Prosthetic foot with heel and keel springs
First Claim
1. A prosthetic foot comprising:
- a rigid center support having a top with a connector, a bottom, a front and a rear;
a heel having an upward oriented heel channel formed therein, wherein said heel channel extends fully across said heel and compresses during flexing of said heel;
a keel having an upward oriented keel channel formed therein, wherein said keel channel extends fully across said keel and compresses during flexing of said keel, and said keel is connected to said rigid center support at said rear of said center support, said keel having a first side piece and a second side piece with an opening there between, said first side piece having a first side piece channel formed therein and said second side piece having a second side piece channel formed therein, said first side piece channel and said second side piece channel comprising said upward oriented keel channel.
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Abstract
A keel is provided having a spring portion and a connecting portion. The spring portion can have a split section that is divided into two sections. Each section can have a top open channel formed therein. Each channel is compressible during compression of the keel. A compression member can be placed within each channel to control or limit the amount of keel spring compression. The connecting portion is rigidly connected to a rigid center support. The top of the center support can have a threaded connector, which allows for vertically adjustable connection of an adjacent prosthetic component. A heel is also provided having a spring portion and a connecting portion. The spring portion can have a top open channel formed therein. The channel is compressible during compression of the heel. A compression member can be placed within the channel to control or limit the amount of heel spring compression.
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8 Claims
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1. A prosthetic foot comprising:
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a rigid center support having a top with a connector, a bottom, a front and a rear; a heel having an upward oriented heel channel formed therein, wherein said heel channel extends fully across said heel and compresses during flexing of said heel; a keel having an upward oriented keel channel formed therein, wherein said keel channel extends fully across said keel and compresses during flexing of said keel, and said keel is connected to said rigid center support at said rear of said center support, said keel having a first side piece and a second side piece with an opening there between, said first side piece having a first side piece channel formed therein and said second side piece having a second side piece channel formed therein, said first side piece channel and said second side piece channel comprising said upward oriented keel channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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