US 12,263,074 B2
Waterproof protector for a body member
Monique Jutras, Brossard (CA)
Assigned to Concept H2-ITEX Inc., Brossard (CA)
Filed by Concept H2-ITEX Inc., Brossard (CA)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,574.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/219,510, filed on Jul. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0008618 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 15/00 (2006.01); A41D 31/10 (2019.01)
CPC A61F 15/004 (2013.01) [A41D 31/10 (2019.02)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waterproof protector for a body member, comprising:
a waterproof body sized and shaped for surrounding the body member, the waterproof body having a first body end, a second body end, and a polyester fabric sheet having an outer surface and an inner surface, the fabric sheet extending between the first body end and the second body end, the fabric sheet defining a lumen of a size sufficient to receive therein the body member, the first body end having a first body end opening sized and shaped to receive therethrough the body member, the polyester fabric sheet having a main seam to which a waterproof seam layer is sealed, the polyester fabric sheet being a knitted fabric of a fiber having a linear mass density of between 20D and 40D, the knitted fabric having a surface density of between 100 GSM and 130 GSM;
a water repellent layer laminated to one or both of the outer and inner surfaces, the inner body surface having an antimicrobial substance applied thereto;
a first stretchable strap connected to one of the first or second body ends, the first stretchable strap having a first strap end portion, the first stretchable strap having a first hook-and-loop fastener, and one or more second hook-and-loop fasteners; and
a base hook-and-loop fastener located on either of the first or second body ends for engaging with at least one of the first hook-and-loop fastener and the one or more second hook-and-loop fasteners for securing the waterproof body to the body member.