Ventilating gloves and methods

• Main Authors: SHIM YOUNGTACK, SHIM CHRISTINE J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.06.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; WEARING APPAREL

The present invention generally relates to various gloves capable of ventilating air in and out of themselves in response to various user input forces. More particularly, the present invention relates to a glove which, has a body arranged to define at least one opening for receiving at least a portion of a hand of an user therethrough and an interior arranged to extend from the opening inwardly into the body and for retaining the received portion of the hand of the user. Such a glove also include at least one pumping module which couples with and/or disposed inside the body and is capable of supplying air to the body and/or dispensing air from the body through at least one input force applied by the user and/or at least one movement of at least a portion of the body of the glove which is effected by such an input force of the user. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to various pumping modules arranged to be incorporated into various gloves and/or various actuator modules. coupling with such pumping modules and converting various user input forces into various driving forces which drive the pumping modules. The present invention also relates to various methods of ventilating air in and out of various gloves, incorporating such pumping modules and/or actuator modules into such gloves, and/or converting various user input forces into various driving forces. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such ventilating gloves and for providing pumping modules and/or actuator modules for such gloves. The pumping and/or actuator modules of the present invention may be incorporated into various gloves designed for thermal insulation and for protection of users hands from mechanical, chemical, radiological, and/or electrical hazards by ventilating air into and out of the gloves, thereby controlling humidity and/or temperature inside such gloves.