Slip resistant body limb support and method of preparation
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsJohn Henry Herbert, John Fred Vanderlouw
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Abstract
A body limb support comprising a limb encircling member comprising knitted thread wherein the outer parts of the knitted thread in a relaxed state on a substantial portion of the inner surface of the limb encircling member have attached thereto a nonadhesive, noncontinuous, relatively soft, elastomeric polymeric material with a high coefficient of friction to skin so as to provide a nonocclusive slip resistant surface capable of maintaining the support in place on the limb of the body.
Claims15
A body limb support comprising a limb encircling member comprising knitted thread having a nonadhesive, non-continuous, relatively soft, elastomeric polymeric material with a high coefficient of friction to skin attached to the outer parts of the knitted thread in a relaxed state on a substantial portion of the inner surface of the limb encircling member, the polymeric material comprising a nonocclusive, slip resistant surface capable of maintaining the support in place on the limb of the body.
A stocking comprising a foot portion and a leg portion comprising knitted thread having a nonadhesive, noncontinuous, relatively soft, elastomeric polymeric material with a high coefficient of friction to skin attached to the outer parts of the knitted thread in a relaxed state on a substantial portion of the inner surface of the leg portion of the stocking, the polymeric material comprising a non-occlusive, slip-resistant surface capable of maintaining the stocking in place on the leg of the body.
A process for preparing a nonocclusive, slip-resistant body limb support comprising a limb encircling member comprising knitted thread comprising applying an elastomeric, polymeric material having a high coefficient of friction to skin capable of drying to a nonadhesive state onto the outer parts of the knitted thread in a relaxed state of a substantial portion of the inner surface of the limb encircling member and drying said polymeric material on said thread.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.