Abstract: An orthopedic knee brace formed as a tubular member made of a material having a core of foamed rubber material, which on both faces is laminated with textile fabric, is provided with an opening in the region intended to be located above the patella of the wearer. Primary Velcro-type fastener segments are attached to the tubular member, to each side of the opening, and oriented along two separate lines, substantially in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the member. The segments are adapted to form attachments for at least one secondary Velcro-type fastener strip, separable from the member and having a length substantially equal to the distance between the outward edges of the outer, primary Velcro-type fastener segments.

Abstract: A sleeve shaped protector for a portion of a limb is manufactured from a sheet of cloth comprising a core of resilient, porous material laminated upon both faces with a sparse fabric. The sheet is cut to suitable size and rolled into a tubular member, whereupon a strip of fabric, being substantially non-resilient in its transverse direction is laid to cover the joint between the meeting edges of the sheet. The strip and the sheet are then sewn together using a machine having at least two needles to each side of the joint, the machine further having means for criss-crossing the threads from the needle to opposite sides of the joint, across the latter, at the face of the cloth remote from the strip.