US3880161A
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Elastic bandage and fastener therefor
Assignee: J H GUILD CO Inc
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Filing: 1974-05-02
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Granted: 1975-04-29
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Expires: 1994-05-02
Abstract
Abstract An elastic bandage and fastener combination which includes an elongated elastic web adapted to be wrapped around a body part and terminating in an end region to which a substantially nonstretchable but flexible sheet is fixed. This sheet extends across the entire width of the web and has fixed thereto an elongated fastener tape which projects beyond the web and is capable of being wrapped around the latter after the web is wrapped around the body part for maintaining the wrapped elastic web around the body part. The fastener tape is also substantially non-stretchable so that by pulling on the tape tension force is transmitted through the flexible but non-elastic sheet across the entire width of the elastic web for uniformly tensioning the latter throughout the entire width thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Spencer M Fossel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/01; A61F13/01034; A61F13/01038; A61F13/02; A61F13/0273; A61F13/15; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/56; A61F13/62; A61F13/622; A61F2013/00089; A61F2013/00102; A61F2013/00119; A61F2013/00361; A61F2013/00544; A61F2013/00553; A61F2013/00565; A61F2013/15008; A61F2013/15048; A61F2013/53445; A61F13/539; A61F2013/53966; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A bandage-fastener combination comprising an elongated web of elastic sheet material adapted to be wrapped around a body part, flexible but non-stretchable sheet means fixed to said web at one end region thereof and extending across the entire width of said web, and elongated flexible but non-stretchable fastener tape means fixed to said sheet means midway between opposed side edges of said web and extending from said sheet means beyond said web along a line which when extended along said web will be situated substantially midway between said opposed side edges thereof, so that after said web is wrapped around a body part starting with an end of said web distant from said sheet means, said sheet means will be located at the exterior of the wrapped web and said fastener tape means can be wrapped around the web for fastening the latter on the body part, said sheet means transmitting a tension force to said web uniformly across the entire width thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A bandage-fastener combination comprising an elongated web of elastic sheet material adapted to be wrapped around a body part, flexible but non-stretchable sheet means fixed to said web at one end region thereof and extending across the entire width of said web, and elongated flexible but non-stretchable fastener tape means fixed to said sheet means midway between opposed side edges of said web and extending from said sheet means beyond said web along a line which when extended along said web will be situated substantially midway between said opposed side edges thereof, so that after said web is wrapped around a body part starting with an end of said web distant from said sheet means, said sheet means will be located at the exterior of the wrapped web and said fastener tape means can be wrapped around the web for fastening the latter on the body part, said sheet means transmitting a tension force to said web uniformly across the entire width thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein said web has a uniform width.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The combination of claim 2 and wherein said sheet means is of a triangular configuration and has a substantially pointed end situated at an extremity of said web which is located at the end region thereof to which said sheet means is fixed, said substantially pointed end of said sheet means being situated substantially midway between opposed side edges of said fastener tape means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combination of claim 3 and wherein said web is of a substantially triangular configuration, matching the configuration of said sheet means, at said end region of said web to which said sheet means is fixed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The combination of claim 4 wherein said web has at said end region corner portions folded over said sheet means and situated between said sheet means and said fastener tape means with the latter being fastened to said sheet means through said folded over corner portions of said web.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein said fastener tape means has an inner elongated portion next to and extending from said web and provided with fastener elements on one face of said tape means and an outer elongated portion fixed to and extending from said inner elongated portion and having fastener elements on an opposed face of said tape means, the length of said inner and outer elongated portions of said tape means being sufficiently great for the fastener elements on the outer elongated portion to be placed in engagement with the fastener elements on the inner elongated portion for releasably fastening said tape means around the wrapped web.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-04-28 | 1978-10-28 | 1979-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-04-28 | 1982-10-28 | 1983-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-04-28 | 1986-10-28 | 1987-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |