# US 2017/0020707 A1 · Elastic Strip for Holding the Ankle of a Person and Ankle Orthosis > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0020707 A1 - Document ID: US20170020707A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/216,898 - Filed: 2016-07-22 - Published: 2017-01-26 - Earliest claimed: 2015-07-23 - Assignees: Gibaud - Applicants: Gibaud - Inventors: Guillaume DUPORT; Frederic BAUDOUIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170020707A1 ## CPC - A61F 5/0111: {for the feet or ankles} - A61F 5/01: Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces - A61F 13/066: {for the ankle} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract An elastic strip for holding the ankle of a person as well as an ankle orthosis comprising an ankle brace includes a first portion extending from a first end of the strip and intended to be wound around the foot; a second portion extending in the extension of the first portion to a second end of the strip, intended to be wound around the ankle; a first attachment component, located on the outer face of the strip, at the junction between the first and second portions; and a second attachment component intended to cooperate with the first attachment component, located on the inner face of the strip, at the second end of the strip. The attachment components are disc-shaped and the second attachment component has a diameter lower than or equal to the diameter of the first attachment component. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An elastic strip for holding the ankle of a person, the strip having an inner face and an outer face and comprising: a first portion extending from a first end of the strip and which is intended to be wound substantially around the foot; a second portion extending in the extension of the first portion to a second end of the strip and which is intended to be wound substantially around the ankle; a first attachment component, located on the outer face of the strip, substantially at the junction between the first portion and the second portion; a second attachment component intended to cooperate with the first attachment component, located on the inner face of the strip, in the vicinity of the second end of the strip; wherein the first and the second attachment components are substantially disc-shaped, the second attachment component having a diameter lower than or equal to the diameter of the first attachment component. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The strip according to claim 1, wherein the second attachment component diameter is greater than 0.6 times the first attachment component diameter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The strip according to claim 1, wherein the first and second attachment components have substantially identical diameters. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The strip according to claim 3, wherein the strip is substantially rectangular, and in that the diameter of the first and second attachment components is substantially equal to the width of the strip. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein the width of the second portion shifts from a value in the vicinity of the first portion to a value lower than in the vicinity of the second end, and in that the diameter of the first attachment component is substantially equal to I, and in that the diameter of the second attachment component is substantially equal to I′. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein the first and second attachment components are hook and loop type of a Velcro®-type system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein the strip comprises, in the vicinity of its first end, and on its inner face, an assembly component on an ankle brace including a tubular element made of elastic material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the strip has a longitudinal opening intended to accommodate the heel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the strip is substantially flat in the unstressed condition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein it is formed by two longitudinal straps disposed side by side so that a longitudinal edge of a strap is adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the other strap at least on the first portion of the strip, said longitudinal edges being assembled to each other over substantially the entire first portion of the strip, the straps being assembled to each other in the vicinity of the free end of the second portion and being free relative to each other over substantially all the remainder of the second portion to form a slot therebetween. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The strip according to any of claim 1, wherein the strip comprises, in the vicinity of the first end and on the outer face of the strip, fool-proofing means allowing indicating to the user the correct direction of setting up the strip. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An ankle orthosis comprising an ankle brace including a tubular element made of resilient material intended to be threaded over the ankle of a person, wherein the ankle orthosis further comprises a strip according to claim 1, intended to be wound over the ankle brace. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The ankle orthosis according to claim 12, wherein the strip is substantially rectangular, and in that the diameter of the first and second attachment components is substantially equal to the width of the strip, and in that the ankle brace comprises a complementary assembly component arranged on a front area intended to be placed on the top of the foot.