Patent ID: 8858476

Claim:
A protective cover device for covering a sensitive area on a limb of a user when bathing, said cover device comprising: an elongate shell including an outer surface, an inner surface, a closed bottom, a closed side wall structure surrounding an interior of said elongate shell and including an upper interior chamber and a lower interior chamber, and an open top end communicating with said upper interior chamber, and wherein said elongate shell is formed of a single layer of a flexible, water resistant and breathable material that allows air flow communication between said interior of said elongate shell and an exterior atmosphere surrounding said device; a first barrier for discouraging entry of water and moisture into the lower interior chamber, and said first barrier being defined by a cinch strap extending through a channel surrounding the open top end of said elongate shell and being structured and disposed for tightening the open top end against the user's limb above the sensitive area; an interior annular cuff contained entirely within the interior of said elongate shell and including an outer periphery and an opposite free distal end surrounding a central opening, and said interior annular cuff being secured about its outer periphery to said inner surface of said elongate shell between the upper interior chamber and the lower interior chamber and extending freely and loosely therefrom to the central opening at said free distal end, and the central opening being surrounded by a second cinch strap having a first component of a hook and loop fastener structured and disposed for releasable, mating attachment to a second component of a hook and loop fastener on the free distal end of said interior annular cuff throughout a range of attached positions for adjusting the size of the central opening and tightening the central opening of said interior annular cuff against the user's limb above the sensitive area and defining a second barrier between the first barrier and the lower interior chamber for discouraging entry of water and moisture into the lower interior chamber, and said interior annular cuff being formed of a water resistant and breathable material that allows air flow communication between the upper and lower interior chambers; and a third barrier for discouraging entry of water and moisture into the lower interior chamber, and said third barrier being defined by a liquid absorbing fabric strip on an inner facing surface of said interior annular cuff, adjacent to the free distal end, for direct contact with the user's limb above the sensitive area, and said liquid absorbing fabric strip being structured and disposed for absorbing liquid that passes beyond the first barrier and the second barrier.