Knitted Glove with Tacky Grip Coating

Abstract

Provided are leather-free gloves comprising a seamless knitted glove body and a tacky cured elastomeric coating, where the coating comprises a tackifier. Methods of making and using the same are also provided. The glove body can be knit from a stretchable body yarn. Reinforcement sections can also be provided for areas of high stress such as tips and bases of finger and thumb components and the knuckle area. A flat cuff can also be included.

1 . A leather-free sports glove comprising a seamless knitted glove body and a tacky cured elastomeric coating. 
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the tacky cured elastomeric coating comprises a tackifier and a rubber latex. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove body comprises:
 a plurality of components which comprise four finger components, a thumb component, one or more palm components, and a wrist component, the plurality of components being knit from a stretchable body yarn;   a plurality of reinforcement sections located at each tip and base of each finger component and of the thumb component and in the at least one palm component, wherein the plurality of reinforcement sections comprise a plaited yarn such that the plaited yarn resides on one surface of the stretchable body yarn of the glove body.   
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove body comprises at least one crotch comprising at least four stitches of the stretchable body yarn that overlay the glove body to prevent holes from forming. 
     
     
         5 . A method of protecting hands and handling sports equipment comprising: wearing a leather-free sports glove comprising a seamless knitted glove body and a tacky cured elastomeric coating. 
     
     
         6 . A glove, comprising:
 a glove body comprising a plurality of components which comprise four finger components, a thumb component, one or more palm components, and a wrist component, the plurality of components being knit from a stretchable body yarn;   a plurality of reinforcement sections located at each tip and base of each finger component and of the thumb component and in the at least one palm component, wherein the plurality of reinforcement sections comprise a plaited yarn such that the plaited yarn resides on one surface of stretchable body yarn of the glove body; and   a tacky cured elastomeric coating dipped onto a palm-side of the glove body such that the coating penetrates less than the entire thickness of the glove body.   
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the tacky coating comprises a tackifier and a rubber latex. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the tacky coating becomes untacky upon contact with water. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 7 , wherein the tackifier comprises an acrylic polymer. 
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 7 , wherein the rubber latex comprises a synthetic latex that comprises synthetic polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene, carboxylated or non-carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene, polychloroprene, a water-based polyester-based polyurethane, a water-based polyether-based polyurethane, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the tacky cured elastomeric coating substantially resists delamination by comprising an integral substrate formed by cross-linking an overcoat layer of the tackifier with an undercoat layer of the synthetic cured latex. 
     
     
         12 . The glove of  claim 6  wherein the stretchable body yarn comprises a core comprising an elastic strand. 
     
     
         13 . The glove of  claim 12  wherein the stretchable body yarn further comprises at least one wrapped strand around the core, the at least one wrapped strand comprising nylon, polyester, cotton, a para-aramid, an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the stretchable body yarn, the plaited yarn, or both independently has a denier of 221 or less. 
     
     
         15 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the wrist component comprises two sections such that a first wrist section comprises the stretchable body yarn and a second wrist section comprises a different yarn that is elastic-free. 
     
     
         16 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the different yarn that is elastic-free has a denier of 221 or less and comprises nylon, polyester, cotton, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the second wrist component comprises stitch dimensions that vary. 
     
     
         18 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the second wrist component is folded into the glove body and secured with a flat sewn stitch to form a cuff. 
     
     
         19 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the glove body comprises at least three crotches each comprising at least four stitches of the stretchable body yarn that overlay the glove body to prevent holes from forming. 
     
     
         20 . A method of making a glove comprising:
 knitting a glove body from a stretchable body yarn, the glove body comprising four finger components, a thumb component, one or more palm components, and a wrist component;   continuously knitting a plurality of reinforcement sections that comprise a plaited yarn such that the plaited yarn resides on one surface of the stretchable body yarn of the glove body, wherein the plurality of reinforcement sections are located at each tip and base of each finger component and of the thumb component and in the at least one palm component;   mounting the glove body onto a former;   dipping the glove body into a coagulant composition;   dipping the glove body into at least one aqueous emulsion composition comprising a rubber latex, a tackifier, or both;   forming an elastomeric coating that penetrates less than the entire thickness of the glove body; and   curing the elastomeric coating to form a tacky cured elastomeric coating.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the glove body is first dipped into a first aqueous emulsion composition that comprises a synthetic rubber latex and then the glove body is next dipped into a second aqueous emulsion composition comprising the tackifier. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20  further comprising forming at least one crotch comprising at least four stitches of the stretchable body yarn that overlay the glove body to prevent holes from forming.