Patents
US 9265642 B2: Bootless ankle brace
- Granted
- 2016-02-23
- Filed
- 2012-07-06 application 13543466
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A bootless ankle brace for treating an injured ankle. The brace includes a body panel, two stabilizing straps, and a binding strap. The user's foot is inserted into the body panel so that the body panel is located just above the ankle. The outside (lateral) stabilizing strap is brought forward across top of the foot and under the heel and secured to the opposite side of the ankle. This process is repeated with the inside (medial) stabilizing strap. Once both straps are secured, they are both tensioned (using finger loops) and re-secured to the side of the body panel. The ankle brace is secured by wrapping and securing an elastic cuff around the body panel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160223.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Shelf Manufacturing, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Tracy, CA | TOP SHELF MANUFACTURING, LLC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Giza | Rancho Cordova, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert J. McCune | Escalon, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey L. Telles | Tracy, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F5/0111 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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