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An apparatus comprising

• a floor platform,
• a shoe platform superposed above the floor platform,
• a first vertical support connecting a front portion of the floor platform with a front portion of the shoe platform,
• a second vertical support connecting a back portion of the floor platform with a back portion of the shoe platform,
• said first and second vertical supports connecting the shoe platform and the floor platform in a parallelogram configuration,
• a toe assembly hingedly connected to a front end portion of the floor platform and biased for alignment with the floor platform,
• a spring mounted to bias the toe assembly into alignment with the floor platform,
• and
• a bracket extending from the first support in superposition with the toe assembly,
• wherein the spring comprises a coil spring that biases upwardly against the bracket and downwardly against the upper element of the toe assembly.

An apparatus comprising

• a floor platform,
• a shoe platform superposed above the floor platform,
• a first support connecting a front portion of the floor platform with a front portion of the shoe platform,
• a second support connecting a back portion of the floor platform with a back portion of the shoe platform,
• said first and second supports connecting the shoe platform and the floor platform in a parallelogram configuration,
• a first leg support mounted to the second support and extending upwardly, and
• a calf brace pivotally mounted to an upper end of the first leg support and superposed over the shoe platform,
• said calf brace mounted to pivot back and forth at an angle in the range of 3 degrees to 15 degrees with respect to the first leg support.

An apparatus comprising

• a floor platform,
• a shoe platform superposed above the floor platform,
• a first vertical support connecting a front portion of the floor platform with a front portion of the shoe platform,
• a second vertical support connecting a back portion of the floor platform with a back portion of the shoe platform,
• said first and second vertical supports connecting the shoe platform and the floor platform in a parallelogram configuration,
• a first leg support mounted to the second vertical support and extending upwardly,
• a calf brace pivotally mounted to an upper end of the first leg support and superposed over the shoe platform,
• a second leg support mounted to the second vertical support and extending upwardly,
• a second calf brace pivotally mounted to an upper end of the second leg support and superposed over the shoe platform,
• said second calf brace facing the calf brace mounted to the first leg support,
• wherein the calf brace and the second calf brace each define a vertically oriented capture tunnel and are pivotally mounted by the vertically oriented capture tunnels to the respective first leg support and second leg support, to permit the calf brace and the second calf brace to rock back and forth at an angle of up to 20 degrees from vertical.