GB2078091A - Abrasive gloves and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

An abrasive cover, for wearing on the hand during manual operations of sandpapering and the like, has a flexible enclosure to receive all or part of the hand, and abrasive material such as emery or sand paper on the exterior of the enclosure. The abrasive may be in relatively large areas, e.g. over the whole of the hand, on one or both sides, or only over the palm and fngers, and the areas may consist of island sites of abrasive material to retain flexibility. A preferred form is a mitten which is made reversible for wearing on either hand. In another form, the enclosure is of the nature of a finger-stall which may have strips of abrasive material on one or two opposed surfaces, and which may be rotatable about the finger for presenting a fresh abrasive surface. The abrasive and its support are advantageously of wet-and-dry nature. Convenient materials for the enclosure are paper, sheet plastics, and sheet fabric.

Description

SPECIFICATION Abra-glove, Abra-mitt, Abra-tips or any saleable title to be considered Abra-Glove... glove covering whole hand, individual fingers with or without thumb. Base of glove to be in any suitable pliable material, covered or partially covered in plain or patterened portions of abrasive material to enable pliability. Abrasive to be likened to emery paper, wet and dry or sand paper etc., or any improved abrasive material to be patented. The glove, mitt or tips to be dual purpose, i.e. double sided (back and front) so that the same can be first used on one side and then the other.

Sizes and colours to be considered as well as existing abrasive colours as purchaseable sheets and abrasive pads.

Abra-Mitt... meaning mitt covering whole hand and fingers in one unit, with or without thumb with similar descriptive materials as Abra-Glove.

Abra-Tips . . . Finger stalls or finger fittings, covering any one finger, manufactured in strip form or individual pad-like fittings. Similar description as for Abra-Glove, but being able to be rotated around finger for maximum use of abrasive.

Materials Abrasive, likened to emery paper, wet and dry or sand paper etc., used as a coating or bonded to any suitable pliable backing, being paper, plastics, cottons or any other such suitable materials etc., in such a shape to cover whole hand, palm, fingers or any part of hand which ever is applicable to aforementioned titles and design to take into account possible rotation, reversible or dual sided, which ever is suitable.

The products have been designed especially with the use for women in mind or any person with sensitive hands to help eliminate broken finger nails and abrasions to hands and to facilitate versatility in the use on modern and awkward designs, i.e. rubbing down Georgian windows, etc.

Carving, modelling, plumbing The finished product to be made for use on wood, stones, metals man-made and all other materials, e.g. all forms of plastics, etc.

The aforementioned is an idea in principle, possible to be made more explicit at a later date, if at all saleable.

THUMB AND FINGER AND PALM ABRASIVE (Title not stated) on any cheaply manufactured glove type base, similar to basic design and description with one to four fingers, thumb or thumbless, cost to be decisive factor.

Finger pads could be manufactured on a perforated paper backing, possibly.

Submitted drawings not to scale and at this time only to show basic idea.

Also, plastic glove shape, cheaply manufactured, enclosed, to show possible basic idea.

1. An abrasive cover, for wearing on at least a portion of the hand, comprising an enclosure made of a flexible material and shaped to receive that portion of the hand, and at least one area of abrasive material present on the exterior of said enclosure.

2. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the abrasive material is coated on the enclosure.

3. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the abrasive material is carried on a support secured on the enclosure.

4. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 3, wherein the abrasive material and the support are in the form of emery cloth or sandpaper.

5. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the abrasive material is present over the whole of the exterior of the enclosure.

6. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the abrasive material is present over plural spaced areas of the exterior of the enclosure.

7. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 6, wherein the plural spaced areas comprise discrete island sites.

8. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a glove having a thumb and fingers.

9. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a glove having fingers but no thumb, the cover having an opening through which the thumb may protrude when in use.

10. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a mitten, with or without a thumb portion.

11. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a stall to receive a finger.

12. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a glove or mitten with or without a thumb and adapted to be reversible hand to hand, the enclosure having abrasive material present over at least the greater part of opposed major surfaces of the enclosure.

13. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 12, wherein the abrasive is present over the entire area of the opposed major surfaces.

14. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 12, wherein the abrasive is present over an area corresponding to the palm of the hand, and also over one or more areas corresponding to the fingers of the hand, of each said opposed major surface of the enclosure.

15. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure carrying abrasive material, or the support carrying the abrasive material and secured on the enclosure, is of water-proof nature for wet or dry application of the abrasive.

16. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is made of paper, a sheet plastics material, or a sheet fabric The drawing(s) originally filed was/were informal and the print here reproduced is taken from a later filed formal copy.

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Claims (17)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Abra-glove, Abra-mitt, Abra-tips or any saleable title to be considered Abra-Glove... glove covering whole hand, individual fingers with or without thumb. Base of glove to be in any suitable pliable material, covered or partially covered in plain or patterened portions of abrasive material to enable pliability. Abrasive to be likened to emery paper, wet and dry or sand paper etc., or any improved abrasive material to be patented. The glove, mitt or tips to be dual purpose, i.e. double sided (back and front) so that the same can be first used on one side and then the other. Sizes and colours to be considered as well as existing abrasive colours as purchaseable sheets and abrasive pads. Abra-Mitt... meaning mitt covering whole hand and fingers in one unit, with or without thumb with similar descriptive materials as Abra-Glove. Abra-Tips . . . Finger stalls or finger fittings, covering any one finger, manufactured in strip form or individual pad-like fittings. Similar description as for Abra-Glove, but being able to be rotated around finger for maximum use of abrasive. Materials Abrasive, likened to emery paper, wet and dry or sand paper etc., used as a coating or bonded to any suitable pliable backing, being paper, plastics, cottons or any other such suitable materials etc., in such a shape to cover whole hand, palm, fingers or any part of hand which ever is applicable to aforementioned titles and design to take into account possible rotation, reversible or dual sided, which ever is suitable. The products have been designed especially with the use for women in mind or any person with sensitive hands to help eliminate broken finger nails and abrasions to hands and to facilitate versatility in the use on modern and awkward designs, i.e. rubbing down Georgian windows, etc. Carving, modelling, plumbing The finished product to be made for use on wood, stones, metals man-made and all other materials, e.g. all forms of plastics, etc. The aforementioned is an idea in principle, possible to be made more explicit at a later date, if at all saleable. THUMB AND FINGER AND PALM ABRASIVE (Title not stated) on any cheaply manufactured glove type base, similar to basic design and description with one to four fingers, thumb or thumbless, cost to be decisive factor. Finger pads could be manufactured on a perforated paper backing, possibly. Submitted drawings not to scale and at this time only to show basic idea. Also, plastic glove shape, cheaply manufactured, enclosed, to show possible basic idea. CLAIMS

1. An abrasive cover, for wearing on at least a portion of the hand, comprising an enclosure made of a flexible material and shaped to receive that portion of the hand, and at least one area of abrasive material present on the exterior of said enclosure.

2. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the abrasive material is coated on the enclosure.

3. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the abrasive material is carried on a support secured on the enclosure.

4. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 3, wherein the abrasive material and the support are in the form of emery cloth or sandpaper.

5. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the abrasive material is present over the whole of the exterior of the enclosure.

6. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the abrasive material is present over plural spaced areas of the exterior of the enclosure.

7. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 6, wherein the plural spaced areas comprise discrete island sites.

8. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a glove having a thumb and fingers.

9. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a glove having fingers but no thumb, the cover having an opening through which the thumb may protrude when in use.

10. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a mitten, with or without a thumb portion.

11. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a stall to receive a finger.

12. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the enclosure is in the form of a glove or mitten with or without a thumb and adapted to be reversible hand to hand, the enclosure having abrasive material present over at least the greater part of opposed major surfaces of the enclosure.

13. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 12, wherein the abrasive is present over the entire area of the opposed major surfaces.

14. An abrasive cover, as claimed in claim 12, wherein the abrasive is present over an area corresponding to the palm of the hand, and also over one or more areas corresponding to the fingers of the hand, of each said opposed major surface of the enclosure.

15. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure carrying abrasive material, or the support carrying the abrasive material and secured on the enclosure, is of water-proof nature for wet or dry application of the abrasive.

16. An abrasive cover, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is made of paper, a sheet plastics material, or a sheet fabric The drawing(s) originally filed was/were informal and the print here reproduced is taken from a later filed formal copy.

17. An abrasive cover substantially as described herein with reference to any one of the accompanying drawings.