Patent ID: 8069760
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of installing a fiberglass cast on and cutting the cast for removal from an individual, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a length of a pliable hollow thin-walled guide tube ( (b) providing an elongate support tool ( (c) providing a cutting tool ( (c) sliding said support tool in said pliable guide tube; (d) placing said guide tube and said support tool therein on an individual; (e) applying at least first layer of fiberglass along and over a portion of said guide tube excluding said first end of said guide tube; (f) wrapping said first end of said guide tube over said first layer of fiberglass to form a loop extending around said first layer of fiberglass; (g) applying at least a second layer of fiberglass along and over said portion of said guide tube and said first end of said guide tube to affix said first end of said guide tube between said first and second layers of fiberglass; (h) sliding said support tool out of said guide tube; (i) allowing said first and second layers of fiberglass to harden; and (j) at a subsequent time,