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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc., Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Inventors:
Brett Mueller, Middleton, WI (US);
Zhaodong Max Li, Lodi, WI (US);
Assignee:
Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc., Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0111 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ankle brace for use by athletes or others requiring protection and support of the ankle. The ankle brace includes a base and a tension member. The base is made of elastic material and configured to closely fit around portions of the ankle and adjacent foot and leg portions. A tensioning member is fastened to the interior surface of the base, with the tensioning straps extending through apertures in the base for detachable attachment to the exterior surface of the base.