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A body member is held in place over a foot cast by flexible straps having hook-and-loop faster material. A wheel housing supports a wheel such that in a first orientation of the body member relative to a floor the traction pad is in contact with the floor and the wheel is disposed away from the floo

A body member is held in place over a foot cast by flexible straps having hook-and-loop faster material. A wheel housing supports a wheel such that in a first orientation of the body member relative to a floor the traction pad is in contact with the floor and the wheel is disposed away from the floor so as to provide traction, and in a second orientation of the body member relative to the floor the traction pad is away from the floor and the wheel is disposed in rolling contact with the floor so as to reduce the traction. The wheel housing can include a toe stop. An adjustable fastening arrangement includes the flexible straps which pass through molded slots of the body member to permit sliding of the flexible strips. An O ring can be used in the adjustable fastening arrangement.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A caster for use with an impaired foot or leg for attachment to an impaired foot or a foot portion of an impaired leg for minimizing the amount of effort necessary to suspend or support said impaired foot or leg during crutch-assisted transportation over a surface, said c

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A caster for use with an impaired foot or leg for attachment to an impaired foot or a foot portion of an impaired leg for minimizing the amount of effort necessary to suspend or support said impaired foot or leg during crutch-assisted transportation over a surface, said caster comprising:a rolling means, said rolling means comprising a wheel adapted to be affixed to the toe portion of said foot at an angle that enables the wheel to be suspended above the surface when the foot is flat on the surface;a binding means attached to said rolling means for securing said rolling means to said impaired foot or foot portion of said impaired leg; anda non-skid means for improving traction between the surface and the bottom of said binding means when the impaired foot or leg is stationary and the bottom of the foot is flat on the surface.