Hoof boot
AssigneeTbroadbridge Ltd
InventorThomas Broadbridge
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Abstract
A hoof boot having a front shell and a removably attached heel captivator. The front shell comprises an upper portion for receiving the front of a horse's hoof, in use, and a sole plate. The upper portion of the front shell is physically coupled to the outer edge of the sole plate. The sole plate and upper portion of the front shell are formed of a resiliently flexible material. The front shell has at least one slot or recess that extends from an upper edge of the upper portion and along at least a portion of its height. The sole plate has at least two slots or recesses that extend generally radially from a central region of the sole plate along at least a portion of its width.
Claims17
A hoof boot comprising a front shell and a removably attached heel captivator, the front shell comprising an upper portion defining a recess for receiving the front of a horse's hoof, in use, and the heel captivator being configured, in use, to retain and support the rear of a horse's hoof, the front shell further comprising a sole plate, said upper portion of the front shell being physically coupled to a portion of an outer edge of the sole plate, the sole plate and upper portion of the front shell being formed of a resiliently flexible material, wherein at least one first slot or recess is provided in the front shell, the or each first slot or recess extending from an upper edge of the upper portion and along at least a portion of its height, and the sole plate has at least two second slots or recesses therein, each second slot or recess extending generally radially from a central region of said sole plate along a at least a portion of a width thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.