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  Protective glove having inspection portUSPTO Application #: 20070266474Title: Protective glove having inspection port Abstract: A protective glove for a firefighter or for an emergency worker has an outer shell, an intermediate liner providing a moisture barrier, and an inner liner providing a thermal barrier. The outer shall has an inspection port, which is openable and closeable and which when opened enables portions of at least one of the liners to be visually inspected through the inspection port. The inspection port may be located along a margin of an open end of the protective glove or along a seam of the protective glove. Alternatively, the outer shell may have a flap, which is positionable between a position wherein the inspection port is closed by the flap and positions wherein the inspection port is opened. The protective glove has releasable fasteners, such as hook-and-loop fasteners, for releasably fastening portions of the protective glove to one another so as to close the inspection port. (end of abstract) Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer - Chicago, IL, US Inventors: William L. Grilliot, Mary I. Grilliot USPTO Applicaton #: 20070266474 - Class: 002159000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments, Gloves The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070266474. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/348,680, which was filed on Feb. 2, 2006, and the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention pertains to a protective glove for a firefighter or for an emergency worker. This invention contemplates that the protective glove has an inspection port, which when opened enables a liner of the protective glove to be visually inspected through the inspection port. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] As disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,222, it is known for a firefighter's garment to have an inspection port, which when opened enables a liner of the firefighter's garment to be visually inspected. This patent teaches in column 2, lines 28 through 30, that "[w]hile the invention is discussed with reference to the coat of FIG. 1, it must be noted that it can be practiced in other garments such as overpants." [0004] U.S. Pat. No. 4,817,210 discloses a protective coat of related interest. U.S. Pat. No. 5,090,058 discloses a jacket of related interest. U.S. Pat. No. 5,884,332 discloses a garment, either a jacket or trousers, of related interest. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] This invention provides, for a firefighter or for an emergency worker, a protective glove having an outer shell and a liner, which is an intermediate liner if the protective glove also has an inner liner. The protective glove has an inspection port, which is openable and closeable. When opened, the inspection port enables portions of the liner or portions of at least one of the liners, if the protective glove has an intermediate liner and an inner liner, to be visually inspected through the inspection port. [0006] The inspection port may be located along a margin of an open end of the protective glove or along a seam of the protective glove. Alternatively, the outer shell may have a flap, which is positionable between a position wherein the inspection port is closed by the flap and positions wherein the inspection port is opened. [0007] The protective glove has means, such as hook-and-loop fasteners, for releasably fastening portions of the protective glove to one another so as to close the inspection port. Preferably, the fastening means comprise hook-and-loop fastening means, although other fastening means, such as a series of snap fasteners or a zipper, can be alternatively used. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of a protective glove, as seen from its back face, whereby to illustrate that an outer shell of the protective glove has a flap, which is illustrated an a position wherein an inspection port of the outer shell is opened so as to enable portions of an intermediate liner of the protective glove to be visually inspected. [0009] FIG. 1A is a similar view, except that the flap is illustrated in a position wherein the flap closes the inspection port. [0010] FIG. 1B is a sectional view, as taken along line 1B-1B in FIG. 1, in a direction indicated by arrows. [0011] FIG. 2 is a sectional view, as taken along line 2-2 in FIG. 1, in a direction indicated by arrows. [0012] FIG. 3 is a pictorial view of a protective glove, as seen from its back face, whereby to illustrate that, along a margin of its open end, the protective glove has an inspection port, which when opened enables portions of an intermediate liner and portions of an inner liner of the protective glove to be visually inspected. [0013] FIG. 4 is a sectional view, as taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3, in a direction indicated by arrows. [0014] FIG. 5 is a pictorial view of a protective glove, as seen from its back face, whereby to illustrate that, along an edge seam, the protective glove has an inspection port, which when opened enables portions of an intermediate liner and portions of an inner liner of the protective glove to be visually inspected. [0015] FIG. 6 is a sectional view, as taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5, in a direction indicated by arrows. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENT [0016] As illustrated in FIG. 1 and related views, a protective glove 10 for a firefighter or for an emergency worker is similar to protective gloves known heretofore in having an outer shell 20, an intermediate liner 30 providing a moisture barrier, and an inner liner 40 providing a thermal barrier. As illustrated, the outer shell 20 is made from leather, such as elkhide. Alternatively, the outer shell 20 is made from a suitable fabric, such as Kevlar.TM. fabric or Nomex.TM. fabric. As illustrated, the intermediate liner 30 is a separate liner made from a suitable material, such as neoprene. Alternatively, the intermediate liner 30 is bonded to the inner liner 40. As illustrated, the inner liner 40 comprises an outer, fabric layer 42, an inner, fabric later 44, and insulative material 46, such as felt, between the fabric layers 42, 44, which are quilted. The protective glove 10 has an open end, not illustrated, through which a wearer can insert one hand and can withdraw the hand. [0017] As contemplated by this invention, the outer shell 20 has an inspection port 50, which is openable and closeable and which when opened enables the intermediate liner 30 to be visually inspected through the inspection port 50, and a flap 60, which is positionable between a position (see FIG. 1A) wherein the inspection port 50 is closed by the flap 60 and positions (see, e.g., FIG. 1) wherein the inspection port 50 is opened. Rather than a unitary flap, as illustrated, a sewn-on or glued-on flap can be alternatively provided. [0018] Furthermore, the protective glove 10 has means for releasably fastening the flap 60 in the position wherein the inspection port 50 is closed by the flap 60. As illustrated, the fastening means comprise complementary hook-and-loop fasteners 70 comprising a hook-faced tape 72, which is sewn along and to the margin of the flap 60, and comprising a loop-faced tape 74, which is sewn along and to the margin of the inspection port 50. The respective tapes 72, 74, can be alternatively glued along and to the respective margins. Rather than complementary hook-and-loop fasteners, other releasable fastening means, such as a series of snap fasteners or a zipper, can be alternatively used. Continue reading... Full patent description for Protective glove having inspection port Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Protective glove having inspection port patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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