US2039675A - Foot arch support - Google Patents

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US2039675A
US2039675A US742479A US74247934A US2039675A US 2039675 A US2039675 A US 2039675A US 742479 A US742479 A US 742479A US 74247934 A US74247934 A US 74247934A US 2039675 A US2039675 A US 2039675A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/22—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like

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  • the present invention relates to' afoot arch support.
  • foot arch supports have been so formed that they are adapted to the skeleton of the foot;
  • The. lower side of the soft parts of the foot is, however, shaped very'differently from the underside of the skeleton arch.
  • "Between the tendinous sheet of the sole of the foot and the skin is disposed the fat sandal consisting of two thick cushions, namely, the heel cushion and the forefoot cushion which are themselves connected by a thin layer of fat.
  • the curvature of the sole of the foot is therefore only indirectly dependent upon the shape of the skeleton of the foot, whereas it represents a direct portrayal of the fat sandal.
  • the heel cushion encloses the lower surface of the heel bone in the form of a cap
  • the fore-foot cushion lies below and behind the heads of the second, third and fourth metatarsal bones
  • the arch of the row of metatarsal capitula, which 30 is open at the back, is so filled up by the forefoot cushion, that a closing in a straight line of the foot arch takes place in the form of a straight flute or channel which is formed at the top by the front part of the tendinous sheet of the sole of the foot and at the front by the rear surface of the fore-foot cushion.
  • the rearward boundary of the fore-foot cushion is formed by a straight line which connects two points lying closely behind the first and fifth metatarsal capitula.
  • the uniform distribution of the bottom pressure on the whole surface of the foot has, furthermore, as a result, a corresponding relief of the front and back parts of the foot, which is of great importance to obviate the pain caused by so-called splay foot and in the heels.
  • the improved'foot arch support consists, in pursuance of the above, of a fiat central surface which isinchneddownwardly towards the front and runs horizontally in cross-section, having its position and extent determined by the position of the tendinous sheet of the sole of the foot orxby the, highest point of the'curvature of the foot situated in front of the heel fat cushion and the endof the first and fifth metatarsal bones behind the joint; capitula or sesamoid bones.
  • This flat middle surface merges, at the forward end, into a smaller surface which is bent downwards about a straight line from the.
  • the foot is uniformly supported over its whole extent corresponding to its anatomical structure and front foot or so-called splay foot pains as also heel pains are overcome in a reliable manner.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of the foot arch support in place beneath a foot
  • Fig. 2 is an under-plan view of the foot with the foot arch support
  • Fig. 3 is a section on the line AB of Fig. 1, and
  • Fig. 4 is a section on the line CD of Fig. 1.
  • the foot arch support consists of the fiat central plate I. This is adapted to the strong central part of the tendinous sheet 2 of the sole of thefoot and is bordered at the forward end by a second smaller surface 3 bent down about a straight line and terminating in a line running, parallel to this, which surface 3 bears on the fat cushion 4 of the forepart of the foot behind the joint capitula 5.
  • the central plate I terminates at the rear end at the apex line EE which is directed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the foot and corresponds to the front termination of the fat cushion 6 of the heel. At this apex line E-E, the central plate merges into a downwardly bent rear surface 1 which serves as a support for the front rising part of the heel cushion 6.
  • This form of construction of the foot arch support is suitable both for the production of loose inserts and for building into orthopaedic boots.
  • Afoot arch support comprising a metal plate having three surfaces disposed angularly with respect to each other, namely, a central transversely horizontal plane surface inclined downwardly from the rear towards the front and determined in position and extent by the highest point of the curvature of the foot, which is located in front of the heel, and the end of the first and fifth metatarsal bones close behind the joint capitula or sesamoid bones, a front surface bent downwardly about a straight line at the forward end of the central surface and terminating in a line running parallel thereto, so that it applies itself to the channel of the fat cushion at the forepart of the foot behind the joint capitula, and a rear surface bent downwardly about the horizontal line at the anterior end of the fatty cushion of the heel to serve as a support for the anterior ascending part of said cushion of the heel.
  • a foot support formed by a plate having only three foot supporting. surfaces, the middle part of said plate being flat in crosswise and longitudinal directions, the end portions of the plate forming small flat surfaces inclined downwardly;
  • a foot arch support comprising a metal plate having three surfaces disposed angularly with respect to each other, namely, a central transversely horizontal plane surface inclined downwardly from the rear towards the front and determined in position and extent by the highest point of the curvature of the foot, which is located in front of the heel, and the end of the first and fifth metatarsal bones close behind the joint capitula or sesamoid bones, a front surface bent downwardly about a straight line at the forward end of the central surface and terminating in a line running parallel thereto, so that it applies itself to the channel of the fat cushion at the forepart of the foot behind the joint capitula, and a rear surface bent downwardly about the horizontal line at the anterior end of the fatty cushion of the heel in order to serve as support for the anterior ascending part of said cushion of the heel, said plate tapering in width from front to rear with the widest part forward.

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