Abstract: A bio foot pad, comprising: a plurality of circumferential elastic fibers surrounded by a viscoelastic material; wherein said fibers impart a biphasic characteristic to said viscoelastic material; and wherein said fibers under compression develop a plurality of hoop stresses to facilitate load conversion and distribution of axial forces exerted against a heel area of a user.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 4, 2017
Assignee:
Bio Foot Pad, Inc.
Inventors:
Dyson Lister Hamner, Theodore Voorhees Tillinghast, Joseph John Jankiewicz, Mark Tabin McBride