Heel protection device
OwnerGraham G. Colemaninventor
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Abstract
A heel protection device for protecting a portion of the heel of a user's foot from developing sores from prolonged contact with bedding during a period of bedrest. The heel protection device includes a cap member for receiving the heel portion of the user's foot, and a securing strap assembly for securing the cap member on the heel portion of the user's foot. The cap member comprises a base portion for positioning adjacent to a sole of the user's foot, a back portion mounted on the base portion at a rearward location of the base portion that extends substantially perpendicular to the base portion, and a pair of laterally spaced side portions mounted on lateral side locations of the base portion and the back portion, with the side portions being oriented substantially perpendicularly to the base portion.
Claims1
A device for protecting a heel portion of a user's foot from developing sores, comprising:
- a cap member for receiving the heel portion of the user's foot, the cap member comprising a base portion for positioning adjacent to a sole of the user's foot, a back portion mounted on the base portion at a rearward location of the base portion and extending substantially perpendicular to the base portion, a pair of laterally spaced side portions mounted on lateral side locations of the base portion and the back portion, the side portions being oriented substantially perpendicularly to the base portions, each of the side portions being generally planar, the base portion having an arcuate cross-section in a plane oriented substantially parallel to the back portion, the back portion having an arcuate cross-section in a plane oriented substantially parallel to the base portion, the cap member being formed from a resiliently flexible material;
- wherein said cap member has a single foot receiving opening defined by edges on said side portions, said back portion and said base portion such that the foot of the user may be rested in an interior of said cap member for cradling the user's foot.
- a securing strap assembly for securing the cap member on the heel portion of the user's foot, the securing strap assembly having a first strap section and a second strap section, each of the strap sections having a first end mounted on a side portion of the cap member, each of the strap sections having a second end with a hook and look fastener component adapted to releasably engage the hook and loop fastener component of the other strap section;
- wherein each of the side portions has a plurality of ventilation holes formed therein, each of the ventilation holes extending through one of the side walls;
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- wherein a plurality of gripping strips are formed on a lower surface of the base portion, each of the gripping strips extending transversely from a location adjacent to a first one of the side portions to a location adjacent to a second one of the side portions, each of the strips having a serpentine shape, the plurality of gripping strips comprising at least six strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.