Auxetic textile structures
AssigneeHoneywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
InventorsJing Xu, Xiaobai Ruan, Menglong Gao
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Abstract
Apparatuses are described that provide for auxetic textile structures. An example auxetic textile structure includes an auxetic layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the auxetic layer comprises a plurality of high performance yarns. The auxetic textile structure further includes a plurality of dispersed elastic portions at least partially coupled to the inner surface of the auxetic layer, wherein the plurality of dispersed elastic portions in combination with the auxetic layer form a plurality of double layer structures distributed amongst a single layer of the auxetic layer. Each of the dispersed elastic portions comprises a plurality of elastic yarns.
Claims20
An auxetic textile structure comprising:
- an auxetic layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the auxetic layer comprises a plurality of high performance yarns;
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- a plurality of dispersed elastic portions at least partially coupled to the inner surface of the auxetic layer, wherein the plurality of dispersed elastic portions in combination with the auxetic layer form a plurality of double layer structures distributed amongst a single layer of the auxetic layer, and wherein each of the dispersed elastic portions comprises a plurality of elastic yarns.
A cut-resistant glove comprising:
- one or more auxetic textile structures, wherein each of the auxetic textile structures comprise:
- an auxetic layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the auxetic layer comprises a plurality of cut-resistant yarns;
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- a plurality of dispersed elastic portions at least partially coupled to the inner surface of the auxetic layer, wherein the plurality of dispersed elastic portions in combination with the auxetic layer form a plurality of double layer structures distributed amongst a single layer of the auxetic layer, and wherein each of the dispersed elastic portions comprises a plurality of elastic yarns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.