US 7,469,427 B2
Stretchable and permeable non-woven protective gloves
Kaiyuan Yang, Cumming, Ga. (US); Jeffrey E. Fish, Dacula, Ga. (US); Jason A. Baker, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); Oomman P. Thomas, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); and Martin Shamis, Alpharetta, Ga. (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, Wis. (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/172,607.
Prior Publication US 2007/0000021 A1, Jan. 04, 2007
Int. Cl. A41D 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 2—161.6 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective glove, comprising:
a body portion formed at least in part of a laminate material, said laminate is retained into a desired glove shape at least in part by seams wherein said seams are less than 2 millimeters in height and free of stitching, said laminate material further comprising a plurality of elastic strands disposed between first and second nonwoven webs, said elastic strands attached to said nonwoven webs in a stretched condition such that in a relaxed state of said elastic strands, said first and second nonwoven webs gather and form wrinkles, and when donned by a user, said laminate material is stretchable and vapor permeable and wherein said laminate is retained into a desired glove shape at least in part by seams formed through ultrasonic bonding, the bonded seams functioning as anchors for the elastic strands.