THREE DIMENSIONAL FIBER STRUCTURES HAVING IMPROVED PENETRATION RESISTANCE

摘要

2094379 9208095 PCTABS00013 Penetration resistant article of the type comprising one or more flexible fibrous layers wherein the fibers in each layer are arranged parallel or substantially parallel to one another along a common fiber direction with fibers in adjacent layers aligned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal fiber axis of the fibers contained in the layers. The layers being secured together by a plurality of stitches extending along all or a portion of at least two adjacent paths (14). The penetration resistant article comprises also a plurality of second fiber stitches (16), the first and second plurality of fiber stitches intersecting at an angle.