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US 8,617,091 B2Granted
Animal spine brace
OwnerCory Michael Brannon, Veronica Claire Brannoninventors
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Abstract
An animal spine brace is described. In one or more implementations, a brace is comprised of an upper panel and a lower panel that extends from the upper panel. The lower panel is configured to be releasably secured to the upper panel to form a sleeve around an animal. The upper and lower panels may be made of a breathable material that is configured to stretch, wick moisture from the animal, and/or control odor. Additionally, both the upper panel and lower panel are configured to include supportive stays, which may be arranged on a respective panel to fan out.
Claims20
A brace comprising:
- a breathable upper panel configured to cover a back and upper side portions of an animal;
- a breathable lower panel, which extends from the breathable upper panel, and is configured to cover an abdomen and lower side portions of the animal;
- rear leg straps that extend from the breathable upper panel, the rear leg straps configured to be releasably secured to the breathable upper panel to form adjustable loops around rear legs of the animal;
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- front leg straps that extend from the breathable lower panel, the front leg straps configured to be releasably secured to the breathable upper panel to form adjustable loops around front legs of the animal.
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A brace comprising:
- a wrap portion that is configured to form an adjustable sleeve around an animal;
- a plurality of supportive stays that are integral with the wrap portion and configured to fan outwardly from a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to a spine of the animal, the plurality of supportive stays are:
- each disposed relative to a respective longitudinal axis that runs through a first point of a supportive stay that is nearer to a tail portion of the animal and a second point of the supportive stay that is further from the tail than the first point;
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- configured to fan out such that a distance between the first point of the first and second said supportive stays is shorter than a distance between the second point of the first and second said supportive stays;
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- an additional plurality of supportive stays that are integral with a lower panel of the wrap portion that is configured to cover an abdomen and lower side portions of the animal.
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A brace comprising:
- an upper panel that is configured to cover a back and upper side portions of an animal;
- a lower panel that extends from the upper panel and includes a plurality of supportive stays, the lower panel configured to cover an abdomen and lower side portions of the animal and to be releasably secured to the upper panel to form a sleeve around the animal that is adjustable, the plurality of supportive stays are:
- each disposed relative to a respective longitudinal axis that runs through a first point of a supportive stay that is nearer to a tail portion of the animal and a second point of the supportive stay that is further from the tail than the first point;
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- configured to fan out such that a distance between the first point of first and second said supportive stays is shorter than a distance between the second point of the first and second said supportive stays;
- rear leg straps that extend from the upper panel, the rear leg straps configured to be releasably secured to the upper panel to form adjustable loops around rear legs of the animal;
- and
- front leg straps that extend from the lower panel, the front leg straps configured to be releasably secured to the upper panel to form additional adjustable loops around front legs of the animal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.