Multifunctional knitted glove

Abstract

A knitted glove that includes a knitted liner, the knitted liner including at least a first yarn and a second yarn, the first and second yarns forming knitted courses, wherein the knitted courses are disposed along a longitudinal axis of the liner, forming a knitted glove.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A knitted glove, comprising:
 a knitted liner, the knitted liner including at least a first yarn and a second yarn, the first and second yarns forming knitted courses, wherein the knitted courses are disposed along a longitudinal axis of the liner.   
     
     
         2 . The knitted glove of  claim 1 , wherein the knitted liner comprises finger regions, a thumb region, an upper palm region, a lower palm region, and a cuff region. 
     
     
         3 . The knitted glove of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the finger regions, the thumb region, the upper palm region, the lower palm region, and the cuff region comprises at least two different yarns. 
     
     
         4 . The knitted glove of  claim 2 , wherein the knitted liner comprises a first yarn in some regions and a second yarn in other regions. 
     
     
         5 . The knitted glove of  claim 2 , wherein at least one region comprises a structure of knitted courses knitted along a non-longitudinal direction of the liner. 
     
     
         6 . The knitted glove of  claim 1 , wherein the first yarn and second yarn comprise different characteristics. 
     
     
         7 . The knitted glove of  claim 6 , wherein the characteristics comprise differing colored yarns. 
     
     
         8 . The knitted glove of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first yarn and second yarn comprise different physical properties from each other. 
     
     
         9 . The knitted glove of  claim 8 , wherein the physical properties comprise at least one of flame-resistance, heat-resistance, cut-resistance, chemical-resistance, abrasion-resistance, comfort-control, moisture-control, or flexibility. 
     
     
         10 . The knitted glove of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first yarn and second yarn includes at least one of a textured nylon, a nylon wrapped SPANDEX®, polyester, nylon, a moisture-controlling yarn, aramid, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, SPANDEX®, LYCRA®, NOMEX®, KEVLAR®, TWARON®, DYNEEMA®, SPECTRA®, VECTRAN™, STA-COOL®, AQUARIUS®, steel wire, fiberglass, or any blend of the fibers and materials thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The knitted glove of  claim 6 , wherein at least one the first yarn and second yarn comprises at least one of polyester, nylon, a moisture-controlling yarn, aramid, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, NOMEX®, KEVLAR®, TWARON®, DYNEEMA®, SPECTRA®, VECTRAN™, STA-COOL®, AQUARIUS®, modacrylic yarns, oxidized-polyacrylonitrile (O-PAN), steel wire, fiberglass, or any blend of the fibers and materials thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The knitted glove of  claim 1 , further comprising a plaited yarn. 
     
     
         13 . The knitted glove of  claim 1 , further comprising a polymeric coating. 
     
     
         14 . The knitted glove of  claim 13 , wherein the polymeric coating comprises natural latex, guayule, polyisoprene, synthetic latexes, non-carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene, carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene, butyl latex, polychloroprene, polyurethane, styrene-butadiene, acrylonitrile-butadiene, nitriles, acrylics, or blends thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The knitted glove of  claim 13 , wherein the polymeric coating is foamed or unfoamed. 
     
     
         16 . The knitted glove of  claim 13 , wherein the polymeric coating is textured. 
     
     
         17 . A method of knitting a glove, comprising:
 knitting a liner comprising a plurality of courses, where the plurality of courses are knitted longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the liner and wherein at least two of the plurality of knitted courses includes a first yarn and a second yarn.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first yarn and the second yarn comprise different characteristics. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first yarn and the second yarn comprise polyester, nylon, a moisture-controlling yarn, aramid, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, NOMEX®, KEVLAR®, TWARON®, DYNEEMA®, SPECTRA®, VECTRAN™, STA-COOL®, AQUARIUS®, modacrylic yarns, oxidized-polyacrylonitrile (O-PAN), steel wire, fiberglass, or any blend of the fibers and materials thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the first yarn and the second yarn has a third yarn plaited therewith.