Cut resistant yarn and apparel
AssigneeWhizard Protective Wear Corp.
InventorKalidas Chakravarti
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Abstract
A knittable, cut-resistant yarn for use in protective wear, such as gloves, arm protectors, aprons, or the like, including a core with at least one strand of flexible, stainless steel wire having a diameter of about 0.002 inches and at least one strand of an anti-microbial treated fiber. A first wrap is wound in one direction about the core and is a polyester fiber having a denier in the range of 40-600 and a second wrap is wound in a second direction about the core which includes at least one strand of a polyester fiber having a denier in the range of 40-600. The anti-microbial treated fiber may be acetate-based, acryl-based or olefinic. The anti-microbial treated fiber contains an anti-microbial agent, such as Microban-B, where the active ingredient is 5 chlor-2-(2,4 dichlorophenoxy) phenol.
Claims17
A knittable cut-resistant yarn for use in protective wear comprising:
- a) a core having at least one strand of flexible, stainless steel wire having a diameter of about 0.002 inches and at least one strand of a polymeric fiber wherein said fiber contains an antimicrobial within a matrix of said polymer;
- b) a first wrap wound in one direction about the core, said first wrap being a polyester fiber having a denier in the range of 40-600;
- and,
- c) the second wrap wound in a second direction about said core, said second wrap being least one strand of a polyester fiber having a denier in the range of 40-600.
A cut-resistant knittable yarn for making fabric to be used in the manufacture of protective wear comprising:
- a) a core including at least two longitudinally extending synthetic fibers;
- b) at least one wrap wound around said core made from a synthetic fiber;
- and,
- c) one of said fibers comprising an anti-microbial treated fiber wherein said anti-microbial treated fiber is a polymer that contains the anti-microbial within a matrix of the polymer.
The yarn of clam 11, wherein said anti-microbial treated fiber is an olefinic fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.