the metal strip is produced, which corresponds substantially to the curvature in the hand or arm region of the user adjacent to the metal strip.
9. Protective glove according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the clamping member (31), when secured on the metal strip (30), engages with two transverse straps (31a) in two undulation troughs on the upper side of the metal strip, and engages beneath the metal strip with a retaining member (31 b) for the press-stud, and, preferably through a resilient deformation of the metal strip (30), can be transferred into an adjustment position in which it is out of engagement with the undulations (30a) of the metal strip.
10. Protective glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the metal closing means (10) includes a strip (19) of metal ring mesh which is interlinked with the protective glove.
11. Protective glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the commercially available part of the press-stud (12) is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the closing means (10).
12. Protective glove according to claim 10 or 11, characterised in that at least one claw (20) is secured at the end of the strip (19) of metal ring mesh, and in that at least one line of rings (21) is provided on the protective glove, preferably in the circumferential direction of the hand of the user, the diameter of which rings is larger than the remaining metal ring mesh, the claw (20), for the adjustment and securement of the press-stud (12) in the circumferential direction, being mountable in at least one ring (21) of the line, preferably alternately on both sides of the metal ring mesh.
13. Protective glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it has a cuff (22), which is formed from metal ring mesh, and on which at least one closing means (10) is provided.
14. Protective glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a cuff (22), provided on the protective glove, has at least one metallic reinforcing means (23) woven into the metal ring mesh.

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