Lightweight robust thin flexible polymer coated glove

Lightweight robust thin flexible latex gloves having areas of reinforcement at areas of high stretch and/or movement are provided. Gloves comprise a knitted liner having a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier 221 or less, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger com...

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Main Authors THOMPSON, ERIC, MORELAND, JEFFREY C, GHAZALY, HAFSAH BINTI MOHD, NARASIMHAN, DAVE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.06.2013
Subjects
ACCESSORIES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
OUTERWEAR
PROTECTIVE GARMENTS
WEARING APPAREL
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Summary:Lightweight robust thin flexible latex gloves having areas of reinforcement at areas of high stretch and/or movement are provided. Gloves comprise a knitted liner having a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier 221 or less, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component; and at least one reinforcement section located at a base of at least one finger component, at a base of the thumb component, in the palm component, or combinations thereof, and a polymeric latex coating. Reinforcement sections can be formed by plaiting, using yarn of a heavier denier, and/or forming Jacquard or transfer stitches. The liner can be knitted using with 70 to 221 denier nylon 66 multi-filament yarn. Methods of making and using the gloves are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20080296289