Ankle brace devices, systems and methods
AssigneeShock Doctor, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Best, Thierry Petelle, Bastien Jourde
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Abstract
An ankle brace including an ankle wrap assembly including a main body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front defining a foot opening, a first side panel, a second side panel, a rear, and a bottom panel. The ankle brace includes first and second ankle pads attached to the main body; a first support attached to the main body first side panel, and a second attached to the main body second side panel, and a bottom support. The ankle brace is configured to be secured to a user's ankle when worn.
Claims20
An ankle brace comprising:
- an ankle wrap assembly including a main body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front defining a foot opening, a first side panel, a second side panel, a rear, and a bottom panel;
- first and second ankle pads attached to the main body;
- a first support attached to the main body first side panel, a second support attached to the main body second side panel, and a bottom support,
- wherein the ankle brace is configured to be secured to a user's ankle when worn.
An ankle brace system comprising:
- an ankle wrap configured to receive the ankle of a user, and including a main body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front defining a forefoot sleeve, a lateral side panel, a medial side panel, a rear defining a rear opening, and a bottom panel;
- at least one of first and second ankle pads on the ankle wrap inner surface;
- first and second internal supports;
- a bottom support;
- and first and second external supports, and
- a strap system including a lower rear strap, an upper rear strap, a first cross strap, a second cross strap, and an ankle strap.
An ankle brace system comprising
- a main body configured to receive an ankle and a portion of a foot of a user, the main body including an outer surface, and inner surface, a front defining a foot sleeve, a lateral panel, a medial panel, a rear portion defining an opening to receive the foot of a user, a top defining an ankle sleeve, and a bottom panel;
- a medial malleolus pad and a lateral malleolus pad attached to the inner surface of the main body;
- an internal support assembly including a lateral support plate having a top and bottom, a medial support plate having a top and bottom, and a bottom support configured to extend along the bottom panel, and having a first end overlapping the lateral support plate bottom, and a second end overlapping the lateral support plate bottom;
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- a strap assembly including a first and second cross strap, a first and second rear strap, and an ankle strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.