A rapid fit modular prosthetic apparatus comprised of:
- a rigid socket assembly comprising
- a front limb engaging panel containing at least two base plate apertures and plurality of hinge bolt apertures,
- a pivotal rear limb engaging panel to securely enclose a residual limb, said pivotal rear limb engaging panel containing at least one hinge bolt aperture which adjustably corresponds to at least one of said plurality of hinge bolt apertures in said front limb engaging panel,
- a rigid outer support rib containing at least one hinge bolt aperture corresponding to said at least one hinge bolt aperture of said pivotal rear limb engaging panel,
- wherein said front limb engaging panel, said pivotal rear limb engaging panel and said rigid outer support rib create a tubular recess,
- a deformable liner having a rear tongue and a contoured front adapted to receive a residual limb, wherein said deformable liner is contoured to fit within said tubular recess, and
- at least one hinge bolt which engages said at least one hinge bolt aperture on said rigid outer support rib, said at least one corresponding hinge bolt aperture on said pivotal rear limb engaging panel and one of said plurality of hinge bolt apertures on said front limb engaging panel;
- a securing strap assembly comprising
- a looped cable attached at a first end to a buckle,
- a plurality of hook-shaped cable protuberances adapted to receive a second end of said looped cable, wherein said looped cable passes through at least one cable aperture in said rigid outer support rib and at least one cable aperture in said front limb engaging panel,
- at least one securing strap, wherein said securing strap passes through at least one securing strap aperture in said rigid outer support rib and at least one securing strap aperture in said front limb engaging panel and completely encircles said rigid socket assembly;
- a fitted base component comprising
- a first convex plate base having a plurality of rocker bolt apertures, wherein the lower surface of said first convex plate base is a longitudinal curved plate,
- at least two base plate apertures corresponding to said at least two base plate apertures of said front limb engaging panel,
- a concave base plate with an upper surface adapted to receive said longitudinal curved plate and a plurality of radial tubular portions corresponding to said rocker bolt apertures, and
- a hollow tubular portion adapted to receive a prosthetic pipe containing at least two base clamping protuberances and at least one set screw aperture:
- a plurality of rocker bolt assemblies, each of said rocker bolt assemblies comprising
- a hollow threaded socket with a u-shaped upper portion containing an aperture,
- a contoured horizontal rod with an aperture, wherein said contoured horizontal rod is secured within u-shaped upper portion by a pivot pin extending through said aperture in said u-shaped upper portion and said aperture in said horizontal rod,
- a threaded hex bolt component,
- a concave funnel-shaped washer, and
- a convex collar washer,
- wherein said hollow threaded socket projects through one of said rocker bolt apertures to engage said threaded hex bolt component projecting upward through one of said radial tubular portions so that said concave funnel-shaped washer and said convex collar washer are secured between said hex bolt component and the lower surface of said radial tubular portion;
- at least two base plate screws adapted to engage said base plate apertures and secure said front limb engaging panel and said fitted base component;
- at least one set screw which engages said set screw aperture;
- at least one tightening bolt engaging said base clamping protuberances to tighten said tubular hollow portion around said prosthetic pipe.