DE584903C - Display board with an artificial skeleton of a human foot - Google Patents

Description

Display board with an artificial skeleton of a human Foot The invention relates to an artificial skeleton of the human foot, in which the individual bones are partly held by pins and partly by hinges to one another are articulated, whereby one is able to move the individual foot bones the healthy normal human foot and any pathological foot formation against each other, like arches, etc., to show in a few moments at each stage and in the picture to hold on.

Now in order to demonstrate the individual foot positions Skeleton of the foot not only to be adjusted in relation to one another, but also also to be held in accordance with the. Invention of the entire foot skeleton by bolts and Slots fixed on a board-like plate.

According to the invention, every foot specialist is able to treat every foot sufferer through the various possible positions of the individual skeletal foot bones in relation to one another in a few moments the real position of his foot skeleton in the healthy and the sick Stage in mind and through this demonstration those for each foot to determine and manufacture the required support or insert.

In the accompanying drawing is an exemplary embodiment of the subject matter of the invention shown.

Fig. I shows the view of a healthy normal foot skeleton, Fig. 2 the view of a metacarpal skeleton. Fig. 3 shows another flat foot, Fig. 4 a Foot skeleton supported by too high an insert.

As can be seen in Fig. I to 4, the foot skeleton consists of a well-known Way from the heel bone 7, spring bone 6, scaphoid bone 5, sphenoid bone 4, metatarsal bone 3 and the toe bones i and 2.

The individual bones 3, 4, 5 and 6 are articulated by hinges c, d and e , ie mutually adjustable, but the two toe bones i and 2 are rotatably attached to each other and the toe bone 2 is rotatably attached to the metatarsal bone 3 by pins. The individual skeletal bones of the foot can be reproduced from wood, ivory or other materials in any shape and size.

To illustrate the different positions of the foot bones relative to one another, according to the invention, bolts f and a and b are provided on the heel bones and the toe bones, which are slidably guided in slots of a display plate g.

Claims (1)

PATENT CLAIM: Representation of the skeleton of the human foot, consisting of the physical replicas of the essential foot bones, such as toe bones, metatarsal bones, sphenoid bone, ankle bone and heel bone, which are movably attached to one another by hinges, ligaments and the like, characterized in that 'for the purpose of illustration the mutual position of the individual bones in healthy or sick feet, the representation seen from the side in section is movably attached to a display plate by means of bolts guided in the same slots and attached to the representations of the toe bones or the heel bone.