EP2986173A1

EP2986173A1 - Massage glove for hairdressing

Info

Publication number: EP2986173A1
Application number: EP14715893.5A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Manfred Matzel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-04-18
Filing date: 2014-04-04
Publication date: 2016-02-24
Also published as: DE102013103900A1; US20160120243A1; WO2014170146A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a glove (10) for hairdressing, comprising a water-tight sleeve (20) in which a plurality of finger tubes (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) are designed, wherein a surface (32) is designed on the outer side of the water-tight sleeve (20) so that it is suitable for contact with the surface (32) of a person's head in a manner experienced as comfortable.

Description

Massage glove for the hairdressing needs

Description :

The invention relates to a glove for the hairdressing needs, comprising a waterproof shell in which a plurality of finger hoses are formed. Such gloves are worn by hairdressers or hairdressers at work to protect the hands, for example, when washing hair from harmful effects of substances used in this or to be rinsed hair cleansing, hair dyeing and hair care products. The material of the gloves should therefore be impermeable to the substances concerned, whereas watertight gloves would be sufficient to protect against skin softening from prolonged wet work.

Gloves currently available for this purpose are usually latex, nitrile or PVC gloves. The gloves offered today can have a smooth, but also a slightly ribbed surface. This surface may also be dull like the latex and nitrile glove, or rather slippery like the PVC glove.

For the hairdressing customer, however, the surfaces of the gloves used in the washing of hair are so far unsatisfactory. In addition to the pure washing process usually a more or less intense head massage is performed, with a head wash with the bare hand is normally perceived as more pleasant than a touch with a glove of the above materials. In addition to the changed feel of the skin, some customers also feel a touch when using traditional protective gloves, which can considerably impair the experience of washing their hair. For this reason, despite the contrary regulations of the professional association, gloves are rarely or even not used at all. Unfortunately, this means that the skin protection for employees in hairdressing salons falls well short of what is necessary. Because customers feel with one Gloves to get washed the head, sometimes feel uncomfortable and therefore ask questions or ask for a head wash without gloves, the employee is additionally unsettled and the threshold for the use of gloves increases even further.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a glove for the hairdressing needs, which reliably protects the skin of an employee wearing the glove, however, the reasons for a non-protraction of the glove on the part of the hairdressing customer are reduced.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a glove according to independent claim 1. Advantageous developments of this glove emerge from the dependent claims 2-16. According to the invention, a glove for the hairdressing supplies is provided, which comprises a waterproof shell in which several finger tubes are formed. It is therefore a finger glove whose finger hoses can be pulled over the fingers of one hand. In this case, this shell of the glove is waterproof, so that the hand of a user is at least protected against moisture from the outside. A surface on the outer side of this envelope is further adapted to lend itself to a pleasing contact of the surface with the head of a human being. For this purpose, this surface can be designed in different ways and thus reduces the reasons for not wearing the glove on the part of the hairdressing customer, as this no longer feels the contact with the surface as unpleasant.

In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, the contact of the surface with the head of a human, which is perceived as pleasant, can be achieved at least by means of massage structures on the surface. As such massage structures, for example, a plurality of elevations may be formed on the surface. In particular, these surveys may have the form of nubs, but they may also be formed in any other ways, as long as they perform a kind of massage function. This means that at least locally a pressure on the head of the customer can be exercised, as he would not be possible with a smooth surface. This massage function makes the washing experience with the glove comfortable for the customer. Due to, for example, a dimpled surface, the glove can achieve a very pleasant and circulation-promoting effect on the scalp of the customer. Since the contact surface is comparably low due to the nub structure, the customer also has a lesser feeling of hair-pulling. With massage structures, the washing glove becomes a hand tool, which is suitable for gentle circulation of the scalp and the incorporation of active ingredients. Thus, the glove is no longer a mere means of protecting the employee, but can be used as a hand tool, which contributes to the wellness experience for the customer.

The elevations or nubs can be made relatively hard or soft. While hard surveys hardly give in when pressure is applied to the hairdresser's head, soft protrusions can be pressed together and / or bent. The surveys may be further characterized by different, i. E. be characterized over the surface varying degrees of hardness and types of structures. Thus, different massage effects can be achieved in different areas of the glove. The elevations may have a polygonal or round, in particular a circular cross section and be regularly or irregularly distributed on the surface. For example, in critical areas a greater density of elevations may be provided on the surface than in other areas. In particular, it may prove to be expedient to provide massage structures only in the area of the fingers and / or only on an underside of the glove. The top of the glove, on the other hand, could remain free of massage structures since they would not be in contact with a customer's head anyway, but could lead to unwanted entanglements with the customer's hair, which in turn can lead to increased buzzing.

The height of the elevations may be of the order of 0.15mm to 10mm while their width in cross section may be of the order of 0.5mm to 10mm. Preferably, the height is in the order of 0.15 mm to 8 mm, in particular between 1 mm and 5 mm. The same applies to the width of the elevations, which is preferably in the order of 0.5 mm to 8 mm, in particular between 1 mm and 5 mm. The surveys may gene directly integrally formed from the material of the surface, or be attached for example by gluing on the surface.

Furthermore, the elevations may be made of a different material than the rest of the surface. This is particularly advantageous if a material is well suited for the shaping of a surface, but rather unsuitable as a pleasant massage structure.

In another embodiment of the invention, the surface consists of a textile fabric in which the massage structures are formed. The textile fabric may be a manually or mechanically manufactured product or fabric of arbitrarily crossed thread systems. However, pile fabrics or, for example, felts also fall within the meaning of this invention under the term "fabric", ie any fabric in which a surface is formed from interconnected fibers and / or threads.

In this case, the massage structures may be formed, for example, by protruding fibers and / or threads, knots and / or loops in the textile fabric. They stand out of the base of the tissue surface so that they have priority contact with the head of the customer during hair washing and thus can fulfill a massage function by their shape and distribution.

Alternatively or in addition to the formation of massage structures in order to design the surface as pleasant for contact with the head of a person, a pleasant touch of the surface with the head of a person can also be achieved at least by the material of the surface. For example, the material can be chosen so that it produces low friction in contact with human hair, so as to prevent in particular an increased snagging of hair on the glove and so a Ziepen. In this case, the material may also be an elastic plastic, in particular from the group of latex, nitrile and PVC, whose surface properties, however, have been changed under certain circumstances compared to conventional gloves made of these materials. It could also be advantageous that the material of the surface of a natural fiber, in particular from the group cotton, animal wool, sisal, linen and Flax is. Other suitable natural fibers could be used. However, it is also possible, for example, to use soft fabrics made of synthetic fibers, which produce a pleasant feeling on the hairdresser's head. The choice of material for the surface, which comes into contact with the head of a hairdressing customer, can be suitably combined with appropriately shaped massage structures or the two measures are used separately. Regardless of the nature of the measures for configuring a non-discomforting surface, this surface may be formed by the outer surface of the watertight envelope itself, or the surface is formed by a contact sheath which is fixedly or detachably mounted on the watertight sheath. In the first case, it is a substantially single-layered glove, in which the outer surface of the waterproof shell is formed accordingly. However, such a glove could, for example, on the inside of another inner glove, a coating, etc., in order to increase the wearing comfort for the user. In the second case, it is an at least two-layered glove that includes a waterproof cover on the inside to protect the user from moisture and contact with harmful substances. On this case then a second shell is attached, which comes into contact with the hair of hairdressing customers and is designed accordingly. This outer contact shell could also be permeable to water, since the inner shell already protects the hand from moisture from the outside. If the material of the outer shell is not waterproof and thus an inner glove is to be used, it can however be provided that the material of the outer glove absorbs as little water as possible.

The glove should affect the skin feeling only slightly, if possible, so that the hairdresser, for example, can still feel the water temperature well. For this purpose, the glove is preferably designed so elastic that it always fits tightly against the skin. A close-fitting glove also improves the handling of objects. Furthermore, within the glove, a partial area may be provided in the form of a surface, which due to its Material and / or material thickness is designed so that a barber can feel the water temperature in this area well. For example, the glove is thinner in this area, the material has a lower thermal resistance and / or the glove is closer in this area than in other areas. It may also be provided a recess within an outer contact shell, through which water can hit directly on an underlying, waterproof shell. To check the water temperature, the barber can then hold his hand under a faucet so that water passes through the window.

The outer contact shell can be firmly attached to the inner waterproof shell, or it can be solved by this. In the case of a fixed connection, the inner watertight sheath may also be a coating on the inside of the contact sheath. Such a coating is also to be regarded as a shell in the context of this invention. In the case of a detachable contact sleeve, it can be temporarily fastened to the inner, watertight sleeve, which can take place, for example, via buttons, Velcro fasteners, etc. However, the contact cover can also be easily pulled over the waterproof inner shell, so that two glove parts are worn one above the other.

A detachable variant would have the advantage that the outer contact sleeve can be attached or pulled over as required, but also removed again. Thus, it would be possible, for example, to pull the outer contact sleeve for hair wash over the waterproof shell to achieve in this process a protection for the hands while pleasant feeling for the barber. For previous work such as dyeing the hair or subsequent work such as cutting but no contact sleeve must be worn on the waterproof shell. Thus, the protection for the hands is preserved, however, a specially trained contact sleeve may be omitted if there is no contact with the head of a customer in the activities in question, which is perceived as unpleasant with a conventional glove.

In this case, the contact shell does not completely enclose the inner waterproof shell, but it can also be so formed and pulled over the waterproof shell, that they only certain areas of the waterproof shell with provides a special surface finish. As mentioned above, these may be, for example, only certain areas of the fingers and / or the underside of the glove. The invention thus provides a glove can be effectively protected by the employees in the hairdressing trade against persistent moisture of the hands and harmful substances, especially from hair cleaning, hair dyeing and hair care products, the reasons for not wearing such a protective glove on the part of the barber are significantly reduced. The contact with the new glove is rather perceived as neutral, in the best case even as very pleasant. Therefore, customers will no longer refuse to wear the glove by the employee and will not ask for a washing of the hair without a glove, but may even inquire about the use of the glove due to a pleasant massage effect. The present invention thus transforms the unpleasant feeling when washing hair into a particularly pleasant experience. The inhibition threshold for the use of gloves therefore falls and the skin protection for employees in hairdressing salons increases considerably. Further advantages, features and expedient developments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

From the pictures shows:

Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a two-ply glove according to a first embodiment of the invention with massage nubs.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross section through the finger portion of a two-ply glove according to FIG. 1; FIG.

3 shows a schematic cross section through the finger portion of a single-layered glove according to a second embodiment; 4 shows a schematic cross section through the finger portion of a two-ply glove according to a third embodiment; and 5 shows a schematic cross section through the finger portion of a two-layered glove according to a fourth embodiment. 1 shows a schematic representation of a two-layered glove 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention with a plurality of massage knobs 31. The glove 10 has an inner shell 20 over which a contact sheath 30 has been pulled. To illustrate this, a finger tube 21 of the inner shell 20 is shown exposed. Furthermore, the inner shell 20 protrudes from the outer contact sleeve 30 at the wrist.

The inner shell 20 is waterproof and can be formed for example by a conventional latex, nitrile or PVC glove. To increase the comfort of wearing or to facilitate the slipping over by a hand, this inner shell 20 may have a soft synthetic inner coating (not shown). The sheath 20 forms five finger hoses 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 into which the fingers of one hand can be pushed. These finger hoses 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 open into a wrist area 26, which in turn opens into a wrist area 27, in which the opening for tightening the glove 10 and the inner shell 20 is located. The inner shell 20 is as close as possible to the hand to avoid wrinkles and air pockets, which could affect the feel when wearing the glove 10. The glove 10 is therefore preferably provided in different sizes.

Above the inner shell 20 is an outer contact sheath 30 through which the glove 10 has contact with the head of a hairdressing customer when worn. The inner shell 20 thus does not have to be configured for a contact that is perceived as pleasant to the head of a hairdressing customer, but this is the case only for the contact sheath 30. The inner shell 20 can therefore be optimally designed regardless of their surface finish for the protection of the hand against moisture and substances from media, with which employees of a hairdressing salons come in particular when washing hair in contact. In this case, the contact sleeve 30 may be formed from a suitable material and / or provided with massage structures. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, for example, a plurality of elevations 31 are formed on the surface of the outer shell 30. These elevations 31 have in particular the shape of nubs and are distributed over the entire surface or only partially provided. For example, it could be provided that nubs 31 are provided only in the finger areas and parts of the palm area, which have contact with the scalp of a customer in a head massage. Also, patterns with higher or lower density of pebbles per area may be appropriate. Furthermore, the size of the nubs 31 may vary. For example, in the finger areas more nubs, larger / smaller knobs or knobs of a harder material than in other areas can be provided.

The projections 31 may be made of the same material as the surface of the contact sleeve 30. However, they may also be formed of a different material. For example, it may be advantageous to make the contact sheath 30 of a very soft and elastic material while the protrusions 31 are formed of a harder material in comparison. Then the glove can be tightened well due to the soft base material, but the bumps are firm and hard enough to achieve the desired massage function. The contact sheath 30 could be, for example, a latex or nitrile glove on which knobs 31 are integrally formed of PVC. The nubs 31 could also be glued to the contact sheath or attached in some other suitable manner.

2 shows a schematic cross section through the finger portion of a two-ply glove according to FIG. 1. It can be seen here that the outer contact sheath 30 surrounds the inner watertight sheath 20, wherein a plurality of elevations 31 in the form of knobs are formed on the upper side. The surface 32, which is to be perceived as pleasant on contact with a customer's head, is thus formed on the contact envelope 30. In a single-layer glove, as for a finger hose in a schematic cross-section in FIG. 3, the surface 32, which is said to be comfortable on contact with the head of a customer, is directly formed on the waterproof shell 20. Thus, there is no additional outer shell, but the statements made previously to a two-layer glove on material and shape of the surface 32 and the elevations 31 apply here analogously. Also in this single-layer version, the surface 32 may be provided with elevations 31 in the form of knobs to achieve a massage function. However, in this embodiment, the surface 32 may also have to be designed in its material so that it feels more comfortable than is the case with conventional gloves. It must therefore ensure the protection of the hand and should not feel unpleasant at the same time contact. Compared with such a single-ply embodiment, a two-ply embodiment therefore has the advantage that the various own shafts need not be fulfilled by a single material, but each hull only has to fulfill its specific function.

In addition to elevations in the form of nubs 32 different other forms of massage structures can be realized in the surface. For example, the outer contact sheath 30 may consist of a fabric of threads, as shown schematically in Fig. 4. Fig. 4 again shows a schematic cross section through the finger portion of a two-ply glove. From the fabric 30 protrude on the top of several loops 3, which can also fulfill a massage function with a corresponding choice of the thread. However, it can also be provided that the fabric 30 has no larger elevations, but is perceived as a relatively soft material as pleasant.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which nubs 31 are formed on the inner waterproof sheath 20. These nubs 31 protrude through recesses in an outer fabric 30 so that they form on an outer surface 32 massage structures. In addition to these nubs 31, the head of a customer then only has contact with the fabric 30, which again can be very soft and pleasant. The nubs 31, however, can be made of the same plastic as the waterproof inner shell 20, or the inner shell 20 is formed for example as an elastic latex or nitrile glove, on which knobs 31 are formed from PVC in one piece. For example, they may also be glued to the inner shell 20. Furthermore, in a further embodiment of the invention, provision may be made for elevations 31 to be formed on the inner watertight casing 20, and this inner shell is completely surrounded by an outer contact shell 30 at least in the area with the elevations 31. The outer contact sheath 30 is designed such that the elevations 31, the contact sleeve 30 can selectively push outward. This means that corresponding elevations form on the outside of the contact envelope 30, which can then be used for massage purposes. The bumps on the inner shell 20 thus have no direct contact with the head and hair of a customer as in the embodiment of FIG. 4, but they serve to generate on the outside of the contact sleeve 30 corresponding elevations, which then consist of the material of the contact sleeve 30. For example, if the contact sheath 30 is formed of a soft and comfortable tissue, the protrusions 31 on the inner sheath 20 may be made relatively hard to punctually force the contact sheath 30 outward. As mentioned, it is also possible to provide no massage structures and to design the surface, which has contact with the head of a customer, only because of their material as pleasant. This can be realized in single-layer or double-layered gloves, the at least two-layered variant again has the advantage that the material of the inner waterproof shell can be optimally designed to protect against moisture and harmful substances, while this is not to be considered in the outer shell. This can facilitate the formation of a perceived as pleasant surface.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 glove

20 cover, inner cover

21,22,23,24,25 Finger hose

26 palms

27 wrist area

30,30 ^λ contact sleeve, outer shell, fabric

31, 3Γ elevation, pimples, loop, massage test

Claims

claims:

A glove (10) for use in hairdressing, comprising a watertight sheath (20) in which a plurality of finger hoses (21; 22; 23; 24; 25) are formed, one surface (32) on the outer side of the watertight sheath (20). 20) is designed so that it is suitable for a pleasant touch of the surface (32) with the head of a person.

2. Glove according to claim 1,

characterized in that the perceived as pleasant contact of the surface (32) with the head of a human is achieved at least by massage structures on the surface (32).

3. Glove according to claim 2,

characterized in that on the surface (32) a plurality of elevations (31; 3Γ) are formed.

4. Glove according to claim 2,

characterized in that the elevations (31; 3Γ) have the shape of nubs.

5. Glove according to one or both of claims 3 and 4,

characterized in that the elevations (31; 3Γ) have a polygonal or round, in particular a circular cross-section.

6. Glove according to one or more of claims 3 to 5,

characterized in that the height of the elevations (31; 3Γ) in the order of 0.15mm to 10mm, preferably between 0.15mm to 8mm, more preferably between 1mm and 5mm.

7. Glove according to one or more of claims 3 to 6,

characterized in that the width of the elevations (31; 3Γ) in cross section in the order of 0.5mm to 10mm, preferably between 0.5mm and 8mm, more preferably between 1mm and 5mm.

8. Glove according to one or more of claims 2 to 7,

characterized in that the surface (32) consists of a textile fabric, in which the massage structures are formed.

9. Glove according to claim 8,

characterized in that the massage structures are formed by protruding fibers and / or threads, knots and / or loops.

10. Glove according to one or more of claims 1 to 9,

characterized in that the perceived as pleasant contact of the surface (32) with the head of a human is achieved at least by the material of the surface (32).

11. Glove according to claim 10,

characterized in that the surface (32) is made of a material that produces low friction in contact with human hair.

12. Glove according to one or both of claims 10 and 11,

characterized in that the material is an elastic plastic, in particular from the group latex, nitrile and PVC.

13. Glove according to one or both of claims 10 and 11,

characterized in that the material is a natural fiber, in particular from the group cotton, sisal, linen and flax.

14. Glove according to one or more of claims 1 to 13,

characterized in that the surface (32) is formed by the outer surface of the watertight sheath (20) itself.

15. Glove according to one or more of claims 1 to 13,

characterized in that the surface (31) is formed by a contact sheath (30) fixedly or detachably mounted on the watertight sheath (20).

Glove according to claim 15, characterized in that the contact sheath (30) is permeable to water.