Gloves

Abstract

A glove produced form a plastics material containing an evenly dispersed quantity of electro-magnetically detectable particles.

1 . A glove produced entirely from a plastics material containing an evenly dispersed quantity of electromagnetically detectable particles, the average particle size of the electromagnetically detectable powder being between 1 and 200 microns.  
     
     
         2 . A glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the plastics material is a plastisol.  
     
     
         3 . A glove as claimed in  claim 2  which the plastisol is natural latex, acrylonitrile-butadiene or polyvinylchloride.  
     
     
         4 . A glove as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  3  wherein the average particle size is in the range 50 to 200 microns.  
     
     
         5 . A glove as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  4  wherein the average particle size is in the range of 50 and 100 microns.  
     
     
         6 . A glove as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the composition of the electromagnetically detectable particles includes a ferrous material.  
     
     
         7 . A glove as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the ferrous material is an oxide of iron.  
     
     
         8 . A glove as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the material is ferrous oxide.  
     
     
         9 . A glove as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the ferrous oxide is γFe 2 O 3 .  
     
     
         10 . A glove as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  9  wherein the composition of the particles comprises a mixture of two or more different electro-magnetically detectable materials.  
     
     
         11 . A glove as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  5  wherein the composition of the electro-magnetically detectable material comprises a bronze alloy of copper with aluminium, manganese or beryllium.  
     
     
         12 . A glove as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the alloy is an alloy of copper and tin.  
     
     
         13 . A method of producing a glove as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the electro magnetically detectable particles or powder is mixed with a liquid plastisol to produce a relatively homogenous mix, the quantity of electromagnetic powder or particles added to the liquid plastisol representing between 3% and 6% by volume of the mix.  
     
     
         14 . A method as claimed in claim  15  wherein the quantity is of the order of 6% by volume.