Hallux valgus sandal
AssigneeHallufix AG
InventorManfred Brass
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Abstract
A hallux valgus sandal (1) can include a sole element (10) having an outsole (12) and a footbed (14). The hallux valgus sandal (1) can also include a big-toe support(40) for laterally supporting the big toe and a metatarsal belt (20), which circularly surrounds the metatarsal bones in interaction with the sole element (10) when the sandal (1) is worn and the length of which can be changed. A pressure cushion (30) is arranged on the inside of the sandal (1) in the area of the metatarsus in such a way that a laterally directed force can be applied to the inner metatarsal bone by applying the metatarsal belt (20) over the pressure cushion (30).
Claims18
1-16. (canceled)
A hallux valgus sandal (1), having:
- a sole element (10) with an outsole (12) and a footbed (14),
- a big-toe support (40) for laterally supporting the big toe,
- a metatarsal belt (20) which, when the sandal (1) is being worn, circularly surrounds the metatarsal bones in cooperation with the sole element (10) and can be changed in length, and
- a pressure cushion (30) with an effective length (L) being arranged on the inside of the sandal (1) in the region of the metatarsus such that, through application of the metatarsal belt (20) over the pressure cushion (30), a laterally directed corrective force can be exerted on the inner metatarsal bone that can be adjusted by changing the length of the metatarsal belt, and the front force attack point is placed in the region of the soft tissues behind the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.