IP Library Granted Patent US 12,053,405
Granted Patent B2
US 12,053,405 · App. 16/584,075 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Ankle brace devices, systems, and methods

Inventor: Blaze Best (New York, NY)
Assignee: Shock Doctor, Inc.
A61F5/0111
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Patent No.
US 12,053,405
App. No.
16/584,075
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ankle brace includes a main body that is configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The main body has a first side portion and a second side portion opposite the first side portion. An adjustable stirrup assembly is coupled to the main body. The adjustable stirrup assembly includes an inner stirrup and an outer stirrup. The inner stirrup is configured to underlie the sole of the foot of the wearer. The inner stirrup includes a first inner stirrup strap and a second inner stirrup strap. The first inner stirrup strap is coupled to the first side portion of the main body. The second inner stirrup strap is coupled to the second side portion of the main body, and the second inner stirrup strap detachably couples to the first inner stirrup strap. The outer stirrup at least partially underlies the inner stirrup.

Claims (38)

1. An ankle brace comprising:

a main body configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the main body having a first side portion and a second side portion opposite the first side portion;

an adjustable stirrup assembly coupled to the main body, the adjustable stirrup assembly comprising:

an inner stirrup configured to underlie the sole of the foot of the wearer, the inner stirrup comprising:

a first inner stirrup strap coupled to the first side portion of the main body;

a second inner stirrup strap coupled to the second side portion of the main body, the second inner stirrup strap detachably coupling to the first inner stirrup strap;

an outer stirrup at least partially underlying the inner stirrup; and

an adjustable securement assembly coupled to the main body, the adjustable securement assembly comprising:

a first securement strap coupled to the first side portion of the main body;

a second securement strap coupled to the second side portion of the main body, the second securement strap configured to detachably couple to the first securement strap posteriorly of the Achilles tendon of the wearer; and

a bridge fixedly coupled to the first side portion of the main body and the second side portion of the main body, the bridge being configured to contact the skin disposed posteriorly of the Achilles tendon of the wearer and be disposed between the Achilles tendon of the wearer and the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

2. The ankle brace of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable securement assembly further comprises a first upper wrapping strap.

3. The ankle brace of claim 2 , wherein the adjustable securement assembly further comprises a second upper wrapping strap, the second upper wrapping strap being detachably coupled to the first upper wrapping strap.

4. The ankle brace of claim 1 , wherein the first inner stirrup strap comprises a first end portion fixedly coupled to the first side portion of the main body and a second end portion, the second inner stirrup strap comprises a first end portion fixedly coupled to the second side portion of the main body and a second end portion, the second end portion of the second inner stirrup strap detachably coupling to the second end portion of the first inner stirrup strap.

5. The ankle brace of claim 1 , wherein the outer stirrup at least partially underlies both of the first inner stirrup strap and the second inner stirrup strap.

6. The ankle brace of claim 1 , wherein the first inner stirrup strap and the second inner stirrup strap are configured to detachably couple to each other under the sole of the foot of the wearer.

7. The ankle brace of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of loops carried by the first inner stirrup strap; and

a plurality of hooks carried by the second inner stirrup strap, the plurality of hooks detachably coupling to the plurality of loops to detachably couple the second inner stirrup strap to the first inner stirrup strap.

8. The ankle brace of claim 1 , wherein the outer stirrup comprises a first crossing outer stirrup strap that detachably couples to the first side portion of the main body and a second crossing outer stirrup strap that detachably couples to the second side portion of the main body.

9. An ankle brace comprising:

a main body configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the main body having a first side portion and a second side portion opposite the first side portion;

a stirrup coupled to the main body and configured to underlie the sole of the foot of the wearer, the stirrup comprising:

a first stirrup strap coupled to the first side portion of the main body;

a second stirrup strap coupled to the second side portion of the main body, the second stirrup strap detachably coupling to the first stirrup strap;

an adjustable securement assembly coupled to the main body, the adjustable securement assembly comprising:

a first securement strap coupled to the first side portion of the main body; and

a second securement strap coupled to the second side portion of the main body, the second securement strap configured to detachably couple to the first securement strap posteriorly of the Achilles tendon of the wearer; and

a bridge fixedly coupled to the first side portion of the main body and the second side portion of the main body, the bridge being configured to contact the skin disposed posteriorly of the Achilles tendon of the wearer and be disposed between the Achilles tendon of the wearer and the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

10. The ankle brace of claim 9 , further comprising:

a plurality of hooks carried by the first securement strap; and

a plurality of loops carried by the second securement strap, the plurality of loops detachably coupling to the plurality of hooks to detachably couple the second securement strap to the first securement strap.

11. The ankle brace of claim 9 , wherein the first stirrup strap comprises a first end portion fixedly coupled to the first side portion of the main body and a second end portion, the second stirrup strap comprises a first end portion fixedly coupled to the second side portion of the main body and a second end portion, the second end portion of the second stirrup strap detachably coupling to the second end portion of the first stirrup strap.

12. The ankle brace of claim 9 , wherein the first stirrup strap and the second stirrup strap are configured to detachably couple to each other under the sole of the foot of the wearer.

13. The ankle brace of claim 9 , further comprising:

a plurality of hooks carried by the first stirrup strap; and

a plurality of loops carried by the second stirrup strap, the plurality of loops detachably coupling to the plurality of hooks to detachably couple the second stirrup strap to the first stirrup strap.

14. The ankle brace of claim 9 , wherein the adjustable securement assembly further comprises an upper wrapping strap.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: SHOCK DOCTOR, INC.; DASHAMERICA, INC. D/B/A PEARL IZUMI USA, INC.
To: BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065627/0890 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2020
From: BEST, BLAZE
To: SHOCK DOCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 051826/0463 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62737462 · Sep 27, 2018
Related Publication 20200100929A1 · Apr 2, 2020