A fabric for arc-protective garments includes first yarns and second yarns different from the first yarns. The first yarns include first modacrylic fibers, and the first modacrylic fibers contain an infrared absorber in an amount of 2.5 wt % or more with respect to a total weight of the first modacrylic fibers. The weight of the infrared absorber per unit area in the fabric for arc-protective garments is 0.05 oz/yd.sup.2 or more. An arc-protective garment includes the fabric for arc-protective garments.

According to this procedure, these steps are made:

a) immersing a shaped mold (4) in a dipping process in a liquid synthetic polyisoprene (IR) (synthetic latex), wherein the shaped mold (4) has previously been treated with coagulation agent (coagulants) or thermally treated,

b) after the immersion, the synthetic polyisoprene layer is left on the shaped mold (4) and is freed from all salts with water,

c) thereafter, the synthetic polyisoprene layer together with the shaped mold (4) is vulcanized in an oven,

d) the synthetic polyisoprene layer is removed from the mold (4),

e) the salts precipitated by the vulcanization on the synthetic polyisoprene molded body (11) are washed off with water and a chlorine-containing solution,

f) the synthetic polyisoprene molded body (11) is halogenated to neutralize its pH and to increase its suppleness in contact with body skin with a halogenating solution,

g) the synthetic polyisoprene molded body (11) is dried. The electro-protective gloves thus produced are much more comfortable to wear, provide better insulation, even with thinner wall thickness, and they are more durable.

According to this procedure, these steps are made:

a) immersing a shaped mold (4) in a dipping process in a liquid synthetic polyisoprene (IR) (synthetic latex), wherein the shaped mold (4) has previously been treated with coagulation agent (coagulants) or thermally treated,

b) after the immersion, the synthetic polyisoprene layer is left on the shaped mold (4) and is freed from all salts with water,

c) thereafter, the synthetic polyisoprene layer together with the shaped mold (4) is vulcanized in an oven,

d) the synthetic polyisoprene layer is removed from the mold (4),

e) the salts precipitated by the vulcanization on the synthetic polyisoprene molded body (11) are washed off with water and a chlorine-containing solution,

f) the synthetic polyisoprene molded body (11) is halogenated to neutralize its pH and to increase its suppleness in contact with body skin with a halogenating solution,

g) the synthetic polyisoprene molded body (11) is dried. The electro-protective gloves thus produced are much more comfortable to wear, provide better insulation, even with thinner wall thickness, and they are more durable.

The invention addresses the problem of providing a cloth and a protective product that have lightweight properties, wearing comfort, and further protection performance against electric arcs. A means for resolution is a cloth including a spun yarn containing a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber, wherein the cloth has a lightness index L-value of 25 or less.

The invention addresses the problem of providing a cloth and a protective product that have lightweight properties, wearing comfort, and further protection performance against electric arcs. A means for resolution is a cloth including a spun yarn containing a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber, wherein the cloth has a lightness index L-value of 25 or less.

An antistatic sport device includes a basic body and a basic element placed at the basic body, made of a running surface layer and side edges. At least one of the side edges forms a contacting surface that can be turned towards the terrain. Between a rear surface of the running surface layer and the basic body, a contacting element made of an electrically conductive material is placed at least in sections. The running surface layer is electrically conductively connected to the contacting element via a discharge path and further the contacting element to the contacting surface formed by the at least one side edge. Further, a sport system has antistatic function and a sport clothing system is for such sport system.

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for protecting a biological system from molecular damage due to electrostatic discharge. The apparatus, system, and method include an electrical contact point, a resistive element, and a connection point. The electrical contact point is positioned to facilitate electrical communication with the biological system. The resistive element is coupled to the electrical contact point. The resistive element has an electrical resistive value tuned to drain electrostatic charge from the biological system based on a contact time of the electrical contact point with the biological system. The connection point is coupled to the resistive element to create an electrical potential difference across the resistive element in response to the contact of the electrical contact point with the biological system.

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for protecting a biological system from molecular damage due to electrostatic discharge. The apparatus, system, and method include an electrical contact point, a resistive element, and a connection point. The electrical contact point is positioned to facilitate electrical communication with the biological system. The resistive element is coupled to the electrical contact point. The resistive element has an electrical resistive value tuned to drain electrostatic charge from the biological system based on a contact time of the electrical contact point with the biological system. The connection point is coupled to the resistive element to create an electrical potential difference across the resistive element in response to the contact of the electrical contact point with the biological system.

A breast saver is described that has the structure of a brassiere. The brassiere includes a first cup, a second cup, a first wing and a second wing. The first cup and the second cup include an electromagnetic shielding layer that is an elastic layer that retains the level of electromagnetic shielding in at least one direction of stretching. The first cup connects to the first wing and the second cup connects to the second wing. The wings of the breast saver can also include an electromagnetic shielding layer. The shielding provided by the electromagnetic shielding layer can vary in structure and material in order to provide a desired level of electromagnetic shielding while stretching in one or more directions.

A taser protection garment that provides a wearer with protection in the event that they are attacked or mugged. The taser protection garment includes a protective vest having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the protective vest is adapted to be worn by a wearer, a plurality of taser electrodes disposed on the exterior surface of the protective vest and a hand-held trigger in electrical communication with the taser electrodes that is adapted to activate the taser electrodes, thereby producing a taser beam to taser an attacker attacking the wearer. The protective vest is lightweight and includes an interior liner disposed on the interior surface of the protective vest to protect the wearer of the protective vest from electrical shock.