Claims
- 1. A therapeutic boot, for selectively providing hot and cold therapy to the foot of a patient, comprising:
a sole and an upper portion, the sole having a sole top surface, the upper portion having a forward and a rear portion, an ankle opening is located near the rear portion, the upper portion defining an interior which is configured so as to accommodate a human foot with the toes thereof extending near the forward portion; a thermal substances located on the sole top surface, the thermal substance capable of selectively being cooled and heated and maintaining one of a cooled state and a heated state for a prolonged period so as to provide thermal therapy to the foot.
- 2. The therapeutic boot as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of protuberances located on the sole, the protuberances having the thermal substance so as to directly impart thermal therapy to the foot therefrom.
- 3. The therapeutic boot as recited in claim 2, wherein the upper portion includes a roof portion having a pair of longitudinal slits which extend from the ankle opening toward the forward portion, the longitudinal slits defining a tongue which allows the boot to be temporarily enlarge to allow insertion of the foot without undue flexing of the foot.
- 4. The therapeutic boot as recited in claim 3, further comprising a tightening strap, extending across the tongue near the ankle opening for allowing the boot to be secured on the foot after it has been adjusted to said foot.
- 4. The therapeutic boot as recited in claim 4, wherein the protuberances are distributed on the roof of the upper portion.
- 5. The therapeutic boot as recited in claim 4, wherein at least some of the protuberances are substantially one-half inch high.
- 6. The therapeutic boot as recited in claim 2, wherein at least some of the protuberances are transverse protuberances which are bar-like projections which extend across the boot.
CROSS REFERENCES AND RELATED SUBJECT MATTER
[0001] This application relates to subject matter contained in provisional patent application serial No. 60/207,753, filed in the United States Patent Office on May 30, 2001.
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60207753 |
May 2000 |
US |
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09862227 |
May 2001 |
US |