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US 10,959,484 B1Granted
System and methods for adjusting variable variable geometry, height, weight distribution dynamics in orthotic devices and equipment
AssigneeAlliance Design and Development Group, Inc.
InventorPeter B. Tarlton
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Abstract
An active suspension orthotic support system is disclosed. The suspension orthotic support system comprises at least one variable resistance beam extending from a heel section to a mid-arch section of the footwear, wherein rotation of the variable resistance beam from a first position to a second position causes a resistance provided by the variable resistance beam to vary between a minimum resistance to a maximum resistance.
Claims12
An orthotic platform comprising:
- a heel section;
- a front section;
- and
- an mid-arch section between the heel section and the front section;
- and
- an adjuster, inserted at an angle through the heel section and extending toward the mid arch section, said adjuster comprising:
- a cylindrical hollow bushing extending from said heel section, said cylindrical hollow bushing including a bushing screw thread on a first end of said cylindrical hollow bushing;
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- a rod extending from said mid-arch section through said cylindrical hollow bushing to said heel section, said rod comprising:
- a first section proximate to said mid arch-section;
- a variable resistance beam section attached to said first section, said variable resistance beam section comprising, in a cross section transverse to a length of said rod,
- a major axis;
- and
- a minor axis, wherein said major axis is wider than said minor axis;
- and
- a cylindrical section comprising:
- a cylindrical section first end attached to said variable resistance beam section;
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- a cylindrical section second end, wherein said cylindrical section extends through said cylindrical hollowing bushing to position said cylindrical section second end adjacent said heel section;
- and
- a rod screw thread positioned between said variable resistance beam section and said heel section, wherein said rod screw thread engages said bushing screw thread;
- and
- an indentation on said cylindrical section second end, wherein said indentation is configured to:
- enable a rotation of said cylindrical section, wherein said rotation altering said major axis and said minor axis of said variable resistance beam section with respect to said mid arch section.
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