Heat and abrasion resistant woven glove
AssigneeLakeland Industries, Inc.
InventorFrederick A. Vero
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A hand covering is provided which is heat and abrasion resistant. The hand covering is processed by utilizing a fabric formed with conditioned KEVLAR wound with a top cover of a yarn selected from the group consisting of PANOX and VECTRAN.
Claims12
An abrasion resistant woven hand covering to provide protection of a user's hand from being burned by contact with hot objects, said hand covering comprising:
- a back portion, a front portion and a wrist portion having an opening for insertion of a wearer's hand, said back, front and wrist portions consisting essentially of a fabric consisting of conditioned aramid strands twisted with a yarn selected from the group consisting of oxidized polyacrylonitrile and a high strength polyester polyacrylate said aramid strands being conditioned by treatment with steam and a compound selected from the group consisting of an ignition resistant wax and an organosilicone compound, and wherein said yarn forming a top cover of said aramid strands.
A woven glove having finger portions comprising a back portion, a front portion and a wrist portion having an opening for insertion of a wearer's hand, each of said portions consisting essentially of oxidized polyacrylonitriles strands twisted around conditioned aramid strands with about 5 turns per inch, said aramid being conditioned by treatment with steam and a compound selected from the group consisting of an ignition resistant wax and an organosilicone compound, said oxidized polyacrylonitrile forming a top cover on said aramid strands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.