Patent ID: 6857133

Claim:
A method for producing a water-resistant unit, comprising the steps of (a) providing a water-resistant sleeve shaped and dimensioned to fit over a portion of the body of a user and including (i) a distal end, and (ii) a proximate end; (b) providing an elongate pliable stretchable strand including (i) an elongate elastic inner core, and (ii) a sheathing around said core, said core and sheathing taking on a flatter configuration when said strand is stretched and drawn around said portion of the body of a user; (c) forming at least one hole through said proximate end of said sleeve; (d) folding said proximate end to form a hem circumscribing said proximate end; (e) inserting an insulator in said proximate end; (f) heat sealing said hem; and, (g) inserting said elongate pliable strand through said hole to circumscribe said proximate end in said hem.