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Ankle brace walker

  • US 5,368,551 A
  • Filed: 11/19/1992
  • Issued: 11/29/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ankle brace walker for supporting an injured foot and lower leg, said ankle brace comprising in combination:

  • a) a unitary base having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis and incorporating a foot bed for supporting the foot and a sole for supporting said walker upon a surface to be traversed, said base including;

    i) a plurality of laterally oriented flanges interconnecting said foot bed and said sole, andii) a plurality of longitudinally oriented flanges interconnecting said foot bed and said sole with each single one of said plurality of longitudinally oriented flanges interconnecting adjacent ones of said laterally oriented flanges to define an egg crate like structure having open lateral sides;

    b) a pair of opposed side walls interconnecting opposed sides of said foot bed and said sole to close the open lateral sides of said base;

    c) a pair of uprights, one upright of said pair of uprights extending from each opposed side of said base, each upright of said pair of uprights including a pair of opposed slots and an opening;

    d) a first strut extending from one upright of said pair of uprights and a second strut extending upwardly from the other upright of said pair of uprights, each of said first and second struts including a pair of opposed lips for frictionally engaging said opposed slots in one upright of said uprights and a button for engaging said opening in the respective one of said pair of uprights to mechanically inhibit disengagement between said pair of opposed lips of said strut and said pair of opposed slots of said upright.

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