Textured surface coating for gloves and method of making

Abstract

There is provided, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, a glove having a textured surface or textured foam coating produced by embedding a layer of discrete particles, such as a salt, into a previously formed liquid layer, gelling or curing the layer and dissolving the discrete particles to leave a textured or textured foamed surface.

1 . A glove, comprising: 
 a liquid impermeable nitrile latex layer; and    a plurality of multi-faceted cavities in the nitrile latex layer.    
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cavities is cubic shaped.  
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cavities has at least five faces.  
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cavities is multi-walled.  
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein a first side of the nitrile latex layer comprises the plurality of multi-faceted cavities and a second side of the nitrile latex layer is substantially free of cavities.  
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1 , comprising a second latex layer.  
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the second latex layer is selected from a group consisting of natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber latex, polyurethane, nitrile and polychloroprene.  
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of latex layers.  
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of latex layers is selected from a group consisting of natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber latex, polyurethane, nitrile and polychloroprene.  
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cavities is in a size range of 50 microns to 6000 microns.  
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cavities is in a size range of 50 microns to 2000 microns.  
     
     
         12 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cavities is in a size range of 2000 microns to 6000 microns.  
     
     
         13 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the second latex layer is foamed.  
     
     
         14 . The glove of  claim 13 , wherein the foamed latex layer is an inner layer of the glove and the nitrile latex layer is an outer layer of the glove.  
     
     
         15 . The glove of  claim 13 , wherein the foamed latex layer is open celled.  
     
     
         16 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the nitrile latex layer is foamed.  
     
     
         17 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the nitrile latex layer is unfoamed.  
     
     
         18 . The glove of  claim 1 , comprising a second layer.  
     
     
         19 . The glove of  claim 18 , wherein the second layer is a woven material.  
     
     
         20 . The glove of  claim 19 , wherein the woven material is a knitted liner.  
     
     
         21 . The glove of  claim 18 , wherein the second layer is a cotton flock.  
     
     
         22 . A glove, comprising: 
 a liquid impermeable nitrile latex layer; and    a plurality of cavities;    wherein a first side of the nitrile latex layer comprises the plurality of cavities.    
     
     
         23 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein a second side of the nitrile latex layer is substantially free of cavities.  
     
     
         24 . The glove of  claim 22 , comprising a second latex layer formed against the second side of the nitrile latex layer.  
     
     
         25 . The glove of  claim 23 , wherein the second latex layer is selected from a group consisting of natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber latex, polyurethane, nitrile and polychloroprene.  
     
     
         26 . The glove of  claim 22 , comprising a plurality of latex layers formed atop the second side of the nitrile latex layer.  
     
     
         27 . The glove of  claim 25 , wherein each of the plurality of latex layers is selected from a group consisting of natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber latex, polyurethane, nitrile and polychloroprene.  
     
     
         28 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein the plurality of cavities are multi-faceted.  
     
     
         29 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein each of the plurality of cavities is in a size range of 50 microns to 6000 microns.  
     
     
         30 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein each of the plurality of cavities is in a size range of 50 microns to 2000 microns.  
     
     
         31 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein each of the plurality of cavities is in a size range of 2000 microns to 6000 microns.  
     
     
         32 . The glove of  claim 22 , comprising a foamed latex layer formed against the second side of the nitrile latex layer.  
     
     
         33 . The glove of  claim 31 , wherein the foamed latex layer is an inner layer of the glove and the nitrile latex layer is an outer layer of the glove.  
     
     
         34 . The glove of  claim 31 , wherein the foamed latex layer is open celled.  
     
     
         35 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein the nitrile latex layer is foamed.  
     
     
         36 . The glove of  claim 22 , wherein the nitrile latex layer is unfoamed.  
     
     
         37 . The glove of  claim 22 , comprising a second layer.  
     
     
         38 . The glove of  claim 36 , wherein the second layer is a woven material.  
     
     
         39 . The glove of  claim 37 , wherein the woven material is a knitted liner.  
     
     
         40 . The glove of  claim 36 , wherein the second layer is a cotton flock.