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US854510A
US854510A US32407906A US1906324079A US854510A US 854510 A US854510 A US 854510A US 32407906 A US32407906 A US 32407906A US 1906324079 A US1906324079 A US 1906324079A US 854510 A US854510 A US 854510A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/60—Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof
    • A61F2/66—Feet; Ankle joints
    • A61F2/6607—Ankle joints
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2002/5007—Prostheses not implantable in the body having elastic means different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric insert
    • A61F2002/5009—Prostheses not implantable in the body having elastic means different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric insert having two or more elastomeric blocks

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  • This invention relates to an artiiicial foot and the object of the invention is a foot of this kind which will resemble as closely as possible the natural foot, and which will have as far as is consistent with strength and durability the freedom of movement found in the natural foot.
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical section taken through the foot from the toe to the heel.
  • Fig. 2 is a transverse s ction taken vertically through the heel portion.
  • 3 is a similar section taken through the instep.
  • 4 is a detail view oic the lower portion of a staple.
  • Fig. 5 is a detail view ci the lower portion of a T- bolt.
  • A represents an ankle piece provided with a socket A
  • B represents the Wooden portion of the foot piece.
  • This iioot piece is completed by means of a toe and ball portion C which .i prefer to form of 'what is known as Mexican block felt and an instep and heel portion O of sponge rubber, the felt and rubber portions overlapping at the instep as shown in Fig. l.
  • These portions O and O are secured in any desired manner to the wooden portion B.
  • the portion B is recessed upon its upper face as shown at B and to the rear of said recess is provided with a curve upper tace upon which is secured a steel or other metal wear plate D.
  • the wooden portion B is also provided 'with a vertical slot B2 of an inverted conical shape and a ball E is placed in the recess B.
  • a connecting block F also of wood is interposed between the ankle piece A and the foot portion B and is recessed upon its under face as shown at F to bear upon the ball E and in the under face oi the block F is set in a piece of leather, preferably elk hide, which rocks upon the curve metal plate D.
  • An oil receptacle ll is formed in the block F and discharges any suitable form oflubricant upon the leather pad G.
  • a T-bolt K has its cross arms K arranged transverselT with respect to the foot and between the foot portions B and C.
  • the bolt K passes upwardly through the opening B2, in which it is adapted to swing as upon a pivot point, and through the block F and the ankle piece A, extending into the socket A and being held in place by a suitable nut K2, which bears upon a piece of spring rubber K3 which is inserted in the lower portion oi the ankle piece and through which the bolt K passes.
  • the joint between the block F and the foot portion B is covered by a piece of elastic webbing L which eX- tends circumferentially around the foot.
  • a n artificial foot comprising an ankle piece, a foot portion formed partially of a relatively hard material and partially oi an elastic material, the portion formed of the iirst mentioned material being provided with a recess upon its upper face and a vertical opening, and having a curved bearing surface in the rear oi the recess, a block interposed between the foot portieri and the ankle piece, and recessed upon its under face said recess alining with the above mentioned recess, a ball arranged in the face formed by said recesses, a pie-ce of leather set in the face of said block and adapted to rock upon the curved portion of the foot portion, the said block being provided with an oil receptacle adapted to discharge oil upon said leather piece, and a -T-bolt having its cross arms embedded in the foot portion, the bolt passing upwardly through the vertical opening above mentioned and adapted to play in said opening, and passing through the block and
  • An artificial foot comprising an ankle IOO IIO

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No. 854,510. PATENTED MAY 21, 1907. J. W. MAHAPFEY. ARTIFICIAL FOOT. 1 -APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1906.
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ARTIFICIAL FOOT..
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented May 21, 1907.
Application filed June 29,1906. Serial No. 324,079.
To @ZZ wir/ont t may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES WT, MAHAFFEY, a citizen oi theUnited States, residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful improvement in Artificial Feet, oi which the 'following is a specification.
This invention relates to an artiiicial foot and the object of the invention is a foot of this kind which will resemble as closely as possible the natural foot, and which will have as far as is consistent with strength and durability the freedom of movement found in the natural foot.
The invention consists oi' the novel ieatures of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings in 'which Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through the foot from the toe to the heel. Fig. 2 is a transverse s ction taken vertically through the heel portion. 3 is a similar section taken through the instep. 4 is a detail view oic the lower portion of a staple. Fig. 5 is a detail view ci the lower portion of a T- bolt.
in these drawings A represents an ankle piece provided with a socket A, and B represents the Wooden portion of the foot piece. This iioot piece is completed by means of a toe and ball portion C which .i prefer to form of 'what is known as Mexican block felt and an instep and heel portion O of sponge rubber, the felt and rubber portions overlapping at the instep as shown in Fig. l. These portions O and O are secured in any desired manner to the wooden portion B. The portion B is recessed upon its upper face as shown at B and to the rear of said recess is provided with a curve upper tace upon which is secured a steel or other metal wear plate D. The wooden portion B is also provided 'with a vertical slot B2 of an inverted conical shape and a ball E is placed in the recess B. A connecting block F also of wood is interposed between the ankle piece A and the foot portion B and is recessed upon its under face as shown at F to bear upon the ball E and in the under face oi the block F is set in a piece of leather, preferably elk hide, which rocks upon the curve metal plate D. An oil receptacle ll is formed in the block F and discharges any suitable form oflubricant upon the leather pad G. To secure the ioot and ankle pieces together l provide a staple J which has its bow portion J bent at a slight angle to the main body of the staple and the said sta` ple is inserted upwardly through the block B and passes through the block .F and through the lower portion of the ankle piece, the iree ends of the staple extending into the socket A, and having suitable nuts threaded upon them. A T-bolt K has its cross arms K arranged transverselT with respect to the foot and between the foot portions B and C.
The bolt K passes upwardly through the opening B2, in which it is adapted to swing as upon a pivot point, and through the block F and the ankle piece A, extending into the socket A and being held in place by a suitable nut K2, which bears upon a piece of spring rubber K3 which is inserted in the lower portion oi the ankle piece and through which the bolt K passes. The joint between the block F and the foot portion B is covered by a piece of elastic webbing L which eX- tends circumferentially around the foot. By means of this construction the ankle portion is securely held to the foot portion and at the same time is permitted to play upon the same having a rocking motion very nearly resembling that of the human foot.
Having thus fully described my invention, what I Claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A n artificial foot comprising an ankle piece, a foot portion formed partially of a relatively hard material and partially oi an elastic material, the portion formed of the iirst mentioned material being provided with a recess upon its upper face and a vertical opening, and having a curved bearing surface in the rear oi the recess, a block interposed between the foot portieri and the ankle piece, and recessed upon its under face said recess alining with the above mentioned recess, a ball arranged in the face formed by said recesses, a pie-ce of leather set in the face of said block and adapted to rock upon the curved portion of the foot portion, the said block being provided with an oil receptacle adapted to discharge oil upon said leather piece, and a -T-bolt having its cross arms embedded in the foot portion, the bolt passing upwardly through the vertical opening above mentioned and adapted to play in said opening, and passing through the block and ankle piece, and means 'for locking the bolt in position.
2. An artificial foot comprising an ankle IOO IIO
portion, a foot portion, said foot portion be- Working in the recess of the foot portion, and
ing provided with an inverted conical-shaped a ball interposed between the foot and ankle recess, a connecting block interposed between portions.
the foot portion and the ankle (portion, a T- JAMES W. MAHAFFEY. bolt passing loosely through said connecting Witnesses:
block, one end portion of the bolt passing JNO. W. HARRIsoN,
into the ankle portion and the T-end portion C. A. GEIGER.
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US5376139A (en) * 1992-09-21 1994-12-27 Pitkin; Mark R. Artificial foot and ankle
US6290730B1 (en) 1999-03-26 2001-09-18 Ohio Willow Wood Company Artificial foot and ankle
US9351853B2 (en) 2008-08-18 2016-05-31 The Ohio Willow Wood Company Prosthetic foot

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US5376139A (en) * 1992-09-21 1994-12-27 Pitkin; Mark R. Artificial foot and ankle
US6290730B1 (en) 1999-03-26 2001-09-18 Ohio Willow Wood Company Artificial foot and ankle
US9351853B2 (en) 2008-08-18 2016-05-31 The Ohio Willow Wood Company Prosthetic foot

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