US20100064416A1 - Glove that can be heated by the user's breath - Google Patents

Glove that can be heated by the user's breath Download PDF

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US20100064416A1
US20100064416A1 US12/307,165 US30716507A US2010064416A1 US 20100064416 A1 US20100064416 A1 US 20100064416A1 US 30716507 A US30716507 A US 30716507A US 2010064416 A1 US2010064416 A1 US 2010064416A1
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David Xu
Vincent DELEPIERE
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    • A41D19/015—Protective gloves
    • A41D19/01529—Protective gloves with thermal or fire protection
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  • the present invention relates to a glove which is equipped with a device allowing the user to blow his/her breath into the inside of the glove in order to heat up at least the end of some of his/her fingers.
  • the air which flows out of the lungs during exhalation is at a relatively constant temperature around 34° C.
  • the glove includes an outer layer, pierced with a through-hole on the back of the hand, an inner air-permeable layer and a blowing element which is attached on the outer layer, at the through-hole.
  • This glove also includes an intermediate layer, which is not very permeable to air and which is partially sewn to the outer layer.
  • This intermediate layer is positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer on a first area of the back of the hand which extends from the blowing element right up to one or more second areas covering the end of the fingers over a determined distance, delimiting with the outer layer a free space for circulation of the blown-in air from the blowing element, said free space opening out at the determined distance from the end of the fingers.
  • the hot air which is blown by the user into the blowing element fills the free space comprised between the outer layer, generally not very permeable to air, and the intermediate layer, also not very permeable to air, until it reaches the outlet of this free space, i.e. the second area(s) of the glove which cover the end of the fingers.
  • the blowing element is notably attached by sewing on the outer layer.
  • this may be a molded plastic part, pierced with a blowing aperture and including a peripheral edge with which this attachment may be achieved by sewing on the outer layer.
  • fiber filling material is quite current for improving heat insulation of the glove.
  • This material is usually positioned, as a web, between the outer layer and the inner layer.
  • the fiber filling material is also positioned inside air flow conduits, leading the blown-in air from the blowing element right up to the end of the fingers.
  • the goal aimed by the present invention is to propose a glove having a different structure from the known ones, and/or allowing the aforementioned drawbacks to be overcome.
  • the glove according to the present invention includes in a way known from document WO-2004/021815:
  • the blowing element is not only attached on the outer layer but also on the upper wall of the guiding pocket; the guiding pocket is pierced with a second through-hole coinciding with the first through-hole of the outer layer on the one hand, and for each finger, with an orifice for letting through air at an end area of said finger on the other hand, and the inner lining lets through air at least in the area which is facing said through-orifice.
  • the guiding pocket is in a textile material not very permeable to air.
  • the glove also includes a heat insulation layer, notably a filling fiber layer which is positioned between the outer layer and the guiding pocket.
  • a heat insulation layer notably a filling fiber layer which is positioned between the outer layer and the guiding pocket.
  • This particular arrangement provides heat insulation of the air which is blown in from the blowing element when it circulates in the guiding pocket.
  • an impermeable/breathing membrane may be positioned between the outer layer and the filling fibers so as to ensure impermeability while always retaining the breathability of the glove.
  • the blowing element is in two portions, which may be firmly attached to each other, notably by fitting them into each other, the first portion being attached on the outer layer and the second portion being attached on the upper wall of the guiding pocket.
  • This particular arrangement greatly facilitates the making of the glove. It allows the making of the air guiding pocket to be dissociated from that of the other actual elements of the glove.
  • the glove also includes a spacer, notably appearing as a ring, which is arranged on the perimeter of the blowing element at the lower face of the upper wall of the guiding pocket.
  • This spacer enables a certain space to be maintained between both faces of the guiding pocket, in proximity to the blowing element so that blown-in air may always penetrate into the guiding pocket, even after an extended time during which both faces of said guiding pocket have remained applied against each other. This is all the more useful since the guiding pocket, according to the present invention, does not include any filling fibers or other elements with which a certain space may be constantly maintained between both inner faces of the guiding pocket.
  • the inner lining is pierced with orifices at the end of the fingers which coincide with the through-orifices of the guiding pocket.
  • the inner lining is in a permeable material, notably a textile with a ventilated weave, currently designated as mesh, in an area coinciding with the through-orifices of the guiding pocket.
  • the guiding pocket is formed with an upper wall and a lower wall which are attached to each other and to the inner lining by sewing when making the glove.
  • the upper wall and the lower wall of the guiding pocket are attached to each other and on one side to the heat insulation layer and on the other side to the inner lining.
  • FIG. 1 is a very schematized view, as a longitudinal sectional view, of a glove along a plane passing through the blowing element and the forefinger;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic planar illustration of an air guiding pocket
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view dissociating both portions of the blowing element before they are snapped on together.
  • the glove 1 is a glove specially designed for practicing sports which may take place in extremely cold weather, for example from ⁇ 10° to ⁇ 20° C., most particularly when practicing skiing.
  • This glove is made in a conventional way by making a set of pieces with which, once they are assembled, a general configuration similar to that of a hand may be obtained. Also in a conventional way, among these pieces, there is an outer layer 2 and an inner lining 3 .
  • the outer layer 2 is in a material which is not very permeable or impermeable to water and relatively not very permeable to air, this in order to prevent free passage of cold air from outdoors.
  • This outer layer 2 may itself be formed by the assembling of several pieces made of different materials depending on the location on the glove.
  • the inner lining 3 which is directly in contact with the hand of the user is in a porous material, permeable to air.
  • the glove 1 includes a blowing element 4 on the one hand and an air guiding pocket 5 on the other hand, which have the function of conveying the breath blown in by the user from the blowing element right up to the end of all or part of the fingers of the hand.
  • the blowing element 4 is attached on the outer layer 2 on a portion of the glove which corresponds to the top of the hand, slightly on the rear of the fingers, notably of the forefinger.
  • a through-hole 6 is provided in the outer layer 2 .
  • the blowing element 4 is also attached on the guiding pocket 5 , around a second through-hole 7 formed in the upper wall 5 a of the guiding pocket.
  • the first 6 and the second 7 through-holes are facing each other, the attachment of the blowing element 4 both to the outer layer 2 and to the guiding pocket 5 being achieved with a seal in order to prevent any penetration of outdoor air into the inside of the glove and to prevent any loss of the breath introduced by the blowing element into the guiding pocket 5 .
  • the guiding pocket 5 is positioned between the outer layer 2 and the inner lining 3 on an area of the back of the hand which extends from the blowing element right up to the ends of the fingers, the thumb optionally being an exception, as this is the case in the exemplary embodiment which is illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the guiding pocket 5 includes a rear portion 8 which surrounds the through-hole 7 around which the blowing element 4 is attached and a front portion 9 which is broken down into four branches 9 a, 9 b, 9 c , 9 d which are intended to be positioned inside the glove above the forefinger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, respectively.
  • the configuration of the rear portion 8 allows the blown-in breath to be transferred from the blowing element 4 into each of the branches 9 a - 9 c of the front portion 9 .
  • the guiding pocket 5 is for example formed by the assembly of an upper wall 5 a and of a lower wall 5 b which are attached to each other along the peripheral contour of the rear portion 8 and of the front portion 9 along the dotted line 10 as marked on FIG. 2 .
  • each branch 9 a - 9 d The configuration and the length of each branch 9 a - 9 d are provided so that the guiding pocket 5 extends right up towards the ends of the four relevant fingers.
  • the lower wall 5 b of the guiding pocket 5 i.e. the one which is in contact with the inner lining 3 , is pierced for each branch 9 a - 9 d, with at least an orifice 11 for letting through air from the end area of said branch.
  • a circular orifice 11 is illustrated, formed in the lower wall of each branch 9 a - 9 d of the guiding pocket 5 .
  • this is not exclusive; there may be several orifices per branch, or even total absence of a lower wall in this end area of each branch.
  • the orifice for letting through air may be delimited by two inner and outer walls of the guiding pocket, not assembled at the end of each branch.
  • the formation of the guiding pocket 5 by assembling the upper wall 5 a and the lower wall 5 b is achieved upon making the glove by sewing both said walls to each other and to the inner lining 3 .
  • a heat insulation layer 12 is provided between the outer layer 2 and the inner lining 3 .
  • This may notably be a web of filling fibers, generally called padding, but without the use of this term being restrictive.
  • the padding is positioned between the outer layer 2 and the upper wall 5 a of the guiding pocket 5 .
  • this breath follows the arrowed path (F) which is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 passing between both walls 5 a and 5 b of the guiding pocket, being distributed from the front portion 8 right into the branches 9 a - 9 d so as to emerge from the guiding pocket 5 through the orifices 11 .
  • the breath passes through the lining 3 , permeable to air, and reaches as far as the end area 16 of the fingers.
  • the glove 1 when the guiding pocket 5 is formed by assembling both upper 5 a and lower 5 b walls, a problem of temporary adherence of both said walls may be posed when the latter are constantly in contact with each other. This temporary adherence may result in the impossibility for the user to cause his/her breath to penetrate beyond the blowing element inside the guiding pocket 5 , the pressure exerted by the breath being insufficient for achieving separation of both walls.
  • the glove 1 includes a spacer 14 which is positioned at the lower face of the upper wall 5 a, along the perimeter of the blowing element 4 . With this spacer 14 , for example appearing as a ring, a certain space 15 may be constantly maintained between both walls 5 a, 5 b of the guiding pocket in proximity to the blowing element 4 .
  • this spacer 14 should not be continuous over the whole of the perimeter of the blowing element but apertures should be made for letting through the breath into the space 15 .
  • a through-aperture 47 is made diametrically opposite to the spacer 14 illustrated on the left of the blowing element 4 .
  • an impermeable breathing membrane i.e. impermeable to water and to air, but permeable to steam, positioned under the outer layer 2 , and preferably above the padding 12 .
  • the guiding pocket 5 On its side, in order to prevent hot air from directly flowing towards the back of the hand when the breath is blown-in, the guiding pocket 5 is preferably in a material which is not very permeable to air. It should be noted that the breath which passes through according to the arrows F of FIG. 1 , from the blowing element 4 , is thermally protected from ambient air by the outer layer 2 , possibly by the impermeable breathing membrane and also by the padding 12 . Therefore there are very little heat losses during this transfer right up to the end area 16 of the branches 9 a - 9 d, up to the orifices 11 with which the end of the fingers of the user may be heated.
  • the inner lining 3 at least in the area coinciding with the through-orifices 11 of the guiding pocket 5 , is in a textile with a ventilated weave, generally a knit, currently designated as mesh, which delimits a multitude of orifices corresponding to the interstices between the meshes of the knit.
  • the blowing element 4 should be attached to both the outer layer 2 and guiding pocket 5 , more specifically, in the example described above, to the upper wall 5 a of said guiding pocket 5 .
  • a blowing element 40 ( FIG. 3 ) is proposed, which consists of two distinct portions 41 , 42 which may be firmly attached to each other, notably by fitting them into each other.
  • the first portion 41 is attached on the outer layer 2 and the second portion 42 is attached on the upper wall 5 a of the guiding pocket 5 .
  • the first portion 41 includes a substantially planar ring portion 46 , with a slight inner deviation 44 , forming a small cone frustum.
  • the second portion also has a ring portion 45 , interiorly extended with a substantially hemispherical portion 46 , pierced with a hole 47 for letting through air.
  • Both ring portions 43 , 45 of the first 41 and second 42 portions of the blowing element 40 are used for attaching both said portions 41 and 42 onto the outer layer 2 and the upper wall 5 a of the guiding pocket 5 , respectively.
  • both portions 41 , 42 of the blowing element 4 are illustrated in a dissociated way, before their assembling by fitting them into each other. It is sufficient for the operator to have both said portions 41 , 42 face each other by displacing the first portion 41 until it covers the hemispherical portion 46 of the second portion 42 .
  • the frustro-conical extension 44 of the first portion 41 and the hemispherical extension 46 of the second portion 42 are configured so that the frustro-conical extension 44 will fit onto the hemispherical extension 46 .
  • an anti-return stop may be provided for avoiding detachment of both of said portions 41 , 42 , once the making of the glove is finished.
  • the configuration of both portions 41 and 42 should also take into account the possible presence of the impermeable breathing membrane and/or the padding between the outer layer 2 and the upper layer 5 a of the guiding pocket.
  • Blocking of the through-hole 47 of the blowing element 40 is achieved by a cap 48 which is integral therewith by means of a flexible strip 49 of the ring portion 43 of the first portion 41 of the blowing element 40 .
  • This cap 48 is also configured so as to be assembled by fitting it on the outside of the hemispherical portion 46 of the second portion 42 of the blowing element 40 .

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FR0605982A FR2902979B1 (fr) 2006-07-03 2006-07-03 Gant apte a etre chauffe par l'haleine de l'utilisateur
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US4545841A (en) * 1982-09-15 1985-10-08 Donald Jackrel Method for fabricating a glove with an intermediate membrane layer
US20030145367A1 (en) * 2002-02-05 2003-08-07 Matthew Isom Hand covering with internal thermal tubes

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