Glove for Absorbing Shock

Abstract

Described herein is a glove for absorbing shock. The glove includes a glove body, and a shock absorbing member embedded in the glove body and made of a flexible material. The shock absorbing member includes cells partitioned by a cell wall and two-dimensionally arranged to absorb shock through buckling deformation of the cell wall. The glove has excellent buffering performance by absorbing vibration or shock based not only on material characteristics of the shock absorbing member but also on structural characteristics thereof, and improves efficiency in absorption of vibration or shock by increasing the degree of shrinkage or restoring force of the shock absorbing member, so that the glove can efficiently protect a user from shock.

1 . A glove for absorbing shock comprising:
 a glove body; and   a shock absorbing member embedded in the glove body and made of a flexible material,   the shock absorbing member comprising cells partitioned by a cell wall and two-dimensionally arranged to absorb shock through buckling deformation of the cell wall.   
     
     
         2 . The glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbing member has a honeycomb structure constituted by the cells and the cell wall. 
     
     
         3 . The glove according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the shock absorbing member is provided at one side of the cell wall with a pad which encloses one side of each of the cells while exposing the other side of each of the cells. 
     
     
         4 . A shock-absorbing glove, comprising:
 a glove body; and   at least one shock-absorbing pad disposed between an inner layer of the glove body and an outer layer of the glove body,   the at least one shock-absorbing pad partitioned into a plurality of cells by cell walls,   said cells disposed continuously across a two-dimensional surface of the at least one shock-absorbing pad,   said cell walls oriented vertically to a plane of the at least one shock-absorbing pad and   said plurality of cells being closed on one end, wherein   a thickness and a height of the cell walls is suitable to permit buckling deformation of the cell walls in response to shock loading of the at least one shock-absorbing pad.   
     
     
         5 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 4  wherein the cell walls partition the at least one shock-absorbing pad into a plurality of adjacent hexagonal cells. 
     
     
         6 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 4  wherein the cell walls partition the at least one shock-absorbing pad into a plurality of adjacent square cells. 
     
     
         7 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 4  wherein the cell walls partition the at least one shock-absorbing pad into a plurality of separated circular cells. 
     
     
         8 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 4  wherein the at least one shock-absorbing pad is at least two (2) shock-absorbing pads located on a palmar surface of the shock-absorbing glove. 
     
     
         9 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 8  wherein the shock-absorbing glove exposes fingers and thumb of a wearer's hand. 
     
     
         10 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 4  wherein the at least one shock-absorbing pad is at least five (5) shock-absorbing pads located on a palmar surface of the shock-absorbing glove. 
     
     
         11 . A shock-absorbing glove comprising:
 a glove body having an inner layer and an outer layer disposed on a palm portion, said inner layer and outer layer separated by a shock-absorbing member,   the shock-absorbing member comprising a continuous pad adjacent the inner layer and a plurality of cell walls extending from the continuous pad to adjacent the outer layer, each of said cell walls oriented roughly vertically with respect to the continuous pad and dimensioned so that the cell walls can deform by buckling in response to vibration loads applied to the outer layer.   
     
     
         12 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 11 , wherein the shock-absorbing member is made of silicone. 
     
     
         13 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 11 , wherein the shock-absorbing member is made of urethane. 
     
     
         14 . The shock-absorbing glove of  claim 11 , wherein the shock-absorbing member is made of rubber.