| CPC A41D 19/0048 (2013.01) [A01K 55/00 (2013.01); A41D 19/0006 (2013.01); A41D 19/015 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A hand protection device comprising a glove configured for being donned by a user by insertion of a respective hand into an opening positioned in the glove, such that the glove is removably engaged to the respective hand, the glove comprising:
a bottom section positioned over a palm of the respective hand and lower portions of each finger of the respective hand upon donning of the glove;
a top section positioned over a back of the respective hand and upper portions of each finger upon donning of the glove, the top section comprising:
an inner layer, the inner layer being resiliently stretchable, wherein the inner layer and the bottom section are configured for conforming to contours of the respective hand and for frictionally engaging the glove to the respective hand;
an outer layer, said outer layer comprising a different material than said inner layer;
a medial layer positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the outer layer is configured for preventing a bee from contacting the medial layer and wherein the medial layer is configured for preventing a stinger of the bee from reaching the inner layer; and
a plurality of cutouts positioned in the medial layer, wherein the medial layer is configured for passage of air for venting the glove;
wherein one or both of the outer layer and the medial layer are resiliently stretchable, wherein one or more of the outer layer, the inner layer, and the medial layer comprise elastomer;
wherein the inner layer and the outer layer comprise a polyester and a polyether-polyurea copolymer, respectively; and
wherein the medial layer comprises chloroprene rubber.
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