Claims
- 1. A yarn for use in making strong flexible items, the yarn being essentially aramid free and comprising a core and a covering:
- the core including at least one strand of wire and at least one strand of an extended chain polyethylene fiber;
- said wire and said polyethylene fiber being positioned parallel to each other; and
- said covering including at least two strands of fiber wrapped about said parallel positioned core strands, said covering strands being wrapped in opposite directions relative to each other.
- 2. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering includes at least one strand of an extended chain polyethylene fiber.
- 3. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering includes at least one strand of nylon.
- 4. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said extended chain polyethylene fiber has a specific gravity no greater than the specific gravity of water.
- 5. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the covering includes at least one strand of an extended chain polyethylene fiber.
- 6. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the core wire diameter is approximately 0.0045 inches and the extended chain polyethylene core strand has a denier of between about 600 and about 1300.
- 7. The invention as defined in claim 6, wherein the covering is formed of nylon having a denier of between about 400 and about 1300.
- 8. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the extended chain polyethylene fiber has an ultimate elongation of less than 3%.
- 9. A protective garment formed of the yarn of claim 1.
- 10. A glove formed of the yarn of claim 1.
- 11. A glove knitted of at least one end of yarn, the yarn being formed according to claim 1.
- 12. A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, comprising a core having at least one strand of flexible metal wire having a diameter between about 0.003 inch and about 0.010 inch and at least one strand of high strength stretched polyethylene fiber having a tensile modulus of at least 500 grams per denier and a denier between 500 and 1200; and at least two wrappings of synthetic fiber wound about the core, at least one of said wrappings also being a high strength stretched polyethylene fiber having a tensile modulus of at least 500 grams per denier.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/766,846, filed Aug. 16, 1985, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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