Patent ID: 8469912

Claim:
A wrap for encircling a portion of a living body, the wrap comprising: A) a relatively non-stretchable support; and B) a strap i) that has one end portion attached to the support and extends lengthwise to an opposite end portion, ii) that is relatively stretchable lengthwise from the one end portion for encircling, with stretching, the portion of the living body and attaching to an attachment means on the support to compressively wrap the encircled portion of the body, and iii) that comprises relatively stretchable material that directly attaches the strap to the attachment means on the support to keep the encircled portion of the living body compressively wrapped, wherein the opposite end portion of the strap comprises stretchable material that is beyond a zone of the stretchable material that attaches directly to the attachment means, and the strap includes additional attachment means to which the stretchable material in the opposite end portion of the strap attaches.