Yarn and safety apparel

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a 500-1500 denier core comprised of high strength stretched polyethylene fiber and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core in the order set forth:

• (a) a first wrap of 50 to 400 denier nylon, at least two turns per inch;
• (b) a second wrap of 50 to 400 denier nylon wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, at least two turns per inch;
• (c) a third wrap having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch of material selected from the group consisting of metal wire and glass fiber, two to twelve wraps per inch;
• (d) a fourth wrap of 200 to 800 denier polyester fiber, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• (e) a fifth wrap of two 200 to 800 denier strands of polyester fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap, the turns being directly adjacent each other.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a core comprised of synthetic fiber and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core:

• a) a first wrap of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber wound, at least two turns per inch;
• b) a second wrap of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, at least two turns per inch;
• c) a third wrap having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch of material selected from the group consisting of metal wire and glass fiber, two to twelve wraps per inch;
• d) a fourth wrap of 200 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• e) a fifth wrap of 200 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap, the turns being directly adjacent each other.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a 500 to 1500 denier core comprised of synthetic fiber and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core in the order set forth:

• (a) a first wrap of 70 denier nylon, six turns per inch;
• (b) a second wrap of 70 denier nylon wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, six turns per inch;
• (c) a third wrap of one to three annealed stainless steel wires each 0.0016 inch in diameter, eight turns per inch;
• (d) a fourth wrap of 650 denier high strength stretched polyethylene fiber having directly adjacent turns;
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• (e) a fifth wrap of 1300 denier polyester fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap and having directly adjacent turns.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a core comprised of high strength stretched polyethylene fiber up to 1500 denier and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core in the order set forth:

• (a) a first wrap of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber, at least two turns per inch;
• (b) a second wrap of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, at least two turns per inch;
• (c) a third wrap having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch of material selected from the group consisting of metal wire and glass fiber, two to twelve wraps per inch;
• (d) a fourth wrap of 300 to 2000 denier high strength stretched polyethylene fiber, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• (e) a fifth wrap of 300 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap, the turns being directly adjacent each other.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a 150-2000 denier core comprised of synthetic fiber and the following wraps wound about the core:

• (a) one or more wraps W1 of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber, at least two turns per inch, said turns being widely spaced each from the next, the first of said wraps W1 wound directly about the core;
• (b) a wrap W2 having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch of material selected from the group consisting of metal wire and glass fiber, two to twelve turns per inch, disposed about the wrap or wraps W1;
• (c) a wrap W3 of 300 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber having a tenacity of greater than 10 grams per denier selected from the group consisting of high strength aramid, high strength stretched polyethylene and high strength liquid crystal polymer disposed about the wrap W2, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• (d) a wrap W4 of 300 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber disposed about the wrap W3, the turns being directly adjacent each other.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting having a core of at least 150 denier comprised of synthetic fiber and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core:

• a) a first wrap of 50 to 400 denier synthetic fiber, at least two turns per inch;
• b) a second wrap of 50 to 400 denier synthetic fiber wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, at least two turns per inch;
• c) a third wrap having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch of material selected from the group consisting of metal wire and glass fiber, two to twelve turns per inch;
• d) a fourth wrap of 200 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• e) a fifth wrap of 200 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap, the turns being directly adjacent each other.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a core of at least 150 denier comprised of synthetic fiber and the following wraps wound about the core:

• (a) one or more wraps W2 of synthetic fiber, at least two turns per inch, said turns being widely spaced each from the next, the first of said wraps W1 wound directly about the core;
• (b) a wrap W2 of flexible metal wire having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch, two to twelve turns per inch, disposed about the wrap or wraps W1;
• (c) a wrap W3 of 300 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber disposed about the wrap W2, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• (d) a wrap W4 of 300 to 2000 denier synthetic fiber disposed about the wrap W3, the turns being directly adjacent each other.

A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a 500 to 1500 denier core comprised of non-high strength synthetic fibers and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core in the order set forth:

• (a) a first wrap of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber, four to ten turns per inch;
• (b) a second wrap of at least 50 denier synthetic fiber wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, four to ten turns per inch;
• (c) a third wrap having a maximum diameter of 0.010 inch of one to three annealed stainless steel wires, four to twelve turns per inch;
• (d) a fourth wrap of 300 to 1200 denier high strength stretched polyethylene fiber, the turns being directly adjacent each other;
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• (e) a fifth wrap of 600 to 1500 denier polyester fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap, the turns being directly adjacent each other.