according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention , a unique article of manufacture or device is used to finish wooden articles or other products to make them smoother and remove rough edges . the present invention is also adaptable to finish other surfaces other than wood . moreover , the present invention is an improvement to a pending patent application . the article of manufacture or device is described in enabling detail below . fig1 a illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention . the disposable and ambidextrous glove sander 100 ( hereafter glove sander ) is will be described herein by specific enumerated regions or parts . although the present invention will be described by different regions or parts it should be understood that these individual component - regions are not necessarily separately manufactured pieces or components . the nomenclature and enumeration of the regions , parts , or components thereof are only for illustrative purposes and are not meant to be construed as separate and individual pieces . generally , most of the present invention should be viewed from a unified perspective . for the purposes of clarity it will be pointed out here that fig4 illustrates one side of the glove sander 100 whereas fig5 illustrates the opposite side of the glove sander 100 . the purpose of showing both sides is to illustrate the symmetrical and ambidextrous nature of the glove sander 100 . most of the other products which combine gloves and sandpaper are asymmetrical . due to their asymmetrical nature , the thumb compartment is positioned off - center closer to the palm side of the glove . in addition , most of the prior art only incorporates a sanding surface on the palm side of the glove . the present invention is enabled for sanding on both sides . for this reason , there is no “ palm side ” or “ back side ” of the gloves . moreover , there will be no mention of a “ left glove ” or a “ right glove ” due to the ambidextrous nature of the present invention . glove sander 100 is comprised of a thumb compartment 101 , an index finger compartment 102 , a middle finger compartment 103 , a ring finger . compartment 104 , a pinky finger compartment 105 , a sand layer 110 ( as seen in fig1 b ), a glove layer 111 ( as seen in fig1 b ), and a liner layer 112 ( as seen in fig1 b ). fig1 a illustrates that the sand layer 110 extends from the wrist line 120 to the fingers . moreover , fig2 illustrates that there is a sand layer between the finger compartments as well . the portion of the glove sander 100 which comprises the outer glove layer is the glove layer 111 as illustrated in fig1 b . glove layer 111 in a preferred embodiment is made of rubber . as pointed out above , glove layer 111 is ambidextrous in the sense that the thumb compartment 101 is positioned on the same plane as the other finger compartments . this is illustrated in fig2 . for this reason , the glove layer is symmetrical relative to the top - side and bottom side as is illustrated in fig2 . although rubber is used in a preferred embodiment other expedient materials to comprise the glove layer 111 abound . materials such as leather , fabric , cotton , etc . may also be used in other embodiments . for this reason , the use of rubber to comprise the glove layer 111 should not be construed to be limiting the scope of the present invention . the sand layer 110 is comprised of a coarse material used for the purpose of finishing wood articles and other materials in need of polishing and smoothing out . the sand layer 110 is affixed to the glove layer 111 through use of an adhesive . after the adhesive is applied to the top of the glove layer 111 the sand layer 110 is applied thereto . the sand layer 110 is affixed to almost all of the surface area of the glove layer . the wrist line 120 demarcates the point where the sand layer 110 begins as illustrated in fig1 a . sand layer 110 extends from the wrist line 120 to the tips of the finger compartments as well as between the finger compartments . sand layer 110 is placed on both sides of glove layer 111 due to its ambidextrous nature . the type of adhesive used to affix the sand layer 110 to the glove layer is well known in the art . exemplary adhesives include glue and resin . the particular type of adhesive is no consequence to the present invention . there abound a panoply of various adhesives which are equally expedient for this purpose . moreover , the types of adhesives are well known to one skilled in the art . for this reason , the method of affixing the sand layer 110 to the glove layer 111 will not be detailed herein . the sand layer 110 used in any embodiment of the present invention may come in a variegated array of different grades of sand grit . there is no preferred level of sand grit which is desirable because the specific article which needs to be finished or polished will dictate a specific grade of grit . for this reason , it is foreseeable that the present invention may be sold or produced in a multitude of different grades of sand grit . more granularity may also be incorporated through use of different types of material to comprise the sand layer 110 such as steelwool , sponge , or scotchbrite . moreover , other exemplary types of abrasives which may be used include silicon carbide , garnet , or aluminum oxide . in some preferred embodiments the sand layer 110 may be dispersed on the glove layer 111 in different grades . for instance , the sand layer on the front side of the glove layer 111 may be affixed with a sand grit grade of “ 1 ” ( this is not the technical grade used for sand grit , but for the purposes of simplicity “ 1 ” shall mean a fine grade whereas a “ 5 ” shall mean a coarse grade ), whereas the opposite side may be affixed with a sand grit grade of “ 5 ”. the reason for this is that it is desirable to initially use a coarse grade to remove large amounts of material . and after the large portions of material are removed it is often desirable to use a finer grade of sand grit for the purposes of precision and fine tuning . therefore , a user may use one side of the glove sander 100 with the sand grit grade of “ 5 ” initially to remove the larger portions . and after most of the sanding has been done , user can simply take off the glove sander 100 and reverse the side to the grit grade of “ 1 ” in order to fine tune , or precision sand the article in a detailed and meticulous manner . in addition , the sand layer 110 in between the finger compartments may also come in different grades as well . in some embodiments , the sand grit in between thumb compartment 101 and index finger compartment 102 may come in a sand grit grade of “ 1 ”. the sand grit between index finger compartment 102 and middle finger compartment 103 may come with a sand grit grade of “ 2 ” and so on . the inner portion of the glove sander 100 is the interface between a user &# 39 ; s hand and the glove sander 100 . fig3 and fig1 b illustrate that the inner portion of glove sander 100 in a preferred embodiment is lined with a liner layer 112 . liner layer 112 in a preferred embodiment is comprised of cotton . the reason cotton is used it is more comfortable to the hand of a user . oftentimes , a user &# 39 ; s hand will begin to sweat and produce a significant amount of heat . the advantage of using a cotton liner is that the cotton liner will absorb any excess sweat from the hand . another reason for adding a cotton liner is that the interface between a user &# 39 ; s hand and rubber engenders a significant amount of friction . this friction between a user &# 39 ; s hand and the glove makes it difficult to remove the glove from the user &# 39 ; s hand . oftentimes , this friction will force the glove to turn inside - out as a user removes the hand from the glove . by using a cotton liner , a user will be able to take the gloves off a lot easier and will not have to worry about turning the gloves inside - out . fig6 illustrates how a user sands down an article using the glove sander 100 . the glove sander 100 is used intuitively in the same or similar manner as if the user was using plain sandpaper . fig7 illustrates another preferred embodiment wherein a plurality of abrasive pads 700 are used to paste to a glove . the pad system 700 includes a plurality of finger pads 701 , 702 , 703 , 704 , 705 . these finger pads can be any type of abrasive material . moreover , the pad system may further incorporate a plurality of palm pads 706 , 707 , and 708 . as with the finger pads , they can incorporate any type of abrasive material . fig8 - 9 illustrate that the pad system may be disposed on or packaged on a non - stick liner pad 875 . the non - stick liner pad is comprised of a non - stick surface which can adhere to the adhesive backing of the finger pads or the palm pads without resulting in tear or stress when peeled away . fig1 - 11 illustrates that the pads have an abrasive surface 725 and a bonding surface 726 . the bonding surface may comprise loops and hooks material in some preferred embodiments . in other preferred embodiments the bonding surface may comprise a glue or similar adhesive substance . it will be apparent to the skilled artisan that there are numerous changes that may be made in embodiments described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . for instance , in some preferred embodiments , the glove sander 100 may be made to be re - usable . in other embodiments , the glove sander 100 may be made of leather , cotton , or other expedient materials . the possibilities are endless . as such , the invention taught herein by specific examples is limited only by the scope of the claims that follow .
a glove sander comprising : an ambidextrous glove , an inner liner , and a sand layer , the ambidextrous glove having a thumb compartment , an index finger compartment , a middle finger compartment , a ring finger compartment , a pinky compartment and a hand region generally housing a user &# 39 ; s hand extending to a user &# 39 ; s wrist region , the inner liner comprised of a fabric which is affixed to the ambidextrous glove , the inner liner being housed within the ambidextrous glove and approximating the general inner space of the ambidextrous glove ; the sand layer affixed to the outer surface of the ambidextrous glove , the sand layer extending from the wrist region to the finger and thumb compartments on both sides of the ambidextrous glove and in between the finger and thumb compartments .