Protective element for producing the closure edges of plaster bandages on the human body, and a plaster bandage made using such protective member

In a plaster bandage, a protective element for making the closure edges of the plastic bandage on a human body, comprising an axially extending sleeve-like flexible sectional element having an inside surface and an outside surface, said sectional element having a folded-over closure formed on one of the end edges thereof with said closure projecting outwardly from the outside surface of said sectional element, said closure extends for a slight length of said sectional element and has an arc-shaped surface extending outwardly from the outside surface of said sectional element with said arc-shaped surface having a convex surface facing in the opposite direction away from the opposite end of said sectional element and a concave surface facing in the direction toward the opposite end of said sectional element, said sectional element having a plurality of knob-like engagement sections formed thereon with said engagement sections projection outwardly from the outside surface of said sectional element, said sectional element is formed of a cross-linked toxicologically harmless silicone rubber, and the outside surface of said sectional element tapers inwardly toward the inside surface at the opposite end from the end forming said closure.