BASKETBALL BOOT COMPENSATOR Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: sports outfit. SUBSTANCE: basketball boot compensator has detachable member positioned on tip part of boot sole and made in the form of rectangular bar with rounded corners. Rectangular bar is extending in plan beyond sole contour at outer side of foot and is provided with slot in one of its surfaces. Slot is shaped in accordance with tip part of sole. Rectangular bar is connected to boot by belts which are fastened to adhere to metatarsus and heel parts of foot. Belts have phonograph-type locks which may be repositioned along belts. Rear part of belt adhering to heel is formed as semirigid shell with sine-shaped upper edge contour defined by soft roll. Semirigid shell is positioned on boot so as to embrace heels and Achilles' tendon of sportsman' leg. Slots in side surface of detachable member are adapted for receiving replaceable overweights of different weight. EFFECT: increased efficiency by uniform loading of all parts of metatarsus and foot toes and, as a result, reduced injury to foot and prevention from flatfoot and other orthopedic anomalies. 4 cl, 4 dwg