Patent ID: 7018349

Claim:
A size-adaptable arm sling for supporting an arm from an elbow to a hand thereof comprising a pouch with a closed bottom and aft end and an open top and front end for placing the arm therein so that the elbow engages the closed aft end and the hand is at the open front end of the pouch, a hand loop attached to the pouch proximate the front end and defining at least one opening through which at least a portion of the hand can be extended, a strap having a first end attached to the pouch proximate the aft end thereof and a second end, means for attaching the second end of the strap to the pouch proximate the open front end, the pouch having a length from the closed aft end to the opening and being constructed of a mat formed of non-woven fibers, and a multiplicity of substantially parallel elastic strands secured to the mat and extending over substantially the full length of the mat from the closed aft end to the open front end, the strands having a length in their relaxed state which is less than the length of the pouch so that, when the strands are in their relaxed state, a distance between the closed aft end and the opening is less than the length of the pouch.