Patent ID: 8246562

Claim:
A plantar flexion prevention device for receiving a foot, comprising: an elastic sock having a toe portion and a heel portion, and configured to extend over the foot to a calf area above the foot, the heel portion having a first attachment mechanism adapted to be positioned near a plantar surface of a heel of the foot; an inverted Y-shaped inelastic strap having two members securely attached to the elastic sock and configured to originate near the plantar surface of a metatarsalphalangeal joint region of the foot and a third extended member, the third extended member having a second attachment mechanism positioned in a middle portion of the third extended member; an inelastic toe strap extending from the toe portion of the sock; and an adjustable cuff having a third attachment mechanism for positioning above the calf area of the foot, the adjustable cuff being capable of attaching to the Y-shaped inelastic strap through the third attachment mechanism for providing a dorsiflexion pull or to prevent plantar flexion.