Double gloves
A glove assembly including two or more elastomeric gloves removably attached to one another, said two or more gloves attached to one another by a graspable attachment member, and a method of simultaneously inserting a hand into two or more elastomeric gloves. Previously known double gloving required users to put each glove on one at a time, which could require a significant amount of time and may risk exposing the first glove to contaminants. Removably attaching the inner and outer gloves of the present disclosure may allow a user to easily don both gloves simultaneously, which allows the user to don both gloves in less time than previously known methods of double gloving.
1. A glove assembly including:
an inner elastomeric glove with an inner cuff and a plurality of inner fingers;
an outer elastomeric glove with an outer cuff and a plurality of outer fingers, wherein said inner cuff and said plurality of inner fingers are concentrically disposed within the respective said outer cuff and said plurality of outer fingers; and
a single, graspable attachment member, said single, graspable attachment member comprising a first outer tab portion attached to said outer cuff, a second inner tab portion attached to said inner cuff, and a perforated portion disposed therebetween, said first outer tab portion being attached to said second inner tab portion only at said perforated portion.
2. The glove assembly of claim 1 , wherein said perforated portion detaches said first portion from said inner cuff.
3. The glove assembly of claim 2 , wherein a predetermined tension force applied to respective opposite ends of said first outer tab portion and said second inner tab portion may tear said perforated portion and detach said inner cuff from said outer cuff.
4. The glove assembly of claim 1 , wherein each elastomeric glove is made of at least one of vinyl and latex.
5. The glove assembly of claim 1 , wherein said inner elastomeric glove is identical to said outer elastomeric glove.
6. The glove assembly of claim 1 , wherein said single, graspable attachment member is comprised of material that is thicker than the average thickness of the material from either of said inner glove or said outer glove.
7. A glove assembly including:
an inner glove with an inner cuff and a plurality of inner fingers;
an outer glove with an outer cuff and a plurality of outer fingers, wherein said inner cuff and said plurality of inner fingers are concentrically disposed within the respective said outer cuff and said plurality of outer fingers; and
a single, graspable attachment member comprising a first outer tab portion attached to said outer cuff, a second inner tab portion attached to said inner cuff, and a perforated portion disposed therebetween, said first outer tab portion being attached to said second inner tab portion only at said perforated portion;
said first outer tab portion being physically separated from said second inner tab portion, other than at said perforated portion.
8. The glove assembly of claim 7 , wherein said graspable attachment member extends radially outward from said outer cuff.
9. The glove assembly of claim 8 , wherein said graspable attachment member further includes a radially outwardly extending tab that at least partially forms said first outer tab portion, wherein said radially outwardly extending tab is attached to said outer cuff, and is removably attached to said inner cuff.
10. The glove assembly of claim 7 , wherein said perforated portion detaches said first outer tab portion and said second inner tab portion upon application of a predetermined tension force applied to respective outer ends of said outer tab and said inner tab.
11. The glove assembly of claim 7 , wherein said single, graspable attachment member is comprised of material that is thicker than the average thickness of the material from either of said inner glove or said outer glove.