1. A prosthetic foot comprising a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a hindfoot portion, said hindfoot portion including an ankle joint permitting closed kinetic chain motion of the prosthetic foot in gait, said ankle joint having a joint axis oriented with the medial more anterior than the lateral for permitting motion of said hindfoot portion about said ankle joint axis such that said motion is in the sagittal and frontal planes, said ankle joint being formed integrally with said hindfoot portion by a strut of resilient material of said hindfoot portion, the strut having an anterior side surface and a posterior side surface which are anterior facing convexly curved, wherein a hole extends through said hindfoot portion with the periphery of the hole forming an anterior side surface of said strut, wherein the hindfoot portion anterior to said hole includes a gap to permit said motion of said hindfoot portion about said ankle joint axis, and wherein said hole as seen in a cross section of the prosthetic foot in the sagittal plane is elongated upwardly such that said strut is upstanding.
2. The prosthetic foot according to claim 1, wherein said strut extends in the direction of the human ankle joint axis.
3. The prosthetic foot according to claim 1, wherein the height of said gap is selected so that a lower surface of said hindfoot portion defining said gap acts as a stop against an opposing upper surface defining said gap to limit the amount of said motion of said hindfoot portion about said ankle joint axis in dorsiflexion.
4. The prosthetic foot according to claim 1, wherein said hole extends in a direction parallel to said joint axis of said ankle joint.
5. The prosthetic foot according to claim 1, further comprising an adapter connected to the prosthetic foot above the ankle joint, the adapter having a socket for receiving a member to detachably connect the prosthetic foot to an amputee’s leg stump.
6. The prosthetic foot according to claim 5, wherein said adapter includes a member containing said socket, a base underlying said member and a releasable fastener connecting said member on said base to permit relative rotation of the member and the base.
7. The prosthetic foot according to claim 6, wherein said relative rotation of the socket containing member on the base of the adapter is in the transverse plane.
8. The prosthetic foot according to claim 5, wherein said adapter includes a plurality of adjustable fasteners for changing the position said member is received in said socket.
9. The prosthetic foot according to claim 8, wherein said adapter with socket and adjustable fasteners permit anterior-posterior, medial-lateral and tilt adjustments of the member and prosthetic foot.
10. A prosthesis comprising:
a foot;
an ankle;
wherein the foot and ankle are monolithically formed as a resilient member including a strut which is oriented so that the medial side is more anterior than the lateral side, the strut forming an ankle joint permitting closed kinetic chain motion of the prosthesis in gait about an ankle joint axis oriented such that said motion is in the sagittal and frontal planes, wherein a hole extends through said resilient member with the periphery of the hole forming an anterior side surface of said strut, wherein said resilient member anterior to said hole includes a gap to permit said motion about said ankle joint axis, and wherein the anterior side surface of said strut and a posterior side surface of said strut are anterior facing convexly curved.
11. The prosthesis according to claim 10, wherein said hole as seen in a cross section of the resilient member in the sagittal plane is elongated upwardly such that said strut is upstanding.
12. The prosthesis according to claim 10, wherein said strut extends in the direction of the human ankle joint axis.
13. The prosthesis according to claim 10, wherein the height of said gap is selected so that a lower surface of said member defining said gap acts as a stop against an opposing upper surface defining said gap to limit the amount of said motion about said ankle joint axis in dorsiflexion.
14. The prosthesis according to claim 10, wherein said hole extends in a direction parallel to said joint axis of said ankle joint.
15. The prosthesis according to claim 10, further comprising an adapter connected to the prosthesis above the ankle joint, the adapter having a socket for receiving a member to detachably connect the prosthesis to an amputee’s leg stump.
16. The prosthesis according to claim 15, wherein said adapter includes a member containing said socket, a base underlying said member, and a releasable fastener connecting said member on said base to permit relative rotation of the member and the base.
17. The prosthesis according to claim 16, wherein said relative rotation of the socket containing member on the base of the adapter is in the transverse plane.
18. The prosthesis according to claim 15, wherein said adapter includes a plurality of adjustable fasteners for changing the position said member is received in said socket.
19. The prosthesis according to claim 18, wherein said adapter with socket and adjustable fasteners permit anterior-posterior, medial-lateral, and tilt adjustments of the member and prosthesis.
20. A prosthetic foot comprising a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a hindfoot portion, said hindfoot portion including an ankle joint permitting closed kinetic chain motion of the prosthetic foot in gait, said ankle joint having a joint axis oriented with a medial side which is more anterior than a lateral side for permitting motion of said hindfoot portion about said ankle joint axis which is in the sagittal and frontal planes said ankle joint being formed integrally with said hindfoot portion by a strut of resilient material of said hindfoot portion, wherein a hole extends through said hindfoot portion with the periphery of the hole forming an anterior side surface of said strut, wherein the hindfoot portion anterior to said hole includes a gap to permit said motion of said hindfoot portion about said ankle joint axis, and wherein said strut and said hole are configured such that the anterior side surface and a posterior side surface of said strut are anterior facing convexly curved.
21. A prosthesis comprising:
a foot;
an ankle;
wherein the foot and ankle are monolithically formed as a resilient member including a strut which has a medial side which is more anterior than a lateral side and which forms an ankle joint permitting closed kinetic chain motion of the prosthesis in gait about an ankle joint axis oriented such that said motion is in the sagittal and frontal planes, wherein a hole extends through said resilient member with the periphery of the hole forming an anterior side surface of said strut, wherein said resilient member anterior to said hole includes a gap to permit said motion about said ankle joint axis, and wherein said hole is elongated upwardly such that said strut is upstanding, and wherein said anterior side surface and a posterior side surface of said strut are anterior facing convexly curved.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product by means of a vehicle stereo, used for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product, comprising the following steps:
transmitting sound signals to a first FM module of a GPS product;
allowing said first FM module to output said sound signals wirelessly;
allowing a second FM module of a vehicle stereo module to receive said sound signal output wirelessly from said first FM module; and
allowing said vehicle stereo module to process said sound signals, then transmitting said processed sound signals to a second speaker electrically connected with said vehicle stereo module and outputting sound through said second speaker.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said sound signal transmitted to said first FM module of said GPS module is output through a sound decoding IC of said GPS product.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein a window picture on a displayer of said GPS product shows an image of a switch so as to allow a user to select transmitting said sound signals output from said sound decoding IC to a first speaker or said first FM module of said GPS product.
4. The method according to claim 2, wherein a central processing unit of said GPS product transmits said processed sound signals to said sound decoding IC to allow said sound decoding IC to output said sound signals.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said CPU detects to obtain information stored in a memory card read by a memory card connector of said GPS product.
6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said sound signal output from said sound decoding IC is transmitted to said first FM module or a first speaker of said GPS product through a choice of a switch of said GPS product.
7. An apparatus for taking a method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product by means of a vehicle stereo of claim 6 into practice, comprising: a GPS product, comprising a CPU respectively electrically connected with a GPS module, memory, displayer and a sound decoding IC; said CPS module being further electrically connected to an antenna; said sound decoding IC being further electrically connected to a switch; said switch being further respectively electrically connected to a first speaker and a first FM module; said GPS module receiving signals transmitted from positioning satellites through said antenna and outputting satellite position information and navigation information; said CPU detecting to obtain audio-visual information output from said GPS module and respectively transmitting to said displayer and said sound decoding IC after being processed; said audio-visual information being shown through said displayer; said memory storing programs wanted to execute by said CPU and programs needed for an operation system of said CPU product;
a vehicle stereo module, comprising a second FM module; and
a second speaker, connected electrically with said stereo module;
wherein, said switch is used for selecting transmitting sound signals to said first speaker and sound is output via said first speaker, or transmitting said sound signal to said first FM module, transmitting said sound signal wirelessly to said second FM module through said first FM module and then transmitting said sound signals to said second speaker after being processed through said second speaker, and finally sound is output via said second speaker.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said CPU is electrically connected to a memory card connector; said memory card connector is used for connecting with a memory card; whereby, audio-visual information stored in said memory card is read and information is stored in said memory card.
9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said memory comprises a SDRAM and flash memory, said SDRAM is used for storing programs wanted to execute by said CPU; said flash memory is used for storing programs needed for an operating system of said GPS product.
10. The apparatus according claim 7, wherein said vehicle is car, motorcycle or vessel.