| 摘要 |
An improved stilt (10, 80) is described which has a foot mounting (12, 38, 39, 40) which increases the stability of the user on the stilt. The foot mounting includes a heel stop (40) formed of a resilient material and an ankle strap (38) which is flexible so that on application of a high force to the strap (40) the user's foot may be released minimising the possibility of injury. The flexible ankle strap (38) may pivot rearwardly to facilitate withdrawal of the foot from the foot support. The stilt may be formed of two separate upper and lower parts (82, 84) which can be assembled to form a single stilt (80) the lower part (84) carries the foot support (102). Various different lower parts (84) can be coupled to the upper part (82) to suit particular requirements. The stilts (10, 20) have a pivotable knee pad (29) which is height adjustable relative to the upper member (14, 82) to accomodate user's of different heights. Embodiments of the invention are described. |
