Patent ID: 7514378

Claim:
A protective fabric comprising a flexible composite weave layer of staple yarn and continuous filament yarn, said staple yarn comprising 5-50% by weight of said composite weave, said continuous filament yarn being of greater than 10 gpd, said continuous filament yarn configured as CMD and MD yarn sheets of said continuous filament yarn, said MD yarn sheet not crossing said CMD yarn sheet, wherein the apparent cover factor of the CMD and MD yarn sheets in combination is less than 21%, said staple yarn comprising a hairiness of at least 50 protruding filament ends per inch, said staple yarn configured in a weave pattern interconnecting said MD yarn sheet and said CMD yarn sheet, said protruding filament ends of said staple yarn engaging intersecting said continuous filament yarns thereby contributing to stability of the composite weave layer, said composite weave layer having a weight of less than 4 ounces per square yard.