Animal spine brace
View Patent ↗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.
1. 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; and
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.
2. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the breathable upper panel and the breathable lower panel comprise breathable material that is configured to stretch longitudinally and latitudinally.
3. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the breathable upper panel and the breathable lower panel comprise breathable material that is configured to wick moisture from the animal.
4. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the breathable upper panel and the breathable lower panel comprise breathable material that is configured to control perspiration odors.
5. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the breathable lower panel extends from the breathable upper panel to wrap around the animal in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a spine of the animal.
6. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the breathable lower panel extends from the breathable upper panel to wrap around the animal between front and rear legs of the animal.
7. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the breathable lower panel is configured to be releasably secured to the breathable upper panel to form a sleeve around the animal that is adjustable.
8. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the rear leg straps are configured to be releasably secured to the breathable upper panel to form the adjustable loops around rear legs of the animal such that:
the rear leg straps pass underneath a lower abdomen portion of the animal between the rear legs; and
the rear leg straps pass up from between the rear legs of the animal over respective hip portions of the animal to secure with the breathable upper panel.
9. A brace as described in claim 1 , wherein the front leg straps are configured to be releasably secured to the breathable upper panel to form the adjustable loops around front legs of the animal such that:
the front leg straps pass underneath a chest portion of the animal between the front legs; and
the front leg straps pass up from between the front legs of the animal over respective shoulder portions of the animal to secure with the breathable upper panel.
10. A brace as described in claim 1 , further comprising a D-ring configured to secure a leash to the brace.
11. 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; and
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; and
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.
12. A brace as described in claim 11 , wherein one or more of the plurality of supportive stays nearest to the longitudinal axis are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
13. A brace as described in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of supportive stays are made of a material that is configured to be substantially rigid.
14. A brace as described in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of supportive stays are integral with an upper panel of the wrap portion that is configured to cover a back and upper side portions of the animal.
15. A brace as described in claim 11 , wherein the additional plurality of supportive stays are configured to fan outwardly from an additional longitudinal axis that runs along the abdomen of the animal and is substantially parallel to the spine of the animal.
16. A brace as described in claim 11 , further comprising a D-ring disposed on the wrap portion of the brace and configured to secure a leash to the brace.
17. 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; and
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.
18. A brace as described in claim 17 , wherein the upper panel includes an additional plurality of supportive stays, wherein:
the plurality of supportive stays are configured to fan outwardly from a longitudinal axis that runs along the abdomen of the animal and is substantially parallel to a spine of the animal; and
the additional plurality of supportive stays are configured to fan outwardly from an additional longitudinal axis that runs along the back of the animal and is substantially parallel to the spine of the animal.
19. A brace as described in claim 17 , wherein the upper panel and the lower panel comprise breathable material configured to at least one of:
stretch longitudinally and latitudinally;
wick moisture from the animal; and
control perspiration odors.
20. A brace as described in claim 17 , further comprising a D-ring disposed on the upper panel of the brace, the D-ring configured to be positioned behind a neckline and between shoulders of the animal and to secure a leash to the brace.