Patent ID: 6245035
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An ankle brace for a lower leg, ankle and foot of a human, the lower leg having a front side and a back side, the ankle having a medial ankle joint and the foot having a top side, a bottom side and a heel including a medial side and a lateral side, the ankle brace comprising:a medial part anatomically adapted to fit the lower leg, the ankle and the foot of a human and completely expose the front side of the lower leg; anda lateral part connected to the sole part of the medial part,the medial part includinga sole part adapted to extend beneath the foot and a recess being forwardly open and adapted to substantially expose the medial ankle joint;a lower layer comprising an elastic material the lower layer being adapted to lie against the lower leg and foot of a human;a first stiffening element mounted on the lower layer, the stiffening element extending along the lower layer and between the ankle recess and the heel recess;a cover layer mounted over the first stiffening element, the cover layer being more flexible than the first stiffening element, but less flexible than the lower layer; anda second stiffening element, the second stiffening element being narrower and less flexible than the first stiffening element and being positioned between the first stiffening element and the cover layer.