Protective garment material

Abstract

A protective garment for protection of body parts against cuts or puncture wounds comprising an inner layer, a protective layer and an outer layer, the protective layer being composed of a wire mesh of woven metal wires, the thickness of the metal wires being between 0.01 mm and 0.20 mm and the apertures in the wire mesh being between 0.001 mm and 0.45 mm.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS[0001] This application is a non-provisional application claiming priority of Provisional Application No. 60 / 189,591 filed Mar. 15, 2000. Reference is also had to co-pending application Ser. No. 09 / 508,738 filing date Jun. 6, 2000.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002] There are no federally sponsored or funded research or development projects or undertakings in any way associated with the instant invention.[0003] 1. Field of the Invention[0004] The present invention relates to a protective garment material for protection of body parts against cuts or puncture wounds caused by sharp objects such as, e.g., hypodermic needles, fishhooks, broken glass, nails, awls or knives, where at least a portion of the garment comprises at least one inner layer, at least one protective layer and possibly one or more outer layers.[0005] 2. Background Information[0006] People are exposed to cuts or puncture wounds in many different situations. For clea...

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Benefits of technology

0017] It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to provide an improved protective garment material for protection of body parts against cuts or puncture wounds caused by sharp objects, in which the

Problems solved by technology

For cleaning personnel the presence of used hypodermic syringes in public places as well as sharp objects in the rubbish is a common problem.

Used syringes and broken glass are also used as a threat in situations where people are under attack, and therefore police, watchmen and other security personnel are exposed to injuries of this kind.

Nor is it uncommon to find broken glass at the scene of an accident, and in such places the helpers are in danger of receiving cuts in connection with rescue work.

Firemen are particularly exposed to such injury when they have to enter buildings where there is a fire, and where broken glass or other sharp objects may be lying on the ground.

Another situation where it is relevant to use protective clothing is in the field of medical and laboratory work, where sharp objects are employed while blood and other body fluids are also handled with the risk of infection this involves.

Other cases where there is a need for protective clothing are in the fishing industry, where sharp hooks represent a danger, and in the fish processing or meat production business, e.g. slaughterhouses where cutting instruments such as knives and cleavers are in heavy use thereby increasing the opportunity for workers to suffer lacerations.

A disadvantage of this glove is that it will be unable to offer the combination of flexibility of use and

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