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Athletic footwear with integral ankle support

  • US 5,226,875 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1991
  • Issued: 07/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Ankle support apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a shoe having an outer shell and a liner means secured to an inner surface of said shell for cushioning a foot surrounded by said shell and including means for defining a plurality of open-ended channelways;

    (b) first and second polymer braces, wherein each brace includes a minor arm portion which mounts adjacent a heel region of said shoe, a major arm portion which extends from said minor arm portion, and means for accomodating an ankle protrusion, and wherein a portion each of said first and second braces projects from one of said channelways;

    (c) means for fastening said first and second braces to said shoe; and

    (d) collar means for restraining said first and second braces to the calf and including a covered cushion having means for supporting the projecting portions of said first and second braces to said collar means, and fastener means for binding said collar means and the projecting portions of said first and second braces to the calf.

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