Non-slip therapeutic dog boots
OwnerBeth Morrisinventor
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Abstract
A product for therapeutic, non-slip animal boots. The product includes boots of various materials molded into grids and shaped to cover an animal's paws, and a means of securing the boots to the animal's paws.
Claims17
A boot for animals having therapeutic properties provided by increased traction on slippery surfaces and allowing for easier control of bodily movements, while maintaining tactile sensitivity between pet paw and walking surface, and improving ability to visually inspect the animal's foot while wearing the boot, and increasing animal's tolerance for longer-term use of the boot, comprising:
- more than one strand of thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a vertical axis of a cross section of an individual strand is shorter than a horizontal axis of the cross section of the individual strand, and wherein said sets of individual strands have a cross sectional diameter less than one quarter inch;
- a first set of said individual strands of elastomer in parallel with one another fused with a second set of individual strands of elastomer also in parallel with one another, the first set of individual strands oriented ninety degrees from the orientation of the second set of individual strands, thereby creating a grid of thermoplastic elastomer strands;
- said grid thereby creating more than one rectangular cells between said individual strands, wherein said cells have a length of at least one half inch, and wherein said cells allow air flow through the grid of elastomer;
- a top section consisting of a first grid of thermoplastic elastomer;
- a bottom section consisting of a second grid of thermoplastic elastomer, said bottom section permanently fused to the top section;
- a rim, said rim consisting of elastomer with a cross sectional diameter thicker than a cross sectional diameter of the individual strands and wherein said rim is the outer edge of the top and bottom sections;
- a toe end, said toe end consisting of a curved portion of the rim;
- a rear end distal to the toe end;
- an opening between the top section and the bottom section at the rear end for placement of an animal's appendage;
- a strap attached to the bottom section at the rear end, said strap consisting of a grid of thermoplastic elastomer;
- a loop portion of a hook and loop fastener bonded to the strap;
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- a hook portion of the hook and loop fastener bonded to the top and bottom section at the rear end.
A boot for animals having therapeutic properties provided by increased traction on slippery surfaces and allowing for easier control of bodily movements, while maintaining tactile sensitivity between pet paw and walking surface, and improving ability to visually inspect the animal's foot while wearing the boot, and increasing animal's tolerance for longer-term use of the boot, comprising:
- a top section consisting of a first grid of thermoplastic elastomer;
- a bottom section consisting of a second grid of thermoplastic elastomer, permanently fused to the top section;
- a rim, said rim consisting of elastomer with a cross sectional diameter thicker than a cross sectional diameter of the top section;
- a toe end, said toe end consisting of a curved portion of the top and bottom sections;
- a rear end distal to the toe end;
- an opening between the top section and the bottom section at the rear end for placement of an animal's appendage;
- a strap attached to the bottom section at the rear end, said strap consisting of a grid of thermoplastic elastomer;
- a loop portion of a hook and loop fastener bonded to the strap;
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- a hook portion of the hook and loop fastener bonded to the top and bottom section at the rear end.
A boot for animals having therapeutic properties provided by increased traction on slippery surfaces and allowing for easier control of bodily movements, while maintaining tactile sensitivity between pet paw and walking surface, and improving ability to visually inspect the animal's foot while wearing the boot, and increasing animal's tolerance for longer-term use of the boot, comprising:
- a top section consisting of a first grid of thermoplastic elastomer;
- a bottom section consisting of a second grid of thermoplastic elastomer, permanently fused to the top section;
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- a means of securing the top and bottom sections to an animal's paw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.