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US 2019/0105187 A1Published application
Foot supporting garments and methods
AssigneeIntelliskin USA, LLC
InventorTimothy W. Brown
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Abstract
A garment for reducing pain associated with pes planus includes an ankle band having an anterior portion and a posterior portion; and a foot portion that includes a first band wrapping around the foot portion. The first band has a superior portion and an inferior portion. The garment also includes a plurality of lift bands extending from the anterior portion of the ankle band to at least the superior portion of the first band so as to provide a pull on the superior portion of the first band toward the anterior portion of the ankle band.
Claims20
A garment, comprising:
- a first band configured to wrap around at least a portion of navicular, cuboid, and cuneiform bones of a wearer's foot when the garment is worn on the wearer's foot;
- and
- a second band intersecting with the first band and configured to wrap around a heel of the wearer's foot when the garment is worn on the wearer's foot, wherein the second band is configured to support medial and lateral surfaces and at least a portion of a plantar surface of the heel.
A garment, comprising:
- an ankle band that includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion;
- a foot portion that includes a first band wrapping around the foot portion, wherein the first band has a superior portion and an inferior portion;
- and
- a plurality of lift bands extending from the anterior portion of the ankle band to at least the superior portion of the first band so as to provide a pull on the superior portion of the first band toward the anterior portion of the ankle band.
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A garment, comprising:
- a foot portion that includes a first band wrapping around the foot portion, wherein the first band has a medial portion and a lateral portion;
- the first band is positioned to contact a skin of a wearer when the garment is worn on a foot of the wearer;
- and
- the garment also includes a friction layer located on the medial portion of the first band to pull up a navicular bone of the wearer when the garment is worn on the foot of the wearer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.