Patent ID: 7112182
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An ankle support apparatus to be used in conjunction with a leg having a calf and a shoe having an exterior surface, the ankle support apparatus to be used to protect the lateral maleolus of the leg, comprising: a. an openable cuff band having a body with mating closure members on an interior surface and exterior surface of the body, and a strap member permanently attached at one end to the exterior surface of the body and having mating closure members on the interior surface of the strap member adjacent its opposite end and on the exterior surface of the body; b. a first elongated strap member permanently attached at one end to the body of the cuff band and having a mating closure member at its opposite end which mates with a closure member on the body of the cuff band; c. a second elongated strap member permanently attached at one end to the body of the cuff band and having a mating closure member at its opposite end which mates with a closure member on the body of the cuff band, the first and second elongated strap members being spaced apart; d. a first receiving and connecting member attached to the exterior surface of the shoe, and having an elongated ring with an opening, the first receiving and connecting member extending outwardly from the shoe; e. a second receiving and connecting member attached to the exterior surface of the shoe, and having an elongated ring with an opening, the second receiving and connecting member extending outwardly from the shoe, the first and second receiving and connecting members spaced apart and being at the same vertical height location on the exterior surface of the shoe; and f. the cuff band adapted to be wrapped around the leg so that the closure members on the cuff band and the strap enable the cuff band to be tightly wrapped around the leg at a location below the calf, the first elongated strap member extending through the opening in the first receiving and connecting member and thereafter connected to the cuff band so that it is tight, the second elongated strap member extending through the opening in the second receiving and connecting member and thereafter connected to the cuff band so that it is tight, the first elongated strap member being generally parallel to the second elongated strap member, the first elongated strap member located in front of the lateral maleolus and the second elongated strap member located in back of the lateral maleolus so that this positioning supports the lateral maleolus.