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Cut, abrasion and/or puncture resistant knitted gloves

a technology of abrasion and/or puncture resistance and knitted gloves, which is applied in the field of knitted gloves, can solve the problems of brittle high-strength fibers, easy abrasion of conventional fabrics, and loss of mass, so as to improve the overall abrasion resistance of the glove assembly, and improve the protective knitted glove assembly

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-08
HIGHER DIMENSION MATERIALS INC (US)
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a better protective knitted glove with printed guard plates. These small, hard plastic plates are arranged in a pattern on the glove to improve its abrasion resistance. The overall effect is that the glove is much more durable than without the guard plates.

Problems solved by technology

The technical problem addressed in this patent text relates to improving the ability of fabrics to resist abrasion caused by hard objects like cement, rock, and asphalt without becoming easily worn down or failing under repeated usage. Current solutions involve either waving or knitting strong yarns into a fabric or applying thermoplastic coatings but these methods result in materials that are too costly, uncomfortable, or lack adequate protection against puncture or cuts. Additionally, there is an issue with finding efficient ways to produce durable protective garments while maintaining flexibility and comfort.

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[0024]FIG. 1A shows a front view of one embodiment of the glove assembly of the present invention where guard plates 2 between the thumb and forefinger region are visible. As shown in FIG. 1A, guard plates 2 cover the generally planar palm side of the glove assembly 1, including the palm side of the fingers. The portion of the glove assembly 1 with guard plates 2 between the thumb and forefinger is effectively on the side of the forefinger and in the crotch between the forefinger and thumb, surfaces that are effectively non-coplanar and non-parallel with the guard plates on the palm of the glove assembly. The edges of the guard plates 2 on the side of the forefinger and in the thumb crotch are positioned adjacent to the edges of the guard plates on the palm. FIG. 1B shows the palm side of glove assembly 1. FIG. 1C shows glove assembly 1 from the side of the back of the hand. An array of guard plates 2 is shown on the sides of the thumb and forefinger and in the crotch of the forefin...

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Abstract

An improved protective knitted glove assembly includes a knitted glove and two or more non-coplanar arrays of printed guard plates. The guard plates are small, regularly-spaced, generally uniform thickness, non-overlapping, hard polymer material members arranged in a predetermined pattern having an area parallel to a surface of the glove with major and minor dimensions. The major dimension to minor dimension aspect ratio of the guard plates is between about 3 and 1. The overall abrasion resistance of the glove assembly is substantially greater than an abrasion resistance of the knitted glove without the guard plates.

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Owner HIGHER DIMENSION MATERIALS INC (US)
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