18 results about "Ankle region" patented technology

Multi-layered socks with elastomeric padding in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sock for reducing foot movement is provided, the sock including: a toe region connected to a mid-foot region, connected to a heel region, further connected to an ankle region, the ankle region including an opening; a sole positioned from the toe region through the mid-foot region to the heel region, the sole comprising an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer; the middle layer being attached to the inner layer and encapsulated between the inner layer and the outer layer; the middle layer of the sole varies in thickness; a thickness of the middle layer of the sole is greater in the heel region and the toe region; and the sock forms a hollow tubular shape that is closed at the toe region and open at the ankle region.

The shoe includes a sole and an upper. A heel cup has an upper mid- and lower portion and the heel cup extends from the sole to at least a portion of a rear ankle collar of the upper. The heel cup has a polymer material. In a first configuration, the upper portion of the heel cup has a downward incline with a first angle, and the upper portion can distort into a second configuration under a load of a foot when donning the shoe. In the second configuration the upper portion has a downward incline with a second angle that is greater than the first angle. An compressible interior foam layer is adjacent to an interior wall of the upper portion of the heel cup, extends around portions of an ankle region of the foot and extends into the shoe opening, providing securement of the foot.

A bootie for an upper of an article of footwear comprises a set of basic pattern pieces made of a layered structure comprising a membrane and an extension piece made of thinner and more elastic material than the material of the basic pattern pieces and at least partially creating a top line of the bootie at an ankle region of the user when in use. The extension piece is connected to the set of basic pattern pieces along a first connection line. The bootie further comprises a lining piece being stitched to the extension piece along a top part of the lining piece and covers the extension piece and the set of basic pattern pieces on the inside of the bootie when in use. The lining piece covers the first connection line. The extension piece thereby creates a link between basic pattern pieces and lining piece.

The utility model provides a child football shoe which comprises a vamp structure and a sole structure, the vamp structure defines a containing cavity for containing a foot, the containing cavity is provided with an opening for the foot to enter, the vamp structure comprises a foot area and an ankle area, and the foot area comprises a shoe front area, a shoe middle area and a heel area. The top of the foot area extends upwards to form the ankle area, at least the heel area of the foot area and the ankle area are integrally formed, the ratio of the maximum width to the minimum width of the football shoes for children is k, and k is larger than or equal to 1.6 and smaller than or equal to 1.8. Due to the fact that at least the heel area and the ankle area of the foot area are integrally formed, the ankle of a child can be better protected, and meanwhile the situation that protrusions are formed on the inner surface of the vamp structure to cause discomfort of the foot of the child is avoided. The football shoes for children are provided with proper widths, so that the football shoes for children are small in compression on feet, do not affect the development of the feet of children, have certain wrapping performance and meet the requirements of football sports.

The invention relates to a protective garment structure used in vehicles such as motorcycles, particularly an innerwear (G) made of at least one piece, consisting of an upper garment (10) and / or lower garment (20), which is suitable for wearing inside regular clothing. The features of the garment include: • The fabric (30) made from para-aramid yarn, obtained by knitting, and sewn with para-aramid thread (70) to form the garment. • At least one pocket (50), made of para-aramid yarn, sewn with para-aramid thread (70), which provides space for positioning at least one support element (40). • The garment includes bands (60) at the wrist and ankle regions to prevent slipping, and each pocket (50) has a laminated coating (51 ) on at least one surface to increase its strength. This invention offers a protective garment that can be worn as part of daily clothing while providing enhanced protection, flexibility, and strength.

The purpose of this invention is to provide compression crew socks that are easy to put on and take off and that provide a desired compression effect. [Solution] The compression crew socks 1 comprise a heel region R1 corresponding to the heel portion of the human body, an ankle region R2 adjacent to the heel region R1 and corresponding to the ankle portion of the human body, and a lower calf region R3 having a foot insertion opening AP and corresponding to the lower calf portion of the human body, and are designed so that the compression gradually decreases from the ankle region R2 to the lower calf region R3, the ankle region R2 and the lower calf region R3 being knitted using elastic yarn, and one of the two adjacent courses in the longitudinal direction L of the ankle region R2 and the lower calf region R3 being knitted with a floating period of two or more stitches.

Provided in the present invention is a child's football boot. The child's football boot comprises an upper structure and a sole structure. The upper structure encloses to form an accommodating cavity for accommodating a foot, and the accommodating cavity is provided with an opening through which the foot can enter. The upper structure comprises a foot region and an ankle region. The foot region comprises a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The ankle region is formed by extending upward from the top of the foot region. At least the heel region of the foot region is integrally formed with the ankle region. The ratio of the maximum width to the minimum width of the child's football boot is k, where 1.6≤k≤1.8. At least the heel region of the foot region is integrally formed with the ankle region, thereby providing better protection for a child's ankle and also preventing the formation of protrusions on the inner surface of the upper structure that causes discomfort to a child's foot. Setting appropriate widths for the child's football boot reduces pressure on the foot, thereby preventing affecting the development of the child's foot. Moreover, the child's football boot has a certain wrap-around fit, thereby meeting the requirements of the sport of football.

An ankle movement tracking band includes an electronic device configured to be worn on an ankle region of a user. The electronic device has at least one motion sensor configured to capture sensor data of movement of the ankle region of the user. A processor is coupled to a memory for storing calibration data, and the processor is configured to receive and analyze the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data matches the calibration data indicating the user performed a soleus pushup. The motion sensor includes at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a Global Positioning System (GPS ) receiver. The electronic device also includes a wireless communication transceiver configured to connect to a device and transmit the sensor data to the device to display a count of the soleus pushups performed by the user.

A baby shoe with strong wrapping feeling comprises an outsole and an upper fixed on the outsole, a shoe tongue is arranged on the upper, the upper comprises an upper surface which is not in contact with the foot of a user and a lining which is in contact with the foot of the user, the upper surface and the shoe tongue are matched to form an opening for the foot to penetrate, and the lining is arranged on the outsole. Wrapping parts are arranged at the positions, corresponding to the ankles on the two sides of the user, of the opening, and the wrapping parts wrap the ankles of the user after the user wears the garment. The baby shoe has the advantages that by arranging the wrapping part, the fitness of the upper in the ankle area can be effectively enhanced, loosening or displacement in the walking process is reduced, and therefore the walking stability and comfort of a baby are improved, the tripping risk is reduced, and the baby is supported to learn to walk.

A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole, wherein at least a first one of the reinforcing members further extends rearwardly beyond a midfoot area and into a heel area of the sole and wraps up to a posterior portion of an ankle region. A shoe, in particular a running shoe, comprising such a sole. A method for the manufacture of such items.

The shoe includes a sole and an upper. A heel cup has an upper mid- and lower portion and the heel cup extends from the sole to at least a portion of a rear ankle collar of the upper. The heel cup has a polymer material. In a first configuration, the upper portion of the heel cup has a downward incline with a first angle, and the upper portion can distort into a second configuration under a load of a foot when donning the shoe. In the second configuration the upper portion has a downward incline with a second angle that is greater than the first angle. An compressible interior foam layer is adjacent to an interior wall of the upper portion of the heel cup, extends around portions of an ankle region of the foot and extends into the shoe opening, providing securement of the foot.

A humanoid robot includes an upper region, a lower region, and a central region. The upper region includes a head, a torso, and a pair of arms coupled to the torso. The lower region is spaced apart from the upper region and includes a pair of legs. The lower region of the robot includes left and right ankle assemblies configured to control a pitch movement and a roll movement of left and right feet of the humanoid robot. Each ankle assembly can include a foot-roll actuator assembly and a foot-roll actuator assembly. The foot-roll actuator assembly is coupled to the foot and to the foot-flexion actuator. The foot-roll actuator assembly is configured to control roll movement of each respective foot relative to both a shin of each leg and the foot-flexion actuator assembly.

An ankle movement tracking band includes an electronic device configured to be worn on an ankle region of a user. The electronic device has at least one motion sensor configured to capture sensor data of movement of the ankle region of the user. A processor is coupled to a memory for storing calibration data, and the processor is configured to receive and analyze the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data matches the calibration data indicating the user performed a soleus pushup. The motion sensor includes at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a Global Positioning System (GPS ) receiver. The electronic device also includes a wireless communication transceiver configured to connect to a device and transmit the sensor data to the device to display a count of the soleus pushups performed by the user.

An ankle movement tracking band includes an electronic device configured to be worn on an ankle region of a user. The electronic device has at least one motion sensor configured to capture sensor data of movement of the ankle region of the user. A processor is coupled to a memory for storing calibration data, and the processor is configured to receive and analyze the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data matches the calibration data indicating the user performed a soleus pushup. The motion sensor includes at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. The electronic device also includes a wireless communication transceiver configured to connect to a device and transmit the sensor data to the device to display a count of the soleus pushups performed by the user.

To provide boots and other footwear with a simple structure and easy on and off. [Solution] A shoe 10 in which the rear edge r of the opening 10E moves posteriorly away from a rear vertical line RL that is in contact with the rear surface RN facing posteriorly at the ankle area 10N at the boundary between the lower part 11 and the upper part 12 of the shoe, and the rear vertical line RL is set to a range of J = 30 mm to 160 mm.

As shown in the "Reference Diagram of a Perspective View Showing the State of Use," this item has movable parts in the groin, knee, and ankle regions that make up the legs, and when an impact is applied, the legs can bend and deform into a dogleg shape. Simultaneously with this bending deformation of the legs, the top of the head opens, exposing the interior, which becomes the mouth. Furthermore, by connecting multiple items together, as shown in the "Reference Diagram of a State of Use in which multiple items are arranged," this bending deformation of the legs can be propagated sequentially to adjacent doll toys in front.

The utility model discloses a hip replacement postoperative exercise sock, and relates to the technical field of medical supplies. The hip replacement postoperative exercise sock comprises a sock body and an elastic band. The sock body is provided with a supporting part and a loose part; the supporting part is elastic and used for being arranged on the shank position of a patient in a sleeving mode and supporting the shank position of the patient. The loose part is used for being arranged outside the ankle area and the sole part of a patient in a sleeving mode. The elastic band comprises a fixed section and an extension section; the fixed section is arranged at the foot bottom of the sock body in an attached mode, and the two extension sections extend out of the ends, located at the tiptoe and the heel of the sock body, of the fixed section respectively; according to the hip joint replacement postoperative exercise sock, the elastic band is arranged on the sole of the sock body, ankle joint movement of a patient can be resisted, the ankle pump function is assisted to be completed, postoperative blood circulation is promoted, the supporting part is arranged on the sock body, static support is conveniently provided for the shank of the patient, and the hip joint replacement postoperative exercise sock is convenient to use. Meanwhile, unsmooth blood backflow is prevented.

Ankle protection element (12, 14) with a shell-like inner layer (24) made of a relatively soft, supple flat material, which is anatomically adapted to and covers an ankle region, a shock- and impact-resistant protective layer (26) arranged on an outer side of the inner layer (24), which comprises a woven or nonwoven fabric formed from threads, yarns or fibers of a tensile-resistant plastic, in particular consisting of polyester, aramid, Kevlar, glass fibers, carbon fibers, basalt fibers or PVA fibers, and adhesively bonded to the inner layer (24), and a cover layer (22) made of flexible flat material covering the protective layer (26), wherein the protective layer (26) has a plurality of woven or nonwoven layers (28, 30, 34) which are arranged one above the other and connected to one another, and a peripheral edge of the respective upper layer is at a distance from the edge of the respective lower layer.