Weight-bearing lower extremity brace

- Toad Corporation
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Description

This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/502,893 filed Jul. 14, 2009 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/404,104 filed Mar. 13, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/324,185 filed Nov. 26, 2008. This application is also related to International PCT Application No. PCT/US09/37171 filed Mar. 13, 2009. The contents of each of the foregoing applications in their entirety are incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 illustrates a generally isometric view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace, with the lower extremity shown;

FIG. 2 illustrates a generally isometric view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates an interior side view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 illustrates a front view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 illustrates an exterior side view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 illustrates a rear view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace as shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 illustrates a top view of a weight-bearing lower extremity brace as shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines illustrate environmental structure and portions of the weight-bearing lower extremity brace which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a weight-bearing lower extremity brace, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D635269
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 2009
Date of Patent: Mar 29, 2011
Assignee: Toad Corporation (Incline Village, NV)
Inventors: Hans G. Franke (Incline Village, NV), David Salinger (Olympic Valley, CA), Jeff Dodd (Truckee, CA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Susan E Krakower
Attorney: King & Spalding L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/340,273