Adjustable foot and ankle device for gait control
OwnerGerry Cookinventor
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Abstract
A foot and ankle control device including an ankle strap positioned to encircle the leg of a wearer immediately above the ankle. A foot support strap having a medial “D”-ring and a lateral “D”-ring is positioned underneath the wearer's foot adjacent the instep of the foot. A connecting strap is positioned to lie over the arch of the foot and working in cooperation with the foot support strap is used to secure the lateral “D”-ring on the lateral side of the ankle, and the medial “D”-ring on the medial side of the ankle. An elastic lateral control strap is provided for resiliently connecting the lateral “D”-ring to the ankle cuff strap. An elastic medial control strap is also provided for connecting the medial “D”-ring ankle cuff strap.
Claims9
Foot and ankle control device comprising:
- an ankle cuff strap having two ends;
- means for connecting the two ends of the ankle cuff strap together after positioning the ankle cuff strap to encircle a leg of a wearer immediately above an ankle of the wearer;
- a foot support strap having a medial “D”-ring attached to the support strap and a lateral “D”-ring attached to the support strap in spaced apart relation with the medial “D”-ring;
- the medial “D”-ring positioned at the medial side of the ankle and the lateral “D”-ring positioned at the lateral side of the ankle;
- the foot support strap positioned underneath the wearer's foot adjacent the in-step of the foot;
- a connecting strap positioned to lie over the arch of the foot and working in cooperation with the foot support strap to secure the lateral “D”-ring on the lateral side of the ankle and the medial “D”-ring on the medial side of the ankle;
- an elastic lateral control strap having a first and second ends;
- means for connecting the first end of the lateral control strap to the lateral “D”-ring;
- means for attaching the second end of the lateral control strap to the ankle cuff strap;
- an elastic medial control strap having first and second ends;
- means for connecting the first end of the medial control strap to the medial “D”-ring;
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- means for connecting the second end of the medial control strap to the ankle cuff strap.
Foot and ankle control device comprising:
- an ankle cuff strap having two ends;
- means for connecting the two ends of the ankle cuff strap together after positioning the ankle strap to encircle a leg of a wearer immediately above an ankle of the wearer;
- a foot support strap having first and second ends with a “D”-ring attached to one side of the support strap adjacent the first end and a second “D”-ring attached to the same side of the support strap adjacent the second end;
- the foot support strap positioned underneath the wearer's foot adjacent the instep of the foot with the “D”-rings facing outwardly and with one of the “D”-rings positioned at the medial side of the ankle and the other “D”-ring positioned at the lateral side of the ankle;
- a connecting strap positioned to lie over the arch of the foot and working in cooperation with the foot support strap to secure the lateral “D”-ring on the lateral side of the ankle and the medial “D”-ring on the medial side of the ankle;
- an elastic lateral control strap having first and second ends;
- means for connecting the first end of the lateral control strap to the lateral “D”-ring;
- means for attaching the second end of the lateral control strap to the ankle cuff strap;
- an elastic medial control strap having first and second ends;
- means for connecting the first end of the medial control strap to the medial “D”-ring;
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- means for connecting the second end of the medial control strap to the ankle cuff strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.