Patent ID: 7883486

Claim:
A low friction resilient foam pad that frictionally holds upon itself for use under a substantially rigid orthopedic brace comprising: a first straight side edge configured as a first end of the pad; a second straight side edge narrower in width than the first straight side edge and configured as a second end of the pad; a top edge having a substantially straight dimension and configured to be oriented as the top of the pad; a bottom edge having an uneven dimension and configured to be oriented as a bottom of the pad such that between the top edge and bottom edge is a first width positioned adjacent to the first end of the pad, a second width is positioned inwardly from the first width so the second width is wider in dimension than the first width, a third width positioned adjacent to the second width that is substantially the same dimension as the first width, and a fourth width that is narrower in dimension then the first width and is positioned adjacent to the second end of the pad; and wherein one side of the pad is a textured foam that faces the user's body and the opposite side of the pad is a non-textured nylon that faces outwardly from the user's body such that when the pad is wrapped around the user, the foam material engages with itself when expanded for holding the textured foam and non-textured nylon into a substantially fixed position when wrapped around the user.