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US 4,069,531 AGranted
Orthopedic shoe tree
OwnerRene Streichinventor
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Abstract
An orthopedic shoe tree for the shoes of persons with foot or toe deformity having a front stretching part and a rear heel part. The front stretching part has two separate front foot form halves between which a stretching wedge fits whereby the halves may be forced apart by movement of the stretching wedge. The rear heel part and front stretching part are connected by loose articulation.
Claims8
An orthopedic shoe tree for the shoe of persons with a slight foot or toe deformity comprising;
- two completely separate front foot form halves each of which has in its facing separation face a longitudinal groove opening into a wedge channel, a stretching wedge within said wedge channel in communication with a tightening screw within said longitudinal grooves and having a head portion to the rearward of said form halves, and a longitudinally moveable heel part having an adjustable setscrew which is loosely linked with the head of said tightening screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.