US4961418A
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Heat retaining fabric and physical therapy appliances
Assignee: United Pacific Industries Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1989-06-05
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Granted: 1990-10-09
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Expires: 2009-06-05
Abstract
Abstract Physical therapy appliances for use in treatment of minor muscle, ligament, joint and similar injuries to promote healing and comfort during periods of both physical activity and physical inactivity comprising generally sleeve-like wraps of a heat-retaining composite material of resilient foam bonded between a single-jersey knit cover and a pile-surface inner knit fabric which stimulates the skin surface, wicks perspiration away from the skin surface and permits circulation of air adjacent to the skin surface beneath the foam layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark McLaurin-Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/10; A61F13/06; A61F13/08; A61F13/12; A61F13/128; D; D04; D04B; D04B1/00; D04B1/02; D04B1/04; D10; D10B; D10B2509/00; D10B2509/02; D10B2509/028; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A therapeutic appliance for use against a skin surface on an injured portion of a human body to provide light compression, retain body heat and stimulate the skin surface, comprising a section of composite material formed to lie against and lightly compress the body portion, the composite material comprising an insulative resilient closed-cell foam layer, an inner stretchable fabric of hydrophobic fiber with a pile surface bonded to a first side of the foam layer and an outer stretchable cover bonded to a second side of the foam layer, the inner surface being of a weft knit of seventy-five percent tri lobal nylon fiber, one hundred-fifty denier, seventy-five filament and twenty-five percent nylon fiber, seventy-eight denier, twenty filament knitted on a twenty gauge circular knit weft knitted machine with number two height sinkers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A therapeutic appliance for use against a skin surface on an injured portion of a human body to provide light compression, retain body heat and stimulate the skin surface, comprising a section of composite material formed to lie against and lightly compress the body portion, the composite material comprising an insulative resilient closed-cell foam layer, an inner stretchable fabric of hydrophobic fiber with a pile surface bonded to a first side of the foam layer and an outer stretchable cover bonded to a second side of the foam layer, the inner surface being of a weft knit of seventy-five percent tri lobal nylon fiber, one hundred-fifty denier, seventy-five filament and twenty-five percent nylon fiber, seventy-eight denier, twenty filament knitted on a twenty gauge circular knit weft knitted machine with number two height sinkers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An appliance according to claim 1, wherein the body portion is a wrist and the section is formed into a tapered tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An appliance according to claim 1, wherein the body portion is a wrist and hand and the section is formed into a tube-shaped wrap with a wrist-hugging constriction and a thumb cut-out.
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