Heel ulcer prevention and cushioning boot

1. A cushioning boot, comprising:

a. a leg engaging portion and a foot engaging portion, and having a leg-accepting aperture extending along a front side of said boot, and

b. said leg engaging portion comprising a leg orienting section and a leg cushioning section, said leg cushioning section being positioned toward said leg-accepting aperture and at least partially extending over said leg orienting section, and said leg orienting section comprising a pair of elongated, padded tubes joined at the center of the leg engaging portion and extending in a longitudinal direction substantially from a heel aperture proximate said foot engaging portion to a distal leg opening.

2. The cushioning boot according to claim 1 , in which said leg cushioning section comprises a padding overlying said tubes.

3. The cushioning boot according to claim 1 , in which said foot engaging portion is padded and includes a foot orientation section with a foot centering portion configured to center a foot.

4. The cushioning boot according to claim 3 , in which said foot centering portion comprises a furrow extending longitudinally in said foot engaging portion.

5. A cushioning boot, comprising:

a. a leg engaging portion and a foot engaging portion, and having a leg-accepting aperture extending along a front side of said boot,

b. said leg engaging portion comprising a pair of padded, elongated tubes abutting one another and extending in a longitudinal direction substantially from a heel portion of said boot to a distal leg opening, and

c. said foot engaging portion including a foot orientation section.

6. The cushioning boot according to claim 5 , in which said foot orientation section comprises a furrow extending longitudinally in said foot engaging portion.

7. The cushioning boot according to claim 5 , including a padding overlying said tubes.

8. The cushioning boot according to claim 5 , in which said leg engaging portion comprises a leg orienting section and a leg cushioning section, said leg cushioning section being positioned toward said leg-accepting aperture and at least partially extending over said leg orienting section.

9. The cushioning boot according to claim 8 , in which said leg orienting section comprises said pair of elongated, padded tubes.

10. A foot cushioning boot, comprising

a. a leg engaging portion and a foot engaging portion,

b. a pair of elongated tubes in said leg engaging portion, said tubes being substantially adjacent one another and extending in a longitudinal direction substantially from a heel aperture proximate said foot engaging portion to a distal leg opening, said tubes being filled with a padding having a first density,

c. a padded portion overlying said tubes, said padded portion being filled with a padding having a second density, and

d. said second density being lower than said first density.

11. The foot cushioning boot according to claim 10 , including a stretchable, adjustable closure panel secured to said boot.

12. The foot cushioning boot according to claim 11 , in which said closure panel is removable, and including a first portion of said panel extending substantially along said leg engaging portion.

13. The foot cushioning boot according to claim 12 , including a second portion of said panel extending along a part of said foot engaging portion.

14. The cushioning boot according to claim 13 , including a third stretchable, adjustable closure panel extending between and at least partly overlapping said first and second portions of said closure panel.

15. The cushioning boot according to claim 10 , in which at least said leg engaging portion has an exterior surface having a low coefficient of friction and at least said leg engaging portion has an interior surface having a high coefficient of friction.