US 12,290,147 B2
Footwear for preventing or treating a pathological deformity of a wearer's foot
Manfred Brass, Grünwald (DE)
Assigned to Hallufix AG, Grünwald (DE)
Appl. No. 17/912,759
Filed by Hallufix AG, Grünwald (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 22, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/057323
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/186084, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020107801.3 (DE), filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0147885 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 7/26 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2022.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 7/26 (2013.01) [A43B 3/126 (2013.01); A43B 7/1495 (2013.01); A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A61F 5/019 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A footwear for preventing or treating a pathological deformity of a wearer's foot, in particular of a joint connecting a great toe to the foot, comprising;
a toe strap configured for being fastened to the great toe,
an upper configured for being fastened to a metatarsus region of the foot and comprising a lateral section and a medial section, and
an adjustment mechanism comprising a tension element coupled to the toe strap and configured for variably adjusting a pulling force applied to the toe strap which, in a fastened state in which the footwear is fastened to the foot, is translated into a corrective force acting upon at least one of the joint and the great toe, wherein
the adjustment mechanism is at least partially arranged in or on the lateral section of the upper such that the tension element is guided to a lateral side of the footwear,
the medial section of the upper extends from the adjustment mechanism in a medial direction to a medial side of the footwear and is adjustable in its circumferential length, and
the medial section is configured such that it is adjustable in its circumferential length independently from an actuation of the adjustment mechanism.