Patent ID: 7048707

Claim:
In an orthotic brace having a hip engaging unit formed to conform to the contour of a human hip, the improvement of an adjustable support plate assembly for positioning an appendant orthotic member at an operative position relative to an appendage of the user, comprising: a support plate having a securement portion adjacent an anchor location on the hip engaging unit of the orthotic brace and a distal portion to enable linking with the appendant orthotic member which is attachable to the user appendage, the securement portion having a curved configuration and a fastening fastening structure that enables an adjustable movement relative to the anchor location to permit sliding movements of the distal portion towards and away from the user to custom fit a fixed location of the distal portion relative to the user; and a first fastener member for securing the curved configuration to the anchor location on the hip engaging unit to maintain a fixed operative desired position for the distal portion relative to and offset from the user.