US2136832A - Foot inspection and recording device - Google Patents

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Nov. 15, 1938. D. WEISBERGER 2,135,832

FOOT INSPECTION AND RECORDINGDEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 14, 1957 v INVENTOR flare ii/Ezlser r Nov. 15, 1938. D. WElSBE RG ER 2,136,832

FOOT INSPECTION AND RECORDING DEVICE Filed Dec. 14, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 15, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE F 0T INSPECTION AND RECORDING DEVICE Dave Weisbcrger, New York, N. Y.

Application December 14, 1937, Serial No. 179,721

2 Claims. (01. 128--22) This invention relates to a device for inspecting the arch formation and other portions of the feet, and has for its object the provision of a relatively simple device by which the underside and side portions of a persons feet may be inspected and a definite record obtained simultaneously to indicate arch and other conditions of the feet.

In various prior devices intended for foot inl0 spection purposes, it is necessary that the patient remove his or her stocking to permit foot examination to determine foot defects. In other structures intended for obtaining a foot impression, no means is provided for enabling the pal5 tient to note the condition of his feet undersurfaces while the impression was being made.

My improved foot inspection and recording de- .vice contemplates the provision of means by which a definite printed record of thecondition 20 of the underside of the patients feet may be ob tained; of means by which the actual recording of such printed record is visible while it is being made; of means by which the patient and the orthopedist may simultaneously watch the mak- 5 ing of the printed foot record, and of various other novel features all embodied in a compact, sturdy device of great usefulness to shoe dealers, orthopedists and others whose work relates to foot troubles or to the fitting of proper corrective 30 shoes.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein an embodiment of the invention is shown, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved foot inspection and recording device; Fig. 2 is a plan view of 5 the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the device on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 5 is a view of a section of the record sheet, showing the foot recording made thereon.

In the drawings, I indicates a supporting member or base board of the structure. Extending upwardly from the base I are the twoside walls 2 and 3, to the outer faces of which are secured thehand rails 4 supported in thebrackets 5. At one end, theside Walls 2 and 3 are connected by theend wall 6, and the opposite ends are connected by the wall I, which shall be considered as the front wall, the greater portion of which is cut away, particularly as indicated at 8 for a purpose to be presently set forth. Theend walls 6 and I. and thesides 2 and 3, co-operate with the bottom member or base I to form a cabinet 55 or box-like structure provided with atop memher 9 of thick, transparent plate glass or a ground glass can be used, suificient to support the weight of any person standing upon it.

Located angularly in the box below theglass 9 is a mirror It which inclines downwardly toward thefront wall 1, said mirror being removably supported on angularly disposed bars Ii fastened to theside walls 2 and 3 of the cabinet. The mirror It is removable when desired for cleaning or for replacement by being slid out of the cabinet through the slot I2 in therear wall 6 and out through co-operating slot I3 formed in a wall I 4 located a short distance from that shown .at 6.

Located adjacent to theopposite side walls 2 and 3 of the cabinet are lamps I5 which illuminate the mirror I3. Disposed forwardly of the front wall is astep 24 formed of the side walls I! and I8, front wall I9, a portion of the bottom or base member I and a top of clear,thick plate glass 20. Mountedwithin thestep 24 is amirror 2| resting upon theinclined supports 22 secured on the side walls H and I8 within the step. Said mirror 2i inclines downwardly from the end wall I9 of the step to meet the base member I, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The angles of the two mirrors IE1 and 2f with relation to theclear glass support 9 is such that a person standing upon theglass support 9 can clearly see the underside of his feet in mirror 2i, while the orthopedist or shoe fitter standing at the front of thestep 24 can look into mirror I0 through cut-outportion 8 in the wall I of the cabinet and simultaneously observe the underside of the feet.Mirror 2| is illuminated bylamps 23 located above it within thestep 24. At'the opposite end of the cabinet is provided anotherstep 25, the purpose of which is to enable a person to comfortably ascend to theglass support 9, saidstep 25 having itstop 26 hinged at 21 permitting the top to be raised when desired and the inside of the step acts as a box or receptacle for record sheet rolls or any other desired articles or material.

Mounted on the face of atransverse support 28, connecting theside walls 2 and 3 and within the cabinet near the base member I, is aspring roller 29, said roller being rotatably supported in thebrackets 3!).Roller 29 has wound upon it a lengthyflexible transfer sheet 35 of rubber or similar material, wardly and then upwardly overidle roller 3| rotatably supported on the lower part ofwall 6, and it then extends upwardly over aninking roller 32 from which it receives a coating of ink or other transfer material on its under surface said sheet extending rearwhich, when the sheet is drawn across the face of theglass support 9 as shown in Fig. 3, faces downwardly or toward the upper surface. On its travel upwardly, thesheet 35 moves in the space or compartment- 36 formed between thewalls 6 and I4 and therefore all of the sheet, except that portion which stretches across the upper face of theglass 9 is concealed within the cabinet. The normal tendency of the spring-operatedroller 29 is to wind the sheet upon it, and therefore, in order to hold the sheet in position across theglass 9, the free end of the sheet is provided with arod 36 carrying aclip 31 which may be engaged under the forward edge of theglass 9, as shown in Fig. 3 to thereby hold the sheet in position across the top of the glass.

The paper orother material 5| upon which a printed impression of the under side of the feet is made, is contained in aroll 38 mounted between theend members 6 and 1 near theend wall 3, said roll being covered and concealed by an angularly disposedmirror 39. A similarly positioned mirror is located at at the opposite side of the cabinet above theglass 9, these mirrors disclosing the sides of the feet to thereby indicate supination or pronation of the bone structures. The paper inroll 38 is a thin, translucent tissue, of such a nature that ink transferred to it by pressure of the feet upon therubber sheet 35 resting on top of the paper, can be seen from the underside of the paper. Thus, when a person stands upon the rubber sheet with a section of paper drawn from theroll 38 located under the sheet, the shape of the bottom of the feet will be produced in ink upon the paper, and the marking so produced upon the paper will be plainly visible in the mirrors I9 and 2| to both the person whose feet are making the record and to the orthopedist or shoe fitter.

The paper drawn from theroll 38 emerges through theslot 4| at the lower edge of theinclined side mirror 39 and extends across the upper face of theglass 9, being moved in a direction at right angles to the movement of therubber sheet 35, and it is drawn out through theslot 42 under theside mirror 40 and emerges out throughslot 43 in theside wall 2 of the cabinet. To permit replacement of a roll of paper in the compartment provided for it behind theside mirror 39, thewall 1, is provided with adoor 44, hinged at 45 and provided with thelatch 46 for holding it closed. To obtain access to the inkapplyingroller 32, the upper end ofcompartment 36 is provided with adoor 41 hinged to wall [4 at 49 and provided with alatch 49 for holding it in closed position.

From the foregoing, the operation of the device will be readily understood. A person desiring to have his or her feet inspected and the arch and other foot conditions determined, steps upon thestep portion 25, preparatory to standing upon theglass support 9. The orthopedist draws a section of the paper fromroll 38 acrossglass 9 and then draws therubber sheet 35 forwardly across the paper and engages theclip 31 with the edge of theglass 9. The person whose foot conditions are to be ascertained now steps on top of the rubber sheet and the pressure of his or her feet thereon causes the ink to be transferred fromsheet 36 to the paper sheet as shown, for example in Fig. 5, to record thereon evidence of flat feet or other similar foot conditions. While the record is being made, the markings of the feet, examples of which are shown at 50 in Fig. 5, can be plainly seen through thetranslucent paper 5| taken fromroll 38, and the person standing on theglass 9 can see these records inmirror 2|, while the orthopedist can simultaneously observe the imprint in the mirror Ill. The person now steps down onstep 24 and from thence to the floor. The operator releases the engagement ofclip 31 with the edge ofglass 9 and thesheet 35 is drawn across the glass under pull of thespring roller 29 until the clip reaches theedge 52 of thedoor member 41 where it is halted. The section of the paper bearing the foot imprints is drawn out throughslot 43 and torn off and it can be either preserved by the orthopedist as a record, or given to the person whose foot record it constitutes.

The device does not require the removal of the stockings; it does not soil the feet by foot imprints; it makes a permanent record of foot conditions, and it enables the actual recording to be observed by the person during the actual making of the record. While the record is being made the orthopedist can also observe whether pronation or supination exists by inspection of the feet in theside mirrors 39 and 40.

The device may be made in various sizes and forms to suit different requirements and various alterations can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, a transparent support on which a person is adapted to stand, a translucent paper sheet resting on the support, a transfer sheet resting on top of the paper sheet, and an angularly disposed mirror located below the transparent support.

2. A device of the character described comprising, a cabinet having a glass top upon which a person stands to make a foot impression, a transfer sheet adapted to be drawn across the top of the glass top, a paper sheet adapted for disposition between the under side of the transfer sheet and the top of the glass, an inclined glass mirror within the cabinet below the glass top, and another mirror forward of the first mirror and inclining upward from the lower end of the same.

DAVE WEISBERGER.

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