Patent ID: 7497839
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An ankle brace for use in supporting an ankle bone and ankle joint, comprising: (a) a body adapted and configured to embrace a user's ankle, the body having a bottom portion for being positioned under a user's foot, a front portion, a back portion, a first side and a second side; (b) a first strap having a first end and a second end, the second end secured to the first side, the first strap having a first strap segment having a first region positioned proximate the bottom portion of the body, a second region, proximate the first region, extending up the first side of the body and across the front portion and a third region, between the second region and the first strap's first end, secured to the body and the first end is proximate the third region, the first strap, proximate its second end is aligned to extend down the first side, wherein its first end is releaseably secured to the brace after being wrapped about a user's ankle; and (c) a second strap having a first end and a second end, the second end secured to the second side, the second strap having a second strap segment having a first region positioned proximate the bottom portion of the body, a second region proximate the first region extending up the second side of the body and across the front portion, crossing the second region of the first strap segment, and a third region extending around the back of the body, the third region between the second region and the second strap's first end and the first end is proximate the third region, the second strap, proximate its second end is aligned to extend down the second side, wherein its first end is releaseably secured to the brace after being wrapped about a user's ankle.