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A protective material for use in articles of apparel such as golves, leggings, sleeves, aprons and the like. The protective material comprises a base layer composed of textile material, an intermediate layer composed of a cut-resistant material having intermeshing strands defining pores therebetween

A protective material for use in articles of apparel such as golves, leggings, sleeves, aprons and the like. The protective material comprises a base layer composed of textile material, an intermediate layer composed of a cut-resistant material having intermeshing strands defining pores therebetween and an outer layer composed of solid, elastomeric material which retards penetration by liquid. The elastomeric material covers and is bonded to the base layer which prevents passage entirely therethrough by liquid, elastomeric material but permits partial penetration. The solid, elastomeric material extends through the pores of the intermediate layer and encapsulates the strands thereof. A method for producing the protective material comprises dipping an article composed of base layer and intermediate layer into a bath of liquid, elastomeric material preferably after absorbing into the base layer a coagulant for the liquid elastomeric material.

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A protective material comprising: a base layer of textile material; an intermediate layer of relatively cut-resistant, fiber material formed from intermeshing strands, defining pores therebetween; and an outer layer of solid, elastomeric material which retards penetration by liquid; said pores in sa

A protective material comprising: a base layer of textile material; an intermediate layer of relatively cut-resistant, fiber material formed from intermeshing strands, defining pores therebetween; and an outer layer of solid, elastomeric material which retards penetration by liquid; said pores in said intermediate layer being sufficiently large to permit the passage therethrough of said elastomeric material when the latter is in a liquid state; said base layer being sufficiently non-porous to prevent the passage entirely therethrough of said elastomeric material when the latter is in a liquid state; said solid, elastomeric material extending through said intermediate layer to bond the intermediate layer to said base layer, filling the pores in said intermediate layer and substantially totally encapsulating the strands of said intermediate layer. mCM,10. An article of apparel composed at least in part of the protective material of claim 1. A method for producing an article composed of protective material comprising a base layer of textile material, an intermediate layer of relatively cut-resistant fiber material, and an outer layer of solid, elastomeric material which retards penetration by liquid, said method comprising the steps of: providing said base layer in the form of textile material which is sufficiently non-porous to prevent the passage entirely therethrough of said elastomeric material when the latter is in a liquid state and which will bond to the elastomeric material; conforming said base layer to a predetermined shape dictated by the shape of said article; providing said intermediate layer in a form having intermeshing strands defining pores therebetween sufficiently large to permit the passage therethrough of said elastomeric material when the latter is in a liquid state; mounting said intermediate layer exteriorly to said base layer to conform the shape of said intermediate layer to the shape of the underlying base layer; providing said elastomeric material in a liquid state; dipping the base layer and mounted intermediate layer into said liquid elastomeric material; said dipping step comprising flowing said liquid elastomeric material through said pores in said intermediate layer to cover said base layer, fill said pores and substantially totally encapsulate said strands with said elastomeric material; and solidifying the liquid, elastomeric material and bonding it to said base layer while the elastomeric material covers the base layer, fills the pores in said intermediate layer and substantially totally encapsulates the strands in the intermediate layer.