Slip-on animal hoof boot assembly
OwnerMonty Ruetenikinventor
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Abstract
An improved animal hoof boot assembly that consists of a fabric boot and a critically dimensioned elliptical shock absorbing pad disposed inside at the bottom of the boot, the pad having a triangular raised frog support at the rear of a hoof stop at the front. The invention is also a method of transporting animals by fitting them with a boot assembly as described above.
Claims20
An animal hoof boot assembly comprising:
- a boot comprising a fabric body shaped to fit the hoof of an animal and of a height to reach above the hoof of animal for which it is designed and having a bottom, a bottom sole plate, side slits and closure flaps to secure the boot onto the hoof of an animal, and wherein the front side of the boot slopes from bottom to top and,
- a pad comprising (having) an elliptical shock absorbing base having a triangular projection at the rear of the pad above the top surface of the pad and a semi-circular projection above the surface of the top of the pad along the front circumference opposite the triangular projection to provide a stop for an animal hoof,
- wherein the pad is disposed in the boot so that the triangular projection is topmost so as to contact the frog area of an animal hoof placed into the boot.
A method of transporting horses comprising fitting the horse on its four hoofs with a hoof boot assembly comprising:
- a boot comprising a fabric body shaped to fit the hoof of an animal, 4 to 8 inches in height at the rear and has a slope of between 20 to 50 degrees on its front side and having a bottom, a bottom sole plate, side slits and closure flaps to secure the boot onto the hoof of an animal, and wherein the front side of the boot slopes from bottom to top and,
- a pad comprising an elliptical shock absorbing base having a triangular projection at the rear of the pad above the top surface of the pad, wherein said triangular projection engages the frog of the hoof of the horse being transported, and a semi-circular projection above the surface of the top of the pad along the circumference opposite the triangular projection to provide a stop for an animal hoof.
A pad for use in an animal hoof assembly, comprising an elliptical shock absorbing base having a triangular projection at the rear of the pad above the top surface of the pad, and a semi-circular projection above the surface of the top of the pad that extends along at least 10% of the circumference of the base opposite the triangular projection to provide a stop for an animal hoof and wherein the triangular projection of the pad is tapered from front to back and the back projects at least 0.375 inches above the surface of the base and the front projects at least 0.15 inches above the surface of the base of the pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.