ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,543, issued on March 24, was assigned to Azzurro Training Ltd (Beaconsfield, Great Britain).
"Apparatus for mobilising the ankle joint" was invented by Matthew Anstey (Beaconsfield, Great Britain) and James Anstey (Beaconsfield, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for mobilising a human ankle joint comprising a base (2) having an upper surface shaped to receive a foot with its heel adjacent the rear of the base and toes towards the front of the base, and a strap (4) extending from points adjacent the rear to form a loop extending towards the front, the loop being sufficiently long when a foot is in the base to pas...