Granted Patent B2

US 12,324,426 · App. 17/150,481 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventor: David Duncan MacDonald (Koonya Tasmania, AU)

Assignee: SCOOTBOOT PTY LTD

A01L3/00A01K13/007

Abstract

Claims (29)

1. An equine boot comprising a shell having:

a sole for receiving a bottom of a hoof; and

an upper extending upwardly from a front and sides of the sole for enclosing a front and sides of the hoof, the upper comprising sidewalls extending upwardly from respective sides of the sole to upper edges of the sidewalls, a horizontally elongate opening being formed at least partially in a lower portion of each sidewall via which, in use, debris in the boot can escape, each opening extending between and being centrally disposed relative to a front and a rear of the boot, each opening being completely circumscribed by a continuous unitary piece of material of a respective one of the sidewalls, and each opening terminating below the upper edge of the respective sidewall,

wherein the rear of the boot comprises a dorsal portion positioned to engage an upper periphery of bulbs of the hoof to impede rotation of the boot relative to the hoof.

2. The equine boot of claim 1 , wherein the dorsal portion comprises a respective arch configured to engage the upper periphery of each bulb.

3. The equine boot of claim 2 , wherein the dorsal portion comprises a shank or web configured to engage a cleft of the hoof.

4. The equine boot of claim 3 , wherein the shank or web extends between the arches and the sole.

5. The equine boot of claim 2 , wherein the dorsal portion comprises apertures such that when worn, at least a portion of each bulb is uncovered by the boot.

6. The equine boot of claim 5 , wherein when worn, at least a portion of the bulbs protrude through respective apertures.

7. The equine boot of claim 2 , wherein the dorsal portion comprises a substantially m-shaped configuration.

8. The equine boot of claim 1 , wherein the sole and the upper are integrally formed.

9. The equine boot of claim 8 , wherein the sole and the upper are moulded as a unitary piece.

10. The equine boot of claim 1 , wherein the sole and the upper are formed of the unitary piece of material, the material being a moulded material.

11. The equine boot of claim 10 , wherein the moulded material comprises thermoplastic urethane.

12. The equine boot of claim 11 , wherein the thermoplastic resin has a 95 Shore A hardness, or a 60 or 65 Shore D hardness.

13. An equine boot comprising:

a front and a rear;

a shell having:

a sole for receiving a bottom of a hoof;

an upper extending upwardly from a front and sides of the sole, the upper comprising sidewalls extending upwardly from respective sides of the sole to upper edges of the sidewalls, a horizontally elongate opening being formed at least partially in a lower portion of each sidewall, each opening extending between and being centrally disposed relative to the front and the rear of the boot, each opening being completely circumscribed by a continuous unitary piece of material of a respective one of the sidewalls, and each opening terminating below the upper edge of the respective sidewall; and

a dorsal portion at the rear of the boot positioned to engage an upper periphery of bulbs of the hoof to impede rotation of the boot relative to the hoof and comprising:

first and second arches spaced from the sole;

a shank or web which is centrally disposed at the rear of the boot and extends between the arches and the sole;

a first hoof bulb aperture defined at least partially by the first arch, the shank or web and the sole; and

a second hoof bulb aperture defined at least partially by the second arch, the shank or web and the sole; and

a security strap extendable along the front of the boot, between the first and second arches, the security strap being separated from an upper edge of the upper.

14. The equine boot of claim 13 , wherein the sole and the upper are formed of the unitary piece of material, the material being a moulded material.

15. The equine boot of claim 14 , wherein the moulded material comprises thermoplastic urethane.

16. The equine boot of claim 15 , wherein the thermoplastic resin has a 95 Shore A hardness, or a 60 or 65 Shore D hardness.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (2)

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