Method for producing thin film gloves using the cutting and sealing process and glove produced therefrom

Abstract

A single use disposable glove having two or more layers with a thickness which can range from 0.02 mm to 0.04 mmm for food handling with satisfactory formfitting and durability, all the way up to about 0.10 mm and above for heavy duty applications while still maintaining comfort like that of natural and synthetic rubbers. Materials such as styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) or styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) may be used to produce single use disposable gloves employing the cutting and sealing method. The use of these compositions could have a thickness between about 0.02 mm and about 0.1 mm or above. More importantly, the use of these compositions in the cutting and sealing process would yield a glove having better elasticity. The film quality using the various extrusion techniques would outperform a glove produced by the dipping process, not only in integrity (pinhole rate) but also in a thickness profile (uniformity).

1 . A single use disposable glove, comprising:
 at least one top layer comprising at least one layer film in the form of a hand;   at least one bottom layer comprising a layer of film in the form of a hand, wherein a portion of the periphery of said at least one bottom layer is sealed to a portion of the periphery of said at least one top layer to form a glove;   wherein an opening is provided between said at least one top layer and said at least one bottom layer for the insertion of a human hand between said at least one top layer and said at least one bottom layer,   wherein at least one of said top layer and said bottom layer consists of between about 70% and 90% ethylene or propylene components.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of said at least one top layer and said at least one bottom layer is between 0.03 mm and 0.06 mm 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein deformation of said glove is between 10% and 30% after a 100% stretch. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the weight of the glove is between 1.5 grams and 3.1 grams 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein a weight of at least one of said top layer and bottom layer is approximately 30%-70% of the total glove weight. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the thickness of one of the top layer and bottom layer is thicker than the other of said layers. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the thickness of the top layer and bottom layer is approximately the same.  
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the top layer and bottom layer consists of at least polyvinyl chloride. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 9  wherein at least one of said top layer and bottom layer include DEHP, citrates, adipates, azelates, phosphates, trimellitates, chlorinated paraffin, or polyesters as a plasticizer.