Patent ID: 7624519

Claim:
A removable, adjustably fitted foot and ankle protective apparatus for use in walking, the apparatus providing limited ankle flexion, the apparatus comprising: a flexible sole; a pliable foot surround affixed to an each side of the sole, the foot surrounds overlapping over a user's foot; more than one spaced apart foot strap on each side of the sole; hook and loop on each foot strap; a pliable heel wrap for surrounding a heel of the user, the heel wrap connected to each foot surround; a pliable leg surround affixed to the heel wrap; a pliable first leg surround overlap on a one side of the leg surround; a pliable second leg surround overlap on a second side of the leg surround; more than one spaced apart hook and loop equipped leg strap affixed to the first leg surround overlap; hook and loop on the second leg surround overlap for fastening to the hook and loop equipped leg straps; an ankle opening disposed between the foot surrounds and the leg surround; a removable foot cover; the foot cover comprising: a cushion of stadium plate shape; a lip surrounding the cushion; a concave on an inside of the cushion; a convex on an outside of the cushion; a cover shell on the convex; a cover strap attached to a one side of the shell; hook and loop on an outside of the cover strap, proximal to the cover strap-to-shell attachment; hook and loop on an inside of and proximal to an end of the cover strap opposite the strap-to-shell attachment.