초록

An elastomeric or polymer material or glove having enhanced cut or penetration resistance. The elastomeric or polymer material includes a penetration resistant structure while providing tactile sensitivity and flexibility.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cut resistant glove, including: a first thermoplastic polymer hand-shaped layer; a cut resistant infrastructure element attached to one or more portions of the first hand-shaped layer, each infrastructure element including: a thermoplastic polymer substrate; an array of sma

What is claimed is: 1. A cut resistant glove, including: a first thermoplastic polymer hand-shaped layer; a cut resistant infrastructure element attached to one or more portions of the first hand-shaped layer, each infrastructure element including: a thermoplastic polymer substrate; an array of small, regularly-spaced, generally uniform thickness, non-overlapping, hard, convex polygon-shaped, printed polymer material plates separated by gap sections, the plates arranged in a predetermined pattern free from extended-length straight gap sections and having an area parallel to the polymer substrate with major and minor length dimensions on a surface of the substrate, the major length dimension to minor length dimension aspect ratio between about 3 and 1, and wherein widths of the gaps between adjacent plates are substantially less than the lengths of the minor dimensions, a thickness of the plates is substantially less than the length of the minor dimensions, and the overall cut resistance of the infrastructure element is substantially greater than a cut resistance of the polymer substrate; and a heat seal seam between the polymer substrate and the first hand-shaped layer to attach the infrastructure element to the first hand-shaped layer with the plates facing the first hand-shaped layer; a second thermoplastic polymer hand-shaped layer; and a heat seal seam between the first and second hand-shaped layers to attach the first and second hand-shaped layers, the first and second layers forming a hand-shaped cavity. 2. The glove of claim 1 wherein the first and second hand-shaped layers are elastomeric polymer. 3. The glove of claim 1 wherein the plates of the infrastructure elements include curable polymer. 4. The glove of claim 1 and further including a void space between the plates of the infrastructure elements and the first hand-shaped layer. 5. The glove of claim 1 wherein the plates of the infrastructure have a minor dimension length of about 80 mils and the gaps between the plates are about 10 mils. 6. The glove of claim 1 wherein the infrastructure elements are located on substantially all of the first hand-shaped layer. 7. The glove of claim 1 wherein the infrastructure elements are located on only portions of the first hand-shaped layer.