A glove and related methods are disclosed. The glove has a distal portion having a first sheath shaped and configured for receiving the thumb, a second sheath shaped and configured for receiving the index finger, and a third sheath shaped and configured for receiving the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger. Alternatively, the glove has a distal portion having a first sheath shaped and configured for receiving at least one of the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger, wherein the first sheath is formed by stitching a first leather fabric, a second leather fabric, and a finger reinforcement together in a wrong side out configuration followed by turning the first sheath right side out, whereby the finger reinforcement is positioned on an interior portion of the first sheath.

A molded finger cover and method for fabricating a finger cover designed to improve user tactility and dexterity when worn on its own or included as part of a glove. The bottom portion of the finger cover can be molded using either a heated male and non-heated female mold or a heated male and heated female mold.

A support for supporting a hand has supporting strips including a first support strip and a second support strip and a mounting device connected to the first supporting strip and the second supporting strip. The mounting device is configured to be worn on a user's hand or connected to the user's hand to hold the first support strip and the second support strip in a mounted position relative to the user's hand. In the mounted position, the first support strip extends along an outer side of a palm and along a palmer side of a little finger of the user's hand and the second support strip extends from a central area of a thumb a central area of an index finger of the user's hand.

A safety glove includes a knitted inner shell, a first coating covering an exterior surface of the knitted inner shell, a plurality of guard members disposed on the first coating, a second coating covering the first coating and the plurality of guard members, and a third coating covering only a portion of the second coating. A method of manufacturing a safety glove includes kitting fibers to form an inner shell, dipping the inner shell into a first material to form a first coating; securing a plurality of guard members on the first coating, dipping the result into a second material to form a second coating, inspecting the second coating, and, if the second coating passes inspection, dipping only a portion of the result into a third material to form a third coating.

The present invention relates to a lengthy body comprising: i) high-performance polyethylene fibers comprising a hard component, the hard component having a Mohs hardness of at least 2.5, and ii) a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a homopolymer of ethylene or propylene or is a copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene, wherein the polymeric resin has a density as measured according to IS01183-2004 in the range from 860 to 970 kg/m.sup.3, a melting temperature in the range from 40 to 140° C. and a heat of fusion of at least 5 J/g.

A color splash effect is established by a darker backdrop color of an outer surface of a liquid proof and heat resistant glove in the event that a portion of the glove ruptures or fails. The color splash effect is accomplished by a lighter and brighter color being visible through the rupture in the glove. The lighter and brighter color may be formed on or as part of a protective member positioned beneath the outer layer. The protective member also protects the wearer against sharp objects contacting the outer layer of the glove and moving over the protective member. Some embodiments provide that the protective member is in a thumb crotch region of the glove.

A gardening glove consisting of a glove liner defining a plurality of fingers, a thumb, and a palm is provided. The glove liner is placed on a first glove mandrel and received inside an injection mold configured to inject hot liquid PVC material on the glove liner's palm, fingers, and thumb, creating patterns of raised nodules that facilitate digging, for example.

The present invention provides a multi-ply twisted yarn for a cut-resistant fabric, and the multi-ply twisted yarn comprises (i) at least a first single yarn having a skin-core structure, wherein the skin comprises aromatic polyamide staple fibers and the core comprises tungsten filaments, and (ii) at least a second single yarn having a skin-core structure, wherein the skin comprises cut-resistant staple fibers, the core comprises at least an elastomer filament, and the cut-resistant staple fibers of the second single yarn are selected from one or more of aromatic polyamide staple fibers, aliphatic polyamide staple fibers and polyethylene staple fibers. The present invention further provides a cut-resistant fabric comprising the multi-ply twisted yarn and a protective product comprising the cut-resistant fabric.

A labor protection glove includes a glove body including a glove liner and a back rubber protection layer disposed on a surface of a back of the glove liner. The glove liner includes a skin contact layer, a moisture absorption layer disposed outside the skin contact layer and a wear-resistant layer disposed outside the moisture absorption layer. The back rubber protection layer includes a finger rubber layer disposed at a back of a finger of the glove, a palm-back rubber layer disposed at a back of a palm of the glove body, and a root knuckle rubber layer disposed between the finger rubber layer and the palm-back rubber layer for protecting a knuckle. The finger rubber layer and the root knuckle rubber layer are independently formed by injection molding.

Processes for forming a yarn formed of i) high-performance polyethylene fibers including a hard component, the hard component having a Mohs hardness of at least 2.5, and ii) a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a homopolymer of ethylene or propylene or is a copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene, wherein the polymeric resin has a density as measured according to ISO1183-2004 in the range from 860 to 970 kg/m.sup.3, a melting temperature in the range from 40 to 140 C. and a heat of fusion of at least 5 J/g.