JP7730541B2 - Work gloves - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to work gloves.

Patent Document 1 discloses conventional work gloves suitable for welding work. These gloves feature a special stitching technique to prevent burns even if sparks adhere to the surface during welding work.

Registered Utility Model No. 3189733

As disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, work gloves used for welding work generally use thick materials to enhance heat resistance, etc., which can lead to the problem of increased discomfort due to stuffiness inside the gloves, especially in the summer.

The present invention aims to provide work gloves that improve comfort while ensuring work safety.

The object of the present invention is achieved by a work glove comprising a finger portion, a palm portion, and a back portion that respectively cover the fingers, palm, and back of the glove of a wearer, the back portion comprising a ventilation portion with ventilation holes and a cover portion that covers the surface side of the ventilation portion, the cover portion being attached in a bag-like shape to the ventilation portion so that an opening is formed on the wrist side, the ventilation portion being formed in a band-like shape across the entire width of the back portion, both widthwise sides of the cover portion being sewn to the palm portion, and the widthwise center of the edge of the cover portion on the opening side being fixed to the wrist side of the back portion by a fixing portion, so that the opening is divided at the widthwise center .

The present invention makes it possible to provide work gloves that improve comfort while ensuring work safety.

1 is a front view of a work glove according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the work glove shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is a side view of the work glove shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of the work glove shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the work glove shown in FIG. 1 .

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a front view of a work glove according to one embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the back side. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the work glove shown in Fig. 1, as seen from the palm side. Fig. 3 is a side view of the work glove shown in Fig. 1, as seen from the thumb side. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, work glove 1 has a palm side member 100 and a back side member 200 whose edges are sewn together at seams 2 and 3. This work glove 1 is for the right hand and comprises a finger portion 10, a palm portion 20, and a back portion 30 which cover the wearer's fingers, palm, and back, respectively. The finger portion 10 is composed of the palm side member 100 and the back side member 200, the palm portion 20 is composed of the palm side member 100, and the back portion 30 is composed of the back side member 200.

A tubular bottom hem 300 is sewn to the wrist side of the palm side member 100 and the back side member 200, and the hand can be inserted through the open end of the bottom hem 300. There are no particular restrictions on the materials used for the palm side member 100, back side member 200, and bottom hem 300, but if the work glove 1 is to be used for welding, it is preferable to form it from a heat-resistant material such as leather or heat-resistant fiber. There are no particular restrictions on the shape or length of the bottom hem 300, and it is also possible to configure the work glove without the bottom hem 300.

As shown in Figure 3, the back part 30 comprises a finger side part 30a and a wrist side part 30b, which are arranged so that they partially overlap each other. The wrist side part 30b comprises a ventilation part 31 formed in a band across the entire width of the back part 30 on the finger side, and the finger side edge of the ventilation part 31 is sewn to the back side of the finger side part 30a by a stitching part 35. The part of the finger side part 30a that covers the front side of the ventilation part 31 constitutes the cover part 32.

Figure 4 is a cutaway front view of the cover portion 32 of the work glove 1 shown in Figure 1. As shown in Figure 4, the ventilation portion 31 is made of a mesh member with numerous ventilation holes, allowing air to circulate inside and outside the work glove 1 through the ventilation holes. The size of the ventilation holes in the ventilation portion 31 is not particularly limited as long as they are at least visible to the naked eye. The placement of the ventilation portion 31 is also not particularly limited, but it is preferably formed near the joints at the base of the fingers (MP joints) on the back of the hand, which promotes smooth ventilation inside the work glove 1. In this embodiment, the ventilation portion 31 is formed from a different material from the other portions of the wrist side portion 30b and sewn together at the seam 36. However, the ventilation portion 31 may also be formed by forming one or more through holes in the entire wrist side portion 30b made of the same material.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the work glove 1 as viewed from the wrist side. As shown in Figures 3 and 5, the cover portion 32 covers the entire ventilation portion 31, and both widthwise sides are sewn to the palm portion 20 at seams 2 and 3, while the finger side is sewn to the edge of the ventilation portion 31 at seam 35. This allows the cover portion 32 to be attached to the ventilation portion 31 in a bag-like manner, forming an opening 33 on the wearer's wrist side. The edge of the cover portion 32 on the opening 33 side is sewn to the wrist side portion 30b at the widthwise center at a fastening portion 34, and the opening 33 is divided in the widthwise direction at the fastening portion 34. The opening 33 may be divided by adhesive or by sewing at the fastening portion 34, or it may be removably fastened with a hook-and-loop fastener, snap buttons, or the like. The dividing point of the opening 33 is preferably the widthwise center of the cover portion 32, but it may be elsewhere, or it may be divided at multiple locations. However, it is not necessary to separate the opening 33, and the fixing portion 34 may not be provided.

In the work gloves 1 having the above configuration, the cover portion 32 is attached to the ventilation portion 31 in a bag-like shape, and the finger side and both widthwise sides of the cover portion 32 are closed, with the opening 33 formed on the wrist side. This prevents sparks, for example, generated during welding work, from reaching the ventilation portion 31 through the opening 33. This allows ventilation through the ventilation portion 31 while ensuring work safety. Furthermore, because the opening 33 is formed on the wrist side, when the hand grips the gloves during work, the cover portion 32 is pulled toward the fingers, widening the opening 33, ensuring reliable ventilation through the ventilation portion 31. It is preferable that the opening 33 be divided in the center widthwise, as in this embodiment, which reliably prevents the opening 33 from widening more than necessary.

As in this embodiment, the ventilation section 31 is preferably formed in a strip shape across the entire width of the back of the hand 30, ensuring ventilation throughout the entire interior of the work glove 1. Furthermore, by sewing the cover section 32 to the palm section 20 on both sides of the width, the work glove 1 can be efficiently manufactured using the same procedures as for conventional sewn gloves. However, the ventilation section 31 may be formed on only a portion of the back of the hand 30 in the width direction, or the cover section 32 may be attached separately from the back of the hand 30.

The work gloves 1 of this embodiment are suitable for use in welding work, but are not necessarily limited to this application. For example, they can be used in situations where the work object generates liquid flow, air flow, dust, impact, etc., or when the work object is a sharp object, etc., and can effectively protect the worker's hands while providing a comfortable fit.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 work glove 10 finger portion 20 palm portion 30 back portion 31 ventilation portion 32 cover portion 33 opening 34 fixing portion

Claims (1)

The glove includes a finger portion, a palm portion, and a back portion that respectively cover the wearer's fingers, palm, and back of the hand,
The upper part includes a ventilation part having ventilation holes and a cover part covering the front side of the ventilation part,
the cover portion is attached to the ventilation portion in a bag shape so as to form an opening on the wrist side ;
The ventilation portion is formed in a band shape across the entire width of the upper portion,
The cover portion is sewn to the palm portion on both sides in the width direction,
The opening is divided at the center in the width direction by fixing the width center of the edge of the cover portion on the opening side to the wrist side of the back portion at a fixing portion .