Prosthetic food and three-way ankle joint

A lightweight foot prosthesis, comprising:

• an integral foot having a heel, a toe, and a raised instep, said instep including a dorsal surface and a plantar surface;
• an ankle joint affixed to said foot and capable of motion around each of three perpendicular axes;
• means for limiting rotation of said ankle joint;
• and
• means for connecting said ankle joint to a leg;
• said ankle joint comprising a body, a swivel means housed in said body, a shaft rotatably mounted in said swivel means, and means for transmitting a force from the leg to said shaft, said rotation limiting means being disposed between said shaft and said body;
• said swivel means including a housing having a transverse main bore therethrough, an outer race fixed herein, and an inner race rotatably housed in said outer race, said inner race having a central bore therethrough, said bore being sized to receive said shaft;
• said rotation limiting means comprising a pair of annular compression mounts;
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• said housing including a pair of annular beveled seating faces, each such face centered on said main bore, each of said compression mounts being seated on one such face.