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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1986
B Dean Lassiter, Greensboro, NC (US);
Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
A thermal and/or protective glove construction is disclosed which increases tactile sensitivity. In each of the thumb and fingertip portions of the glove there is provided a finger contact pad and a relatively stiff transmission system for transmitting detected vibrations from external stimuli to the wearer's fingertips. The finger contact pads may be Velcro.TM. fastener material and the transmission system may comprise a plurality of rigid plastic prongs embedded in the relatively thick insulating material used in thermal gloves. Additional response surface pads, which also may be of Velcro.TM. fastener material, may be applied to the external side of the transmission material.