SLASH RESISTANT GARMENTS FOR PROTECTING A PERSON FROM INJURY

摘要

A slash resistant garment for protecting a person from injury from slashingwith a blade or other sharp edged device, which garmentis shaped to fit and be removably secured to at least a portion of theperson's body that requires protection from injury, the garmentcomprising in its body protection areas, a major portion of a slash resistantfibre knitted with a minor portion of a stretch fibre, the weight,knit and layers of fabric being selected according to the degree of slashresistance required for the garment. In its most preferred form, theinvention is a neck protector (10) and the slash resistant part of the garmentcovers the neck of the person and extends downwardly to covera portion of the collarbones and upwardly around the neck to a position thatis just below the chin so that it has the shape of a turtleneckgarment (10) or dickey (10) and provides protection for vital areas of thethroat and neck. the garment may be a mock or full turtleneck.