Patent ID: 6016648
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A41D,D02G

Abstract:
A cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting, having a core comprised of high strength stretched polyethylene fibers and the following wraps wound with helical turns about the core in the order set forth:(a) a first wrap of nylon, six turns per inch;(b) a second wrap of nylon wound in the opposite direction from the first wrap, six turns per inch;(c) a third wrap of a single annealed stainless steel wire 0.003 inch in diameter or one to three annealed stainless steel wires 0.0016 inch in diameter, eight wraps per inch;(d) a fourth wrap of polyester fiber, the turns being directly adjacent each other; and(e) a fifth wrap of two polyester fiber wrapped in the opposite direction from the fourth wrap, the turns being directly adjacent each other.