Patent ID: 7108640

Claim:
In a stilt device for supporting a user above a base support surface to extend the user's effective leg length, the stilt device of the type comprising a laterally extending shoe plate adapted to abuttingly support a foot of the user, a laterally extending base member adapted for abutting contact with the base support surface, and at least one support strut extending between the shoe plate and the base member which establishes a relative elevational spacing therebetween, the improvement comprising a leg attachment assembly configured to support the leg of the user, comprising: an elongated support pole having a proximal end, a distal end and a medial portion, the proximal end affixed to the at least one support strut and the medial portion extending adjacent the shoe plate; and a clam-shell assembly supported by the distal end of the support pole configured to support a leg of the user, comprising: a curved outer plate having a convex outer surface, a concave inner surface, and opposing first and second edge surfaces; a curved inner plate in facing relation to the outer plate and having a convex outer surface, a concave inner surface and first and second edge surfaces; and a hinge assembly connected between the respective first ends of the inner and outer plates facilitating rotation of the inner plate with respect to the outer plate between an open position and a closed position, the open position accommodating insertion of the leg of the user, the closed position aligning the respective second edge surfaces of the inner and cuter plates.