Patent ID: 6807680
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A01K,A44C,G09F

Abstract:
A band to be worn on the limb of a person or animal, said band comprising:an outer member formed of a fabric material having a longitudinal axis and having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, said outer member having an inner surface on which is provided the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system and an outer surface on which is applied an appliquÃ©; a strap attached to said outer member adjacent to the first longitudinal end thereof, said strap having a longitudinal axis which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of said outer member, said strap being attached to said outer member at both longitudinal ends of said strap so as to define a space between said strap and the inner surface of said outer member; an elongated inner member having a first end and a second end, said inner member being formed integrally in one piece of a flexible elastic material and having an outer surface, said inner member having attached to the outer surface thereof adjacent to the first end a first piece of the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system, and having attached to the outer surface thereof adjacent to the second end a second piece of the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system; wherein the first end of said inner member passes through the space defined between said strap and the inner surface of said outer member, wherein the first piece of the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system attached to said inner member is detachably fastened to the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system provided on said outer member, and wherein the second piece of the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system attached to said inner member is detachably fastened adjacent to the second longitudinal end of said outer member to the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system provided on said outer member; and wherein said band is adjustable to accommodate limbs of various sizes by adjusting the position along the inner surface of said outer member where the first end of said inner portion is detachably connected.