EP1788900B1 - Protective glove - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a protective glove (1) for protecting certain regions of a user's hand (2) against foreign bodies impacting with it such as bullets and/or stabbing or cutting devices, with a lining (4) made from a material that is not or not very resistant to stabs, cuts or incisions and is not bullet-proof, for example a textile fabric, a leather, a laminate or similar, comprising several glove fingers (10 to 14), and a glove top face (17) extends on an external surface (3) of the lining (4) in the region of finger top sides (19) and in a top hand region (15), and a bullet-proof and/or cut or stab inhibiting protective padding (20) is built up on or placed on certain regions of the glove top face (17) starting from a padding bottom face (21) and is attached to the lining (4) at joining points (22), and the protective padding (20) prevents penetration by foreign bodies impacting with it to a glove interior lying underneath it.

Description

The invention relates to a protective glove for protecting a user's hand against foreign bodies, such as shotguns or puncture or cutting devices, as described in the preamble of claim 1.

Such a protective glove is from the US 5,511,242 known.

From the prior art garments are already known for protection against puncture and gunshot wounds. The linings of these garments are usually constructed of several layers of material, with individual layers of a bullet-resistant or chop, cut or puncture resistant material are formed. In particular, anti-ballistic protective garments, for example in the form of protective vests or the like, are known which protect a user from injuries caused by impacting shot.

From the EP 0 773 869 B1 is a protective clothing, especially for protection against injuries by puncture devices, cutters, bullets or splinters known, which is formed from a plurality of superimposed layers of fabrics, which are optionally sewn together or adhesively bonded together punctiform. At least one of the layers contains on at least one side a ceramic layer applied by means of plasma spray coating.

Furthermore, is from the EP 0 972 169 B1 a stichbeständiges material is known, which consists of solid abrasive particles and a fabric package. The sting protector material includes a backing coated with the abrasive particles having diameters of 0.1 to 3 mm and located on the fabric pack, the fabric pack being thicker than 1.5 mm.

Although the lining comprising the protective material may be made relatively thin with garments constructed in this way, the feel and feel of a user is nevertheless restricted by these protective clothing in comparison to conventional clothing without an antiballistic or cut-resistant protective material. Furthermore, there is a great deal of effort in the production of such garments and it is due to their thin-layered construction only to a certain extent a safe protection against weft body possible. Although impacting shotguns with the known protective clothing may be prevented from penetrating into the interior of the clothing, however, the thin-layered material structures of the known clothing articles can be used the speeds of shotguns may not be sufficiently braked and the kinetic energies of shotguns are not absorbed sufficiently by these material constructions to cause a trauma effect or by the forces released upon impact to prevent blunt injury to a user.

It should be noted that the protective liners known from the prior art can not be used satisfactorily, especially with protective gloves, since the tactile and tactile sensation which is indispensable for certain activities on the hand of a user and the freedom of movement of the fingers are forcibly deformed by a protective material is too limited in these areas.

In the field of glove manufacturing, therefore, a protective glove is required which, on the one hand, does not limit the sense of touch and / or freedom of movement of a user's hand, in particular an inner hand, in comparison to conventional gloves known from the prior art and, on the other hand, at least in a defined manner Area is resistant to foreign bodies and absorb their impact energy to a high degree or can absorb. In particular, by emergency services such as the military, the police, etc., there is a need for gloves that meet these requirements.

These requirements are met by the glove according to the invention, it is an object of the invention to provide a protective glove having, in some areas, improved resistance to foreign bodies, such as e.g. Shot body and / or puncture or cutting equipment, and with the tactile and sense of touch and the freedom of movement of a user's hand, especially in the palm area and finger area, not or hardly be limited.

The object of the invention is achieved independently by the reproduced in the characterizing part of claim 1 features. The consequent advantage lies in the fact that by providing one or more free zone (s) from the edge or side regions of the protective pad in which the protective pad and liner are not connected, a user parts his hand, in particular his fingers, in the free zone without a much increased by the protective pad, mechanical resistance and thus can move with little exercise of force. Thus, a protective cushion be used with a particularly high protective effect, which is much more dimensionally stable and rigid compared to the flexible lining, but the freedom of movement of a user does not or hardly limits, since the protective pad in the free zone runs independently or freestanding to a user's hand enveloping lining of the glove. Advantageously, with such a construction of a glove in the most important protection zones, increased and improved protection against foreign bodies is made possible, with the necessary freedom of movement and the sense of touch and feel in the areas outside the protection zone, such as an inner hand, not limited by a protective material becomes.

Advantageous embodiments are described in the features of claims 2 and 3, since the free zone can be realized with structurally simple means by the arrangement of a gap or an exemption. In particular, the connection points can limit the gap below the protective pad, so that the propagation of the free zone formed by the gap in the attachment of the protective pad to the lining can be determined in a simple manner by the course of the joints.

A variant according to the features of at least one of claims 4 to 7 is advantageous, since all areas of the upper hand which could be the target of an attack by means of a foreign body are protected by a protective pad overlapping the area of the finger joint. In particular, such a glove configured in the use or operation of firearms is advantageous because when applying a firearm, the top of the hand is exposed and represents an attack target by foreign firearms, this top of the hand including lying in a plane with the back of the hand finger tops protected by the protective pad against foreign firing cartridges. In particular, organs of the executive or of military units which are forced to carry out armed operations can be reliably protected against gunshot wounds or cutting or stab wounds in the hand, the handleability of equipment or tools with the glove due to the. maintained in the palm area tactility of the glove is not limited. In particular, one or more fingers of the glove, which are covered by the protective pad at least in the inner or proximal finger area, can be angled without substantially increased resistance. This is achieved in that the relatively rigid and rigid protective pad not on the finger tops is attached and the gap between the finger tops and the underside of the protective pad is provided. The angling of the fingers or the formation of a fist, which is necessary in particular for the operation of firing equipment for holding the firing device and for actuating a trigger of the firing device, is thus possible almost without restriction.

The described in claim 8, geometric shape of the protective pad has proven in practice to be particularly functional and structurally efficient.

Advantageous is also the development of the protective glove as stated in claims 9 to 11, because on the one hand, the mobility of the glove can be further improved and on the other hand, an optimal protection against foreign objects, such as projectiles or puncture and cutting devices, is given and thus the anti-ballistic and puncture- and cutting-inhibiting protective function is given.

In claim 12, an arrangement of the joints is described in which the connection between the protective pad and the liner is easy to make and a secure and reliable fixation of the protective pad is ensured on the liner.

By a variant embodiment according to the features of claim 13, a compact unit with the underlying fingers is also in a longitudinal portion of the protective pad in which the free zone is provided, so that the protective pad is always located in the fingers and a folding or bending the protective pad can be excluded from the direction away from the fingers. Thus, the risk is reduced that a user inadvertently threading or hanging on an object when using the protective glove.

An embodiment variant of the glove according to at least one of claims 14 or 15 is advantageous, since the hand of a user can be protected particularly reliably from injuries due to foreign objects by a protective cushion which has the specified dimensions. On the one hand, the rectangular shape of the protective pad protects the entire outer hand area from foreign body contact. On the other hand, by the specified thickness dimensions of the protective pad a user's hand in high Measures protected against injury, since with a built-up over the specified thickness of the protective padding and foreign objects, especially bullets and splinters can be stopped with particularly high kinetic energy and the comparison with the lining of the glove relatively thick design of the protective pad during the impact the foreign body released forces can be absorbed by the protective material or damping and speed-inhibiting protective layers in the protective pad. By means of such a protective pad, a user can be protected from open wounds caused by foreign bodies, as well as from blunt injuries or traumatic effects caused by the forces arising during the impact.

Another advantage is also a variant of the glove according to at least one of claims 16 to 18, since the protective glove can be produced very cost-effectively by a non-detachable and punctiform or linear connection of the lining with the protective pad and the protective glove is nevertheless constructed very compact and resistant. Furthermore, the propagation of the free zone through the joints can be easily defined.

Another advantageous embodiment variant of the protective glove is described in claim 19, wherein an exchangeable protective pad of the glove is advantageously adaptable to the protection requirements for different applications and a possibly already damaged protective pad can be replaced with an intact protective pad.

In the claims 20 and 21 expedient connection means for fixing the protective pad to the lining of the glove are given.

An embodiment of the protective glove according to claim 22 is due to the proven from the prior art structure and achievable with this protective function of advantage.

A further advantageous embodiment of the protective glove is described in claim 23, wherein by the accessible receiving pocket, the functionality of the glove can be additionally increased by, as described in claim 24, one or more protective layers of the protective pad can be replaced and / or, as in claim Described 25, utensils of a user in the protective cushion are landfilled, creating a usable storage space in the protective cushion is created.

By an embodiment variant according to claim 26, an inadvertent intrusion of foreign substances or an unwanted removal of elements from an interior of the receiving pocket of the protective pad can be reliably prevented.

Due to the reproduced in claim 27 embodiment of the protective glove, the position or the ply package of the protective pad can be easily attached to the lining, with the outer cover layer, which must fulfill no protective function, a comfortable to grip and visually appealing or earmarked, For example, held in camouflage, embodiment of the glove is possible.

Further, advantageous embodiments of the protective glove are described in claims 28 to 30, wherein despite the existing protective pad by the adjustment device, in particular the belt, the protective glove can be reliably fixed to a user's hand and accidental removal of the glove can be prevented. This is possible in particular because of the tunnel provided in the protective padding, through which the belt passes, since the shaft can thus be lashed around a wide circumference in the wrist area of a user's hand.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to schematic drawings.

Fig. 1

eine mögliche Ausführungsvariante eines erfindungsgemäßen Schutzhandschuhs in Draufsicht;

Fig. 2

der Schutzhandschuh nach Fig. 1 in Seitenansicht;

Fig. 3

der Schutzhandschuh nach Fig. 1 in Seitenansicht mit angewinkelten Fingern;

Fig. 4

der Handschuh nach Fig. 1 in Seitenansicht und teilweiser Bruchdarstellung;

Fig. 5

der Handschuh nach Fig. 1 in Vorderansicht mit abgewinkelten Fingern.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a possible embodiment of a protective glove according to the invention in plan view;

Fig. 2

the protective glove after Fig. 1 in side view;

Fig. 3

the protective glove after Fig. 1 in side view with bent fingers;

Fig. 4

the glove after Fig. 1 in side view and partial breakage representation;

Fig. 5

the glove after Fig. 1 in front view with angled fingers.

By way of introduction, it should be noted that in the differently described embodiments, the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals or the same component names, wherein the disclosures contained in the entire description can be mutatis mutandis to the same parts with the same reference numerals or component names. Also, the location information chosen in the description, such as top, bottom, side, etc. related to the immediately described and illustrated figure and are to be transferred to the new situation mutatis mutandis when a change in position. Furthermore, individual features or combinations of features from the different exemplary embodiments shown and described can also represent independent, inventive or inventive solutions.

In the Fig. 1 to 5 a possible embodiment of a protective glove 1 is shown. The protective glove 1 is designed for the partial protection of a user's hand 2 from impinging on the protective glove 1 foreign bodies. In particular, a user's hand 2 is to be protected from foreign bodies in the form of projectiles, for example projectiles, projectiles, splinters, etc., and / or cutting or engraving devices. The protective area of the user's hand 2 does not extend over an entire outer surface 3 of a lining 4, from which the protective glove 1 is constructed, but it is a user's hand 2 in front of said foreign bodies exclusively in a protection zone 5 which extends over part of the outer surface 3 of the protective glove 1 extends, protected.

The lining 4, which forms the glove 1, is formed in the embodiment shown by a plurality of deformable or flexible material blanks 6, which are connected by seams 7, in particular seams. In one embodiment, not shown, the liner 4 may be integrally formed from only one material blank 6.

Furthermore, the lining 4 may be formed by a single material layer or a layer structure of a plurality of superimposed material layers. In this case, the one or more layers of material 8 of the lining 4 can be provided by a textile fabric, in particular a woven or braided textile material, by a layer of leather, by a plastic layer, by a film, by a membrane, for specific purposes Function layers, etc. may be formed. An optionally provided functional layer can be formed, for example, liquid-tight, in particular in the manner of a semi-permeable membrane which is waterproof and permeable to vapor or gas. The lining 4 can be formed by loosely superimposed layers or composite layers, laminates, etc. The lining 4 preferably comprises an outer cover layer, for example made of leather, a semipermeable functional layer underneath it and optionally an inner lining, wherein the lining 4 is preferably made breathable in order to reduce transpiration of the user's hand 2. Furthermore, the protective glove 1 in one or more areas, in particular in the area of an inner hand, for example a thumb root, reinforcing elements or damping inserts of a preferably deformable and resilient material, such as a foam, a gel, or the like., Have.

At this point, the materials used or types of connection and possible structures of the lining 4 are not discussed in more detail, since they are already known to the expert in the field of glove manufacturing.

According to the embodiment of the lining 4 according to the invention, it is only necessary for the lining 4 to be formed from a material that is not cut-off, reduced-cut, puncture-resistant, and / or shot-resistant. In the context of the present invention, this is to be understood as meaning that the lining 4 is less vulnerable to impacting foreign bodies than a protective pad of the protective glove 1, which is described later and is provided in the protection zone 5. in which the outer surface 3 of the liner 4 is exposed, provides less protection against foreign objects impinging on the outer surface 3 than is the case in the protection zone 5, whereby the liner 4 is made of a conventional material known from the prior art which does not or only reduced against the said foreign body is protected, may be formed, with which the tactile and sense of a user's hand 2 is not significantly limited. By lining 4, the tactility and freedom of movement of the protective glove 1, especially in the area of an inner hand 9 should not be reduced, the tactile and sense of a user's hand 2 is largely retained by suitable choice of the material of the liner 4.

This is according to the invention possible in that only in the protection zone 5, in which the protective glove 1 bullet-resistant and / or cut or stab-resistant is provided, a protective material with high cutting and shooting resistance is provided, while lying outside the protection zone 5 areas of Outside surface 3 of the glove 1, in particular an area on the palm 9, from a tactile or thin-layered material, such as a natural or artificial leather or a textile fabric of natural or synthetic organic fibers formed.

In the illustrated embodiment, the protective glove 1 is formed in Fünffingerform, wherein the protective glove 1 can of course also in Dreifingerform, possibly in Mitten form, may be formed. Preferably, at least one index finger 11 is provided so that when using the glove 1 for ballistic purposes, the operation of firing equipment for actuating a trigger is possible.

The protective glove 1 can be divided into the following essential areas: The glove fingers 10 to 14, a backhand area 15 covering the back of a user's hand 2, the palm area of a user's hand 2 covering the palm area 9 and a shaft 16 extending in the direction of the wrist of the user's hand 2. A glove top 17 extends on an outer surface 3 of the liner 4 in the area of finger tops 19 and the upper hand area 15.

According to the invention, a bullet-resistant and / or cut-resistant protective pad 20 is constructed or placed on the lining 4 in the area of the upper side of the glove and fastened at connection points 22 on the lining 4 or connected thereto, which prevents the penetration of prevented on these impinging foreign bodies in a space enclosed by the liner 4 interior of the glove 1. Compared to the largely flexible lining 4, the protective pad 20 is possibly relatively rigid or less deformable and formed substantially dimensionally stable by the protective materials used.

By the protective pad 20, which is arranged in the range of the back of a user's hand, that area of the user's hand reliably protected from injury by foreign bodies, which in most cases a possible target for a malicious attack by Foreign body represents. Thus, two functionally decoupled zones on the glove outside 17 are created on the protective glove 1, wherein the usual functions of a glove, such as protection against water, dirt, cold, etc., through the single or multi-layer lining 4 in a first, tactile zone. , can be achieved while maintaining a high wearing comfort in a anatomically very accurate and flexible shape, so that the mobility of the fingers and the accuracy of the finger or hand movements of a user is not deteriorated and the use of the protective glove 1 according to the invention is comfortable and comfortable.

By the protective pad 20 in the further protection zone 5 an antiballistic and / or cut or stab-resistant protective function can be achieved. Since the protective pad 20 is arranged only on the glove top 17, the tactile properties of the protective glove 1 are not impaired in the areas surrounding the protective pad 20, in particular in the area of the palm. Thus, on the one hand a protective glove 1 is created which has excellent tactile properties in the area of the inner hand, which is indispensable, for example, for armed forces in the operation of small arms, and on the other hand has a reliable and secure protection against foreign bodies on main attack areas in the area of an upper hand.

At the glove top 17 extends below the protective pad 20 at least partially a free zone 23, in which no joints 22 between the protective pad 20 and the lining 4 are arranged, said free zone 23 at least in a portion 24 of the pad base 21 enclosing peripheral contour 25 at least in an edge or end face region 26 of the protective pad 20 extends. For this purpose, the connection points 22 are arranged along the circumferential contour 25 enclosing the upholstery underside 21, at least in the portion 24 outside of an edge or end side region 26 of the protective pad 20.

In the free zone 23 between the unbound protective pad 20 and the glove upper side 17 of the lining 4, it is expedient to arrange a preferably continuous gap 27 or an exemption. The gap 27 or the release can, for example, starting from a lying in insertion and Aussteckrichtung 28 a user's hand end face 29a of the protective pad 20 in the direction of an opposite end face 29b of the protective pad 20 pocket-shaped over a gap depth 30 extend. The pocket-shaped gap 27 extends below the protective pad 20, in particular in an approximately rectangular, triangular or in the form of a circular or elliptical segment. The gap depth 30 of the pocket-shaped gap 27 may be, for example, 0.5 cm to 15 cm, in particular 2 cm to 6 cm, wherein the gap 27 may optionally extend continuously or tunnel-shaped between the opposite end faces 29a, 29b of the protective pad 20.

In one exemplary embodiment, the protective pad 20 covers at least one proximal knuckle region 31, at least one partial section 32 of a finger length 33 or the entire finger length 33 of one or more of the glove fingers 10 to 14 and possibly a mid-hand region 34. As shown in the exemplary embodiment the protective pad 20 on the upper side of the glove 17 extend from the middle-hand area 34 in the direction of the glove fingers 11 to 14, the protective pad 20 covering the proximal knuckle area 31 of the lining 4, and the protective pad 20 preferring this knuckle area 31 to a protrusion, preferably approximately the gap depth 30 corresponds, surmounted. For this purpose, one of the connection points 22 for connecting the protective pad 20 and the lining 4 in the proximal knuckle region 31 is arranged, this connection point 22, for example, linearly across the insertion and Aussteckrichtung 28 of a user's hand across the width 41 and a portion of the width 41 of the protective pad 20th runs.

The protective pad 20 may extend in the longitudinal direction or the insertion and removal direction 28 along a proximal or inner finger portion 36 of the glove fingers 11 to 14, which is located substantially between the knuckle region 31 and a mid-joint region 37 of the glove fingers 11 to 14, so that the Protective pad 20 with outstretched fingers 11 to 14, the inner finger portion 36 on the glove top 17 covered. The middle joint region 37 is hereby arranged in the region of a middle finger joint of the fingers of a user's hand 2. Optionally, the protective pad 20 may extend beyond only one or only some of the glove fingers 11 to 14 and / or the protective pad 20 may be one or more graded over its width 41.

As shown in the figures, the free zone 23 extends between the glove upper side 17 of the lining 4 and the upholstery bottom 21 of the protective pad 20 at least in the proximal knuckle region 31 and preferably along an inner finger portion 36 of at least one of the glove fingers 10 to 14, ie, the gap 30 of the free zone 23 in insertion and Aussteckrichtung 28 a user's hand between the finger top 19 of at least one glove finger 10 to 14 and the pad base 21 of the protective pad 20 extend.

According to the invention, the protective pad 20 is thus formed in the covering area over the finger tops 19 and / or the glove top 17 in the wrist area 38 with respect to at least one of the glove fingers 10 to 14 and / or the shaft 16 is largely unbound or freestanding. The at least one unbound glove finger 10 to 14 is not connected to the underside 28 of the protective pad 20 on the finger upper side 19, whereby this glove finger 10 to 14 can be angled, without the bending movement of the finger 10 to 14 a considerable, similar forced movement of the protective pad 20th in the free zone 23. Thus, the exempted glove fingers 10 to 14 can be angled or bent into a fist without high resistance to movement, although the relatively dimensionally stable protective pad 20 covers at least the inner finger portions 36 in the extended position of the glove fingers 11 to 14. Thus, a reliable protection of a user's hand 2 on the glove upper side 17 is created, which is also effective in the knuckle area 31 or in the direction of tips of the glove fingers 11 to 14.

Furthermore, the protective pad 20 on the glove upper side 17 can cover at least one wrist area 38 and the free zone 23 extend at least partially in the wrist area 38 between the glove upper side 17 of the lining 4 in the area of the shaft 16 and the pad bottom 21 of the protective pad 20 on the glove upper side 17. Thus, it is possible to bend the wrist of a user's arm without increasing the resistance to movement by the protective pad 20, wherein the protective glove 1 can be formed in the free zone 23 as described above.

The connection points 22 between the protective pad 20 and the lining 4 can be arranged at least on opposite side areas 39, 40 of the protective pad 20 that run in the direction of the insertion and removal direction 28 of a user's hand.

In the illustrated embodiment, the protective pad 20 is formed substantially cuboid, wherein the protective pad 20 may also have any other forms of Volumskörpem, for example, a cylindrical or other prismatic shape. In addition, individual protective pads 20 can be arranged in several, non-contiguous protective zones 5, protective pads 20 being able to be provided, for example, for a glove finger 10 and / or the glove fingers 11 to 14 and / or the wrist area 38 on the glove upper side 17.

The protective pad 20 may be integrally formed, wherein on the surface of the protective padding or stitching are arranged, whereby segments are formed in the protective pad 20.

If the segments are independent of each other, i. If the protective pad 20 is designed in several pieces, they must at least partially overlap or overlap in order to maintain the antiballistic and / or cut-resistant or anti-puncture protective function over the entire area to be protected.

The segments of the protective pad 20 may all be made of the same material or made of different materials.

In the following, the free zone 23 shown in the figures will be described in greater detail in the area of the glove fingers 11 to 14.

The free zone 23 forming gap 27 may extend over the width 41 of the protective pad 20 in the region of lying in the insertion and Aussteckrichtung 28 a user hand end face 29. According to the exemplary embodiment shown, the gap 27 extends in the free zone 23 between two connection points 22 located on lateral side regions 39, 40 of the glove fingers 11 and 14 and a connection point offset by the gap depth 30 from the end face 29 of the protective cushion 20 in the insertion and removal direction 28 22. In the section of the protective pad 20 covering the finger tops 19, the connecting points 22 are therefore substantially distanced from one another by the width 41 of the protective pad 20 and on opposite side regions 39, 40 on the outer glove fingers 11 and 14, in particular the index finger and a small finger , attached. The attachment the protective pad 20 for determining the free zone 23, in particular in the region of the protrusion 24 on the fingers 10 to 14, preferably takes place via a connecting line 42 along seams 7 which are provided for connecting the lining 4 to the protective pad 20. In a further embodiment, it is also possible that the attachment of the protective pad 20 to the liner 4 via a plurality of connecting lines 33 or via a point-like or planar connection, such as an adhesive layer, can take place.

The protective pad 20 extends on the upper side of the glove 16 substantially rectangular, wherein the protective pad 20 between opposing side edges 43, 44 of the glove 1, a schlupfseitigen Stirnendbereich 45 of the shaft 16 and the fingers 10 to 14, in particular the knuckle 31 and Middle joint area 37, extends.

Preferably, the protective pad 20 has a thickness 46 of about 1 mm to 100 mm, in particular 5 mm to 30 mm, preferably 10 mm to 20 mm. With such, relative to the liner 4 relatively thick construction of the protective pad 20 can be arranged in protective pad 20 sufficient protective material to achieve a very high resistance to foreign bodies and it the protective glove 1 over the known from the prior art gloves higher impact energies, the with the impact of foreign bodies are released on the protective pad 20, withstand. In addition to preventing contact of a user's hand 2 with the foreign body, the forces acting on or absorbed by the higher or reinforced, inherent protective properties of the protective pad 20 can also be better absorbed and reduced. Thus, in addition to open cuts and wounds on a user's hand 2, blunt injuries or traumatic effects which can occur when high impact energies and correspondingly acting forces are released can be reduced or prevented.

The protective pad 20 may comprise one or more layers 47, wherein at least one, preferably more, of the layers 47 have a speed-inhibiting or kinetic energy-absorbing protective material (s). In particular, the protective material is formed by an antiballistic material, which sets the penetration of projectiles or splinters a resistance and by which the speed of projectiles and splinters is significantly slowed down when they hit these materials. Furthermore, can the protective material may be formed by a cut-resistant or anti-puncture material which is resistant to sharp-edged devices or which slows them down at their speed and optionally dulls them mechanically upon contact.

The protective material can be formed, for example, from high-strength, synthetic fibers, in particular an aramid fiber or para-aramid fiber, such as Kevlar®. Furthermore, the protective material can be formed by a high-strength polyethylene fiber, for example Dyneema®. The protective material can also be formed by a ceramic material, which is applied in particular as a coating. Furthermore, the protective material can be formed by an adhesive film applied to a carrier material, for example a textile fabric, in which high-strength particles, for example abrasive particles, are embedded. Furthermore, the protective material may be formed by, in particular, stainless steel, in particular steel threads.

The at least one protective layer 47 can be formed by a fabric, for example a woven, knitted fabric, braid or scrim made of fibers or threads, wherein the protective material or different protective materials is or are integrated in the fabric. Likewise, the protective layer may be formed of a composite part or laminate, wherein the protective material may be applied as a coating, adhesive film, foil, etc. laminated or laminated on.

In the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of layers 47, of which at least one of the layers 47 comprises the protective material, are combined in the protective pad 20 to form a layer package 48. Preferably, the ply package 48 comprises a plurality of plies 47 comprising one or more of the protective materials.

In one embodiment, not shown, the protective pad 20 may comprise a vibration damping material, for example, by loose particles, in particular a granule or powder, or by a filling material, in particular foam, gel or the like., Is formed. Thus, an impact energy of a foreign object impacting on the protective pad 20 can be effectively absorbed by the protective pad 20.

Basically, it should be noted that the structure of the protective pad 20 that this is not on the aforementioned materials and combinations of these materials and the described configurations and arrangements of the layers 47 is limited, but any material combinations and ply structures can be used with which a sufficient shot resistance and / or cut or puncture resistance is ensured by the protective pad 20.

In a possible embodiment variant of the protective glove 1, the protective pad 20 is fastened permanently or non-releasably to the glove top 17 at the connection points 22. For this purpose, a connecting means 49 is provided at the connection points 22, that in particular can be formed by the seam 7, which is designed in particular as a sewing seam. At least one outer material of the protective pad 20, in particular an outer layer 47 covering the layer package 48 or the layer package 48 of the protective pad 20, is connected to the lining 4 via the connecting means 49. Here, the point or line-shaped connection points 22 can limit or determine the free zone (s) 23 outside the edge or front side region 26 of the protective pad 20.

In a further variant, not shown, the protective pad 20 can be fastened detachably or exchangeably to the glove upper side 17 via the connecting means 49. For this purpose, the connecting means 49 can be formed by a mechanical coupling device, which can have a first coupling element on the lining 4 and a further coupling element on the protective pad 20 corresponding with the latter. The coupling device can in this case be formed by a device known from the prior art for the detachable connection of two parts, for example a hook-and-loop fastener, a zipper, a button, latching, clip or plug connection or the like.

In the embodiment shown, a receiving pocket 51 is arranged in the protective pad 20 of the glove 1, which is completely enclosed by the cover layer 50 of the protective pad 20 and the outer surface 3 of the lining 4 substantially and in which the layer package 48 is received, wherein the receiving pocket 51 is not accessible is.

In a further embodiment of the glove 1, not shown, the at least one receiving pocket 51 in the protective pad 20 can be accessed via an opening arranged in the covering layer 50 of the protective pad 20 or in the lining 4 of the glove 1 be. For example, the opening is formed by a slot through which an interior in the protective pad 20, which forms the receiving pocket 51, is accessible on demand or permanently.

In a receiving pocket 51 accessible via the opening, one or more of the protective or antiballistic layers 47 may be accommodated interchangeably, for example. Thus, there is the possibility that the protective pad 20 is adaptable to different applications and applications, for example by special antiballistic or special stitch-, cut- or impact-resistant layers 47 or other inserts, such as an additional stiffening or reinforcing element, are arranged in the protective pad 20 or be taken from this.

Furthermore, there is the possibility that in the at least one accessible receiving pocket 51 further - not shown - utensils of a user who do not fulfill a protective function, such as documents, functional tools or the like., Are landfilled. Thus, additional storage space can be provided in the protective pad 20 disposed on the glove top 17, which is easily accessible and conveniently provides quick access to a piece of equipment, such as an identity document, particularly credit card sized, a functional tool, such as a utility bag. a knife, a flashlight or the like., Wherein the equipment can be tailored to the application or field of application of the protective glove 1.

The opening of the receiving pocket 51 can optionally be closed by means of a blocking element (not shown), for example a flap or flap, or a closure, for example a zipper or a button connection. In a detailed representation of the embodiment of the glove 1 with accessible receiving pocket 51 in the protective pad 20 is omitted due to the countless design options.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the at least one layer 47 or the layer package 48 of the protective pad 20 is enveloped by the outer cover layer 50. The cover layer 50 essentially consists of a top part 52 lying parallel to the upper side of the glove 17 and a side part 53 which is substantially perpendicular to the upper side 17 of the glove. The upper part 52 and the side part 53 can be formed by material blanks which are over Seams 7 are connected to each other or with the liner 4. The materials used for the top 52 and side panel 53 may correspond to the materials described above for the liner 4 and the protective pad 20, respectively.

The upper part 52 is preferably formed by a material which is more resistant to the side part 53 or the lining 4 and / or the upper part 52 is provided on a top side 54 with a reinforcing profiling or structure, in particular corrugation.

The protective glove 1 may have an adjustable setting device 55 for determining an opening width 56 of the shaft 16 in the wrist area 38. The adjusting device 55 is in this case preferably formed by a belt-like strap 57, which runs around the shaft 16 at least about a part of a circumference. The belt 57 is manually and steplessly adjustable in the illustrated embodiment and a fastening device, not shown, for example, a buckle, a hook and loop fastener, a locking or plug connection, etc., fixed in a position. In order to allow a uniform adjustment of the belt 57 around the circumference of the shaft 16, in the protective pad 20 in the wrist area 38 a transversely to the insertion and removal of a user's hand 2 according to arrow 28 extending tunnel 58 through which the belt 57 extends.

Thus, the glove 1 in the region of the shaft 16 can be adapted very accurately to the anatomical conditions of the user's hand 2, whereby the manual adjustment of the shaft 16 on the body part of a user can comfortably and according to individual preferences be brought into contact or lashed. Of course, the adjustment means 55 may also be automatically resetting, for example in the form of an elastic band or the like., Be formed. The glove 1 can thus be reliably fixed to the user's hand 2, whereby unintentional removal of the glove 1 can be prevented.

It should be noted that the protective glove 1 is advantageous in an embodiment described above, especially when used to operate a firing device, in particular a handgun, such use may be an independent solution according to the invention. The protective glove provides for this purpose a particularly reliable protection of a user's hand from foreign bodies and allows at the same time an unrestricted handling and operation of shooting equipment, as already described above.

For the sake of the order, it should finally be pointed out that for a better understanding of the construction of the protective glove 1, this or its components have been shown partially unevenly and / or enlarged and / or reduced in size.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Glove

2

user

3

outer surface

4

lining

5

protection zone

36

inner finger section

37

Middle joint area

38

wrist

39

page range

40

page range

6

material blank

7

seam

8th

material layer

9

Palm area

10

Glove finger

41

width

42

connecting line

43

side flank

44

side flank

45

end region

11

Glove finger

12

Glove finger

13

Glove finger

14

Glove finger

15

Backhand

46

thickness

47

location

48

Location package

49

connecting means

50

topcoat

16

shaft

17

Glove top

18

19

Finger top

20

protective padding

51

receiving pocket

52

top

53

side panel

54

top

55

adjustment

21

Upholstered base

22

junction

23

free zone

24

part Of

25

peripheral contour

56

opening width

57

belt

58

tunnel

26

Edge or front side area

27

gap

28

Insertion and removal direction

29

front

30

gap depth

31

Knuckle area

32

part Of

33

finger length

34

Metacarpal

35

3

Claims (30)

1. Protective glove (1) for protecting certain regions of a user's hand (2) against foreign bodies impacting with it, for example bullets and/or stabbing or cutting devices, with a lining (4) made from a material that is not or not very bullet-proof or resistant to stabs, cuts and/or incisions, for example a textile fabric, a laminate or similar, comprising several glove fingers (10 to 14), and a glove top face (17) on an external surface (3) of the lining (4) extends in the region of finger top sides (19) and a top hand region (15), and a protective padding (20) which is bullet-proof and/or resistant to cuts or stabs is built onto or placed on at least certain regions of a glove top face (17) starting from a padding bottom face (21) and is attached to the lining (4) at joining points (22), and the protective padding (20) prevents penetration by foreign bodies impacting with it to a glove interior lying underneath it, wherein there are no joining points (22) between the protective padding (20) and the lining (4) in at least one free zone (23) on the glove top face (17) and this free zone (23) extends at least in a part-portion (24) of a peripheral contour (25) surrounding the padding bottom face (21) at least in a peripheral or terminal end region (26) of the protective padding (20).
2. Protective glove as claimed in claim 1, wherein a preferably continuous gap (29) or open region is disposed in the free zone (23) between the non-joined protective padding (20) and the glove top face (17) of the lining (4).
3. Protective glove as claimed in claim 2, wherein the gap (29) or open region in the free zone (23) extends from a terminal end (29a; 29b) of the protective padding (20) lying in the pulling on and off direction of a user's hand towards an oppositely lying terminal end (29b; 29a) of the protective padding (20) in a gusset shape across a gap depth (30).
4. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) at the glove top face (17) extends over at least a proximal finger knuckle region (31), a part-portion (32) of a finger length (33) or the entire finger length (33) of at least one of the glove fingers (10 to 14) and optionally a middle hand region (34).
5. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) extends from the proximal finger knuckle region (31) to a middle joint region (37) of at least one of the glove fingers (10 to 14) and the protective padding (20) extends over an inner finger portion (36) in which a proximal glove finger member of a user's hand (2) is disposed when the glove fingers (10 to 14) are outstretched.
6. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the free zone (23) between the glove top face (17) of the lining (4) and the padding bottom face (31) of the protective padding (20) extends at least in the proximal finger knuckle region (31) and preferably along an inner finger portion (36) of at least one of the glove fingers (10 to 14).
7. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) at the glove top face (17) covers at least a wrist region (38) and the free zone (23) between the glove top face (17) of the lining (4) and the padding bottom face (21) of the protective padding (20) on the glove top face (17) in at least certain parts of the wrist region (38).
8. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) is of an essentially quadratic or cylindrical shape.
9. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) is formed by at least one segment.
10. Protective glove as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one segment is formed by applying overstitching or quilting.
11. Protective glove as claimed in claim 9 or 10, wherein the segments are laid one over the other and overlap in certain regions.
12. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the joining points (22) between the protective padding (20) and the lining (4) are disposed in at least oppositely lying side regions (39, 40) of the protective padding (20) running in the pulling on and off direction of a user's hand.
13. Protective glove as claimed in claim 12, wherein two of the joining points (22) are disposed between the protective padding (20) and the lining (4) in lateral finger-side regions of two glove fingers (10 to 14), preferably an index finger and a little finger.
14. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) extends essentially in a rectangle on the glove top face (17) between oppositely lying side faces (43, 44) of the glove (1), a terminal end region (45) at the pull-on end of a shaft (16) and the glove fingers (11 to 14).
15. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) has a thickness (46) in the range of 1 mm to 100 mm, in particular 5 mm to 30 mm, preferably 10 mm to 20 mm.
16. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) is permanently attached to the glove top face (17) at the joining points (22).
17. Protective glove as claimed in claim 16, wherein the joining points (22) extend in a dotted or linear pattern and a joining means (49) in the form of a seam (7), in particular a stitched seam, is provided at the joining points (22).
18. Protective glove as claimed in claim 17, wherein the dotted pattern or linear pattern joining points (22) bound or define for example the rectangular or circle segment or ellipsis segment shaped extension of the free zone(s) (23) outside the peripheral or terminal end region (26) of the protective padding (20).
19. Protective glove as claimed in one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the protective padding (20) at the joining points (22) is disposed on the glove top face (17) so that it can be released or replaced by means of the joining means (49).
20. Protective glove as claimed in claim 19, wherein the joining means (49) is provided in the form of a mechanical coupling mechanism, comprising a first coupling element on the lining (4) and another coupling element on the protective padding (20) co-operating with it.
21. Protective glove as claimed in claim 20, wherein the coupling mechanism may be provided in the form of a clinging-type fastener, a zip fastener, a catch, clip or plug-in connection or similar.
22. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective padding (20) comprises one or more protective layer(s) (47) made from a speed-inhibiting or kinetic energy absorbing protective material, in particular a bullet-proof material.
23. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one pocket (51) is disposed in the protective padding (20), which is accessible through an opening on a padding surface of the protective padding (20) or external surface (3) of the lining (4).
24. Protective glove as claimed in claim 23, wherein one or more protective or bullet-proof layer(s) (47) are interchangeably disposed in the pocket (51) or an additional stiffening or reinforcing element can be interchangeably disposed in it.
25. Protective glove as claimed in claim 23 or 24, wherein other implements of a user which do not fulfil a protective function, such as documents, functional implements, etc., may be placed in the at least one pocket (51).
26. Protective glove as claimed in one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the opening of the pocket (51) can be closed by means of a closure element, for example a flap or tab, or a closure such as a zip fastener or a button connection, for example.
27. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the layer(s) (47) or the layered packet (48) of the protective padding (20) is enclosed by an outer covering layer (50) which essentially comprises a top part (52) lying essentially parallel with the external surface (3) of the lining (4) and one or more side parts (53) disposed perpendicular to the external surface (3) of the lining (4).
28. Protective glove as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein an adjustable adjusting mechanism (55) is disposed in particular in the wrist region (38) for defining an opening width (56) of the shaft (16).
29. Protective glove as claimed in claim 28, wherein the adjusting mechanism (55) is provided in the form of a tape or strip-type strap (57) which can be steplessly adjusted and secured in a position.
30. Protective glove as claimed in claim 29, wherein a tunnel (58) is disposed in the protective padding (22) in the wrist region (38) extending transversely to a pulling on and off direction of a user's hand (2) through which the strap (57) extends.

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