SURFACE TREATMENT OF LATEX SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVES.

摘要

ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION A PLURALITY OF LATEX GLOVES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSED TANK ( 2 ) CONTAINING A HALOGENATING, ESPECIALLY CHLORINATING, SOLUTION AND THE TANK (2) IS SUBJECTED TO LINEAR HORIZONTAL OSCILATION TO CREATE A WAVE MOTION THEREIN WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENT OF THE TANK ( 2 ), WHEREBY THE GLOVES ALTERNATELY OPEN AND ARE FILLED WITH LIQUID AND CLOSE AND ARE EMPTIED OF LIQUID UNTIL A DESIRED DEGREE OF HALOGENATION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, SPENT LIQUID IS DRAINED FROM THE TANK ( 2 ), ANY GAS IN THE TANK ( 2 ) IS VENTED AND THE GLOVES ARE RINSED TO REMOVE ANY RESIDUAL HALOGENATING LIQUID. THE INVENTION ALSO INCLUDES APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE PROCESS.