FIRE-RETARDANT FABRIC WITH IMPROVED TEAR, CUT, AND ABRASION RESISTANCE

摘要

A woven fabric useful in protective apparel made from yarn components comprising a body fabric yarn component, a synthetic ripstop yarn component having at least 20% greater tensile strength than the body fabric yarn component, and a cut resistant yarn component comprising a yarn having a synthetic staple-fiber sheath and inorganic core, the body fabric yarn component, the ripstop yarn component, and cut-resistant yarn components all being comprised of at least one yarn and each yarn component distinguished from the adjacent yarn component by interweaving orthogonal yarn components.