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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7493963 | Adjustable horse-boot buckle A horse boot buckle includes a plate with cable eyelets and six cable guides that provide multiple tension adjustments. In addition, the buckle lever includes three alternative grooves for engaging the tensioning cable, thereby providing additional tensioning adjust... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7302788 | Protecting apparatus structure for a horse A protecting apparatus structure for protecting a horse's heel includes a protecting board engaged with the rear of the heel, a buffer support plate extended from an internal edge of the protecting board, a protrusion protruded from the center of the buffer support ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7207163 | Size-adjustable shoe for hoofed animals The present invention relates to a size-adjustable shoe for hoofed animals consisting of at least one protecting portion and a fixing portion wherein the protecting portion comprises at least one sole, a cap extending to the front and to both sides and a fixing devi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185612 | Animal wound shield The animal wound shield is a protective casing having a shank portion and an appendage cover that can be disposed around a limb and an attached appendage of the animal. The appendage cover is articulated to a lower end of the shank. Thus, the appendage cover is pivo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178321 | Slip-on animal hoof boot assembly 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 i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174858 | Horse boot sleeve for pastern protection A protective sleeve is provided for use with a low-profile boot to provide a resilient layer that prevents penetration of debris accumulated at the interface of the boot with the pastern of the horse, especially at the rear of the hoof. The form of the sleeve is tai... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6931767 | Foot cover A foot cover comprising an elastically stretchable, homogeneous moulding having a foot-insertion opening which seals elastically to the leg above the foot in use. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6694713 | Equine multi-purpose protector boot An equine multi-purpose protector boot comprising: (a) a sole member rigid enough to resist lateral movement of the hoof with an upwardly depending rim extending around its periphery at least at the toe and at each side, the inner surface of the rim being... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6662537 | Stable athletic equine boot A horse boot that resists turning on the horse's hoof when the horse is jumping, running and turning in water, mud, sand and sawdust comprises a bell portion having an internal protrusion, a cuff extending above the top of the bell portion sufficient to r... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651410 | Comfort management system for equine The present invention relates generally to a comfort management system for equine and, in particular, to a multi-purpose, multi-functional hoof-ware device, boot or shoe and multiple, interchangeable inserts for all equine hooves that uses, attaches, wrap... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6560951 | Boot for livestock A flexible boot (10) for use with livestock comprising a flat sole (13) made of a relatively harder material and a relatively resilient and extensible wall (11) having the shape of a truncated cone. The wall (11) includes a fastening element comprising (a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6439314 | Aqua boot for horses The aqua boot for horses is a device which is designed for rehydration of a horses hoof in order to prevent excessive dryness and cracking of the hoof. The boot is a structured sponge or plastic foam wrap having an inside shoulder for attaching to and con... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6305328 | Hoof shoe A shoe (1) which can be slipped over a hoof of an animal, particularly a horse, has at least one base part (2) approximately adapted to the hoof, on which base part is formed a wall (3) to be adjusted to the hoof of the animal. On the inner side of the wa... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6152235 | Universal cloven hoof shoe A universal cloven hoof shoe is described including a sole section having a top surface, an opposed bottom side, a toe end and sides joining the top surface and bottom side and extending rearwardly from the toe end. An upper section is formed integrally w... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5983611 | Horse shoe cassette system A horse shoe cassette system for an animal's hoof. The cassette system comprises a plurality of hollow holders that are screwed into the hoof. Each holder has a threaded outside surface and a threaded inside opening defined therein. A flexible covering, o... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5875853 | Surgical slipper for animal A surgical slipper for a cleft footed animal. The slipper has a lattice of intersecting ribs 6 projecting downwardly from the sole 3. The upper surface of the sole 3 slopes downwards from back to front. The front of the sole has a curved profile.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5715661 | Boot for horses A first panel is adapted to cover a bottom of a horse's hoof. A second panel extends upwardly from the perimeter of the first panel and includes a front portion, two opposing side portions and a back portion. The front portion is adapted to cover a front ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5661958 | Size-adjustable composition horseboot A horse boot of the type having a sole and flexible envelope with re-entrant folds for surounding the hores's hoof below the coronary band is improved by adding a movable back strap and movabale toothed side gripping plates capable of sliding forward duri... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5272857 | Surgical slippers for animal A surgical slipper for cleft footed animals in either left or right claw configuration comprising a sole (3) and upper (1,2) which together define a cavity into which one claw of the cleft footed animal is, in use, fitted, and a lattice (4) in the form of... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5224549 | Shoe for horses A boot-type shoe for horses including a relatively rigid sole member, a flexible sleeve affixed to the sole member and extending upwardly therefrom, and an arrangement for securing the sleeve in engagement with a horse's leg to retain the shoe on the hors... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5176221 | Hoof covering A covering for the hoof of a horse is disclosed having a flexible sheet with a first side and a second side. The sheet is dimensioned so that a first side of the sheet flatly abuts against and covers the hoof of a horse. An adhesive coating on the first s... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5174382 | Horses hoof cover with pump and method of use A device and method for use in preventing laminitis in the foot of a horse includes a boot which is formed and adapted to fit over the horse's hoof. A bladder is positioned inside of the boot and beneath the frog of the horse's hoof. A pump is connected t... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5148657 | Dog boot A dog boot having as particular portions a foot, ankle and calf, the calf and ankle being large enough to accommodate the dog's paw passing through. The front of the boot calf has a vertical opening, and there is provided a vertical panel, free at the top... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4981010 | Horse boot A horse boot, for enclosing a horse hoof to at least above its coronet band, comprises a flexible enclosure molded and adapted to fit around a horse hoof. The enclosure has inner and outer surfaces, an upper opening, a bottom portion and a wrap-around wal... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4744422 | Horse hoof shoe which is mountable with belts A horse hoof shoe comprises a front part having a horse shoe like bottom portion and a wall portion upwardly extending from the bottom portion, a rear part formed as a cap and having a rear portion and at least one strip portion extending forwardly from t... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4736800 | Footwear for hoofed animals Footwear (4) for hoofed animals has a hoof-covering part (11) which covers the hoof (1) and is at least partially closed underneath by a sole area (5). This is joined to a fetlock section (16) which extends upward and has holes (26) for fastening by a ban... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4683710 | Protective equipment for horses The invention relates to an over-reach boot for horses, ponies and the like to protect the animals's forelegs from kicks by its rear legs. The boot comprises a number of strips or panels (4) which preferably overlap and which are provided at their upper p... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4503914 | Horseshoe apparatus for Equidae A horseshoe apparatus protection assembly for Equidae comprising a flexible and elastic housing material with an outer cover comprising rigid material covering the protection assembly. The horseshoe is intended for the protection of the feet of horses, po... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4470466 | Horseshoe assembly A horseshoe assembly adapted to accomodate a substantially whole part of a hoof of a leg is disclosed which includes a body made of elastomeric material of a configuration which corresponds to the bottom of the hoof, an inclined side wall portion molded i... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4444269 | Animal hoof cover This invention relates to animal hoof covers characterized in that provided a base, a toe cap fixed to the base and first and second fastener support means having tabs extending to either side thereof to which tie means can be mounted for securing the hoo... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4290487 | Horse boot A horse boot for resilient engagement about the hoof wall and adjacent hoof structure. A boot wall extends upwardly from the perimeter of a boot sole and includes a flexible rear wall portion of generally concave-convex shape. The rear wall portion is fle... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4212356 | Nail-less horseshoe A rubber material is molded into an enclosure of ungulate shape for engaging about and under a horse's hoof. The upper perimeter of the enclosure defines a rim, there being provided a generally horizontally forwardly extending lip across the rear portion ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4189004 | Composition horseshoe A horseshoe of molded composition having a sole and walls which substantially conform to the shape of a horse's hoof, the shoe is generally slipper-shaped with the front wall being high enough to cover a substantial area of the front wall of the hoof, and... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4185695 | Temporary footwear for hoofed animals Temporary footwear for a shod or unshod hoofed animal, particularly useful when the animal is required to stand in a confined space such as in a trailer for long periods. The resilient footwear includes an upper and lower band which engage the hoof and a ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4174754 | Adjustable boot type composition horseshoe An improved horseshoe of molded composition having a tread portion shaped to cover the entire bottom of a horse's hoof and a flexible upwardly extending envelope portion shaped to conform to the walls of a horse's hoof and having a pair of triangular fold... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4155406 | Protection and wearing device for equidae hooves This plastic protection and wearing device for equidae hooves comprises a sole element attached to an upper element engaging the outer surface of the hoof and characterized in that the upper is open at its rear end, the rear end covered with a heel-piece ... | 05/22/1979 |
