Ankle brace with adjustable shoelace attachment

Details Ankle brace with adjustable shoelace attachment Ankle brace with adjustable shoelace attachment

1991-02-01

1992-03-03

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

128882, A61F 300, A61F 1306, A61F 537

Patent

active

050923196

ABSTRACT:
An ankle brace is shown which is inserted into a laced shoe. The brace includes side supports with padding between the supports and ankle for immobilizing the inversion and eversion movement of the ankle. Ties or straps are used to secure the supports on either side of the ankle while the lower portion of each support is secured within the shoe by attachments to which the shoelaces may be engaged. The inventive improvement rests in the design of the attachments which are mounted in a plurality of apertures which may include a series of circular apertures or a slot having semicircular apertures along one or both edge. Each attachment includes a middle portion from which a protuberance extends for engagement with one of the apertures. The attachment may then be secured in one of the apertures by a fastener. The fastener may be formed by either deforming a lower portion of the attachment or by use of a threaded fastener, such as a screw.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4817589 (1989-04-01), Wertz
patent: 4844094 (1989-07-01), Grim
patent: 4869267 (1989-09-01), Grim
patent: 4964402 (1990-10-01), Grim
patent: 4966134 (1990-10-01), Brewer

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