Balance stabilizing foot orthotic

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a foot orthotic constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and shown placed in a shoe and supporting a wearer's foot;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of the foot orthotic, particularly showing the ridge around the arch and metatarsal areas in broken line for illustrative purposes only and the broken line showing thereof forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the foot orthotic;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the foot orthotic, particularly showing the raised heel area in broken line for illustrative purposes only and the broken line showing thereof forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the foot orthotic;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the foot orthotic;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the foot orthotic;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the foot orthotic; and,

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the foot orthotic, particularly showing the intermediate layer in broken line for illustrative purposes only and the broken line showing thereof forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a balance stabilizing foot orthotic, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Bacon; Perry Higginson (Mission Hills, KS)
Assignee:	Knit-Rite, Inc. (Kansas City, KS)
Appl. No.:	D/179,234
Filed:	April 7, 2003

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	168988	Oct 10, 2002	D474590
	682028	Jul 11, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/961
Current International Class:	0299
Field of Search:	;D2/961 ;36/43,145-147,154,155,166,173,174,180

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Primary Examiner: Simone; Dominic
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hovey Williams LLP