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Frontal sole exercise device

  • US 5,339,542 A
  • Filed: 05/20/1993
  • Issued: 08/23/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A frontal sole exercise device for removably attaching to a user'"'"'s foot disposed in footwear, the footwear having a forward and a rearward portion, the exercise device comprising:

  • a platform element having an upper and a lower surface, the upper surface of the platform element for receiving the forward portion of the footwear, the lower surface including a tractive sole, the upper surface including a footbed for receiving the forward portion of the footwear, the footbed having a wall, the wall having an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion being thicker than the inner portion, the footbed being substantially horizontally level, the platform element having sufficient thickness for causing weight of the user to be borne by the forward portion of the footwear when removably attached to the exercise device, the platform element having a width wider than the widest width of the forward portion of the footwear, the platform element being approximately half to one-third the length of the footwear;

    at least one front strap affixed to the platform element for removably attaching the forward portion of the footwear to the upper surface, the front strap including at least one fastening means in operative combination with the front strap for adjusting the length of the front strap for removably attaching the forward portion of the footwear to the platform element; and

    at least one rear strap affixed to the platform element for removably attaching the rearward portion of the footwear to the platform element, the rear strap including at least one of the fastening means in operative combination with the rear strap for adjusting the length of the rear strap for removably attaching the rearward portion of the footwear to the platform element;

    the footwear removably attached to the exercise device with the front strap and the rear strap for causing weight of the user to be borne by the forward portion of the footwear.

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