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 can be 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 can have at least one substantially enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary layer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective glove comprising:
 (a) a primary yarn defining a palm section, thumb section, index finger section, middle finger section, ring finger section and baby finger section, 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, the primary yarn comprising a first core strand comprising fiberglass and/or flat polyester, a second core strand comprising ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and/or stainless steel wire, and at least one cover strand wrapped around the first core strand and the second core strand; and   (b) at least one plaiting yarn plaited to portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn to form a plurality of enhanced sections formed on the exterior surface of the glove, the plurality of enhanced sections having at least one enhanced physical property in relation to the primary yarn.   
     
     
         2 . The glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one cover strand of the primary yarn comprises stainless steel wire and/or textured polyester. 
     
     
         3 . The glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of enhanced sections comprises latex rubber and have enhanced gripping properties in relation to the primary yarn. 
     
     
         4 . The glove according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one plaiting yarn comprises a first plaiting yarn plaited to the primary yarn and a second plaiting yarn plaited to the first plaiting yarn, the first plaiting yarn selected from the group consisting of spandex and a moisture wicking yarn, and the second plaiting yarn comprising latex rubber. 
     
     
         5 . The glove according to  claim 4 , wherein the first plaiting yarn comprises:
 (a) a core strand comprising spandex;   (b) a first cover strand comprising polyester wrapped around the core strand; and   (c) a second cover strand comprising nylon wrapped around the first cover strand.   
     
     
         6 . The glove according to  claim 4 , wherein the first core strand of the primary yarn comprises fiberglass, the second core strand of the primary yarn comprises ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and the at least one cover strand comprises polyester. 
     
     
         7 . The glove according to  claim 4 , wherein the first core strand of the primary yarn comprises flat polyester and the second core strand comprises stainless steel wire. 
     
     
         8 . The glove according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one cover strand of the primary yarn comprises a first cover strand comprising stainless steel wire and a second cover strand comprising textured polyester. 
     
     
         9 . A protective glove comprising:
 (a) a primary yarn defining a palm section, thumb section, index finger section, middle finger section, ring finger section and baby finger section, 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 comprising a moisture wicking 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 enhanced sections formed on the exterior surface of the glove, the plurality of enhanced sections having at least one enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary yarn.   
     
     
         10 . The glove according to  claim 9 , wherein the second plaiting yarn is selected from the group consisting of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, nylon and latex rubber. 
     
     
         11 . The glove according to  claim 9 , wherein the second plaiting yarn comprises retroreflective material whereby the enhanced sections have enhanced visibility in relation to the primary yarn. 
     
     
         12 . The glove according to  claim 9 , wherein the primary yarn comprises a first core strand comprising fiberglass and/or flat polyester, a second core strand comprising ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and/or stainless steel wire, and at least one cover strand wrapped around the first core strand and the second core strand. 
     
     
         13 . The glove according to  claim 12 , wherein the at least one cover strand of the primary yarn comprises stainless steel wire and/or textured polyester. 
     
     
         14 . A protective glove comprising:
 (a) a primary yarn defining a palm section, thumb section, index finger section, middle finger section, ring finger section and baby finger section, 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) at least one plaiting yarn comprising an electrically conductive material plaited to portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn to form at least one touch screen compatible section formed on the exterior surface of the glove.   
     
     
         15 . The glove according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one touch screen compatible section comprises touch screen compatible sections located at the tips of the thumb section, the index finger section, and the middle finger section. 
     
     
         16 . The glove according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one plaiting yarn comprises copper-suffused nylon. 
     
     
         17 . The glove according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one plaiting yarn comprises a silver-coated or copper-suffused electrically conductive yarn. 
     
     
         18 . The glove according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one plaiting yarn comprises a first plaiting yarn comprising spandex plaited to the primary yarn, and a second plaiting yarn comprising the electrically conductive material plaited to the first plaiting yarn. 
     
     
         19 . The glove according to  claim 14 , wherein the primary yarn comprises a first core strand comprising fiberglass, a second core strand comprising ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and at least one cover strand wrapped around the first core strand and the second core strand. 
     
     
         20 . The glove according to  claim 19 , wherein the at least one cover strand is selected from the group consisting of polyester and nylon.