Protective cast cover

Abstract

The Protective Cast Cover is a cover you wear over your cast. It is made of fabric, any kind of fabric, waterproof, warm, breathable, what ever kind of fabric will work for an individual's needs. For arms it covers the whole arm with a mitten hand over the top of the shoulder. Some of them are shirts, just depends on what the individual request. The cover for legs covers the foot to the top of thigh and can be made as pants, or as shorts on the opposite side of the leg with the cast. If they are in double casts, then both sides would be made the same. This works for arms or legs. Again, just depends on what the individual request. The protective cast cover is meant to keep sand, or debris or even water out of the cast, and give people less stress about their situation.

Claims

1. A protective cast cover comprising: a continuous piece of waterproof fabric shaped to accommodate a user's limb and a cast worn on the limb, the fabric configured to keep out sand, debris, and water; the fabric forming an open proximal end configured to extend around the user's limb and a closed distal end shaped to accommodate the user's hand or foot; a soft elastic sewn into the fabric at the open proximal end; an opening formed in the fabric adjacent the soft elastic to allow the soft elastic to come through the opening; a first fastener secured to the soft elastic and a second fastener secured to the fabric, the first fastener and the second fastener cooperating to enable the protective cast cover to be adjusted and fit snuggly on the user's limb, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener are hook and loop closures, snaps, or buttons; a first strap attached to the fabric adjacent the closed distal end having a first snap; three snaps attached to the fabric adjacent the first strap and cooperating with the first snap to adjust a length of the protective cast cover; and at least one second strap attached to the fabric adjacent the open proximal end for securing the protective cast cover to the user; wherein the protective cast cover is washable.

2. The protective cast cover according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is configured to accommodate the user's arm, the closed distal end is shaped to accommodate the user's hand, the open proximal end is configured to fit around the user's shoulder, and the at least one second strap is configured to extend around the user's torso.

3. The protective cast cover according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is configured to accommodate the user's leg, the closed distal end is shaped to accommodate the user's foot, and the open proximal end is configured to fit around the user's upper leg, and wherein the protective cast cover further comprises an elastic waistband and the at least one second strap includes two straps configured to attach to the elastic waistband with one of the two straps attached to an anterior side of the protective cast cover and another of the two straps attached to a posterior side of the protective cast cover.

4. A protective cast cover comprising: a continuous piece of waterproof fabric shaped to accommodate a user's limb and a cast worn on the limb, the fabric configured to keep out sand, debris, and water; wherein the fabric is formed as a garment including a closed end, a first opening, and a second opening having an elastic waistband; wherein the garment is configured to accommodate the user's torso or legs and the closed end is shaped to accommodate the user's hand or foot; a soft elastic sewn into the fabric at the first opening; and a fastener extending from the first opening to the second opening, wherein the fastener is a zipper, a hook and loop closure, or a combination thereof; wherein the protective cast cover is washable.

5. The protective cast cover according to claim 4, wherein the garment is configured to cover a first arm of the user and the first opening is configured to extend around the user's neck and/or a second arm of the user.

6. The protective cast cover according to claim 4, wherein the garment is configured to cover a first leg of the user and the first opening is configured to extend around a second leg of the user.

7. A custom protective cast cover comprising: a continuous piece of waterproof fabric custom made to accommodate a user's limb and a cast worn on the limb, the fabric configured to keep out sand, debris, and water; wherein the fabric is formed as a garment including a closed end, a first opening, and a second opening having an elastic waistband; wherein the garment is configured to accommodate the user's torso or legs and the closed end is shaped to accommodate the user's hand or foot; a soft elastic sewn into the fabric at the first opening; and a fastener extending from the first opening to the second opening, wherein the fastener is a zipper, a hook and loop closure, or a combination thereof; wherein the protective cast cover is washable.

8. The custom protective cast cover according to claim 7, wherein the garment is configured to cover a first arm of the user and the first opening is configured to extend around the user's neck and/or a second arm of the user.

9. The custom protective cast cover according to claim 7, wherein the garment is configured to cover a first leg of the user and the first opening is configured to extend around a second leg of the user.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS

(1) FIG. 1.

(2) FIG. 1 of the drawings Is the adjustable leg cover. It has a soft elastic waist band with vertical elastic going from the waistband to the top of thigh fabric on both the front and the back of the leg. There is soft elastic in the top of the fabric around the thigh that is also adjustable. The leg cover is one piece of fabric that goes from top of thigh all the way down and around the foot. It can be made of any fabric that the someone would like to have including waterproof. The adjustable parts of this can be done by velcro, snaps, or buttons. Can be worn under undergarments to make using the restroom quite easy. Or it can be over undergarments and can be pulled up and down easily.

(3) FIG. 2.

(4) FIG. 2 of the drawings is the custom fit pants cast cover. It also has soft elastic waistband and elastic around the ankle of the un-broken foot. There is a zipper and/or strong velcro all the way down the leg of the un-broken pant leg. The other pant leg is a solid piece that goes from waist all the way down over the foot. Can be made of any material including waterproof.

(5) FIG. 3.

(6) FIG. 3 of the drawings is the custom fit cast cover. It has the soft elastic waistband, with the same soft elastic vertical to the top of the thigh, which also has soft elastic to keep it snug around the thigh. Then it is the one solid piece down the leg and around the foot. This to can also be made of any fabric including waterproof.

(7) FIG. 4.

(8) FIG. 4 of the drawings is a custom fit shirt cast cover. It has a mock turtleneck that is soft elastic and velcro from the side of the neck down the shoulder of the un-broken arm to the bottom of the short sleeve that also has elastic to keep the snug fit. It also has elastic around the waistband to keep the snug fit, and zipper and/or velcro from waistband to just under the arm pit. The other arm is a solid piece with a mitten hand. This can be made of any material including waterproof.

(9) FIG. 5.

(10) FIG. 5 is a custom fit shirt cast cover with no sleeve, it stops on the shoulder. It can have a regular neck or a mock turtleneck with elastic around it either way. Also, the velcro from the neck to the top of the shoulder. Also, soft elastic around the waistband to keep the snug fit. There is velcro and/or a zipper from waistband up to just under the arm pit. The other arm is one solid piece with a mitten hand. This can be made of any fabric including waterproof.

(11) FIG. 6.

(12) FIG. 6 of the drawings is a custom fit no sleeve shirt cast cover. It has a soft elastic that goes from the top of the shoulder of the broken room to under the other arm. It has velcro and/or zipper from the waistband to the underarm elastic. The waistband has the soft elastic for the snug fit. The sleeve on the broken arm is one solid sleeve with a mitten hand. This can be made of any material including waterproof.

(13) FIG. 7.

(14) FIG. 7 of the drawings is the original version of the cast cover in custom fit form. It is a solid sleeve with a mitten hand that goes all the way up the top of the shoulder with soft elastic at the top to keep it snug around the arm. It then has soft elastic that goes from the top of the sleeve across the torso to the under arm of the other arm so that it cannot slip off or down. This can be made of any fabric including waterproof.

(15) FIG. 8.

(16) FIG. 8 of the drawings is the original cast cover design only made adjustable. The soft elastic around the should is adjustable. The elastic that goes from shoulder across the body and under the other arm is also adjustable. The sleeve also has an elastic strap with snaps or buttons that can shorten the sleeve. It has a mitten hand. This can be made of any fabric including waterproof.

(17) FIG. 9.

(18) FIG. 9 of the drawings is the custom fit leg cast cover with shorts as the other leg. There is soft elastic around the waist and around the thigh of the shorts leg side. There is velcro and/or zipper from the bottom of the short to the waistband. The other leg is the full leg all the way down to covering the foot. This can be made of any fabric including waterproof.