Patent ID: 7605299

Claim:
A disposable bandage for covering a wound area of a skin surface, the bandage comprising: a first fastener portion having an underside surface provided with a self adhesive; a second fastener portion having an underside surface provided with a self adhesive; a dome structure having a generally rectilinear shape and constructed from a thin rigid material, the dome structure having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the dome structure coupled to the first fastener portion along the first side edge and coupled to the second fastener portion along the second side edge, and including pleats that extend across the dome structure from the dome top edge to the dome bottom edge; a gasket extending around the first side edge, top edge, second side edge, and bottom edge of the rectilinear shape generally along a dome underside surface, wherein the gasket is formed of a stretchable material; wherein the gasket is held in contact with the skin surface when the self adhesive of the first securing portion and the second securing portion are removably adhered to a user's skin and, when the first securing portion and the second securing portion are moved away from each other, the pleats are unfolded and the gasket material is stretched and remains in contact with the skin surface; further comprising a channel formed in the gasket such that the edge of the dome can be received in the channel.