GLOVE STRUCTURE

Normally, there are four types of design of the glove's thumb, which are Wing Thumb, Straight Thumb, Keystone Thumb, and Reversible Thumb (See Illustration 5). For the Gunn Cut Style, Wing Thumb, Straight Thumb, and Keystone Thumb are applicable for this style. However, the most common type of design is Wing Thumb in the Gunn Cut Style. On the other hand, Keystone Thumb is only used in the leather glove design. For the Clute Cut Style, Straight Thumb is every popular in the usage of cotton working glove, but Wing Thumb is the most regular usage in the Garden Glove. Finally, Reversible Thumb can only be used in the Reversible Style.　

GLOVE CARE AND MAINTENANCE

By having a good care and maintenance of gloves in a regular basis of proper care and cleaning, it can help you to achieve the maximum safety of assuring the industrial hand protection. Effective and proper care of gloves can also help you to increase savings due to the longer gloves' lives.　

Most of the gloves like leather glove, cotton glove, synthetics glove, and strings glove can perform better and last longer if there is some cleaning and washing. Moreover, certain types of glove can withstand the rigors of laundry better than other gloves. Some gloves like leather gloves, cotton gloves, and string gloves can be commercially laundered and minimal shrinkage will be very normal.　

Synthetic gloves normally require greater care. A good practice of cleaning and washing gloves at regular interval with running water while wearing will slow permeation and contamination. If water for is not adequate for cleaning and rinsing, general solvents may be needed to the glove. Moreover, before storage of the gloves at the end of the day or after washing, dryness of the glove is always recommended.

Daily inspection of the gloves is strongly recommended before wearing. In this way, we can assure that there isn't any significance of damage of the glove neither inside nor outside of the glove's surface.

All of the gloves should be stored in good ventilated bins or shelves at a regular temperature room and free from the direct sunlight. In this way, it can help the glove to be last longer.　

STRENGTH AND USAGE

The advantages of synthetic glove are to protect against solvents and chemical resistance, plus abrasions, cut and puncture resistance.

Dipping Pattern

PVC—it is used for liquid and solvent protection

Vinyl—it is airiness, easy gripping, minimum absorption of water, of oil, and of grease

Cut-N-Sewn Pattern

Vinyl (Impregnated and Laminated)—it is mild abrasion resistance

The unsupported glove with greater dexterity in applications is normally used for chemical protection. The gauge can identify the thickness of a glove by the measurement of millimeter. A regular thin gauge allows us to have a sense of touch, and a heavy gauge can provide a greater protection and durability of a glove

Regular Unsupported Glove---11 mil to 30 mil thickness

Latex—it is the natural rubber and most popular elastic substance

Heavy Gauge Unsupported Glove---45 mil to 50 mil thickness

Latex—it provides the greatest protection and durability

The advantages of cotton glove in regular work performance are comfortable and airy. For the heavier weight cotton glove, it has the ability of abrasion and heat protection.

Light Weight (Product Protection)

Inspectors—it consists of cotton or nylon, and it is reversible; it can also be used as gloves or glove's liners

Single Ply (Multi-Purpose)

Canvas—There are 6 oz, 6.5 oz, 7 oz, 8 oz, 10 oz, or 12 oz fabrics which are used for general-purpose work performance PVC dots provide the gripping ability and longer wear.

Jersey—There is 8 ounces of jersey, which is used for general work performance. PVC dots provide gripping ability and longer wear.

Terrycloth—it is seamless knit style in various weights, which can be used for specific degrees of heat protection

Quilted (Heavy Multi-Purpose and Heat Protection)

Chore—it is used for general purpose work performance

Double Palm—it is used for minimum heat protection

Hot Mill—it is used for moderate heat protection

String is used for general purpose work applications and for cut and abrasion resistance with the high performance yarns when it is working with sharp objects. Various weights of the string provide longer durability or additional dexterity where it is needed.

• 100% Cotton
• Cotton/Polyester Blend
• 100% Synthetic
• PVC coating provides better gripping and longer wear　

Leather gloves that are used in heavy-duty work performance can provide the protection from rough task, sparks, and heat. Moreover, all kinds of leather glove can also provide comfort, durability, dexterity, mild heat resistance, and abrasion protection. Finally, one of the main cultures of leather glove is to make the glove into a traditional favorite and style for the industrial workers.

Types of Leather

Cow leather is the most popular industrial glove material and working glove material. It is because cow leather has plenty of availability and utility value of a leather glove. In the United States of America and Australia, cowhide is the major product in the leather's industry. The advantages of using cow leather to produce a glove are that cow leather can provide the ability of comfort, durability, excellent abrasion, and airiness. Chrome tanning of the cow leather can also provide the function of greater wear or longer lifetime of the gloves and heat resistance.

Pigskin has the greatest airiness due to the porous texture of the natural hide. The advantages of using pigskin as the material of leather gloves are that pigskin tends to be softer than other types of leather when it is used as a hand protection. Moreover, it can also withstand the moisture for not to be stiffening on the surface of the leather. Consequently, the pigskin can return to the spontaneous softness of the texture after the laundry is done.

Split Leather

Split leather is the rough internal layer of the hide. This type of leather provides less capacity of the durability comparing to the grain leather. The miscellaneous types of split leather are side-split leather, shoulder-split leather, and belly-split leather. Each type of leather has its respective capacity and availability and the utility value.