PROTECTIVE GLOVE HAVING SELF-OCCLUDING CUFF
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.
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.