An aspect of the present invention is a glove including a glove main body knitted with a yarn made of fiber, the glove main body including: a main body portion; five finger-receiving portions each having a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a cylindrical cuff portion, wherein the main body portion is formed into a bag shape to cover a palm and a dorsal side of a wearer's hand, the five finger-receiving portions extend from the main body portion to cover each of a first finger to a fifth finger of the wearer, and the cuff portion extends in a direction opposite to the five finger-receiving portions, in at least a part of a palm part, the main body portion has a repeating structure of: a strip-shaped electrically conductive part containing an electrically conductive yarn; and a strip-shaped electrically non-conductive part not containing the electrically conductive yarn, the main body portion has unevenness on a front face thereof, in which the electrically conductive part is a concave portion and the electrically non-conductive part is a convex portion, the electrically conductive part consists of an electrically conductive composite yarn including: the electrically conductive yarn; and a core yarn covered with the electrically conductive yarn, the electrically conductive yarn is disposed across the front face and a back face of the main body portion, and an elongation rate of the core yarn is no greater than 3%.

The apparatus includes an apparatus for harvesting energy. The apparatus includes a textile having an insulating substrate, a direct current (DC) power bus structure disposed in the insulating substrate, and multiple transducers. The DC power bus includes a positive conductor and a ground conductor. The transducers are secured to the insulating substrate and in electrical contact with the positive conductor and the ground conductor. Additionally, the DC bus remains conductively coupled to the transducers remaining in the textile after the textile is cut.

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.

Systems, methods and articles having a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer or coating are disclosed. In one example, the heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material completely covers the interior of a housing having a plurality of battery cells removably disposed therein. Other examples include a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer having anti-static, anti-radio frequency (RF), anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI), anti-tarnish, and/or anti-corrosion materials and properties that effectively protect battery-operated devices and/or the batteries that power them from damage or diminished operation.

A heating panel structure for heated wearables is constructed with a power leads connection section and a breathable heating wire section. The power leads connection section contains at least electrically shielded power leads connections to heating wires disposed in a pattern in the breathable heating wire section. The power leads connection section is formed of selected fabrics interconnected together to form an air-tight non-breathable fireproof and waterproof impermeable enclosure for the power leads connections. The breathable heating wire section is formed with a lamination of breathable fabric sheets, between which a pattern of the heating wire is secured, and which provides moisture wicking and shedding for the comfort of a wearer person.

A heating panel structure for heated wearables is constructed with a power leads connection section and a breathable heating wire section. The power leads connection section contains at least electrically shielded power leads connections to heating wires disposed in a pattern in the breathable heating wire section. The power leads connection section is formed of selected fabrics interconnected together to form an air-tight non-breathable fireproof and waterproof impermeable enclosure for the power leads connections. The breathable heating wire section is formed with a lamination of breathable fabric sheets, between which a pattern of the heating wire is secured, and which provides moisture wicking and shedding for the comfort of a wearer person.

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.

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.

A gauntlet or protective glove comprising a fabric having a first layer comprising a yarn which is configured to provide mechanical protection (e.g. against abrasion, cuts, puncture and/or tearing); and a second layer comprising an electrically insulating material configured to provide a wearer with protection against electric shock; wherein the gauntlet or protective glove is arranged such that the first layer is outermost when worn.

A gauntlet or protective glove comprising a fabric having a first layer comprising a yarn which is configured to provide mechanical protection (e.g. against abrasion, cuts, puncture and/or tearing); and a second layer comprising an electrically insulating material configured to provide a wearer with protection against electric shock; wherein the gauntlet or protective glove is arranged such that the first layer is outermost when worn.