Patent ID: 7022096

Claim:
An ankle pad, comprising in combination a strip-shaped pack which has a substantially U-shaped longitudinal cross-section and which is implemented such that it covers the circumference of the foot substantially completely in the ankle area, and a closure for closing an open section of the U-shaped pack, said pack being defined by an inner component facing the foot and an outer component facing away from the foot, said inner and outer components comprising a durable clothing material and being fixedly interconnected along the outer circumferential edges thereof, a foam pad being arranged between said inner component and said outer component, and a protection element being directly arranged in the lateral foot area of the ankle facing outwards between said outer component and said foam pad, said protection element comprising a semirigid material with elastic properties without curing or hardening before use and being smaller than said foam pad, wherein at the heel area of the foot said inner component and said outer component are directly interconnected without any intermediate foam pad.