| 摘要 |
A spring shoe device for aiding the user in such activities as jogging or walking, comprising a heel socket for retaining the heel and sole of the user's foot pivotally mounted to a shin brace for bracing the user's shin within the spring shoe device and a spring strap connected therebetween for storing and releasing energy as a result of the user's activity. A toe pad, hingedly connected to the heel socket, provides support for the ball of the user's foot. The user's foot is inserted in the spring shoe device, the heel user's fitting into the heel socket and the lower portion of the user's shin being strapped into the shin brace. As the user does such activities as walking or jogging, the spring strap absorbs energy caused by the impact of the foot with the ground and releases that energy as the foot is extended at the end of each stride. The spring shoe may be worn in one of three ways: first, on the outside of the user's athletic shoe; second, as an insert to the user's athletic shoe; and finally, incorporated directly into the user's athletic shoe.
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