Equine boot
OwnerMonty Ruetenikinventor
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Abstract
An improved equine hoof boot, boot pad and boot and pad assembly that consists of a fabric boot and dimensioned elliptical shock absorbing pad disposed inside at the bottom of the boot, the pad optionally a combination of soft and harder components and also optionally having a triangular raised frog support at the rear of a hoof stop at the front.
Claims9
A shock-absorbing equine boot pad for use inside an equine boot comprising a shock-absorbing base, positioned as the topmost pad in the equine boot, comprising a front component of shock absorbing material of lower hardness than a rear component, said front component comprising the forward twenty to forty percent of the length from front to rear of the pad and the rear component comprising twenty to forty percent of the length of the base from front to rear, wherein the two components overlap in the center remaining length of the base that is not occupied solely by the front or rear component.
An equine boot assembly comprising:
- an equine boot comprising an upper section made from flexible material, shaped to fit around the hoof of horse and of a height to reach above the hoof of the horse, comprising an upper portion, comprising a solid front, sides, solid rear and bottom, wherein the front slopes back and upward, the sides are lower than the front and rear so that when the front and rear are pulled together there is an opening in the sides;
- a fastening means at the top front and rear to fasten the front and rear together around the leg of a horse, and a said bottom is attached to the front, sides and rear, and;
- a sole plate comprising an elastomer base circumscribed by a peripheral wall defining a receiving area sized to fit over the bottom of the upper section, said sole plate being securely attached to the lower circumference of the upper portion, and;
- a pad comprising a shock-absorbing base comprising a front component of shock absorbing material of lower hardness than a rear component, said front component comprising the forward twenty to forty percent of the length from front to rear of the pad and the rear component comprising twenty to forty percent of the length of the base from front to rear, wherein the two components overlap in the center remaining length of the base not occupied solely by the front or rear component;
- wherein the pad is disposed inside and at the bottom of the boot so as to contact the hoof of a horse when placed into the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.