| abstract |
An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and having an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end and an intermediate position between the first and second opened ends. The annular sleeve has a foamed or non-foamed gel composition containing a block copolymer and mineral oil, as well as several other features such as the capability to form an air-tight seal, differing elasticity in the circumferential direction as opposed to the axial direction, etc. Also described is an open-ended polymeric annular sleeve completely coated on one of the inside or outside with fabric, and on the other side, coated with fabric only at an intermediate portion. |