Patent ID: 7988654

Claim:
An orthotic brace assembly, comprising: an orthotic brace having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a sole portion shaped to conform to at least a portion of an individual's foot, and a leg portion extending from the sole portion and shaped to conform to at least a portion of the individual's leg, the leg portion having a rim at an upper end thereof, the brace further including means for adjustably securing the sole portion and the leg portion to the individual's foot and leg; and a brace hosiery apparatus including a brace covering having an anterior side and a posterior side, the brace covering disposed about the sole portion and the leg portion of the brace so that the anterior side substantially covers the interior surface of the brace and the posterior side substantially covers the exterior surface of the brace, the brace covering being fabricated of an elastic material such that the brace covering conforms to the contour of the interior surface and the exterior surface of the brace upon the sole portion and the leg portion of the brace being positioned on an individual's foot and leg, the brace hosiery apparatus further having an extension of said brace hosiery extending away from an upper end of the anterior side of the brace covering, the extension extending over the rim of the leg portion and including a connector mechanism to allow for detachably connecting to one of the exterior side of the brace and the posterior side of the brace covering so as to secure the brace covering to the brace.