FR2582196A1 - Glove enabling any surface to be cleaned without the hand coming into contact with the cleaning liquid - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for cleaning. The invention relates to a device making it possible to efficiently clean, as a single article, all surfaces, while keeping one's hands dry. It consists of a flexible glove having abrasive zones which can be extended to its entire surface according to the treatment of the material from which it is made. The device according to the invention is intended particularly for handling objects or liquids without one's hand coming into contact therewith.

Description

 The present invention relates to a cleaning device, useful for degreasing and / or scouring certain surfaces which are not very accessible, without touching either the water or the cleaning, soiling or stripping liquid.

 The accessories known to date are: either the abrasive pad which is rubbed on the part to be cleaned, but which must be held directly with the hand and therefore the hand comes into contact with the liquid, unless already wearing gloves. This tampon is not easily held and very often it becomes a shapeless mass and crumbles or tears quickly enough. Or, the pad identical to the already existing "Spontex" (registered trademark) pad, which is held with the fingertips and which has an abrasive face and a sponge face. The accessory is bulky and the hand comes into contact with the liquid. Or, a kind of brush which makes it possible to clean without coming into contact with the liquid, but which is more or less handy, bulky and which does not always clean as quickly These various accessories generally have only one side that can be used.

 The device according to the invention avoids these drawbacks. With it in fact, it is possible to clean objects while retaining the advantage of fingering, touch, to have precise and effective gestures and to avoid by hand coming into contact with the stripping liquid, we use to clean the parts. Both sides of the device can be used and in the case of cleaning a pan, for example, there is no need to turn it to clean the inside perimeter. This means that the face of the device, palm side of the hand, rubs, but also the face of the device side above the hand. The wear of the abrasive material is more regular because the hand follows the shapes of the objects to be cleaned.

 The device according to the invention consists of a glove, made of a single piece of rubber or of flexible synthetic material, resistant, impermeable to water and to detergent or dirtying products called "envelope" and which is in contact with the hand. This envelope is partially covered with an abrasive material (1) and (2) such as "scotchbrite" (registered trademark) consisting either of a single piece, or of strips, assembled or not, glued or welded by heat-bonding or any other mode. of fixation. The areas thus covered being essentially the internal face as well as the external face of the fingers, the palm and the top of the hand.

 This method allows areas not covered to preserve the flexibility of the envelope.

 Figure 1 shows the internal face of the device according to the invention equipped with abrasive material in one piece.

 FIG. 2 represents the external face of the device according to the invention equipped with abrasive material in one piece.

 FIG. 3 represents a variant of this device, in which the abrasive zones are strips.

 The device according to the invention can be used in all cases where the cleaning and / or scrubbing of dishes, or mechanical parts, or all kinds of devices, requires the use of a liquid or a powder detergent and / or stripper and / or messy. The device allows cleaning in a precise manner, on each part of the parts to be cleaned, keeping your hands dry yourself.

 There is a large surface area for cleaning as well as the possibility of cleaning parts that are difficult to access. The wear of the envelope and of the abrasive material is less since the hand follows the shapes of the objects to be cleaned and the covered areas form a screen against sharp or sharp objects.

 The device can be used to clean dishes but also parts or appliances of industry, laboratory, medical, gardening; finally all work in which the hands are exposed to harmful and / or dirty products, sharp and / or sharp objects.

Claims (6)

 1) Waterproof glove-shaped envelope (1) which can be made of any existing material, in particular material resistant to the most harmful and / or corrosive or dirtying products, characterized by the fact that it is covered with glued abrasive material or welded by heat-bonding or any other method of attachment thereto; being used as such as a hand protection device.  2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the areas made abrasive are the faces, internal and external of the fingers, the palm and the top of the hand.  3) Device according to claim 2 characterized in that this abrasive zone consists of a single piece attached to the envelope  4) Device according to claim 2 characterized in that this abrasive zone consists of strips or disjointed surfaces.  5) Device according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that a / or the abrasive zones results from a specific localized treatment of the material constituting the envelope.  6) Device according to claims 1, 2, 3 and 5 characterized in that the envelope is made abrasive by the special treatment of the material constituting this envelope over its entire surface.