Protective glove with enhanced exterior sections

Abstract

A protective glove includes a primary yarn that forms the palm, thumb and finger sections of the glove. The primary yarn has an interior surface forming the interior surface of the glove, and an exterior surface forming the exterior surface of the glove. A plaiting yarn is plaited to portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn to form a plurality of enhanced sections on the exterior surface of the glove. The enhanced sections having at least one substantially enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary layer, such as increased cut resistance,

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glove comprising:
 (a) a palm section, and a plurality of finger sections;   (b) a primary yarn defining the palm section, and the plurality of finger sections, the primary yarn having an interior surface defining an interior surface of the glove and an exterior surface defining an exterior surface of the glove; and   (c) a plurality of enhanced sections formed on the exterior surface of the glove, the plurality of enhanced sections having at least one substantially enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary yarn.   
     
     
         2 . The glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the enhanced sections comprise a plurality of spaced apart ring sections extending substantially laterally on at least one of the plurality of finger sections on the exterior surface of the glove. 
     
     
         3 . The glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of spaced apart ring sections comprise first and second ring sections extending around a circumference of at least one of the plurality of finger sections and defining a spaced interval therebetween. 
     
     
         4 . The glove according to  claim 3 , wherein the first ring section and the second ring section each have a width of about six millimeters and are spaced about three millimeters apart from each other. 
     
     
         5 . The glove according to  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of finger sections comprise a thumb section, an index finger section, a middle finger section, a ring finger section and a baby finger section. 
     
     
         6 . The glove according to  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of spaced apart ring sections comprise at least two spaced apart ring sections extending around a circumference of the thumb section, and at least two spaced apart ring sections extending around a circumference of the index finger section. 
     
     
         7 . The glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the enhanced sections are formed by a secondary yarn plaited to selected portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn. 
     
     
         8 . The glove according to  claim 7 , wherein the enhanced sections provide enhanced cut resistance, and the secondary yarn comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and a hard particle-filled polyethylene fiber wherein the hard particles have a MOHS hardness of greater than three. 
     
     
         9 . The glove according to  claim 8 , wherein the primary yarn comprises:
 (a) a core comprising a first strand of fiberglass and a second strand of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene; and   (b) at least one cover strand wrapped around the core.   
     
     
         10 . The glove according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one cover strand comprises a first strand of textured polyester wrapped around the core, and a second strand of textured polyester wrapped around the core and the first strand of textured polyester. 
     
     
         11 . The glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the secondary yarn comprises a strand of flat nylon, and the enhanced sections provide enhanced resistance to abrasion. 
     
     
         12 . The glove according to  claim 11 , wherein the primary yarn comprises:
 (a) a core comprising a first strand of fiberglass and a second strand of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene; and   (b) at least one cover strand comprising textured polyester wrapped around the core.   
     
     
         13 . The glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the enhanced sections provide enhanced gripping properties, and the secondary yarn comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of latex rubber, spandex, and micro-fiber polyester. 
     
     
         14 . The glove according to  claim 13 , wherein the primary yarn comprises:
 (a) a core comprising a first core strand selected from the group consisting of fiberglass and flat polyester, and a second core strand selected from the group consisting of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and stainless steel wire;   (b) a first cover strand wrapped around the core, the first cover strand selected from the group consisting of textured polyester and stainless steel wire comprising textured polyester wrapped around the core; and   (c) a second cover strand comprising textured polyester wrapped around the first cover strand and the core.   
     
     
         15 . A protective glove comprising:
 (a) a palm section, and a plurality of finger sections;   (b) a primary yarn defining the palm section, and a plurality of finger sections, the primary yarn having an interior surface defining an interior surface of the glove and an exterior surface defining an exterior surface of the glove; and   (c) a plurality of spaced-apart enhanced sections formed on the exterior surface of the glove and extending substantially laterally on at least one of the plurality of finger sections, the enhanced sections having at least one substantially enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary yarn.   
     
     
         16 . The glove according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of spaced apart enhanced sections comprise first and second ring sections extending around a circumference of at least one of the plurality of finger sections and defining a spaced interval therebetween. 
     
     
         17 . The glove according to  claim 16 , wherein the first ring section and the second ring section each have a width of about six millimeters and are spaced about three millimeters apart from each other. 
     
     
         18 . The glove according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of finger sections comprise a thumb section, an index finger section, a middle finger section, a ring finger section and a baby finger section, and the plurality of spaced apart ring sections comprise at least two spaced apart ring sections extending around a circumference of the thumb section, and at least two spaced apart ring sections extending around a circumference of the index finger section. 
     
     
         19 . The glove according to  claim 18 , wherein the enhanced sections are formed by a secondary yarn plaited to selected portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn. 
     
     
         20 . A protective glove comprising:
 (a) a primary yarn defining a palm section and a plurality of finger sections, the primary yarn having an interior surface defining an interior surface of the glove and an exterior surface defining an exterior surface of the glove; and   (b) a first plaiting yarn plaited to portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn and a second plaiting yarn plaited to the first plaiting yarn to form a plurality of spaced apart enhanced ring sections formed on the exterior surface of the glove and extending around a circumference of at least one finger section, the enhanced ring sections having at least one substantially enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary yarn.