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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Audra S. Wright, Woodstock, GA (US);
Nancy H. Puckett, Roswell, GA (US);
Timothy Wilson Reader, Suwanee, GA (US);
Wade R. Thompson, Cumming, GA (US);
Thomas Gregory Triebes, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joel Brostin, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Mark T. Pamperin, Cumming, GA (US);
Audra S. Wright, Woodstock, GA (US);
Nancy H. Puckett, Roswell, GA (US);
Timothy Wilson Reader, Suwanee, GA (US);
Wade R. Thompson, Cumming, GA (US);
Thomas Gregory Triebes, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joel Brostin, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Mark T. Pamperin, Cumming, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove. The apparatus contains a glove mount for holding a glove to be tested in an open donnable position and a device for measuring the effort associated with donning the glove. The invention also relates to a method for measuring the effort associated with donning a glove by providing a testing apparatus having a glove mount and a device for measuring effort associated with donning of a glove, mounting a glove for testing on the glove mount so the glove is open and donnable, initializing the testing apparatus, and acquiring data from the device relating to the effort associated with donning of the glove.