Disposable boot

Claim 1

A protective, disposable boot for covering a leg amputee's remaining limb while forming a cast of the adjacent missing limb for a prosthesis so the amputee's shoes, socks, slacks and proximate clothing on the remaining limb do not become splashed with plaster during the cast forming process, and maintaining a free and clean condition of the proximate clothing comprising: first and second generally mirrored panels of material each hving a top edge and bottom edge, intermediate rear and front edges on said panels, said front edges provided with a forward protuberance adjacent said bottom edges, said top and bottom edges spaced apart a distance sufficient to extend between a user's foot and the top of their knee, stitch means fully and permanently joining said first and second panel front and bottom edges, a plurality of tabs integral with and projecting rearwardly from said rear edge of said second panel, a longitudinal strip of adhesive material on each said tab, a protective peelable cover overlying each said adhesive strip whereby, said boot may be applied to the remaining leg of an amputee disposed upon their back by placing the two panels over the top of the leg with the foot contained within said protuberance whereafter said two rear panel edges are fastened in an overlapping manner by removal of said protective covers and application of pressure upon said adhesive-provided tabs on said second panel against said first panel.