US 12,290,145 B2
Modular footwear protuberance assembly
Amit Mor, Rehovot (IL); Avi Elbaz, Dimona (IL); and Oren Livne, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/732,867.
Application 18/732,867 is a continuation of application No. 17/734,474, filed on May 2, 2022, granted, now 12,029,278.
Application 17/734,474 is a continuation of application No. 16/994,621, filed on Aug. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,363,852, issued on Jun. 21, 2022.
Application 16/994,621 is a continuation of application No. 15/735,360, granted, now 10,750,812, issued on Aug. 25, 2020, previously published as PCT/IL2016/050610, filed on Jun. 9, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,111, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0315389 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A43B 7/1405 (2022.01); A43B 7/144 (2022.01); A43B 7/1445 (2022.01); A43B 7/24 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 7/141 (2013.01) [A43B 7/144 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); A43B 7/24 (2013.01); A43B 13/145 (2013.01); A61B 5/112 (2013.01); A61F 5/0127 (2013.01); A61H 1/0266 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 23/02 (2013.01); A61H 1/024 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2205/12 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for adjusting a device comprising a protuberance assembly mounted to a selected position on a bottom surface of a sole, said protuberance assembly comprising a base and a cap, wherein said base and cap are aligned and locked, the method comprising:
unlocking the alignment of said base and cap;
rotating said cap on said base to remove said cap from said base, wherein said base is kept firmly mounted to said selected position in said bottom surface of said sole; rotating another cap on said base until and alignment of said another cap with said
base is achieved; and
locking said alignment of said another cap and said base,
wherein said sole comprises at least one track and said protuberance assembly comprises a fastening fixture which comprises:
a track nut movably disposed in said track; and
a screw configured to be screwed in said nut,
wherein said base comprises a screw bore positioned in an eccentric manner with respect to said protuberance assembly, said screw bore configured to allow fastening of said base to said track in said selected position by said screw and said track nut, and
said cap comprises a bore positioned correspondingly to said screw bore configured to allow access to said screw through said cap.