ULTRA BREATHABLE WATERPROOF GLOVE OR THE LIKE
A glove having a back side, two exterior edges, and a palm side and having finger, palm and wrist portions comprising an exterior layer having an interior and being sized to fit a hand; a waterproof, air-permeable interior layer covering the entire interior of the exterior layer; and a plurality of vapor vents passing through the exterior layer and being located on the glove back side on at least some finger portions, optionally located on the glove back side adjacent the wrist portion, and located on one or more finger portions defining the two exterior edges of the glove wherein the location of the air vents keeps the palm portion of the palm side free of air vents to facilitate user palm bending.
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29 . A cold weather glove having a back side, two exterior edges and a palm side and having finger, palm and wrist portions comprising:
an exterior layer having an interior sized to fit a human hand, said exterior layer being non-waterproof; and
means for providing a vapor expulsion system to release vapor produced by the hand through the exterior layer while simultaneously preventing water outside the glove from reaching the hand,
wherein said providing means includes a waterproof, air-permeable interior layer covering the entire interior of the exterior layer to prevent water from reaching the hand from outside the glove, while passing vapor produced by the hand to the exterior layer, in combination with a plurality of vapor vents being fixedly secured in the exterior layer, said vapor vents being located on the glove in areas other than the palm side of the glove, said vapor vents being mesh in structure and allowing vapor produced by the hand to be expelled through the exterior layer, and
wherein said cold weather glove simultaneously insulates the hand, prevents said water outside the glove from reaching the hand and permits vapor produced by the hand to exit said cold weather glove.
30 . The glove of claim 29 wherein said exterior layer is a non-waterproof external shell and said interior layer is a three layer material that is liquid waterproof and air and water vapor permeable.
31 . The glove of claim 29 wherein said exterior layer is a non-waterproof external shell and said interior layer is a three layer material including a first water prevention layer having pores, a second layer being a porous layer having a honey-combed structure and a third layer said third layer being a high density water resistance layer.
32 . The glove of claim 29 wherein said exterior layer is a non-waterproof external shell made of synthetic material and said interior layer is a three layer material including a first water prevention layer having pores less than 0.5 mm in diameter, a second layer being a porous layer having a honey-combed structure and a third layer said third layer being a high density water resistance layer, wherein said first layer is adjacent the exterior layer and the third layer is adjacent the human hand.