Protective cut-resistant sportswear material

Abstract

A protective weaved sportswear material comprises two strands of 400 denier ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns having the same lengths and being twisted together over their length. The sportswear material comprises a sock, a shin guard sleeve, a forearm sleeve or a neck guard.

1 . A protective weaved sportswear material comprising:
 two strands of 400 denier ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns having the same lengths and being twisted together over their length.   
     
     
         2 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein the two UHMWPE yarns are twisted once over every inch of their length. 
     
     
         3 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein the two UHMWPE yarns are twisted twice over every inch of their length. 
     
     
         4 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein the two UHMWPE yarns are twisted three times over every inch of their length. 
     
     
         5 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the UHMWPE yarns is characterized by a parallel orientation of greater than 95%. 
     
     
         6 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the UHMWPE yarns is characterized by a level of crystallinity of 85%. 
     
     
         7 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , further comprising olefin. 
     
     
         8 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 7 , wherein the olefin comprises a strand of 150 denier olefin yarn. 
     
     
         9 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , further comprising polyester. 
     
     
         10 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 9 , wherein the polyester comprises a strand of 150 denier polyester yarn. 
     
     
         11 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , further comprising spandex. 
     
     
         12 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 11 , wherein the spandex comprises a strand of 20 denier spandex yarn. 
     
     
         13 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a sock. 
     
     
         14 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 13 , wherein the sock comprises a compression portion, the compression portion comprising a strand of 20 denier spandex yarn covering a strand of 150 denier polyester yarn. 
     
     
         15 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a sleeve. 
     
     
         16 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 15 , wherein the sleeve is selected from a shin guard sleeve and a forearm sleeve. 
     
     
         17 . A protective weaved sportswear material according to  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a neck guard. 
     
     
         18 . A method of making a protective sportswear material comprising:
 twisting two 400 denier weight ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns having the same length under the same tension along their lengths; and   weaving the twisted yarns.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the yarns are twisted between one to three times over every inch of their length.