Limb protective coverings

Claim 1

A limb protective covering comprising an elongate generally tubular, flexible, waterproof plastic member having at one end one of an integral foot and hand receiving member and at the other end an opening receiving the limb to be covered, an elongate strap-like closure member adapted to encircle the limb of a user below said opening, said closure member having an intermediate panel member fixed to a minor portion of the wall of said tubular member adjacent the said opening and first and second strap members extending from opposite ends of said panel member, said first member having a rigid loop on one end remote from the panel, the second strap member having mating engagement fabric portions thereon whereby the second strap may be passed through said rigid loop of the first member, tightened into a water-tight seal on the limb and engaged upon itself with the mating engagement fabric, a rigidifying panel corresponding generally to said intermediate panel to support the wall portion of the tubular member to which said intermediate portion is fastened and fastening means cooperating with said rigidifying panel and intermediate panel to fix the wall portion of the tubular member thereto.