摘要 |
An elevating leg rest assembly or a shoe to be worn by a user when either necessity or comfort requires that his foot and leg be supported in a position elevated above the floor when he is seated, the leg rest assembly consisting of a sheath extending longitudinally of the shoe, and having one or more leg sections normally telescoped into aid sheath to permit normal walking movements, but which may be extended rearwardly of the sheath to adjustably variable distances whereby to support the user's foot and leg in an elevated position above the floor when the user is seated. The sheath may be permanently encased within the thick and rigid soles of certain types of orthopedic shoes, or may be disposed at one side of the shoe and be rigidly but detachably mounted to a rigid portion of the shoe.
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