Protector bandage

• US 5,933,863 A
• Filed: 07/17/1996
• Issued: 08/10/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Clyde Reece Monsue
• Original Assignee: Clyde Reece Monsue
• Inventors: Monsue, Clyde Reece
• Primary Examiner(s): HALE, GLORIA M
• Application Number:
  US08/682,128
• Time in Patent Office: 1,119 Days
• Field of Search: 2/21, 2/162, 2/163, 2/167, 2/169, 602/20-22
• US Class Current: 2/21
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/087 especially for fingers
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/104 for the hands or fingers A61F13/107 takes precedence

Abstract

This bandage is used alone to protect the thumb, fingers or to be used over other bandages and act as a cover for them to keep them clean and help hold the bandage securely in place without the use of tape or clamps. Also to help prevent a person from further injury by hitting the uncovered injured thumb or finger. It makes the injured thumb or finger more comfortable as it conforms to the shape of the finger or thumb. It can be used over thumb, finger, guards, splints, etc.

Claims

1. A protector bandage for protecting a digit on a wearer'"'"'s hand, the protector bandage comprising:

a circumferential wrist band portion having a constant width and comprised of an elastic material;

said wrist band portion having an upper end extending to the wearer'"'"'s digit joint and a lower end extending across and around the wrist of the wearer; and

a tubular closed-end digit pocket, constructed to conform to the digit of a wearer, said digit pocket integrally attached to said wrist band portion.

2. The protector bandage of claim 1, the wrist band portion further having an uppermost edge and a lowermost edge.

3. The protector bandage of claim 2, said uppermost edge being longer than said lowermost edge.

4. The protector bandage of claim 2, the protector bandage further comprising a seam extending from said lowermost edge of said wrist band portion, around the digit, to said uppermost edge of said wrist band portion at the digit and hand intersection.

5. A method of constructing a protector bandage for protecting a digit including the steps of:

obtaining a strip of elastic material;

folding said strip of elastic material in half thereby providing a first and second side edge, a folded edge, and an open end;

sewing away from said folded edge of the strip of elastic material along said first edge towards said open end starting at a distance away from said folded edge;

sewing a rounded edge to conform to the shape of the digit on the open end of said strip of elastic material; and

sewing down along said second edge of said strip of elastic material to provide a wrist opening adjacent the closed end.

6. A method of constructing a protector bandage for protecting a wearer'"'"'s digit and hand including the steps of:

obtaining a wrist band of elastic material;

obtaining a length of elastic material that is twice the length of the wearer'"'"'s digit from the top of the digit to the digit/hand joint;

folding said length of material in half forming a closed top end;

opening left and right edges and a bottom opening end as a digit pocket;

sewing along both right and left edges of said digit pocket to close said right and left side edges; and

attaching the open end of said digit pocket to said wrist band.

7. A method of protecting a digit of a wearer'"'"'s hand with a protector bandage, the method comprising:

A. inserting the digit into a digit pocket;

B. moving a wrist band portion connected to said digit pocket over the wearer'"'"'s hand; and

C. securing said elastic wrist band around the base of the wearer'"'"'s hand to fix said digit pocket around the digit.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein step B precedes step A.