Therapeutic shoe
AssigneeShimi-Shoe Walking Technologies Ltd.
InventorSHIMON COHEN
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Abstract
A therapeutic shoe for shifting the weight exerted on the foot of a wearer in a frontward or rearward direction as required has a sole and an upper portion configured to retain the foot of the user in contact with the sole. A recessed track, formed in the lower surface of the sole, extends parallel to the length of the sole and along a major portion of its length. At least one support block is provided for attachment to the lower surface of the sole at any of a plurality of positions along the entirety of the recessed track. Also provided is a heel protection configuration.
Claims10
A therapeutic shoe configured to facilitate shifting the weight exerted on the foot of a wearer in a frontward or rearward direction as required, the shoe comprising:
- (a) a sole providing an upper surface for supporting the foot of the wearer and a lower surface, said sole having a long dimension termed length;
- (b) an upper portion associated with said sole and configured to retain the foot of the user in contact with said sole;
- (c) a recessed track formed in said lower surface of said sole and extending substantially parallel to said length along a major portion of said length;
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- (d) a support block having an engagement projection configured for engaging said recessed track and a load-supporting body configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to said length, said support block being configured so as to be attachable to said lower surface at any one of a plurality of positions along substantially the entirety of said recessed track.
A therapeutic shoe configured to avoid pressure on the heel of a foot while a wearer is lying in a supine position on an underlying surface, the shoe comprising:
- (a) a sole providing an upper surface for supporting the foot of the wearer, said sole having a rear edge;
- (b) an upper portion associated with said sole and configured to retain the foot of the user in contact with said sole in a position such that the heel of the foot lies adjacent to said rear edge, said upper portion having at least one opening adjacent to said rear edge so as to avoid contact with at least a part of the heel of the foot;
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- (c) a pressure release bracket configured to releasably engage said sole so that said sole is supported by said pressure release bracket with said rear edge raised above the underlying surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.