Abstract: A protective pad or garment for use as a guard against injuries to the human body or parts thereof, incurred e.g. from saw blades or other sharp tools. The pad is made from a double-knit warp fabric of a synthetic material, the two layers of which are interconnected by pile threads, preferably consisting of polypropylene foil strips, which pile threads in at least one of said layers form meshes with the threads of another thread system, or with themselves. The resulting pad comprises a large number of the pile threads which by their nature and their bond to the mesh layer closest to the body resist the cutting effect of the saw blade or other sharp tool that may penetrate through the outer mesh layer.

Abstract: A garment intended to be worn closest to the skin during vigorous physical activities in warm environments. The garment comprises a comparatively open warp knit fabric into the base of which are bound vertically extending cords. The warp knit fabric base is a mesh fabric consisting of thermo-settable synthetic fibres and is set to retain its shape, whereby it forces the cords to be displaced in parallel laterally upon movements, the cords being in contact with the skin. On account of its rigidity, the fabric provides an improved pumping effect upon relative movements between the garment and the body, thus improving the ventilation and carrying away of perspiration from the body. The garment has sufficient width to ensure that it is allowed to move unimpededly over the skin surface of the wearer.