include spirally wound members extending the length of said body between the coupling members the reinforcement elements are wrapped about the tubular body in a manner to continuously decrease the lay angle thereof relative to the longitudinal axis of the body from each coupling member toward the center portion of the tubular body application_number US 97052292 A description referring first to fig1 a typical inflatable packer device 10 known to the art is illustrated the packer assembly 10 includes an inner cylindrical mandrel 12 connected to a casing string 14 with the inflatable annular packer element 16 supported on the mandrel 12 although this particular embodiment describes a casing type packer to seal against the well bore 18 having an inner bore surface 20 of a subterranean formation the packer element 16 can alternatively be installed on a drill string corresponding to the mandrel 12 located inside of a well casing for sealing the annular space therebetween in general the packer element 16 includes an elastomeric tubular body or core 22 an outer elastic cover 24 preferably made from an abrasion resistant elastomeric material and an annular reinforcement sheath or layer 26 preferably composed of individual reinforcement elements 28 the reinforcement elements 28 are sandwiched between the tubular body or.