US 12,357,489 B2
Walking boots and methods of making the same
Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, East Greenwich, RI (US)
Assigned to Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, East Greenwich, RI (US)
Filed by Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, East Greenwich, RI (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,394.
Application 18/100,394 is a continuation of application No. 16/879,384, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,583,427.
Application 16/879,384 is a continuation of application No. 16/457,378, filed on Jun. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,687,973, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/696,580, filed on Jul. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0157857 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A43B 7/1405 (2022.01); A43B 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0195 (2013.01) [A43B 7/1405 (2013.01); A61F 5/0111 (2013.01); A43B 3/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A boot comprising:
a flexible inner component configured to be received within an outer shell;
the outer shell including a main body having
a base portion configured to be positioned adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject;
a leg portion configured to be positioned adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject; and
an ankle support portion that couples the base portion of the main body to the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body configured to be positioned adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements, wherein a first one of the one or more removable elements is configured to be removed from the outer shell with a portion of the flexible inner component associated with the first one of the one or more removable elements to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the boot;
wherein the outer shell includes a foot cover and a shin cover, the foot cover being coupled to the main body via one or more fasteners and the shin cover being coupled to the main body via one or more fasteners.