Support System for Footwear Providing Support at or Below the Sustentaculum Tali
AssigneeAlign Footwear, LLC
InventorCheryl Sherwood KOSTA
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Abstract
A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot. The support system for a foot comprises of the following. A first portion configured to support an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
Claims22
A support system for a foot, the foot having a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot, the support system comprising:
- a first support having:
- a first portion configured to support an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali;
- a second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot;
- and
- a third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
A method of supporting a foot with a support , the foot having a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot, the method comprising:
- supporting an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali;
- supporting the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot;
- and
- supporting the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.