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US 12,616,172 B2Granted
Second skin paw protectors
AssigneeSecond Skin Paw Protector LLC
InventorKui Mi Oh
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Abstract
Footwear configured to be worn by an animal is provided herein. The footwear can be a second skin paw protector including a body formed from a first material having a top, a bottom, a limb engaging portion, and a paw engaging portion. The paw engaging portion may define a protrusion dimensioned and shaped to receive one or more dog nails. The second skin paw protector may comprise ridges disposed along a limb engaging portion and along a first pad region to allow for flexibility and paw protection.
Claims14
A second skin paw protector, comprising:
- a body monolithically formed from a first material and comprising:
- a proximal end,
- a distal end,
- a limb engaging portion disposed at the proximal end and defining an interior volume configured to engage a dog limb,
- a paw engaging portion disposed at the distal end and having a protrusion configured to receive at least one dog nail, wherein the limb engaging portion and the paw engaging portion join at a non-parallel angle, and
- a plurality of ridges extending from the paw engaging portion to the limb engaging portion, the plurality of ridges including a plurality of first ridges having a first pattern, each first ridge extending laterally around the limb engaging portion, and including a second plurality of ridges having a second pattern different from the first pattern and extending laterally across a sole of the paw engaging portion.
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