US2448697A

US2448697A - Welding glove

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Publication number: US2448697A
Application number: US671798A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bakke Robert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-05-23
Filing date: 1946-05-23
Publication date: 1948-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 1965-09-07

Description

R. BAKKE WELDING GLOVE Sept. 7, 1948.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 23, 1946 1805527 BAKKE Sept.7;1948. R, BA KE 2,448,697

WELDING GLOVE filed May 23, 1946 I --2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTOENE vs" Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT Q'FFl CfEai WELDING GLOVE Robert Hakka. Minneapolis, Minn. Application M'ay- 2a, 1946, SerialNo. 671,798

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in welders gloves of the general type disclosed in my Patent No. 2,394,136, granted February 5, 1946.

' The novel welding glove herein disclosed was developed after considerable experimentalwork in an attempt'to provide a'welders glove which will present the utmost in practicabilityand comfort, and which may readily be manufactured in quantity production at low cost.

A further andmore specific object of the invention is to provide a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and finger portions secured together at the sides of the glove by suitableseams, and an elongated flexible strip of material such as leather being interposed be tween the back and palm portions of the glove and secured in position therein by said seams, said strips extending to the tips of" the fore and fourth fingers, and also extending laterally from 1 the sides of the glove, and a suitable fireproof shield overlyingthe back of the glove and having-its opposed edgessecured' to the projecting portions of said leather strips, whereby the shield is secured to-the glove along the sides thereof only, thereby to'permit maximum freedom of movement of :the intermediate fingers.

A further object is to provide-a welders' glove comprising a flexible cuff or gauntletportionand having a relatively nonflexible fireproof shield adapted to be fitted over the-wrist or gauntlet: portion of the glove to protect thelatteragainst damage from sparksanfibitsof molten metal when the glove is in use.

A-further object is. to provide a highly efficient: and, practical welders-glovezwhich is extremely, simpleinz-constructionand-which is so constructed that the fireproof-back and cuff shields thereof do not interfere withthe use of. the operators hand during'a weldingoperation, the rear portion of the back shield being unattached to the; gauntlet shield wherebyv the wrist movement of. the users hand is not impaired, which is, highly desirable in a glove of this general character.

Other objects of. the invention reside in the novel and inexpensive construction ofthe glove, whereby it may. be manufactured in quantity. production at extremely low cost; in the pro-- vision of the leather strips in. the seams at the sides of. the gloves; whereby the operation of securing the fireproofshield to the back oft the gloveis greatl facilitated; int-he provision, of a welding glove comprising a fireproof: back: shield anda fireproof gauntlet portion, thelatv teri being in.the form. of ashieldlWhich-is do tachably supported on the gauntlet portion of the glove in such manner that it'may be readily detached therefrom when it is desired to usethe glove without the gauntlet shield.

Other objects'of the invention will appear from the following description and the accompanyingdrawings and will be pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings there has'b'ee-n disclosed a structure designed to carryout the various objects of. the inventiombut it is to be understood'that the invention is notconfinedrto. the exact features shown, as various: changes may be made within the scope of the claims which follow.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view. of a=welder s: glove embodying my invention;

Figure-2'is' aback View of the glove showing the'simple manner of securing the fireproof shield to the back of the glove;

' Flgurefi is a front. view of the glove showing the cuff portion thereof collapsed to receive the fireproof cuffshield;

Figure 4 is a baclr view of the glove showing the -fireproof shield attached toone side thereof only;

1 Figure 5 is an enlarged'detail sectional view. on thel-ine 5.-5zof Figure4;

Figure. 6 is a cross-section view on the line ie-fi-cf Figure 2; and

Figure 7 is adetail'sectional view of a glove wherein a leatherv stripaisembodied in the fore finger side of the glove only.

In 1 the selected. embodiment. of: the invention herein disclosed, there isillustrated in Figures l-.to 4; inclusive, a-weldersglove comprising the usual back portion-2i llalm'portion 3; and

finger portions

4, 5;- 6, andl; and a'wrist'portionfi;

The backand palrnzportions 2-and 3, respectivelv; and-also the finger portions, are preferably constructedofasuitable leather whichzmay have a thigh idegreepoi. flexibility andis. highly resistant to wear. The gauntlet portion 8 of the glove is alsowpreferably of leather, although not necessarily sorand is stitched'tothe back and palm portions of-the glovelzy a suitable seam 9 which mayextend around the circumference of the glove, as shownin'FiguresIi and 4. The back and palm portions-of: the-glove are secureditogetherby side seams H- and i2, which are show-n. extending-.frum the :seam 5430- the tips of: the; fore finger and, fourth finger, respectively; as, bestshown in Figure 4;

It customary;v iniweldingxeloves. toprovide a;

fire-proof shield at the back of the glove to protect the glove against sparks and bits of molten metal when the glove is in use, as shown, for example, in my aforementioned patent.

An important feature of the present invention resides in the novel manner in which I secure the fireproof shield to the back of the glove, whereby the construction of the glove rior to securing the shield in position thereon is not at all complicated, and also whereby the subsequent operation of securing the shield to the glove is greatly simplified.

To secure the fireproof shield to the back of the glove, as herein disclosed, a strip of flexible material such as leather, indicated by the numeral I3 in Figures 1, 2, and 4, is embodied in the side seam I I of the glOVe, and a similar strip of leather I4 may be embodied in the side seam I2 at the opposite side of the glove, as best illustrated in Figures 4 and 6.

The fireproof shield, generally designated by the numeral I6, is preferably shaped as shown in Figure 4, and in the preferred construction of the glove one side edge thereof is secured to the leather strip I 4 by such means as rivets N. If desired, the leather strip I4 may also be bonded to the marginal edge of the shield I6 by a suitable adhesive, as will be understood. The shield may readily be secured to the leather strip M when in outwardly stretched position, as shown in Figure 4, wherein it will be noted the operation of securing the shield I6 to the outer side of the glove is greatly facilitated.

To complete the formation of the glove, the shield is folded over onto the back of the glove, as shown in Figure 2, and the leather strip I3 at the thumb side of the glove is then folded over the marginal edge of the opposite side of the shield I6 and adhered thereto by a suitable adhesive, as will be understood by reference to Figures 2 and 6. If necessary, suitable rivets I8 and I9 may be provided at the ends of the leather strip I3 to prevent the ends of the leather strip from becoming loose from the shield I6.

After the shield I has been suitably secured to the leather strips I3 and I4, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2, the offset portion 2i of the back shield I6, best shown in Figure 4, is secured to the outer wall portion of the thumb by suitable rivets 22, shown in Figures 1 and 2. A similar rivet 23 may be provided at the tip of the third finger B of the glove, as shown in Figure 2, although in some instances this rivet may be omitted.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that the operation of securing the back shield I6 to the glove is an extremely simple and inexpensive one. The insertion of the leather strips I3 and I4 in the seams II and I2, respectively, does not add to the cost of manufacturing the glove, and when embodied in the glove, as shown in Figure 4, the shield I6 may readily and expeditiously be secured in position over the back of the glove with a minimum of labor.

Another important feature of the invention resides in the provision of a wrist-protecting shield 24 adapted to be removably fitted over the usual gauntlet 8 of the glove, as will readily be understood by reference to Figure 3. The glove gauntlet 8 is usually constructed of a relatively flexible and bendable material, which, when in its normal expanded condition, as shown in Figure 1, will retain its shape. It may, however, be readily collapsed or folded upon itself, as shown in Figure 3, for convenient insertion through the small end of the gauntlet shield 24, after which it may be expanded to its normal shape, within the shield 24, whereby its walls may fit snugly against the walls of the shield in such manner as to prevent accidental detachment of the shield 24 from the glove when the latter is in use or tossed about from place to place.

The shield 24 is preferably made of a relatively light, substantially nonflexible, fireproof material, such as the back shield IB, whereby it normally retains its shape, as shown in the drawings. The shield 24 may be made from a single blank of sheet material so cut that when folded into shape with its marginal ends overlapping, said overlapped edges may readily be secured together by suitable rivets 25, as indicated in Figures 2 and 3. The gauntlet shield 24 is so shaped that when fitted over the gauntlet 8 of the love, its forward edge preferably extends slightly under the rear edge portion of the back shield I6, as best shown in Figure 1. By thus extending the back edge of the back shield I6 over the front portion of the gauntlet shield 24, sparks or bits of molten metal are not likely to enter between the back shield and back of the glove, as will be understood.

In Figure 7, I have shown a glove of slightly modified construction, wherein a leather strip 21 is substituted for the leather strip I4 shown in the previous figure. The strip 21 is secured to the side edge portion of the palm 28 of the glove by suitable rivets 29. Rivets 3| secure the back shield 26 to the leather strip 21, whereby when the shield I6 is in position over the back 2 of the glove, the leather strip 21 will cover or conceal the usual seam I2 which secures together the back.

and

palm portions

2 and 28, as will readily be understood.

As hereinbefore stated, the glove is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture and readily lends itself for quantity manufacture. The fireproof shields I6 and 24 may be made of relatively thin fireproof fiber board which is light in weight, and is relatively stiff or nonflexible, whereby the composite glove when completed will be very light in weight. The back shield I6, however, has suflicient flexibility to allow the user to readily bend his fingers, as indicated in Figure 1, to permit picking up small objects and other articles, and also whereby a welding rod may readily be grasped.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that I have accomplished at least the principal objects of my invention, and it will also be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments herein described may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that the invention is capable of uses and has advantages not herein specifically described; hence it will be appreciated that the herein disclosed embodiments are illustrative only and that my invention is not limited thereto.

What I claim is:

1. In a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and finger portions, seams securing together said back and palm portions along the sides of the glove, a strip of flexible material interposed between the back and palm portions along the forefinger side of the glove and secured therebetween by the seam securing together said portions, and a fireproof shield having one of its side edge portions secured to said flexible strip and overlying the back of the glove with its opposite edge suitably secured to the opposite side of the glove, thereby to provide a protective covering for the back of the glove against sparks and bits of molten metal which may fly from the work during a welding operation.

2. In a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and finger portions, seams securing together the back and palm portions along the sides of the glove, a strip of flexible material interposed between the marginal edges of the back and palm portions at each side of the glove and secured in position therebetween by said seams, said strips of flexible material extending to the tips of the fore and fourth fingers, and a substantially nonflexible fireproof shield having its opposite side edges secured to said flexible strips with its remaining portions free from the glove body to provide for free movement of the fingers.

3. In a welder's glove comprising the usual back, palm, and finger portions, seams securing together said back and palm portions along the sides of the glove, said seams extending to the tips of the fore and side fingers, a strip of leather interposed between the back and palm portions at each side of the glove and secured therebetween by said seams, a substantially non-flexible fireproof shield overlying the back of the glove and having its marginal side edges secured to the free edge portions of said leather strips, the forward central portion of said shield being free from the glove fingers and extending slightly beyond the tips of the fingers, and the rear portion of said shield overlying the wrist and being free from the wrist portion of the glove.

4. In a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and finger portions, seams securing together said back and palm portions along the sides of the glove, said seams extending to the tips of the fore and side fingers, a strip of leather interposed between the back and palm portions at each side of the glove and secured therebetween by said seams, a substantially non-flexible, thin, fireproof shield overlying the back of the glove and having its marginal side edges secured to the free edge portions of the leather strips, the forward central portion of said shield being,

free from the glove fingers and extending slightly beyond the tips of the fingers, and said shield having a lateral extension overlying a portion of the back of the glove to protect it against sparks and bits of molten metal.

ROBERT BAKKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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