1-21. (canceled)
22. A non-elastic foam-fabric composite band for use in orthopedic braces and supports comprising:
a) a first layer of an elastomeric composition;
b) a second layer secure to the first layer, the second layer being a strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction secured along the length of the first layer, the first layer extending widthwise beyond the second layer to establish a lengthwise cushion over the edges of the second layer; and
c) a hook tab of hook and loop fastener construction secured proximate one end of the second layer.
23. The composite band as defined in claim 22 in which the hook tabs are positioned for connecting to the second layer in a non-cinchable fastening arrangement.
24. The composite band as defined in claim 22, wherein attachment of the second layer to the first layer renders the first layer lengthwise non-stretchable.
25. The composite band as defined in claim 22 in which the lengthwise cushions extend only a portion of the length of the second layer.
26. The composite band as defined in claim 22 in which the second layer extends lengthwise beyond an end of the first layer providing no lengthwise cushion over the portion of the second layer that extends lengthwise beyond the end of the first layer.
27. The composite band as defined in claim 26, wherein the hook tab is attached the portion of the second layer that extends lengthwise beyond the end of the first layer.
28. The composite band as defined in claim 22 further comprising a ring secured proximate the end of the second layer opposite the hook tab, and in which the hook tab is sized to be slipped through the ring and secured to the strip of loop material.
29. The composite band as defined in claim 22, wherein:
the first layer is an elastic bi-laminate comprising an inside elastic foam layer and an elastic fabric layer, the elastic foam layer extending the length and width of the elastic fabric layer and being laminated thereto, the elastic foam layer having an open-cell frictional gripping surface and positive moisture wicking characteristic; and
the second layer of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material comprises a non-elastic strip having an outer layer of loops on a non-elastic backing layer, the non-elastic backing layer being secured against the elastic fabric layer of the elastic bi-laminate opposite the elastic foam layer along the length thereof, the elastic foam layer and elastic fabric layer being rendered lengthwise non-stretchable along their entire secured lengths by the second layer secured thereto.
30. The composite band as defined in claim 22, wherein the lengthwise cushions are lengthwise stretchable.
31. The composite band as defined in claim 22, wherein:
the first layer has straight and parallel edges along substantially an entire length thereof; and
the second layer has straight and parallel edges along substantially an entire length thereof; and
32. A method for manufacturing a non-elastic foam-fabric composite band for use in orthopedic braces and supports comprising:
a) providing
i) a strip of an elastomeric composition;
ii) a strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction; and
iii) a hook tab;
b) securing:
i) the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction to the strip of an elastomeric composition along the length thereof such that the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable lop material of hook and loop fastener construction to the strip of the elastomeric composition renders the strip of elastomeric composition non-stretchable, and
ii) the hook tab proximate one end of the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction.
33. The method as defined in claim 32 in which the strip of the elastomeric composition extends widthwise beyond the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction to establish a lengthwise cushion over the edges of the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction.
34. The method as defined in claim 33, wherein the lengthwise cushions are lengthwise stretchable.
35. The method as defined in claim 32 further comprising providing and securing a ring proximate the end of the strip of loop material opposite the hook tab, the hook tab being sized to be slipped through the ring and secured to the strip of loop material.
36. The method as defined in claim 32, wherein:
the strip of an elastomeric composition is an elastic bi-laminate comprising an inside elastic foam layer and an elastic fabric layer, the elastic foam layer extending the length and width of the elastic fabric layer and being secured thereto, the elastic foam layer having an open-cell frictional gripping surface and positive moisture wicking characteristic; and
the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction comprises a non-elastic strip having an outer layer of loops on a non-elastic backing layer, the non-elastic backing layer being secured against the elastic fabric layer of the elastic bi-laminate opposite the elastic foam layer along the length thereof, the elastic foam layer and elastic fabric layer being rendered lengthwise non-stretchable along their entire secured lengths by the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction being secured thereto.
37. A sacroiliac belt comprising:
a) a lengthwise non-elastic inner belt configured for encircling placement around a user’s hips, the inner belt having:
a first layer of an elastomeric composition;
a second layer secure to the first layer, the second layer being a strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction secured along the length of the first layer, the first layer extending widthwise beyond the second layer to establish a lengthwise cushion over the edges of the second layer;
a hook tab of hook and loop fastener construction secured proximate one end of the second layer; and
b) an elastic outer belt sized to extend forwardly from the back of the inner belt to the sides thereof, the outer belt having hook tabs for connecting to the loop material of the second layer of the inner belt.
38. The sacroiliac belt as defined in claim 37 in which the outer belt comprises a pair of elastic strips each independently connectable to the inner belt and sized to extend from proximate the back of the inner belt to respective sides of the inner belt.
39. The sacroiliac belt as defined in claim 37, wherein:
the first layer of an elastomeric composition is an elastic bi-laminate comprising an inside elastic foam layer and an elastic fabric layer, the elastic foam layer extending the length and width of the elastic fabric layer and being secured thereto, the elastic foam layer having an open-cell frictional gripping surface and positive moisture wicking characteristic; and
the second layer comprises a non-elastic strip having an outer layer of loops on a non-elastic backing layer, the non-elastic backing layer being secured against the elastic fabric layer of the elastic bi-laminate opposite the elastic foam layer along the length thereof, the elastic foam layer and elastic fabric layer being rendered lengthwise non-stretchable along their entire secured lengths by the strip of lengthwise non-stretchable loop material of hook and loop fastener construction being secured thereto.
40. The sacroiliac belt as defined in claim 37, wherein the lengthwise cushions are lengthwise stretchable.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A communication device comprising a cache, the cache comprising a cache memory for storing a set of cache entries and an index for accessing the cache entries, the index defining an order of the set of cache entries, the order being access-ordered during user operation of the communication device, the device comprising:
a cache manager responsive to a trigger for the communication device to enter a locked state, the cache manager being operative to redefine the order of the set of cache entries in the index so as to no longer be access-ordered when the communication device is in the locked state.
2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the trigger is selected from one or more of: an inactivity timeout, placing the communication device in a cradle or holster, expiry of a defined amount of time since a previous exit from the locked state, and receipt of a command to enter the locked state.
3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the cache manager is provided with a reordering set for redefining the order of the set of cache entries in the index, and wherein the cache manager is operative to redefine the order of the set of cache entries by:
selecting each entry in the reordering set; and
for each selected entry,
selecting an exchange target entry in the index; and
exchanging the selected entry in the reordering set with the exchange target entry in the index.
4. The communication device of claim 3, wherein selecting the exchange target entry in the index comprises randomly selecting the exchange target entry in the index.
5. The communication device of claim 3, wherein the reordering set is configured to redefine the order of the set of cache entries comprising one of: most recently-accessed cache entries, least-recently accessed cache entries, or cache entries comprising device traffic data intended to be kept most secure.
6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the cache entries comprise communication-related information.
7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the communication-related information comprises at least one of: security certificate information, web page information, or a Java object.
8. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the communication-related information comprises a byte array form of a security certificate, a cyclic redundancy code for the byte array form of the security certificate, and an object form of the security certificate.
9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the cache memory is comprised in random access memory.
10. The communication device of claim 9, wherein the cache entries comprise cached data copied from a persistent memory store in the communication device.
11. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a second cache memory for storing a second set of cache entries and a second index for accessing the cache entries comprised in the second set, the second index defining an order of the second set of cache entries, the order of the second set of cache entries being access-ordered during user operation of the communication device,
wherein the cache manager is further operative to redefine the order of the second set of cache entries in the second index so as to no longer be access-ordered when the device is in the locked state.
12. A method for managing cache entries in a cache in a communication device, the cache comprising a cache memory for storing a set of cache entries and an index for defining the order of the set of cache entries, the order being access-ordered during user operation of the communication device, the method comprising:
in response to a trigger for the communication device to enter a locked state, redefining the order of the set of cache entries in the index so as to no longer be access-ordered when the communication device is in the locked state.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a trigger to enter the locked state.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the trigger is selected from one or more of: an inactivity timeout, placing the communication device in a cradle or holster, expiry of a defined amount of time since a previous exit from the locked state, and receipt of a command to enter the locked state.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the communication device is provided with a reordering set for redefining the order of the set of cache entries in the index, and wherein redefining the order of the set of cache entries comprises:
selecting each entry in the reordering set; and
for each selected entry,
selecting an exchange target entry in the index; and
exchanging the selected entry in the reordering set with the exchange target entry in the index.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein selecting the exchange target entry in the index comprises randomly selecting the exchange target entry in the index.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the reordering set is configured to redefine the order of the set of cache entries comprising one of: most recently-accessed cache entries, least-recently accessed cache entries, or cache entries comprising device traffic data intended to be kept most secure.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein the cache entries comprise communication-related information.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the communication-related information comprises at least one of: security certificate information, web page information, or a Java object.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the communication-related information comprises a byte array form of a security certificate, a cyclic redundancy code for the byte array form of the security certificate, and an object form of the security certificate.
21. The method of claim 12, wherein the communication device is further provided with a second cache memory for storing a second set of cache entries and a second index for accessing the cache entries comprised in the second set, the second index defining an order of the second set of cache entries, the order of the second set of cache entries being access-ordered during user operation of the communication device, the method further comprising redefining the order of the second set of cache entries in the second index so as to no longer be access-ordered when the communication device is in a locked state.
22. A computer program product for managing cache entries in a cache in a communication device, the program product comprising a magnetic, electronic, or optical medium storing executable program code and the cache comprising a cache memory for storing a set of cache entries and an index for defining the order of the set of cache entries, the order being access-ordered during user operation of the communication device, said executable program code being executable by a processor of the communication device for:
in response to a trigger for the communication device to enter a locked state, redefining the order of the set of cache entries in the index so as to no longer be access-ordered when the communication device is in the locked state.