Patent ID: 7479577

Claim:
A tubular protective device, comprising: (a) a first, tubular, inner, layer of flexible plastics material having opposite first and second sides and a first length; (b) a second, tubular, outer, layer of flexible film having opposite inner and outer sides and a second length extending over at least a portion of said first side of said first, inner, layer, said second, outer, layer having a thickness and an inner face, and said second, outer layer being freely movable along said first side of said first, inner, layer through a limited distance determined by locations of attachment of said second, outer, layer to said first, inner, layer, wherein said second length is greater than said first length and a portion of said second, tubular, outer, layer is inverted adjacent an end of said device; and (c) wherein said second side of said first, inner, layer is attachable to a surface intended to be protected.