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Foot support

  • US 4,550,721 A
  • Filed: 07/01/1983
  • Issued: 11/05/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A support for maintaining a wearer'"'"'s foot at approximately a right angle with the wearer'"'"'s leg comprising (a) a shoe having a sole and an upper which comprises a posterior aspect and which covers a portion of the leg and (b) a brace having a vertical part disposed adjacent to said posterior aspect and a horizontal part adjacent to said sole, whereinsaid brace is substantially rigid and fixedly connected to said shoe,a surface of said brace which is adjacent the foot is provided with a means for releasably engaging the foot or an article of wearing apparel covering the foot,said upper further comprises an elastic support connected to a first portion of said upper which is adjacent to the metatarsus or phalanges of the foot, and connected to a second portion of said upper which is adjacent to the leg,a portion of said upper adjacent to the leg is divided substantially vertically to form two sides and said sides are releasably connected with lacing, andsaid elastic support is disposed underneath said lacing.

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