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US 2013/0014960 A1Published application
Equine Protective Traction Device
OwnerAlissa M. Palmer, Tyson C. Palmerinventors
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Abstract
A removable equine shoe for temporary use in icy or slippery conditions comprised of a durable elastomeric compound that provides particular anatomical protection to an animal's hoof, and the shoe being affixed to the hoof by slightly deforming the shoe sidewalls in order to structurally wrap the shoe around the sides and impinge on the hoof wall, and with the sole of the shoe supporting traction studs strategically placed under hoof pressure points.
Claims13
A removable protective device for a hooved animal comprising:
- a sole having a periphery and an posterior;
- a bulb loop attached to the posterior of the sole;
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- a pastern cuff connected to the bulb loop distal the sole.
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A removable protective device for a hooved animal comprising:
- a sole having a periphery and an posterior;
- a shoe wall comprising durable elastomeric compound that can support affixation to the hoof by slight deformation of the shoe wall in order to structurally wrap the shoe around, and impinge on the hoof wall;
- a shoe cinch attached to the posterior of the sole;
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- a pastern cuff connected to the shoe cinch distal the sole.
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A process for protecting the hoof of an animal comprising:
- deforming a removeable shoe device, comprising:
- a sole having a periphery and an posterior;
- a shoe wall comprising durable elastomeric compound that can support affixation to the hoof by slight deformation of the shoe wall in order to structurally wrap the shoe around, and impinge on the hoof wall;
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- a shoe cinch attached to the posterior of the sole;
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- tensioning the shoe cinch upward to draw the shoe wall against the hoof wall;
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- securing a pastern cuff connected to the shoe cinch distal the sole to the animal's leg to maintain the tension in the shoe cinch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.