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US 2014/0276310 A1Published application
Overmolding for an orthopedic walking boot
AssigneeOvation Systems
InventorsTracy E. GRIM, Steven L. HECKER, Kenji WATABE, Ryan C. COHN, Tim CROWLEY, Veneza YUZON
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Abstract
An orthopedic walking boot including a base to support a user's foot; a support assembly extending from the base to support the user's lower leg; and an outer sole overmolded to the base.
Claims26
An orthopedic walking boot, comprising:
- a base to support a user's foot;
- a support assembly extending from the base to support the user's lower leg;
- and
- an outer sole overmolded to the base.
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An orthopedic walking boot, comprising:
- a base to support a user's foot;
- a support assembly extending from the base to support the user's lower leg;
- an outer sole formed to the base by an overmolding process.
An orthopedic walking boot, comprising:
- a base to support a user's foot, the base comprising a first material;
- a support assembly extending from the base to support the user's lower leg;
- an outer sole integrally formed with the base, the outer sole comprising a second material different from the first material.
An orthopedic walking boot, comprising:
- a base configured to support a user's foot, the base comprising a section configured to support the user's posterior portion of the heel;
- a support assembly extending from the base and configured to support the user's lower leg;
- an outer sole;
- and
- at least one of a heel cushion and heel bumper arranged with the section;
- wherein the outer sole and said at least one of the heel cushion and heel bumper comprise a continuous material.
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An orthopedic walking boot, comprising:
- a base configured to support a user's foot, the base comprising a first section to protect the forward end of the user's toes and a second section to support the user's posterior portion of the heel;
- a support assembly extending from the base and configured to support the user's lower leg;
- a shock absorber insert mated with the base to provide shock absorption to the user's foot;
- an outer sole overmolded to the base, wherein at least a portion of the outer sole is overmolded to the base and the shock absorber insert;
- toe bumper overmolded to the first section of the base;
- a heel cushion overmolded to an interior portion of the second section;
- and
- a heel bumper overmolded to the base with at least a portion of the heel bumper arranged with an exterior portion of the second section;
- wherein the outer sole, toe bumper, heel cushion and heel bumper comprise a continuous material overmolded to the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.