Orthopedic boot

• US 7,563,238 B1
• Filed: 08/14/2006
• Issued: 07/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jack W. Breashears
• Original Assignee: Jack W. Breashears
• Inventors: Breashears, Jack W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis; Kim M
• Application Number:
  US11/502,722
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• Field of Search: 602/5, 602/16, 602 27- 29, 602/23, 602 60- 65, 361/40, 128/882, D24/192
• US Class Current: 602/27
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0127 for the feet A61F5/0111 takes precedence

Abstract

An illustrative embodiment of the orthopedic boot includes a boot frame having a sole portion and a pair of spaced-apart adjusting frame elements carried by the sole portion. A boot is carried by the boot frame.

Claims

1. An orthopedic boot, comprising:

a boot frame having a sole portion, a toe portion extending from said sole portion, a pair of spaced-apart side frame portions extending from said sole portion, a pair of spaced-apart adjusting frame elements pivotally carried by said pair of spaced-apart side frame portions, respectively, and a pair of angular adjustment dials carried by said pair of spaced-apart adjusting frame elements, respectively;

an adjusting frame pin extending from one of said pair of spaced-apart adjusting frame elements and is inserted in a pin slot of a corresponding one of said pair of spaced-apart frame portions; and

a boot having a foot portion carried by said sole portion of said boot frame and an ankle portion carried by said foot portion.

2. The orthopedic boot of claim 1 further comprising a heel carried by said sole portion of said boot frame.

3. The orthopedic boot of claim 1 further comprising a heel brace carried by said sole portion of said boot frame.

4. The orthopedic boot of claim 1 further comprising a foot fastening strap carried by said sole portion of said boot frame and extending over said foot portion of said boot and a pair of ankle fastening straps carried by said ankle portion of said boot and engaging said pair of spaced-apart adjusting frame elements, respectively, of said boot frame.