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US 4,301,603 AGranted
Water impervious boot for protecting a surgical cast
OwnerDalbert B. Scottinventor
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Abstract
A light weight flexible boot to be worn over a foot in a surgical cast and protect the cast from moisture. The boot has a walking sole of tough rubber type material with a cushion sole and an upper body composed entirely of flexible and elastic foam material, with an inner fabric layer and an outer covering of water impervious fabric. The boot can be stretched over various sizes and shapes of casts and all joints in the boot are completely sealed and waterproof.
Claims9
A water impervious boot for protecting a surgical cast comprising:
- a walking sole of tough, flexible rubber-like material;
- an upper body of elastic material shaped to enclose a casted foot and being peripherally sealed to said sole;
- said body having a shell of resilient foam material with an outer layer of fabric integral therewith;
- said body being in sections joined at at least one seam, each seam being adhesively bonded and stitched together by stitching through said outer fabric layer on both sides of said seam and into said resilient foam material without penetrating the inner surface of said foam material.
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