Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A skin protective device adapted to be positioned adjacent a wound or sensitive skin area for protecting same against contact by foreign objects, said device comprising a one-piece unit including a plurality of longitudinally spaced, generally U-shaped support elements, each including an elongated, laterally extending, raised central portion of sufficient length to span the wound or sensitive skin area and a pair of support legs which depend from the opposite ends of said central portion and are adapted to rest on the skin at locations beyond the wound or sensitive skin area for supporting said central portion thereabove, and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending, and severable links connecting together the central portions of each adjacent pair of said support elements in closely spaced relationship, said connecting links having a width substantially less than the width of said support elements and having sufficient flexibility to permit flexing of said support elements relative to each other, thereby facilitating conformation of said device to the contour of the user's body in the vicinity of the wound or the sensitive area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A skin protective device adapted to be positioned adjacent a wound or sensitive skin area for protecting same against contact by foreign objects, said device comprising a one-piece unit including a plurality of longitudinally spaced, generally U-shaped support elements, each including an elongated, laterally extending, raised central portion of sufficient length to span the wound or sensitive skin area and a pair of support legs which depend from the opposite ends of said central portion and are adapted to rest on the skin at locations beyond the wound or sensitive skin area for supporting said central portion thereabove, and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending, and severable links connecting together the central portions of each adjacent pair of said support elements in closely spaced relationship, said connecting links having a width substantially less than the width of said support elements and having sufficient flexibility to permit flexing of said support elements relative to each other, thereby facilitating conformation of said device to the contour of the user's body in the vicinity of the wound or the sensitive area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A skin protective device according to claim 1 wherein said support elements and said connecting links have a substantially uniform thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A skin protective device according to claim 1 wherein said support elements include a plurality of ventilating holes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A skin protective device according to claim 2 wherein said material is transparent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A skin protective device according to claim 2 wherein said material is a synthetic thermoplastic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A skin protective device according to claim 4 wherein said transparent material is a synthetic thermoplastic material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A skin protective device according to claim 1 including a hold down tab extending outwardly and integrally from the distal end of each of said support element legs and having a surface adapted to lie on the skin surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A skin protective device according to claim 7 including an adhesive material disposed on each of said hold down tab surfaces for securing said device to the skin.