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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
James F Johnson, Fargo, ND (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 27 ; 36 88 ;
Abstract
A resilient, pivoting ankle brace for conventional footwear. A lower stirrup adjusts at a mounting plate secured beneath the insole of a shoe to align to the ankle. A malleable upper stirrup pivots at a mating joint cap of the lower stirrup. A range of stirrup rotation can be set at the joint. A cushioned support collar mounts to the upper stirrup and adjustable straps retain the collar to the leg. One or more braces can be supported to the shoe to constrain foot movement. Alternative constructions of lower stirrup to mounting plate fastenings and pivot joints are disclosed. Separate stirrup and strap cushions which align to the instep and Achilles tendon are also disclosed.