Footwear for orthopedic or sports use
AssigneeF.G.P. S.R.L.
InventorsMoreno Ferrigolo, Alberto Turrini, Luca Dalla Paola
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Abstract
A boot-type orthopedic or sports footwear usable for controlled walking with stiffening for the lower extremities of legs, comprises: a sole provided with a substantially vertical rear positioning element; a first pair of rear half-hulls, each of which is hinged onto the sole and which cover, when in the closed position, an ankle and part of the lower portion of a leg, i.e. the calcaneal-tibial-tarsal zone, of an individual who is wearing the footwear; a second pair of front half-hulls, each of which is hinged onto the sole and which cover, when in the closed position, at least an upper part of a foot of the individual who is wearing the footwear.
Claims14
A boot-type orthopedic or sports footwear usable for controlled walking and adapted to stiffen a lower extremity of a leg of an individual, comprising:
- a sole having an upper resting base for a foot;
- a substantially vertical rear element for facilitating positioning of the foot on the upper resting base of the sole;
- a first pair of rear half-hulls, each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a rear lateral edge of the sole so that each of the rear half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the first pair of rear half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole, to a closed position in which the first pair of rear half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through a centerline of the sole, and are further connected to an edge of the substantially vertical rear element so as to be able to cover an ankle and a calcaneal-tibial-tarsal zone of a leg of the individual;
- a second pair of front half-hulls, each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a front lateral edge of the sole so that each of the second pair of front half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the second pair of front half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole, to a closed position in which the second pair of front half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through the centerline of the sole, and are further connected to the first pair of rear half-hulls so as to be able to cover an upper part of the foot.
A boot-type orthopedic or sports footwear usable for controlled walking and adapted to stiffen a lower extremity of a leg of an individual, comprising:
- a sole having an upper resting base for a foot;
- a substantially vertical rear element for facilitating positioning of the foot on the upper resting base of the sole;
- a first pair of rear half-hulls, each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a rear lateral edge of the sole so that each of the rear half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the first pair of rear half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole, to a closed position in which the first pair of rear half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through a centerline of the sole, and are further connected to an edge of the substantially vertical rear element so as to be able to cover an ankle and a calcaneal-tibial-tarsal zone of a leg of the individual;
- a second pair of front half-hulls, each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a front lateral edge of the sole so that each of the second pair of front half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the second pair of front half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole, to a closed position in which the second pair of front half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through the centerline of the sole, and are further connected to the first pair of rear half-hulls so as to be able to cover an upper part of the foot,
- wherein each of the second pair of front half-hulls, which cover, once joined, at least an upper part of the foot, has a substantially arched shape and comprises a hinge associated with the lower edge and the front lateral edge of the upper resting base of the sole that is configured to allow the respective second pair of front half-hulls to go from an open position, in which they are spread completely apart and nearing a plane in which the sole lies, to a closed position in which the second pair of half-hulls are reciprocally joined with their interlocking edges.
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