Patent ID: 8840530
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: A43B,A61F,A63B

Abstract:
1. An article of athletic equipment for a wearer with a foot and a leg, the leg having a knee joint, the article of athletic equipment comprising: an article of footwear operable to secure to the foot, wherein the article of footwear includes a heel portion; a knee coupling member that is operable to secure to the leg about the knee joint, the knee coupling member operable to extend superiorly and inferiorly about the knee joint; and a biasing member that is coupled to the article of footwear and the knee coupling member, the biasing member biasing the article of footwear relative to the knee coupling member to bias the foot toward plantarflexion relative to the leg to increase proprioception of the foot relative to the leg, wherein the biasing member is attached to the heel portion of the article of footwear.