US 6,981,955 B2
Sleeve-like knitted structure for use as a castliner
Claudia Schultze, Greenville, Del. (US); and George W. Coulston, West Chester, Pa. (US)
Assigned to Invista North America S.a.r.l., Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/878,833.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/484445, filed on Jul. 02, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0027219 A1, Feb. 03, 2005
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 602—3 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A castliner for use beneath an orthopedic cast, comprising a microdenier polyester yarn and further comprising a covered spandex yarn in an amount of about 2 to about 20 percent by weight of the castliner and wherein the spandex yarn has a load and unload portion of the stress-strain curve substantially parallel within an elongation range of from about 300% to about 500%.