Capacitive touch sensitive moisture resistant glove

Abstract

A capacitive touch sensitive glove includes a glove having a moisture penetration resistant material forming interior and exterior portions of the glove, and an electrically conductive element extending through the material from the interior to the exterior portions, wherein the conductive element is arranged with the material to prevent transmission of moisture between the interior and exterior portions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A capacitive touch sensitive glove comprising:
 a glove having a moisture penetration resistant material forming interior and exterior portions of the glove; and   an electrically conductive element extending through the material from the interior to the exterior portions, wherein the conductive element is arranged with the material to prevent transmission of moisture between the interior and exterior portions.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove comprises a plurality of fingers, and wherein at least one finger comprises the electrically conductive element extending between the interior portion and the exterior portion. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising a water impermeable seal between the electrically conductive element and the material to prevent the transmission of moisture between the interior portion and the exterior portion. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 3 , further comprising the water impermeable seal being impregnated with the electrically conductive element. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 3 , wherein the water impermeable seal comprises a curable polymer. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive element comprises at least one conductive fiber. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the electrically conductive element comprises at least one of a filamentary conductive carbon fiber, a filamentary metal wire, a filamentary semiconductor fiber, and conductive particles. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising an electrically conductive cap coupled to said electrically conductive element. 
     
     
         9 . A method of making a capacitive touch sensitive glove compatible with capacitive touchscreen devices comprising:
 providing a glove comprising a moisture penetration resistant material forming interior and exterior portions of the glove; and   attaching at least one electrically conductive element to the glove extending through the material from the interior to the exterior portions, wherein the conductive element is arranged with the material to prevent transmission of moisture between the interior and exterior portions.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising locating the electrically conductive element in at least one of a plurality of fingers formed from the glove material, wherein the electrically conductive element extends between the interior portion and the exterior portion. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising forming a water impermeable seal between the electrically conductive element and the material to prevent the transmission of moisture between the interior portion and the exterior portion. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising forming the water impermeable seal with a curable polymer. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising forming a conductive cap on the electrically conductive element at the exterior portion of the material. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising forming the glove with one or more fingers and arranging the penetrating conductive element with at least one of the fingers to extend through the material from the interior to the exterior portions. 
     
     
         15 . A glove operable with a touchscreen device, comprising:
 a moisture penetration resistant material arranged to define an interior and an exterior portion of the glove, wherein the interior portion is arranged to receive a user's hand; and   an electrically conductive element extending through the moisture penetration resistant material to permit electrical conduction from the user's hand interior to the glove to the device touchscreen exterior to the glove.   
     
     
         16 . The glove of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of fingers formed from the glove material, wherein the electrically conductive element extends between the interior portion and the exterior portion at one or more of the fingers. 
     
     
         17 . The glove of  claim 15 , further comprising a moisture impermeable seal between the electrically conductive element and the material to prevent the transmission of moisture between the interior portion and the exterior portion. 
     
     
         18 . The glove of  claim 17 , wherein the moisture impermeable seal comprises a curable polymer. 
     
     
         19 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the electrically conductive element comprises at least one of conductive particles and a conductive fiber, wherein the conductive fiber comprises at least one of a filamentary conductive carbon fiber, a filamentary metal wire, and a filamentary semiconductor fiber. 
     
     
         20 . The glove of  claim 15 , further comprising an electrically conductive cap coupled to said electrically conductive element.