Patent ID: 7419476

Claim:
A pressure-sensitive adhesive component for an ankle, comprising an H-shaped pressure-sensitive adhesive component comprising: a substrate that is an elastic knitted fabric; a bottom portion sized and adapted to fit under a heel of a user and that allows an end of the heel to run off; a first tape-shaped body provided on the bottom portion; and a second tape-shaped body provided on the bottom portion, wherein a cut is provided between the first and second tape-shaped bodies running in a longitudinal direction with respect to the first and second tape-shaped bodies from edges of the first and second tape-shaped bodies, the first tape-shaped body including a first front tape body and a first rear tape body, where front and rear designate directions toward the toes and the heel, respectively, and the second tape-shaped body including a second front tape body and a second rear tape body, and wherein a first ratio of a width of the first front tape body to a width of the first rear tape body and a second ratio of a width of the second front tape body to a width of the second rear tape body are independently within the range of 5:5 to 5:3.