Walking sole
AssigneeSpronken Orthopedie
InventorEugene N. M. Spronken
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AssigneeSpronken Orthopedie
InventorEugene N. M. Spronken
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A walking sole to be used under an immobilizing bandage on the lower leg whereby all foot joints are rigid, includes a running surface having three essentially flat parts which are spaced longitudinally and merge into one another with rounded transitions. A forward or toe part is curved upwards from a flat central part at an angle ranging between 25.degree. and 35.degree.. A hindmost or rear heel part slopes upwardly from the central part at an angle ranging between 15.degree. and 25.degree.. The vertical distance between the bottom of the central part and the highest point of the forward part is (11.+-.1)% of a length factor, which factor equals 1.5 times the length of the sole in mm--15 mm. The vertical distance between said bottom and the highest point of the heel part is (3.+-.1)% of said length factor. The rear end of the walking sole is approximately at a right angle relative to the bottom of the central part and the uppermost point of the rear end and of the front end lie in a plane which is approximately parallel to the bottom of the central part.
A walking sole adapted to be used under an immobilizing bandage on the lower leg for maintaining all foot joints in a rigid condition, said walking sole having a lower running surface coming into contact with the ground formed of three longitudinally spaced essentially flat parts, and said flat parts joining one another with rounded transitions, a forward one of said parts curved upwardly from a central part at an angle betwen 25.degree. and 35.degree. and a rear heel part sloping upwardly of said central part at an angle between 12.degree. and 25.degree., sole dimensioned to provide a distance between a bottom plane of said central part to a highest point of said forward part of (11.+-.1)% of a length factor and having a distance between said bottom plane of said central part and a highest point of said rear part of (3.+-.1)% of said length factor, said length factor equal to 1.5 times the length of said sole in mm--15 mm, a rear end of said walking sole aligned approximately at a right angle to said central bottom plane, and an uppermost point of said rear end and an uppermost point on a front end of said sole aligned to lie in a plane approximately parallel to said bottom central plane.
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