Appendage cover with inflatable ring and method of using same
AssigneeWy-Tech, Inc.
InventorAndrew Wyckoff
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Abstract
A cover is described for providing a protected area on a user's arm or leg, and especially over a cast on the arm or leg. The cover includes a sheath portion with an open end and a closed end. A user's arm is placed within the sheath. An inflatable ring is cooperable with the open end of the sheath to create a seal above an area of the arm or leg that is to be protected. An adhesive strip may be provided on the outside of the ring to adhere to a free end of the sheath.
Claims17
A cover assembly for protecting a portion of a user's anatomy, the cover comprising:
- a waterproof sheath having an open end for receiving a portion of a user's anatomy;
- and
- an inflatable ring for mating engagement with the portion of the user's anatomy such that when said inflatable ring is not inflated said inflatable ring is slidably adjustable to a desired location relative to said open end of said waterproof sheath, and when said inflatable ring is inflated, a barrier is formed by said inflatable ring in combination with said waterproof sheath to resist water and other contaminants and thereby substantially protect the portion of the user's anatomy from contamination.
A method of protecting a portion of a user's limb:
- inserting the user's limb into a water proof sheath, said water proof sheath including an open end and a close end, said water proof sheath covering and enclosing a portion of the limb;
- placing an inflatable ring, in an at least partially deflated condition, over the sheath proximate to said open end, and adjusting said at least partially deflated inflatable ring to a desired location relative to said open end;
- inflating said inflatable ring to hold said waterproof sheath in close contact with said limb and thereby form a barrier to resist water and other contaminants from reaching the protected portion of the limb distal from said inflated inflatable ring.
A cover assembly for protecting a portion of a user's anatomy, the assembly comprising:
- an impermeable sheath having an open end for receiving a portion of a user's anatomy and a closed end opposite from said open end;
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- an inflatable sealing ring for mating engagement over the portion of the user's anatomy and the sheath such that when said sealing ring is inflated, a barrier is formed by said inflated sealing ring in combination with said impermeable sheath to resist water and other contaminants and thereby form a protected portion of the user's anatomy between said inflated sealing ring and said closed end, said inflatable sealing ring being adjustable to a desired location relative to said sheath to adjust a length of said protected portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.