Strap for equine hoof boot and boot
AssigneeScootboot Pty Ltd
InventorDavid Duncan Macdonald
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Abstract
A securing strap for an equine hoof boot. The strap is configured for securing the boot to a hoof of a horse at a location above the horse's coronary band and for fixing to the boot at generally central locations on a front and rear of the boot. The strap includes: a centrally positioned coupler above a front of the boot; and first and second sections. Each of the first and second sections is configured to extend on either side of the horse's pastern bone to come together at a location above the horse's coronary band at the centrally positioned coupler. The coupler includes an adjustable sleeve through which respective ends of the first and second sections are fed and drawn tight around the hoof.
Claims17
A securing strap for an equine hoof boot having an upper including a dorsal portion with apertures for receiving respective bulbs of the hoof, the apertures being formed between the upper, a vertical extension of the dorsal portion for engaging a cleft between the bulbs, and a lateral member of the dorsal portion configured to engage an upper periphery of the bulbs, the strap being configured for securing the boot to a hoof of a horse at a location above the horse's coronary band and for fixing to the boot at generally central locations on a front and rear of the boot, wherein the strap comprises:
- an adjustable sleeve which, in use is positioned above a front of the boot;
- and
- first and second sections, each configured to extend forwardly from the dorsal portion and on either side of the horse's pastern bone to come together at the location above the horse's coronary band at the adjustable sleeve, wherein the adjustable sleeve brings the first and the second sections into a substantially parallel alignment in relation to each other, and
- wherein respective ends of the first and second sections are fed downwardly through the adjustable sleeve for fixing to the front of the boot near a sole thereof such that the securing strap is able to be drawn tight around the hoof,
- wherein the strap forms a loop that extends from an upper end of the adjustable sleeve and that is configured to pass in one of the apertures, around the vertical extension and under the lateral member, and out the other of the apertures so as to be secured to the dorsal portion of the boot, and wherein the respective ends of 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.
An equine boot comprising:
- a securing strap;
- a sole member for receiving against a bottom of a hoof;
- an upper having a ventral portion at a front of the boot and a dorsal portion at a rear of the boot, wherein an inside of the ventral portion is contactable with a toe of the hoof and an inside of the dorsal portion is contactable with a rear of the hoof, the dorsal portion including bulb-engaging elements for engaging peripheries of bulbs of the hoof so as to impede rotation of the boot relative to the hoof, the bulb engaging elements including apertures for receiving respective bulbs of the hoof, the apertures being formed between the upper, a vertical extension of the dorsal portion for engaging a cleft between the bulbs, a lateral member of the dorsal portion configured to engage an upper periphery of the bulbs, and the securing strap;
- and a fastening strap at the ventral portion,
- wherein the securing strap extends between the ventral and dorsal portions to secure the boot to the hoof at a location above a horse's coronary band and for fixing to the boot at generally central locations on the front and rear of the boot, the securing strap forming a loop passing in one of the apertures, around the vertical extension and under the lateral member, and out the other of the apertures so as to be secured to the dorsal portion of the boot, and
- wherein the securing strap comprises:
- an adjustable sleeve which is positioned above the front of the boot;
- and
- first and second sections, each of the first and second sections configured to extend forwardly from the dorsal portion and on either side of the horse's pastern bone and to come together at the location above the horse's coronary band at the adjustable sleeve,
- wherein the adjustable sleeve brings the first and the second sections into a substantially parallel alignment in relation to each other, and
- wherein respective ends of the first and second sections are fed downwardly through the adjustable sleeve and fixed to the front of the boot near the sole member such that the securing strap is able to be drawn tight around the hoof, and wherein the respective ends of 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 the fastening strap can pass through both lateral openings at the respective ends of the first and second sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.