Ankle strengthening therapeutic device and method
OwnerSherry L. Wright, Elizabeth M. Pretoriusinventors
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Abstract
A gait adjusting device or harness is designed for attachment to an item of footwear, such as an athletic shoe. The harness has a panel with a lower face of predetermined adhering material designed to releasable attach or stick to a carpeted surface. A first set of straps extends from the panel for securing around the top of a shoe with the panel extending transversely across the sole of the shoe with the carpet adhering face facing downwardly, and a second set of straps extends from the panel in a direction transverse to the first set of straps for securing around the heel end of the shoe, securely holding the panel in the desired position.
Claims12
A gait adjusting device, comprising:
- a panel having opposite first and second faces, the second face being of a predetermined material for releasably adhering to carpet;
- a first set of straps extending from said panel for securing around the top of a shoe with the panel extending transversely across the sole of the shoe with the second face facing downwardly;
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- a second set of straps extending from the panel in a direction transverse to the first set of straps for securing around the heel end of the shoe to secure the panel at a predetermined axial position on the sole of the shoe.
A method of adjusting a person's gait, comprising the steps of:
- extending a panel across the sole of a wearer's footwear with a carpet adhering material extending over one face of the panel facing downwardly and opposite ends of the panel extending up along the sides of the shoe towards the top of the shoe;
- extending at least one pair of fastener straps from opposite ends of the panel up over the toe portion of the footwear and securing the straps together to secure the panel to the sole of the footwear;
- extending a second pair of fastener straps from locations on one side edge of the panel positioned on opposite sides of the footwear towards the heel end of the footwear, at least one of the second pair of straps extending around the heel end of the footwear to meet the other strap;
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- securing the second pair of straps together to hold the panel in a selected axial position on the sole of the footwear;
- whereby, when the wearer of the footwear walks on a carpeted surface, the carpet adhering material will be releasably attached to the carpet and provide resistance to the pulling up of the footwear from the carpet, thereby adjusting the wearer's gait.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.