An impact and/or vibration absorbent material and articles, particularly a
protective glove, making use of said material. An impact and/or vibration
absorbent material of the present invention has at least two material
layers. The individual layers of the impact and/or vibration absorbent
material may be of the same material, or of different materials. Each
material layer preferably contains a number of holes. The holes in one
layer are located and arranged to be offset from the holes in an adjacent
layer. The combination of inherent material properties and the inclusion
and arrangement of holes renders such a material highly impact and/or
vibration absorbent. When used in an impacting article, deflection of
portions of one material layer into the holes in an adjacent material
layer at impact further provides an enhanced transfer of impact force to
an impacted object.