Patent ID: 6503218
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An in-the-shoe ankle brace, comprising:(a) a girth having first and second lateral ends; (b) an adjustable fastening means cooperatively attached to the girth effective for releasably encircling the girth around a lower leg of a wearer when fastened; (c) an ankle cover cooperatively attached to the girth so as to be effective for covering at least one end of a malleolus of a wearer when the brace is worn; (d) a first strap and a second strap configured and arranged so as to be substantially parallel with each other, each strap having a first end attached to the girth at a first point and a second end attached to the girth at a second point wherein (i) the first and second points are positioned above the malleolus of a wearer when the brace is worn, (ii) the first and second points are substantially diametrically opposed proximate opposite ends of the malleolus of a wearer when the brace is worn, and (iii) the straps define a carriage extending from the girth; and (e) a heel pad cooperatively attached to the straps within the carriage.