Patent ID: 8075508
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shoe releasing assembly comprising: a bar attachment member securable to a bar or splint, the bar attachment member comprising a base having a forward end and a rearward end; a wall section at least partially surrounding the base and defining a recess; at least one releasing member integral to the bar attachment member and positioned within the recess or the wall section, the releasing member comprising at least one retaining element; a shoe attachment member securable to the sole of a shoe, the shoe attachment member comprising a shoe attachment base having a heel end and a toe end; a shoe attachment wall section at least partially surrounding the shoe attachment base and having a shape conforming to the recess of the bar attachment member for vertically inclined insertion into the recess of the bar attachment member; an integral locking element adjacent the shoe attachment wall for releasably engaging the retaining element; a protrusion element integral with the shoe attachment member and extending outwardly from either the heel end or the toe end; and a securing element integral with the bar attachment member and adjacent to the base, the securing element positioned either at the forward end or the rearward end such that the securing element cooperatively engages a corresponding heel or toe end protrusion element to secure the shoe attachment member to the bar attachment, wherein the releasing member provides for disengagement of the retaining element from the integral locking element.