Hoof care stand
OwnerKenna Rose Tyreeinventor
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Abstract
A hoof care stand (10) for receiving the leg of an animal, preferably the front leg (18) or rear leg (18a) of a horse, for care thereof. The hoof care stand (10) has a two dimensionally curved leg receiving portion (16) with padding (20) on an inner surface (32) thereof. The leg receiving portion (16) is flexibly attached relative to a base (12) using a flexible attaching member (22) such as a spring. An attachment rod (24) provides for vertical adjustment of the leg receiving portion (16) relative to the base (12) and is selectively held in place therein by an adjusting screw (26).
Claims21
A hoof care stand including:
- a base;
- an upright portion projecting generally upward from the base;
- a leg receiving portion for accepting and supporting a leg therein;
- and
- a flexible attaching member for attaching the leg receiving portion to the top of the upright portion in such a manner that the leg receiving portion is held in a generally fixed position but also such that some movement of the leg receiving portion relative to the upright portion is provided by the flexure of the flexible attaching member.
13-15. (canceled)
A horse hoof care stand for receiving and holding a leg of a horse, including:
- a base unit having a generally flat base and an upright portion centrally upending from the base unit;
- a leg receiving apparatus including an upwardly curved portion for receiving the leg;
- and
- a flexible member for connecting the leg receiving apparatus to the upright portion such that the leg receiving apparatus is movable relative to the base unit as the flexible member flexes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.