Patent ID: 7578004

Claim:
A protective sleeve comprising: a cut-resistant protective forearm section for covering at least a portion of a forearm, a cut-resistant, protective upper arm section for covering at least a portion of an upper arm and terminating with a free upper edge, a flexible connection between said forearm section and said upper arm section and connecting said forearm section to said upper arm section, and a cut-resistant protective elbow section having an outer elbow portion for covering an outer elbow region, said elbow section extending continuously from said outer elbow region to an inner elbow region to substantially surround the circumference of the elbow, wherein each of the forearm section, the upper arm section and the elbow section comprises one or more layers of flexible, cut-resistant, high-tensile strength fabric material, wherein said elbow section is coupled to said forearm section and said upper arm section to enable movement of said forearm section and said upper arm section relative to said outer portion of said elbow section in a longitudinal direction along the length of said upper and lower arm sections, and wherein the forearm section and the upper arm section both include outer arm portions for covering an outer arm region, and wherein the outer portion of the elbow section is movable relative to the outer portions of the forearm and upper arm sections.