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Publication number: US3608708A
Application number: US864608A
Authority: US
Inventors: Duane L Storandt
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1969-10-08
Filing date: 1969-10-08
Publication date: 1971-09-28
Anticipated expiration: 1988-09-28

Abstract

An applicator mitt having a normally open chamber for receiving the user''s hand, a treated pad attached to the exterior portion of said hand chamber, and protective covers jointed to the opening adjacent margin of said chamber and detachably connected along their remaining confronting margins for enclosing said pad when connected and forming a gauntlet when detached; there being retainer members formed with said covers for securing same into both positions.

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United States Patent Duane L. Storandt 8744 Rankin, Brentwood, Mo. 63144 [21] Appl. No. 864,608

[22] Filed Oct. 8, 1969 [45] Patented Sept. 28, 1971 [72] Inventor [54] APPLICATOR MITT 6 Claims, 9 Drawing Figs.

[52] US. Cl 206/46 R, 21158, 15/104.94, 15/227 [51] lnt.C1 A471 13/19, B65d 85/00 [50] Field of Search l5/104.93, 104.94, 227; 2/158; 401/7; 206/46 R [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 532,462 ll 1895 Humphrey 15/227 1,569,854 1/1926 Doerr 15/227 1,688,374 10/1928 Belfry 15/227 2,603,790 7/1952 Boehm-Myro 1. 2/158 2,621,784 12/1952 Van Boytham... 15/227 X 2,913,745 11/1959 Welvang 15/227 X 3,298,507 1/1967 Micciche 15/104.94 UX FOREIGN PATENTS 261,274 6/ 1960 Australia 15/227 271,871 2/1951 Switzerland 15/227 Primary ExaminerDaniel Blum Attomey-Robert J. Eck

ABSTRACT: An applicator mitt having a normally open chamber for receiving the user's hand. a treated pad attached to the exterior portion of said hand chamber, and protective covers jointed to the opening adjacent margin of said chamber and detachably connected along their remaining confronting margins for enclosing said pad when connected and forming a gauntlet when detached; there being retainer members formed with said covers for securing same into both positions.

PATENTEU-SEP28 I97! SHEET1W 3 INVENTOR DUANE L. STORANDT BY QM} 504 ATTORNEY PATENTEU SEP28 I97! SHEET 2 [1F 3 INVENTCR DUANE L. STORANDT wg ATTORNEY PATENIED SEF28 1971 SHEET 3BF 3 INVENTOR DUANE L. STORANDT ATTO R NEY APPLICATOR MI'I'I BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to flexible packaging and, more particularly, to an applicator mitt having a hand receiving chamber and a pad attached to the exterior face of said chamber, which pad is enclosed within gauntlet forming covers.

An object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt incorporating a hand receiving chamber having front and rear faces with an applicator pad disposed on at least one exterior face of the chamber so that a user may readily insert his hand within the chamber and apply the pad to the surface to be treated without having to touch said pad.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt incorporating a pair of protective covers which are joined along one margin to the opening adjacent margin of said hand chamber and are detachably connected along their remaining confronting margins for enclosing said applicator pad.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt of the character described wherein said protective covers are adapted to be peeled away from said pad and wrapped around the wrist and forearm of the user for forming a gauntlet.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt of the type described which incorporate retainer members employed to maintain the protective covers in a gauntlet position as well as in the pad enclosing position for repeated usage.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt of the type described wherein the retainer members maintain the mitt against undesired displacement during usage thereby permitting vigorous manipulation by the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt of the type described wherein the applicator pad is extended on the gauntlet portion of the mitt for increasing the applicator surface area thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt of the type described which utilizes an applicator pad on each exterior face of the hand chamber, which may be comprised of different materials, or may be treated with different treatment agents, depending on the desired usage.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide an applicator mitt of the type described which is constructed from a single blank of sheet material thereby being conducive to low cost, high volume production; and which is flexible and compact so that same may be easily carried on the person of the user or may be readily stored within a travel bag.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an applicator mitt constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. v1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the hand of the user being received within the hand chamber of the mitt with a portion of one protective cover being peeled rearwardly for exposing the applicator pad.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the applicator mitt in one stage of its construction.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the applicator mitt in another stage of construction.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the applicator mitt illustrating same in a position of use with the protective covers in the gauntlet position.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another form of applicator mitt in one stage of construction wherein the applicator pad is extended on the inner face of the protective covers.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the mitt shown in FIG. 7 in another stage of its construction.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the completed applicator mitt.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now by reference characters to the drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the present invention, A generally designates an applicator mitt comprising a pair ofpanels 1, 2 preferable formed of a thermoplastic film, such as polyethylene, and disposed in back-to-back relationship with their upper and

side edges

3, 4, 5, respectively, being joined for defining a chamber 6. The lower edge 7 of eachpanel 1, 2 is free, thereby establishing anopening 8 to chamber 6 which latter is of sufficient width and depth to accommodate the average adult hand It. Attached to the exterior face of eachpanel 1, 2 is anapplicator pad 9, 9' which is constructed of a nonwoven, moisture absorptive fabric, or the like, which

applicator pads

9, 9 may be treated with any conventional polishing or cleaning agent.

Joined to the lower edge 7 of eachpanel 1, 2 around the periphery ofopening 8, is thelower margin 10 of aprotective cover 11, 12, respectively, formed of like material aspanels 1, 2 Said covers 11, 12 are greater in length and width thanpanels 1, 2 and are arranged in overlying relationship with their side margins l3, l4 andupper margin 15 extending beyond the

corresponding edges

3, 4, 5 ofpanels 1, 2. Said covers 11, 12 are detachably connected along their respective side and upper margins l3, l4 and 15, as by heating sealing, adhesives, or the like, forming a line of sealing 16 for protectively enclosing each

pad

9, 9.

Formed with each protective cover ll, 12 is a pair ofretainer members 17 18 located at the juncture of upper margin l5 and the

respective side margins

13, 14 Each retainer member l7, 18 is provided with an adhesive 19 of the pressure-sensitive type for permitting repeated engagement and disengagement. Theupper margins 15 of the respective covers 11, 12 are free, as at 20, in the region between

retainer member

17, 18 and the line of sealing 16, so that a user may readily grasp one of saidcovers 11, 12 for pulling same away from each other in order to break the line of sealing 16 between covers 11, 12 and disengage therelated retainer members 17, 18 (FIG. 3). Thedetached covers 11, 12 are wrapped around the wrist and forearm portion of a user developing a gauntlet 21 (FIG. 6) which latter is maintained in position by engaging the

respective retainer members

17, 18.

Applicator mitt A may be adapted for a myriad of uses. One particular use contemplated by the present invention is to employ applicator mitt A for shining the shoes of a user, wherein eachapplicator pad 9, 9' may be treated with a suitable agent for ready application to the shoes to clean as well as polish same. In such cases, oneapplicator pad 9 may be treated with a polishing agent, while the other pad 9' may be constructed of a soft, fluffy material of the type used for obtaining a high luster shine. It will be observed during usage of applicator mitt A the hands of the user will not become soiled by the treatment agent applied to the

applicator pad

9, 9 because of the novel protective relationship between the covers 11, 12 and the hand-receiving chamber 6.

Although'applicator mitt A may be constructed in different ways, it has been found that for low-cost, high volume production, mitt A is best formed from a blank of sheet material 22 (FIG. 4) comprising acentral body portion 23 being of quadrilateral configuration, havingparallel side edges 24, 24' of relative elongate extent andend flaps 25, 25', joined alongopposed fold lines 26, 26', respectively.End flaps 25, 25' are of relatively shorter length and greater width thatcentral body portion 23 and correspond toprotective covers 11, 12, described hereinabove. Attached tocentral body 23 is acontinuous applicator pad 27 which corresponds

topads

9, 9 hereinabove described. Saidpad 27 incorporates

side margins

28, 28 disposed inwardly ofside edges 24, 24' ofbody 23 andend edges 29, 29' positioned spacedly from therespective fold lines 26, 26'.

Referring to FIG. 5,body 23 is folded upon itself along its transverse axis for developingsaid panels 1, 2; the transverse axis ofbody 22 being common toupper edge 3. Theside edges 24, 24' ofbody portion 23 correspond to the

side margins

4, 5 ofpanels 1, 2 and are heat sealed for establishing chamber 6. Next, theend flaps 25, 25' are upwardly folded alongfold lines 26, 26' in overlying relationship withpad 27, with the respective edge portions corresponding to

margins

13, 14, and being detachably connected by any suitable adhesive agent or heat sealing. It can be seen that applicator mitt A is capable of being mass produced at a relatively low cost.

In usage, the user will insert one hand h within chamber 6 and then with the other hand grasp the freeupper margin 15 in region and peel back covers 11,12 thereby breaking the line of sealing 16 and disengaging

retainer members

17,18. Covers 1 1, 12 are then wrapped around the wrist and adjacent forearm portion of theuser forming gauntlet 21 by engaging the

respective retainer members

17,18. In this position, the user may apply a face of thepad 9 to the particular surface to be polished or cleaned, such as shoes, furnitures, etc. and vigorously manipulate same without mitt A becoming displaced during usage. After the user has completed the desired application, said

retainer members

17,18 of eachcover 11,12 may be disengaged and covers 11,12 returned to their original pad enclosing position with

retainer members

17,18 then reengaged for maintainingcovers 11,12 in such position until mitt A is reused.

If desired,gauntlet 21 of applicator mitt A may be provided with an extension 30 ofapplicator pad 27, as seen in FIGS. 7-9. In this construction theside margins 28, 28' ofpad 27 are positioned in alignment withside edges 24, 24' ofcentral body portion 23, theend edges 29, 29' ofpad 27 being positioned spacedly from theupper margin 15 of each cover 11, 12 (FIG. 7). It will be understood that althoughpad 27 is shown to be continuous, separate pads may be readily used.

The applicator mitt A formed with the gauntlet extension 30 is constructed in substantially the same manner as above described withcentral body portion 23 being folded upon itself for developing said panels 1, 2 (FIG. 8). Thebody side edges 24, 24', which correspond to the

panel side margins

4, 5, are secured, as by heat sealing throughpad 27 or by suitable adhesives, for developing said chamber 6. Theend flaps 25, which correspond to covers 11, 12, respectively, are upwardly folded to present extensions 30 in face-to-face relationship with the related portion ofpad 27, whereupon the

margins

13, 14 and 15 are detachably connected by conventional expedients, such as, pressure sensitive adhesives, rib and trough, hook and pile, and the like. It will be observed that withpad 27 being extended togauntlet 21, a maximum applicator surface area is provided.

It will be understood that although blank 22 is preferably constructed of thermoplastic film, such as polyethylene, it is not limited to such as cloth or other suitable material may be readily utilized in the present invention.

Likewise, the

retainer members

17, 18 may encompass other conventional securement means such as of rib and trough, hook and pile, and the like materials. ADditionally, if cloth is utilized, the detachable connecting means along line of sealing 16 may incorporate reversible zippers of the conventional type so that when covers 11, 12 are disposed 13, 14gauntlet position 21 the zippers will connect

side margins

13, 14 thereof for maintaining same in such position.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent is:

1. An applicator mitt comprising a pair of panels; means joining said panels for developing a chamber therebetween; said panels being free on one margin for defining an opening to said chamber for receiving the hand portion of a user; an applicator pad attached to the exterior face of each panel; a cover engaged to each panel and disposed in overlying relationship therewith for protectively enclosing the related applicator pad; each cover having a margin integrally engaged on a line of fold to the opening adjacent margin of the related panel for swingable movement about said fold line.

2. An applicator mitt as defined in claim 1 and further characterized by each cover having marginal portions of such dimension to project beyond the related margins of said panels, means on said marginal portions for detachably connecting said covers.

3. An applicator mitt as defined inclaim 2 and further characterized by said covers having a length for extending to the wrist and forearm portions of the user when detached on said marginal portions and swung about said fold line, means for interengaging said covers to form a gauntlet.

4. An applicator mitt as defined inclaim 3 and further characterized by said means for interengaging said covers to form a gauntlet comprising retainer tabs, pressure-sensitive adhesive means provided on said tabs for permitting repeated engagement and disengagement of said tabs.

5. An applicator mitt as defined in claim 1 and further characterized by said pads being integrally engaged on a line of fold.

6. An applicator mitt as defined inclaim 5 and further characterized by said pad having a length for extension on the inner face of said covers.

Claims

3. An applicator mitt as defined in claim 2 and further characterized by said covers having a length for extending to the wrist and forearm portions of the user when detached on said marginal portions and swung about said fold line, means for interengaging said covers to form a gauntlet.

4. An applicator mitt as defined in claim 3 and further characterized by said means for interengaging said covers to form a gauntlet comprising retainer tabs, pressure-sensitive adhesive means provided on said tabs for permitting repeated engagement and disengagement of said tabs.

6. An applicator mitt as defined in claim 5 and further characterized by said pad having a length for extension on the inner face of said covers.