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US 12,495,768 B2Granted
Equine hoof boot, strap and tensioner therefor
AssigneeScootboot Pty Ltd
InventorDavid Duncan Macdonald
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Abstract
An equine boot comprising: a sole for receiving a bottom of a horse's hoof; an upper which, in use, receives at least a portion of a wall of the hoof; and a retention means at a rear of the boot which, in use, is generally proximate a cleft of the hoof, the retention means being configured for engagement with a securing strap, which strap is securable to the boot and hoof for retaining the boot thereto.
Claims16
An equine boot comprising:
- a sole for receiving a bottom of a horse's hoof;
- an upper for receiving at least a portion of a wall of the hoof, the upper comprising opposed side walls terminating towards a rear of the hoof such that a rear of the boot is substantially open, and, in use, the bulbs of the hoof are generally uncovered;
- a securing strap;
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- an upwardly extending retention means at a rear of the boot comprising a shank or web extending upwardly from a rearward and central location of the sole, the shank or web being unconnected to the upper and having at an upper end thereof a free end with a securement for receiving the securing strap, the securement having an opening configured for receiving the strap,
- wherein the sole, upper and shank are integrally formed together;
- and
- wherein the securing strap is securable to the boot and hoof for retaining the boot thereto, the retention means being configured such that, in use, it engages a cleft of the hoof and the bulbs are substantially uncovered,
- wherein the securing strap is engaged with the retention means for retaining the boot to the hoof, the securing strap having first and second sections which, in use, extend from the retention means, around respective sides of a horse's pastern bone and come together at a coupler located at central location above the pastern to secure to a ventral portion of the upper at a central location,
- wherein the first and second sections of the securing strap are aligned in parallel as they pass over a coronary band in a substantially vertical direction, and
- wherein the respective ends of the first and second sections each have a lateral opening passing therethrough, and the lateral openings are aligned with one another in the substantially parallel alignment such that a fastening strap can pass through both lateral openings at the respective ends of the first and second sections.
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An equine boot comprising:
- a sole for receiving a bottom of a horse's hoof;
- an upper for receiving at least a portion of a wall of the hoof, the upper comprising opposed side walls terminating towards a rear of the hoof such that a rear of the boot is substantially open, and, in use, the bulbs of the hoof are generally uncovered;
- and wherein a front of the upper is formed with one or more openings adapted to allow sidewalls of the upper to be pried away from one another for fitting of the hoof to the boot;
- a securing strap;
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- an upwardly extending retention means at a rear of the boot comprising a shank or web extending upwardly from a rearward and central location of the sole, the shank or web being unconnected to the upper and having at an upper end thereof a free end with a securement for receiving the securing strap, the securement having an opening configured for receiving the strap,
- wherein the sole, upper and shank are integrally formed together;
- and
- wherein the securing strap is securable to the boot and hoof for retaining the boot thereto, the retention means being configured such that, in use, it engages a cleft of the hoof and the bulbs are substantially uncovered,
- wherein the securing strap is engaged with the retention means for retaining the boot to the hoof, the securing strap having first and second sections which, in use, extend from the retention means, around respective sides of a horse's pastern bone and come together at a coupler at a central location above the pastern to secure to a ventral portion of the upper at a central location,
- wherein the first and second sections of the securing strap are aligned in parallel as they pass over a coronary band in a substantially vertical direction, and
- wherein the respective ends of the first and second sections each have a lateral opening passing therethrough, and the lateral openings are aligned with one another in the substantially parallel alignment such that a fastening strap can pass through both lateral openings at the respective ends of the first and second sections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.