| US 7,578,115 B2 | ||
| Slip-on horse boot with replaceable pastern gaiter | ||
| Garrett N. Ford, Tucson, Ariz. (US); and Dana M. Johnsen, Penticton, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Easycare, Inc., Tucson, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 19, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/274,121. | ||
| Application 12/274121 is a continuation of application No. 11/281359, filed on Nov. 17, 2005, granted, now 7,461,497. | ||
| Application 11/281359 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/948584, filed on Sep. 23, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Application 10/948584 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/910977, filed on Aug. 04, 2004, granted, now 7,174,858. | ||
| Application 10/910977 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/755984, filed on Jan. 13, 2004, granted, now 7,490,458. | ||
| Application 10/755984 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/755945, filed on Jan. 13, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/635588, filed on Dec. 13, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/506243, filed on Sep. 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0071109 A1, Mar. 19, 2009 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B68C 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 54—82 | 18 Claims |
| 1. A horse boot comprising:
a shell that includes a sole, an upper, and a tongue having a free end extending upward from a front side of the shell;
a replaceable gaiter attached to the upper of the shell; and
a restraining mechanism for strapping the shell of the boot on a hoof of a horse; wherein the gaiter includes a mounting section for releasable connection of the gaiter to a heel portion of the upper, and
a wrapping section for releasably wrapping around a pastern of the horse, said wrapping section enclosing the pastern solely
above a front hairline and below a fetlock of the horse, whereby said hairline is in a gap between a front lower edge of the
gaiter and an upper edge of the tongue.
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