Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for molding shoe insert

US5928673A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 13, 1997
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S264/30
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for neutralizing the leg of a person during the molding of an orthotic is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a movable standard supporting a knee caliper and ankle caliper. The knee caliper and ankle caliper have arms movable by a crank to center the knee and ankle on a plane extending through the orthotic. The calipers have height adjustments.

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