Armband

Spanish footballer Iker Casillas wearing a captain's armband for the Spanish national team.
American football player Kevin Grady wearing an armband that displays the Adidas corporate logo.
Two red armbands bearing swastikas, mounted on a stand
Uniforms associated with the Nazi Party and Third Reich frequently included armbands.

An armband is a piece of material worn around the arm. They may be worn for pure ornamentation, or to mark the wearer as belonging to group, or as insignia having a certain rank, status, office or role, or being in a particular state or condition. Sprung armbands, known as sleeve garters, have been used by men to keep overlong sleeves from dropping over the hands and thereby interfering with their use.[1] Armbands may also refer to inflatable armbands used to assist flotation for swimmers or for use with sphygmomanometers, in which case they are generally referred to as cuffs.[2]

  1. ^ Armband Aid « Manolo for the Men
  2. ^ Booth, J (1977). "A short history of blood pressure measurement". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 70 (11): 793–9. doi:10.1177/003591577707001112. PMC 1543468. PMID 341169.

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