Ankle strengthening therapeutic device and method
OwnerSherry L. Wright, Elizabeth M. Pretoriusinventors
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Abstract
A gait adjusting device or harness is designed for attachment to an item of footwear, such as an athletic shoe. The harness has a panel with a lower face of predetermined adhering material designed to releasable attach or stick to a carpeted surface. A first set of straps extends from the panel for securing around the top of a shoe with the panel extending transversely across the sole of the shoe with the carpet adhering face facing downwardly, and a second set of straps extends from the panel in a direction transverse to the first set of straps for securing around the heel end of the shoe, securely holding the panel in the desired position.
Claims11
A gait adjusting apparatus, comprising:
- a panel having opposite first and second faces, the second face being of a predetermined material for releasably adhering to carpet;
- a first set of straps extending from said panel for securing around the top of a shoe with the panel extending transversely across the sole of the shoe with the second face facing downwardly;
- a second set of straps extending from the panel in a direction transverse to the first set of straps for securing around the heel end of the shoe to secure the panel at a predetermined axial position on the sole of the shoe;
- the panel being of rectangular shape and having opposite longitudinal sides and opposite ends, the sides having a length greater than that of the ends, the first set of straps extending from the opposite ends of the panel, and the second set of straps extending from one side of the panel in a direction perpendicular to the first set of straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.