Patent ID: 8237008

Claim:
A partially rigid bandage apparatus comprising, in combination: an elastic band having a first end spaced apart from a second end, a pair of identical spaced apart sides, a top and a bottom; a slot disposed within each end of the band, each slot parallel with the ends; a flexible attachment strip removably disposed within the slots; a hook and loop fastener disposed on the attachment strip and selectively fastening the attachment strip to itself; an opening disposed within about a center of the band; a border disposed within the top around the opening; an accordion membrane affixed to the band top immediately exterior to the border; a rigid bubble disposed atop and extended above the opening; a plurality of spaced apart perforations disposed throughout the bubble; a vertical step disposed downwardly around and affixed to the bubble, the vertical step affixed to the accordion membrane, the vertical step abutting the band top immediately exterior to the border.