Sports sock

Abstract

A knitted sports garment (10) to be worn on a limb and for protecting a body part. The garment is made of an ordinary textile material and a cut resistive material and includes at least one first protection section (14) only including cut resistive material joined with at least one adjacent section (12, 16) with ordinary textile material. The cut resistive material of the first protection section is knit with stitches forming a number of full loops for encircling the limb when the garment is worn, where each stitch in the protection section is formed using at least two yarns, while the adjacent section with ordinary textile material is knit using fewer yarns in each stitch.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The invention concerns a knitted sports garment, like a sock, a mitt or glove, which garment includes a cut resistive material together with an ordinary textile material.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In some sports it is common to use sharp equipment that can cut the participants. In for instance winter sports like ice hockey, bandy and figure skating, the skates have sharp blades that can cut the users. Such cuts can be very dangerous and even lethal.[0003]In ice hockey it is known to use a special neck protector, a so called neck guard, in order to avoid severing the artery of the neck. Here it is common to have a plate knit of Kevlar® yarn that is sewn into a cavity or pocket of a textile material, like cotton. This neck protector is thus an additional piece of protective equipment in addition to the garments normally worn by the participants. Because the protective material is sewn into a cavity or pocket of the textile material, the protector is also fairly thick.[00...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The present invention has a number of advantages. It provides improved protection of a body part together with good comfort in the wearing of the garment. It does furthermore not limit the agility of the wearer.

Problems solved by technology

Such cuts can be very dangerous and even lethal.

Although injuries on these parts are normally not lethal, they can lead to long injury periods.

In for instance professional sports organisations, the costs involved with having players unable to participate because of injuries can be considerable.

As protection is to be provided in relation to sports, where physical activity is the rule and not the exception, it is important that the influence on the agility of a person wearing such a protection is limited.

If for instance the principle of the above-described neck guard, i.e. a plate in a pocket of a textile material, is applied on protective means provided for a limb, the movement of the limb may be impeded.

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