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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth G. Holt, Shutesbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/38 (2006.01); A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 7/24 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01); A43B 17/02 (2006.01); A43B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/24 (2013.01); A43B 7/141 (2013.01); A43B 7/142 (2013.01); A43B 7/143 (2013.01); A43B 7/144 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); A43B 13/386 (2013.01); A43B 17/006 (2013.01); A43B 17/02 (2013.01); A43B 17/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that assists foot movement includes a normally twisted plate configured to interact with the foot. The foot has a pronation axis, and the normally twisted plate is biased and configured to twist about a plate axis that substantially approximates the pronation axis in response to a load received from the foot during foot pronation. As the foot pronates, the plate twists to apply a non-linear force substantially about the plate axis.