Patent ID: 6875190

Claim:
Ankle brace with two arms 1 , 2 extending over the ankle bones along the lower leg, said arms 1 , 2 being joined under the foot by a flexible connecting member 2 and being provided with cushioning chambers 10 , 12 containing a fluid, characterized in that each arm 1 , 2 of the brace is provided with a single cushioning chamber 10 , 12 with a longitudinal subdivision 20 , 21 ; 27 , 28 , said longitudinal subdivision 20 , 21 ; 27 , 28 forming a zone of reduced expandability in the region of the ankle bone and therefore forming opposite the ankle bone a recess 29 which receives the latter, and in that the connecting member 3 is made of a material of such tensile elasticity that, during walking and the accompanying rolling of the foot as well as rhythmic pumping of the cushioning chambers 10 , 12 , said connecting member 3 is intermittently lengthened and shortened.