Anti-burn garment

Abstract

A protective garment for a human forearm. The protective garment includes a main body portion having opposing first and second longitudinal ends. There is an interior surface that faces the forearm and an exterior surface that faces away from the forearm. The main body portion includes an expandable wrist band coupled to the first longitudinal end of the main body portion. The exterior surface includes a second plurality of raised portions that is configured to dissipate heat transferred from a heated surface contacting the exterior surface.

1 . A protective garment for a human forearm comprising:
 a main body portion having opposed first and second longitudinal ends and configured to be worn over the forearm, the main body portion having an interior surface facing the forearm and an exterior surface facing away from the forearm; and   an expandable wrist band coupled to the first longitudinal end of the main body portion, wherein:   the exterior surface includes a first plurality of raised portions for dissipating heat transferred from a hot surface contacting the exterior surface.   
     
     
         2 . The protective garment of  claim 1 , wherein the interior surface includes a second plurality of raised portions for facing the wearer's forearm. 
     
     
         3 . The protective garment of  claim 2 , wherein the second plurality of raised portions includes a plurality of ribs. 
     
     
         4 . The protective garment of  claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of ribs has a rounded surface, the rounded surface having a radius of about 0.8 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The protective garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of raised portions includes a plurality of protruding dimples. 
     
     
         6 . The protective garment of  claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of dimples protrudes from a base of the exterior surface by a distance ranging from about 0.15625 mm to about 3.175 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The protective garment of  claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of dimples defines a footprint of at least about 2 mm in width. 
     
     
         8 . The protective garment of  claim 7 , wherein the footprint defined by each of the plurality of dimples is substantially circular, the footprint having a diameter of at least about 2 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The protective garment of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of dimples is spaced from one another so as to define first and second pairs of substantially linear paths intersecting one another. 
     
     
         10 . The protective garment of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first plurality of raised portions includes a plurality of ribs spaced from one another so as to define a corresponding plurality of substantially linear interior surface paths, the interior surface paths being angled relative to the first and second pairs of substantially linear paths of the exterior surface.   
     
     
         11 . The protective garment of  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion defines a first cross-sectional perimeter and the wrist band defines a second cross-sectional perimeter that is smaller than the first cross-sectional perimeter. 
     
     
         12 . The protective garment of  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion comprises a single layer of silicone rubber. 
     
     
         13 . The protective garment of  claim 12 , wherein the single layer of silicone rubber has a thickness not exceeding about 0.4 mm. 
     
     
         14 . The protective garment of  claim 12 , wherein the single layer comprises unreinforced silicone rubber. 
     
     
         15 . The protective garment of  claim 12 , wherein the single layer comprises non-porous silicone rubber. 
     
     
         16 . The protective garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a thumb band coupled to the expandable wrist band and extending away from the wrist band, the thumb band configured to reside between a thumb and an adjacent finger.   
     
     
         17 . A protective garment for a human forearm comprising:
 a main body portion having opposed first and second longitudinal ends, made of non-reinforced silicone rubber, and configured to be worn over the forearm, the main body portion having an interior surface facing the forearm and an exterior surface facing away from the forearm; and   an expandable wrist band coupled to the first longitudinal end of the main body portion, wherein:   the exterior surface includes a plurality of protruding dimples for dissipating heat transferred from a hot surface contacting the exterior surface.   
     
     
         18 . The protective garment of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of dimples is spaced from one another so as to define first and second pairs of substantially linear paths intersecting one another. 
     
     
         19 . The protective garment of  claim 17 , wherein the interior surface includes a plurality of ribs. 
     
     
         20 . The protective garment of  claim 19 , wherein each of the plurality of ribs is spaced from one another so as to define a corresponding plurality of substantially linear interior surface paths, the interior surface paths being angled relative to the first and second pairs of substantially linear paths of the exterior surface. 
     
     
         21 . The protective garment of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a thumb band coupled to the expandable wrist band and extending away from the wrist band, the thumb band configured to reside between a thumb and an adjacent finger.