Stab resistant insert with steel cords and non-woven textile

Abstract

A stab-resistant insert for a protective textile can include at least one metal layer of a fabric of metal wires or metal cords and at least one textile layer. The textile layer is in contact with and is connected to the metal layer and the textile layer can be a non-woven material. The stab-resistant insert advantageously combines a high level of stab-resistance with a high degree of comfort.

1 . A stab-resistant insert for protective textile, said insert comprising:
 at least one metal layer of a woven fabric with metal cords or metal wires; and   at least one textile layer;   said metal cords or metal wires being the only stab-resistant elements;   said textile layer being in contact with and being connected to said metal layer by an adhesive;   wherein said textile layer comprises a non-woven material;   wherein the insert is formed without plate-like elements.   
   
   
       2 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 1 , said fabric comprising metal cords or metal wires lying in parallel, wherein the distance between said metal cords or metal wires is between 0.40 mm and 3.2 mm. 
   
   
       3 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 2 , wherein said metal layer comprises elongated metal elements that are unidirectional within said metal layer. 
   
   
       4 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 3 , wherein said insert comprises more than one metal layer. 
   
   
       5 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 4 , wherein the elongated metal elements of one metal layer run in a different direction than the elongated metal elements of another metal layer. 
   
   
       6 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one metal layer is multi-directional. 
   
   
       7 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 3 , wherein part of said non-woven material penetrates between the elongated metal elements to decrease the likelihood of shifting the elongated metal elements in said metal layer. 
   
   
       8 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 1 , wherein said non-woven material comprises synthetic fibers. 
   
   
       9 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 8 , wherein more than thirty percent of said synthetic fibers is selected from a group consisting of aramid fibers, high-density high-molecular weight polyethylene fibers, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) fibers, polybenzimidazole fibers, and any combination thereof. 
   
   
       10 . A stab-resistant insert according to  claim 1 , wherein each metal layer is at both sides in contact with and is connected with a textile layer comprising non-woven material. 
   
   
       11 . A protective textile product comprising a stab-resistant insert according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       12 . A stab-resistant insert for protective textile, said insert consisting essentially of:
 at least one metal layer of a woven fabric with metal cords or metal wires; and   at least one textile layer;   said textile layer being in contact with and being connected to said metal layer by an adhesive;
 wherein said textile layer comprises a non-woven material. 
   
   
   
       13 . A stab-resistant insert for protective textile, said insert consisting of:
 at least one metal layer of a woven fabric with metal cords or metal wires; and   at least one textile layer;   said textile layer being in contact with and being connected to said metal layer by an adhesive;
 wherein said textile layer comprises a non-woven material. 
   
   
   
       14 . A stab-resistant insert for protective textile, said insert comprising:
 a stab-resistant element; and   one or more textile layer, wherein the one or more textile layer comprises a non-woven material;   wherein the stab-resistant element consists of one or more metal layer of a woven fabric with metal cords or metal wires;   wherein the one or more textile layer is in contact with and connected to said one or more metal layer by an adhesive.   
   
   
       15 . A stab-resistant insert for a protective textile, said insert consisting essentially of:
 one or more, but not more than six, metal layers of a woven fabric with metal cords or metal wires, wherein the metal cords or metal wires are unidirectional; and   one or more textile layers equal in number to the metal layers, wherein the one or more textile layers alternate with the metal layers;   wherein each of the textile layers is in contact with and is connected to a neighboring metal layer by an adhesive;   wherein each of said textile layers is a non-woven material.   
   
   
       16 . A stab-resistant insert for protective textile, said insert consisting essentially of:
 one or two metal layers of a woven fabric including metal cords or metal wires, wherein the woven fabric is bidirectional; and   one or two textile layers equal in number to the metal layers, wherein the one or two textile layers alternate with the metal layers;   wherein each of the textile layers is in contact with and is connected to a neighboring metal layer by an adhesive;   wherein each of said textile layers is a non-woven material.