Foot protective device

Claim 1

A LEG-SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING THE FOOT OF A BEDRIDDEN PERSON ABOVE THE LEVEL OF A BED SURFACE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A UNITARY BODY STRUCTURE MADE OF A SOFT, FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND INCLUDING A BASE HAVING A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, A PAIR OF SPACED, ALIGNED END WALLS UPSTANDING FROM SAID BASE, EACH OF SAID END WALLS HAVING A THROUGH BORE CENTRALLY LOCATED THEREIN, AND A SLOT EXTENDING FROM AN EDGE OF EACH OF SAID END WALLS TO SAID BORE AND COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, SAID BORES BEING OF VARYING DIAMETER AND BEING RESPECTIVELY SIZE TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN THE UPPER CALF PORTION AND THE ANKLE PORTION OF A HUMAN LEG, SAID BASE HAVING AN INCLINED TOP SURFACE EXTENDING FROM ONE END WALL TO THE OTHER END WALL, SAID INCLINED SURFACE BEING DISPOSED TO RECEIVE THE CALF PORTION OF THE LEG RESTING FLUSH THEREUPON BETWEEN SAID TWO END WALLS, WITH THE FOOT PROJECTING BEYOND ONE OF THE END WALLS AND SUSPENDED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE BASE BOTTOM SURFACE.