Patent ID: 6837862

Claim:
An apparatus for use with a walker or crutches to suspend a single leg of a human user bent at the knee in a rearward elevated position while standing on the other leg to avoid weight bearing comprising: a.) a foot cradle device providing means for receiving a foot, equipped with a first anchor ring and adapted to engage the user's foot, said foot cradle device surrounding the forefoot and ankle of a user, and said first anchor ring residing on the rearward portion of a user's heel, approximately along the axis of the Achilles tendon; b.) a torso harness device providing means for load bearing, equipped with a second anchor ring; c.) a load strap providing a means for load transfer, with a first end and a second end, wherein during use the first and second ends of said load strap engage said first anchor ring of said foot cradle device and said second anchor ring of said torso harness device; d.) a breakaway safety fastener incorporated into the length of said load strap, providing means for disengaging at a pre-determined load whereby a user can release a suspended leg using the muscles of the suspended leg while standing on the user's other leg, wherein said breakaway safety fastener comprises two magnets of opposite polarity.