Bettcher Industries, Inc.

Whizard Protective Wear Corp.

Keith A Furgalus

Raymond J Herrmann

Joseph Hummel

William H Bettcher

Cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting and machine-knitted protective articles of apparel, more specifically flexible gloves, at least in part made from such a yarn and also such gloves having a slip-resistant coating, preferably polyurethane, applied in a predetermined pattern to the outside surface of the gloves. The yarn utilizes a core of synthetic fibers held in a bundle by two initial wraps of low denier synthetic material having widely spaced turns or by a plastic coating on, or by a plastic matrix for, the fibers. One or more strands of metal wire or glass fiber are disposed about the core. The initial wraps or plastic that bundle the core create a uniform, cylindrical shape to the multi-filament fiber core that is believed to increase cut-resistance and that promotes uniformity in yarn diameter as subsequent wraps are applied, and prevent sharp bends in the wire or glass fibers disposed about the core. Additional wraps cover the wire or glass fiber.

Yarn and safety apparel

A glove having patterned polyurethane coating adhered to outer surface. The coating is about 1/32 inch high and about 1/16 inch wide to give the glove slip-resistant and gripping properties. The coating is formed from (a) a pre-mixed thixotropic component, a non-thixotropic component in a 2.5 to 1 ratio, and an accelerator, and (b) a cross-linking agent. The method of manufacturing the glove involves applying a mixture of (a) and (b) as a strip to the glove, allowing the strip of coating to wet the fibers and then curing at a low temperature for a relatively short period of time.

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Rocky River, OH, United States of America

Keith A Furgalus