(19)
(11) EP 3 628 762 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/14

(21) Application number: 19195222.5

(22) Date of filing: 03.09.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D04B 7/34(2006.01)
A41D 19/015(2006.01)
 D04B 1/28(2006.01)
D04B 15/74(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 26.09.2018 GB 201815681

(71) Applicant: Midas Safety Innovations Limited
JE2 3QA St Helier (JE)

(72) Inventors:
  • AHMAD, Monir
    4223 Chittagong (BD)
  • ABDI, Zakir
    Markham, Ontario L6E 1E3 (CA)
  • WATERHOUSE, Gary
    Stockport, Cheshire SK2 5BS (GB)
  • MAHBOOB, Fahad
    75300 Karachi (PK)
  • HAMEED, Uzair
    75330 Karachi (PK)

(74) Representative: Wilkinson, Stephen John 
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins 1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD
Bristol BS1 4UD (GB)

   


(54) KNITTED GLOVES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM


(57) A knitted glove comprises: at least one finger component, an upper palm component, a thumb component, a lower palm component, and
a wrist component wherein each of the components comprises courses and each course is made of stitches, wherein each of the courses of the upper palm component includes a tuck knit stitch adjacent the upper palm inner edge and each of the courses of the thumb component includes a tuck knit stitch adjacent the thumb inner edge, such that the glove has a tuck knitted ridge along the upper palm inner edge, around the thumb crotch and along the thumb inner edge. The knitted glove has high strength in the thumb crotch area and is useful as a protective glove. The tuck knitted ridge provided in the glove not only increases the safety of the wearer but also increases the useful working life of the glove. Also provided is a method of making the knitted glove. The glove is knitted on a flat knitting machine.







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