Mitt for manually handled object drop safety

Abstract

A mitt for manually handled object drop safety has a fabric covering and a wrist cuff which may be worn like a loose-fitting glove to catch accidentally dropped manually handled objects. The covering has a penetrable interlace of flat bands defining a plurality of insertion points at intersections therebetween through which typically objects such as fasteners such as bolts, nuts and the like may be inserted during manual handling.

1 . A mitt having a loose-fitting fabric covering interfacing a wrist cuff at a proximal end thereof, the covering comprising a penetrable interlace of orthogonal flat material bands defining a plurality of insertion points at intersections therebetween through which manually handled objects may be pressed in use. 
     
     
         2 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each band alternates over and under each other consecutive orthogonal band. 
     
     
         3 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the bands have a width of greater than 1 cm and wherein edges of parallel adjacent bands lie less than 3 mm apart. 
     
     
         4 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the material bands are elastic. 
     
     
         5 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the penetrable interlace perpendicularly intersects a longitudinal axis of the cuff. 
     
     
         6 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the penetrable interlace is rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the covering has top, bottom and sides with respect to the longitudinal axis and wherein the penetrable interlace forms at least a part of a front of the covering and is bounded by the top, bottom and sides. 
     
     
         8 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein a top edge of the front lies closer to the longitudinal axis as compared to a bottom edge thereof. 
     
     
         9 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a transparent or semi-transparent screen for viewing an interior of the covering in use. 
     
     
         10 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the screen comprises a mesh. 
     
     
         11 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein at screen locates at a top of the covering to lie at a rear of the hand inserted therein in use. 
     
     
         12 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the sides and a bottom of the covering comprises a further transparent or semi-transparent screen. 
     
     
         13 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cuff comprises a tightenable outer cuff band. 
     
     
         14 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the outer cuff band has an end which doubles back through a buckle and the end has an inner fastener surface which fastens to an outer fastener surface of the band thereunderneath. 
     
     
         15 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the fastener surfaces comprise hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         16 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the cuff comprises an inner flexible sleeve surrounded by the outer cuff band. 
     
     
         17 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprising a further penetrable interlace of orthogonal flat material bands. 
     
     
         18 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the penetrable interlace is located at a front of the covering and wherein the further penetrable interlace is located at a side of the covering and wherein the mitt further comprises a screen at a top of the mitt and a further screen at a bottom of the mitt. 
     
     
         19 . A mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the penetrable interlace comprises at least four bands in each orthogonal orientation, thereby defining at least nine insertion points at respective intersections therebetween. 
     
     
         20 . The method of securing manually handled objects using a mitt as claimed in  claim 1 , the method comprising donning the mitt on a hand, tightening the cuff and pressing a manually handled object through one of the plurality of insertion points of the penetrable interlace of the orthogonal flat material bands.