Stirrup for footwear

• Main Authors: COSTA TEIXEIRA, LUÍS MIGUEL, FLORES FERNANDES, JOÃO PAULO, NOVO DE MOURA, BRUNO EMANUEL, GOMES PEIXOTO, JOAQUIM JORGE, GARCIA DE VALADARES SOUTO, ANTÓNIO PEDRO, MENDES FERRÃO, RENATO MANUEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.11.2014
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; FOOTWEAR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Stirrup for footware, for integration in the shoe itself and that comprises a single piece composed of a U-shaped semi-circular inferior part, configured to contour the heel, wherein each of the extreme ends comprises a perpendicular arm; and a T-shaped planar piece, placed in the inferior part of the semi-circular piece. The T-shaped piece is connected to the U-shaped semi-circular part, particularly through removable screws. The T-shaped piece comprises openings for insertion of the removable screws for connection to the insole. The U-shaped area comprises one or more openings in the inferior part of the arms for integration of the removable screws to fasten the stirrup to the sole. The stirrup comprises one or more openings in the superior part of the arms for integration of an orthosis.