Protective glove having self-occluding cuff

Abstract

A glove comprising cut-resistant fibers, the glove comprising a glove body and a cuff, the cuff further defining an opening in the glove and having a circumferential inner surface that faces a body when worn, the cuff being further provided with a plurality of magnetic pieces, wherein when the glove is not being worn, the magnetic pieces compress the cuff and close the opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glove comprising cut-resistant fibers, the glove comprising a glove body and a cuff, the cuff further defining an opening in the glove and having a circumferential inner surface that faces a body when worn,
 the cuff being further provided with a plurality of magnetic pieces,   wherein when the glove is not being worn, the magnetic pieces compress the cuff and close the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the cuff is compressed by the attraction of the magnetic pieces on opposing sides of the cuff. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the opening is closed by contact of opposing inner surfaces of the cuff. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the magnetic pieces are sewn into the cuff. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the magnetic pieces are distributed in a circumferential pocket formed in the cuff. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the magnetic pieces are distributed in an elastomeric band that is incorporated into the cuff. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the cut-resistant fibers are aramid, polyethylene, glass, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the cuff further comprises metal pieces. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 8  wherein the magnetic pieces and metal pieces are on opposing sides of the cuff.