Foot support and protection system
OwnerJames Jay Searsinventor
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Abstract
A novel foot support device includes a first sidewall adapted to engage the lateral side of a first foot, a second sidewall adapted to engage the lateral side of a second foot, and a backwall adapted to engage both the plantar region of the first foot and the plantar region of the second foot. In a particular embodiment, the first sidewall includes an inclined interior surface, the second sidewall includes an inclined interior surface, and the backwall includes an inclined interior surface. In another particular embodiment, the foot support device includes two discrete regions, one of which engages a user's left foot and the other of which engages the user's right foot.
Claims40
A foot support device comprising:
- a first sidewall having an interior surface disposed to engage the lateral side of a first foot of a user in a supine position;
- a second sidewall having an interior surface disposed with respect to said first sidewall to engage the lateral side of a second foot of said user in the supine position;
- a backwall disposed between said first sidewall and said second sidewall, said first sidewall and said second sidewall extending away from said backwall, said backwall having an interior surface disposed to engage the plantar region of said first foot and the plantar region of said second foot of said user in said supine position;
- and
- a bottom surface coupled to said first sidewall, said second sidewall, and said backwall, and disposed to support said foot support device on a surface upon which said feet of said user are resting;
- and wherein
- said interior surface of said first sidewall faces toward said interior surface of said second sidewall and is inclined, wherein the incline extending between the bottom and top surface of the first sidewall faces slightly upward to allow some abduction of one of said user's feet;
- and
- said interior surface of said second sidewall faces toward said interior surface of said first sidewall and is inclined, wherein the incline extending between the bottom and top surface of the second sidewall faces slightly upward to allow some abduction of the other of said user's feet.
A method for manufacturing a foot support device, said method comprising:
- forming a first sidewall having an interior surface disposed to engage the lateral side of a first foot of a user in a supine position;
- forming a second sidewall having an interior surface disposed to engage the lateral side of a second foot of said user in said supine position;
- forming a backwall disposed between said first sidewall and said second sidewall, said first sidewall and said second sidewall extending away from said backwall, said backwall having an interior surface disposed to engage the plantar region of said first foot of said user and the plantar region of said second foot of said user;
- forming a bottom surface disposed to support said foot device on a surface upon which said feet of said user are resting;
- and
- coupling said first sidewall, said second sidewall, and said backwall to said bottom surface;
- and wherein
- said step of forming said first sidewall includes forming said interior surface of said first sidewall to face toward said interior surface of said second sidewall and to be inclined wherein the incline extending between the bottom and top surface of the first sidewall faces slightly upward to allow some abduction of one of said user's feet, and
- said step of forming said second sidewall includes forming said interior surface of said second sidewall to face toward said interior surface of said first sidewall and to be inclined, wherein the incline extending between the bottom and top surface of the second sidewall faces slightly upward to allow some abduction of the other of said user's feet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.