Protective Anchoring Cuff for Compression Hosiery

Abstract

A foldable fabric cuff for comfortably maintaining the position of a compression hosiery or other garment. The fabric cuff has a static region and a folding region, such that the open end of the compression garment is sandwiched between the static region and the folding region when the cuff is worn in the folded position. The static region of the cuff is provided with a gripping surface that secures the open end of the compression garment in a comfortable, static position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A fabric cuff for securing a compression garment to a wearer's body, the first part having a static region positioned between the wearer's body and an end of the compression garment, the static region including a gripping surface to contact the end of the compression garment;
 the second part adjacent the first part comprising a folding part that covers the end of the compression garment and the static region.   
     
     
         2 . The fabric cuff of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping surface has spaced silicone rubber ridges. 
     
     
         3 . The fabric cuff of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping surface has spaced hook-and-loop fastener strips. 
     
     
         4 . The fabric cuff of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric is a felted polyurethane foam fabric. 
     
     
         5 . An accessory for maintaining the position of a compression garment, comprising:
 a foldable fabric band having inner, outer, and middle regions, the middle region having a gripping surface that has spaced silicone rubber ridges or spaced hook-and-loop fastener strips.   
     
     
         6 . The accessory of  claim 5 , wherein the circumference of the foldable band is between 5 and 70 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory of  claim 5 , wherein the circumference of the foldable band is between 10 and 35 inches. 
     
     
         8 . A method for securing a compression hosiery garment comprising:
 providing a foldable, stretchable, fabric cuff for securing a compression stocking in place on a wearer's leg, the cuff having inner, middle and outer regions, the middle region having a gripping surface of at least one silicone rubber ridge or at least one spaced hook-and-loop fastener strip;   sliding the foldable fabric cuff into place on the compression hosiery garment to engage the gripping surface and the compression hosiery garment.