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 flexible boot and a shock absorbing pad disposed inside at the bottom of the boot, the pad having optionally a combination of soft and harder components.
Claims15
An equine boot comprising an upper section made from fabric shaped to fit around the hoof of a horse and of a height to reach above the hoof of the horse, comprising an upper portion, comprising a front, sides, rear and bottom that is attached to said front, sides and rear, wherein the front slopes back and upward, the sides are separated with a slit so that when the front and rear are pulled together there is an opening on each side;
- a fastening means at the top front and rear to fasten the front and rear together around the leg of a horse, and said bottom is attached to the front, sides and rear, and;
- a molded sole plate comprising an elastomer base entirely circumscribed by a peripheral wall defining a receiving area sized to fit over the bottom of the upper section providing a horizontal constraint for a deformable pad that may be placed inside said boot, said sole plate fitted over the bottom of the upper section and being securely attached to the lower circumference of the upper portion and wherein the bottom of the sole plate is sloped upward in the front at an angle of about five (5) to thirty (30) degrees from the bottom plane to allow the boot sole to rock forward when in use.
A method of treating laminitis in an affected horse comprising;
- providing an equine boot comprising an upper section made from fabric shaped to fit around the hoof of a horse and of a height to reach above the hoof of the horse, comprising an upper portion, comprising a front, sides, rear and bottom that is attached to said front, sides and rear, wherein the front slopes back and upward, the sides are separated with a slit so that when the front and rear are pulled together there is an opening on each side;
- a fastening means at the top front and rear to fasten the front and rear together around the leg of a horse, and said bottom is attached to the front, sides and rear, and;
- a molded sole plate comprising an elastomer base entirely circumscribed by a peripheral wall defining a receiving area sized to fit over the bottom of the upper section providing a horizontal constraint for a deformable pad that may be placed inside said boot, said sole plate fitted over the bottom of the upper section and being securely attached to the lower circumference of the upper portion and wherein the bottom of the sole plate is sloped upward in the front at an angle of about five (5) to thirty (30) degrees from the bottom plane to allow the boot sole to rock forward when in use;
- and fitting a horse suffering with laminitis with said equine boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.