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M. 10 DE Flw". R. AFz, 4ZYIqG OUI-TH-L'NVP, NTION ven'on eompnses s f ! eb ! e 12 ihsi ! s arrsnged to aceorf ; rmdaie the front ha ! f of a person's foc 14. The sheaih 12 s secured e the bask of the hee 6 efthe foot 14 by means of an s'h'sp 18. A dfain hu ! e 19 ss denned ! n'the shsath'fer avowing 4rapped Ih-s---eath 12 to es, E,-rie A 2Q emends from he shesh 12, the 20 deluding a p ! U)"a ! Ky cf sdssn'j cendu. ! t 22A, 22S, 22C and 220 trough whch water can flow. Each ccnauM compnses an inei 24A, 248, 24C and 24D through which water can enter he candu ! and an ouei 26A, 36B, 26C and 260 ih'reush wh ! sh waier can em the condu. Signcasiy, he condus 22A, 22B, 22C : and 22D e. end ajong ? 0 ! engh of the 28.. and ars ! hus . 0 be signed wh ihe 8erscn''s feet' ! 4. Aheugh e 10 ! n Fr$' shows e ccnduHs 2. 226, 22C and 220 a§ be : ng higM) wh ihe bsad$ poMen 20 ofth fppe ;''10, K shou ! d be e th ih !. inon nc Hfn ! d' o ihis gpse an'angemML oher wos, R <s envisaged hai ihe cons 22., 228, 22C and 32D couM smp ! y be M he top r to he boiMm e'f the bsade of a con'nona ! fpper. ! rf use, and as shown : n Figure 2, as the person 2§ swTiir ; g, hss o'r he'ieH g 30 ! s movMie downwafd ; as M ! ca'd y ai ? ow 32, ad h ! s er her ngh ! eg 34 ! ? Mevng upward, as saied $w 36, so as ie e Mck ; g aen hs'hig d'us'st' Mr ! R< Thus. he b@ poon 20 ef 10 H'lf e env-ena m'anf dscnbsd ab, $6-ih' ? p !'$M 28 swmng by prMing s toward prcpe ! ng farce,} nd ! s-§d by arfo'w 38, ss he person 28 dung h or hef swf'Mig aciien.. Howe'e'f. wh''he addKion of the coMuSs. MaM general Fure 2 by referons's numera ! 32, ic he 30, wef can eer e sondus throuah he n'ets, Hidscaie-d by arrows 40, ana ex trough the ondus'oue'is, indsceM y aows 42. Signiaany. ih'a fw of wa eway fr'm : fvwerd ovsnc. ew ! mF 28, w-h th up and down i-nsiMr) of ? § pprs s§ he peon 28 ? swii'M'ig gaung Q ceninfuga. ! fcrce on ihe waiersde ihe conduHs 22. This w'H Mi iurn eject water from the
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small ! ange relative to the seniefline 54 of he 3 ! pper 44. ! hs transfer of energy assists sn ihe foard si ! cn of the sw ! : Mmer, in add-on te the msan caused by peddling, as described above. Refemng newio F ! gure 4, a further version sfhe ! nvenon is shown. ?'h ! s versmn, a f'pper 60 composes a feMe shea ! h or foci pocket 62 that ss arranged io aceommQdae , front ha ! f of the person's foot 64. The sheath S2 ! s secured o the back of the person's hee ! of the foo't 84 b fiTeans of an adjustable si !'ap 66. A dra ! n ho ! e 0 :' openHig 6S's defined sn he sheath 62 for avowing wsier capped ! n Hie sheath 62 io escape. A Made 7S extends fFom'he sheath 62, wh a pf of eondus 72 and 74 bes located on oppose sides ofhe b ! ade 70. As wiih the previous ernbod ! s ? ! enis, each condu ? 2, ? 4 c. 0 !'npnses an Hei 7S and 7S, respedive ! y, through which waieF can enter the cendu, and an uuiet 8u and 82, resped ! ve ! y, through which water can exR ! he eonduS 72. 74. The opeMn o'nhe H ! ppef68 is the same as ihai of the'Hipeers 10, 44 described above, and w !. ! ! hus for the sake ofconvei'Menee noi be repeaied hre. The p'Mni ! R'eiion has a num&e !" of advaageg, wih ie ps'hY ! ery Oii@ bang Mia ? makes use of a ! h ! rd d ! me ! Rs. ! on, nany dph. er and abve he anda dimensions ofiengM' : atld breadth, io dsfsn an exeme ! y esni % pp@r, Thus, ha use of sondus ! s tcáY'3 5a'2f'flJS t e SX12i 07ttg27n\Je3l3enCe ntt a\4e 2Pe33ea} Y ;'e, in ad'on, o comproniises wh ie conveic'na ! pper ! s necessary, wh the paddie acMc of eonvenoe fMppers wofMg in exad<y he same wy, except ihai ihe tipper of he preset ! WrE} on adds a ne'' way of ppuis ! on. The supeer pps ehaens of ; h {$g@ fppars ma'em e. remeyerg : and en@My-f ! iC ! n'L sr1Y ; Ig. iy t ;-C g ; f $~5v 3if 2 » t i ¢ e åi#a 76ffibl 7ei, s2 7b7 f2pi7% >gs i h 7-t 5 ; S17aS 7 ; 33 2 ii elt< A 51-s7 7t2e ; ; 72 o s^7 t ; Y, L3eSV j5 g} 0i# s7Y3p, e2 X fSt tSQ&3 j 0) 0saS f iv. 3 7 fe3 YrsVg3e xf lí f l é @0 F ! na ! ! y, by uiss wo meihods ofp !'op6j ! sicn ! n on@ ! ! pp@r, H ;. s pess io $ a or@ C5i-7eOn b3 tedn7Jei 7 03 1 We V, §3 Y 3 S o J. çi 3 15 6 : X5 3wl ße t3 e S ; 483 \ etteaft ; '7 tzhYsi 51ij3p 5j a ft compaN de. sn han wha ? eurfeni ! y benQ sjsed, end conseqenHy nwMd'y and tyAr73 SY ; 51S33 ; 2i@rviA O y ; fls5 \sY$72DeAf 7 §3kgjA % §h5atgts5 23@5 ; ; g'@Ug 8i3 j mi ; get i3A5 7 eY t ; 7p'e350it YA7filY] tg iY 5@AA591 ty 53Å7Y$Y5 Sse {15tZÅt 3igYO¢, f @ 73 5 7/ßy>, 5 50s$j$5 3 ya w r5ß5 5 ; j5 AÅ p5 A ; 7'7'e ; fS ; 7 t 35 j, J @ &''Y 027 e S4i 5 4ß4 ime 027 e3 A44 3 55 | a 27 5 é Jlf i s Si5 2 3 ta f w 5 5 gr A 5 S yS 7 y é 5 ! i 3 a A 5C a, 5> ; 7 3 q a X 5 « f i 5. 5 et te e j. r, e, 7, f Zv3 C \e 3 5 e S m > 7.. sumbersome c'ng f ! ns can be done awaywh.