Green tea coated gloves and related methods

Abstract

The present invention is drawn to elastomeric gloves and related methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, an elastomeric glove is provided which includes a glove body having a layer made of an elastomeric material. The glove body can have interior surface and exterior surface with a green tea coating on the interior surface of the glove body and a green tea flavoring coated on the exterior surface of the glove body.

1 . An elastomeric glove, comprising:
 an glove body having a layer made of an elastomeric material, said glove body having an interior surface and exterior surface;   a green tea coating on the interior surface of the glove body; and   optionally a green tea flavoring coated on the exterior surface of the glove body.   
     
     
         2 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material is selected from you group consisting of natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl, synthetic nitrile rubber, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material is synthetic nitrile rubber. 
     
     
         4 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the green tea coating on the interior surface of the glove includes green tea and glycerine. 
     
     
         5 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the green tea coating comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 0.1 wt % of green tea extract. 
     
     
         6 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the green tea coating includes a polymeric thickening agent. 
     
     
         7 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the green tea coating is applied to the interior surface of the glove is sprayed onto the interior surface of the glove body. 
     
     
         8 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 1 , wherein the green tea flavoring is applied to the outer surface of the glove body by atomization of the green tea flavoring. 
     
     
         9 . The elastomeric glove of  claim 7 , wherein the green tea flavoring is atomized within a tumbler during its application to the outer surface of the glove body. 
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacturing a green tea coated elastomeric glove, comprising:
 forming an elastomeric glove body utilizing of an elastomeric material;   applying a green tea coating composition on an interior surface of the elastomeric glove body;   optionally applying a green tea flavoring composition to an exterior surface of the elastomeric glove body.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl, synthetic nitrile rubber, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric material is synthetic nitrile rubber. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the forming of the elastomeric glove body comprises dipping a hand shaped mold into a tank of liquid coagulant material followed by dipping the hand shaped mold into a tank of liquid elastomeric material. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the applying of the green tea coating is by spraying of the green tea coating composition. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the spraying utilizes an atomizer. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the green tea coating composition includes green tea and glycerine. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the green tea coating composition comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 0.1 wt % of green tea extract. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the green tea coating composition includes a polymeric thickening agent. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein following applying of the green tea coating composition the glove is dried at a temperature of about 60° C. to about 100° C. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the applying of the green tea flavoring includes the use of an atomizer. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the applying of the green tea flavoring includes disposing the elastomeric glove body into a tumbler device, forming a cloud of fine droplets of the green tea flavoring within the tumbler, activating the tumbler causing the elastomeric glove body to rotated within the tumbler for a period of time, and deactivating the tumbler.