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US 7,252,647 B1Granted
Self tightening, ankle brace
AssigneeWeber Orthopedic Inc.
InventorJohn P. Hely
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Abstract
A self tightening, ankle brace, comprising combination, strap structure including first and second elongated strap portions, said structure defining a through slit, said first portion adapted to be wrapped about an ankle or lower leg, said second portion adapted to extend through the slit then downwardly at one side of the ankle, then underfoot, and then upwardly at the opposite side of the ankle, in operative attachment and said first portion.
Claims12
A self tightening, ankle brace, comprising combination,
- a) strap structure including first and second elongated strap portions, said strap first portion extending in a generally longitudinal direction, said structure defining a through slit extending diagonally through the strap first portion at an angle α between 40° and 50° relative to said longitudinal direction,
- b) said strap first portion adapted to be wrapped about an ankle,
- c) said strap second portion extending through the strap first portion via the slit, and folded at the slit to extend downwardly and normal to said longitudinal direction and at one side of the ankle, then underfoot, and then upwardly at the opposite side of the ankle, for operative attachment with said first portion.
The method of establishing a self tightening ankle brace in operative position which includes
- a) providing strap structure including first and second elongated strap portions, said strap first portion extending in a generally longitudinal direction, said structure defining a through slit extending through the strap first portion at an angle α between 40° and 50°relative to said longitudinal direction,
- b) wrapping the strap first portion about a leg just above or proximate the malleolus,
- c) passing said strap second portion through the slit and with folding at or proximate the slit to extend downwardly at one side of the ankle, then underfoot, and then upwardly at the opposite side of the ankle, in operative attachment with said first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.