# US 2019/0166819 A1 · Hoof care kits and methods of making and using the same

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- Number: US 2019/0166819 A1
- Document ID: US20190166819A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/207,664
- Filed: 2018-12-03
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04
- Assignees: Eastern Technologies, Inc.
- Applicants: Eastern Technologies, Inc.
- Inventors: John Brian Steward; Tanner Eldon Bryson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166819A1

## CPC

- A01L 15/00: Apparatus or use of substances for the care of hoofs
- A01L 3/00: Horseshoes fastened by means other than nails, with or without additional fastening by nailing
- A61D 7/00: Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid or gaseous remedies or other materials into or onto the bodies of animals (for reproduction or fertilisation A61D19/00)
- A61D 9/00: Bandages, poultices or compresses specially adapted to veterinary purposes
- B32B 3/266: {characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12}
- B32B 5/02: characterised by structural features of a {fibrous or filamentary} layer {(layer formed of metallic wires B32B15/02; layer formed of natural mineral fibres B32B19/02; layer formed of wood fibres B32B21/02)}
- B32B 7/14: applied in spaced arrangements, e.g. in stripes
- B32B 37/12: characterised by using adhesives
- B32B 37/18: involving the assembly of discrete sheets or panels only
- B32B 2535/00: Medical equipment, e.g. bandage, prostheses or catheter
- A01L: SHOEING OF ANIMALS
- A61D: VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM

## Abstract

Hoof care kits suitable for treating an animal's hoof are disclosed. Methods of making and using hoof care kits are also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hoof care kit comprising:
a hoof care pad, said hoof care pad comprising:
a backing layer comprising a central backing layer portion, three or more backing layer extension portions extending outward from said central backing layer portion, an upper backing layer surface along said central backing layer portion and said three or more backing layer extension portions, and a lower backing layer surface opposite said upper backing layer surface;
an adhesive positioned along at least a portion of said upper backing layer surface; and
a void-containing layer positioned on at least a portion of said upper backing layer surface within said central backing layer portion, said void-containing layer being capable of accepting and containing a liquid composition,
wherein said hoof care pad is sized so as to cover a bottom surface of a hoof of an animal and extend along at least one side surface of the hoof.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said void-containing layer has an overall size and shape so as to extend beyond an outer periphery of said central backing layer portion and along a proximal portion of each of said three or more backing layer extension portions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said void-containing layer has an overall size and shape so as to extend beyond an outer periphery of said central backing layer portion and said void-containing layer has an outer perimeter with slits, cut-outs, or both slits and cut-outs each independently extending from said outer perimeter of said void-containing layer towards said central backing layer portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The hoof care kit of claim 3, wherein one or more of said slits, said cut-outs, or both said slits and said cut-outs extends from said outer perimeter of said void-containing layer to said outer periphery of said central backing layer portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The hoof care kit of claim 3, wherein said void-containing layer comprises two cut-outs positioned between each of said three or more backing layer extension portions.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said void-containing layer comprises two or more holes extending through said void-containing layer from an upper void-containing layer surface of said void-containing layer to a lower void-containing layer surface of said void-containing layer, and said two or more holes extend through a center portion of said void-containing layer so as to extend from said upper void-containing layer surface of said void-containing layer to said upper backing layer surface within said central backing layer portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The hoof care kit of claim 6, wherein said two or more holes comprise from about 12 to 24 holes.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said void-containing layer comprises a fiber-containing layer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The hoof care kit of claim 8, wherein said fiber-containing layer has a basis weight of from about 800 gsm to about 1200 gsm, and a layer thickness of from about 1.0 millimeter (mm) to about 10.0 mm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said void-containing layer is attached to a proximal end extension portion of each of said three or more backing layer extension portions.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said three or more backing layer extension portions comprises five backing layer extension portions.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein each of said three or more backing layer extension portions has a proximal end extension portion and a distal end extension portion, and at least one of said three or more backing layer extension portions has two opposing straight side lines extending between said proximal end extension portion and said distal end extension portion, said two opposing straight side lines extending between said proximal end extension portion and said distal end extension portion being divergent relative to one another.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said adhesive is positioned along at least a portion of each of said three or more backing layer extension portions.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein said adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive, and said hoof care kit further comprises at least one release liner sized to cover any exposable portions of said adhesive.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, further comprising a length of tubing, said length of tubing being sized so as to (i) extend from said void-containing layer of said hoof care pad to a point beyond an outer periphery of said backing layer, and (ii) have an inner diameter that enables a fluid to travel through said length of tubing from a first tube opening to a second tube opening at opposite ends of said length of tubing.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The hoof care kit of claim 15, further comprising a boot sized to accept and store a hoof and lower leg portion of an animal, wherein said length of tubing extends from said void-containing layer of said hoof care pad to a point beyond an open end of said boot.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, further comprising a liquid composition within said void-containing layer, said liquid composition comprising one or more medications for treating an animal hoof or a wound on an animal hoof.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The hoof care kit of claim 1, wherein the animal comprises a horse, a cow, or any other livestock animal.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

A method of making the hoof care kit of claim 1, said method comprising:
forming the void-containing layer;
forming the base layer; and
positioning the adhesive along the upper backing layer surface of the backing layer.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

A method of using the hoof care kit of claim 1, said method comprising:
positioning the hoof care pad along a hoof of an animal with the void-containing layer next to the hoof;
attaching distal end extension portions of each of the three or more backing layer extension portions to side surfaces of the hoof;
fixing a first end of a length of tubing to the hoof care pad proximate or along the void-containing layer of the hoof care pad;
positioning a boot over the hoof and lower leg of the animal so as to encapsulate the hoof care pad attached to the hoof of the animal; and
introducing a liquid composition into or onto the void-containing layer of the hoof care pad,
wherein the liquid composition comprises one or more medications for treating a hoof of an animal or a wound proximate or on the hoof of an animal, and the animal comprises a horse, a cow, or any other livestock animal.