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US3209517A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective leg support for horses

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-28
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1985-04-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Le Roy J Hyman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 05:20
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K13/00; A01K13/006; A01K13/007; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
IN A PROTECTIVE LEG SUPPORT FOR HORSES, A BAND OF INHERENTLY CUSHIONING MATERIAL HAVING INTERENGAGING MEANS ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE THE CANNON BONE, THE LENGTH THEREOF, IN OVERLAPPING ENGAGEMENT AND BE LOCKED UPON ITSELF THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BAND HAVING AN EXTENSION, FORMED INTEGRAL THEREWITH, CONTOURED TO DEFINE A CAP PORTION SHAPED TO FIT SNUGGLY OVER THE FETLOCK AND POSTERIOR PASTERN AREA; AND, TWO SPACED VERTICALLY EXTENDING PARALLEL LOCATING RIBS, OF THE SAME CUSHIONING MATERIAL AS THE BAND, POSITIONED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE BAND, EXTENDING UPWARDLY OF THE CAP PORTION, AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE LONG TENDON POSTERIOR OF THE CANNON BONE, THEREBETWEEN, TO PREVENT ROTATIVE DISPLACEMENT OF THE SO MOUNTED BAND AND CAP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
IN A PROTECTIVE LEG SUPPORT FOR HORSES, A BAND OF INHERENTLY CUSHIONING MATERIAL HAVING INTERENGAGING MEANS ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE THE CANNON BONE, THE LENGTH THEREOF, IN OVERLAPPING ENGAGEMENT AND BE LOCKED UPON ITSELF THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BAND HAVING AN EXTENSION, FORMED INTEGRAL THEREWITH, CONTOURED TO DEFINE A CAP PORTION SHAPED TO FIT SNUGGLY OVER THE FETLOCK AND POSTERIOR PASTERN AREA; AND, TWO SPACED VERTICALLY EXTENDING PARALLEL LOCATING RIBS, OF THE SAME CUSHIONING MATERIAL AS THE BAND, POSITIONED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE BAND, EXTENDING UPWARDLY OF THE CAP PORTION, AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE LONG TENDON POSTERIOR OF THE CANNON BONE, THEREBETWEEN, TO PREVENT ROTATIVE DISPLACEMENT OF THE SO MOUNTED BAND AND CAP.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-10-04 1969-04-05 1969-10-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-10-04 1973-04-05 1973-10-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-10-04 1977-04-05 1977-10-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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