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US4834079A
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Protective cover for legs & joints of hoofed animals
Assignee: Temova
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Filing: 1987-09-18
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Granted: 1989-05-30
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Expires: 2007-09-18
Abstract
Abstract The protective cover differs from known bandages and puttees by the fact that it has a therapeutic effect. The therapeutic effect results from the type and structure of the textile fabric which completely encloses the padding of the cover, as well as from the nature of the padding. The textile fabric consists of an electrostatically active synthetic fiber knit generating high electostatic voltages on the skin. A fine rib-knit made of, e.g. polyvinyl chloride fibers with 50-120 stitches/cm 2 proved to be therapeutically effective. By an appropriate size of the mesh and the use of a synthetic foam with open pores the evaporation of the skin moisture arising when the protective cover is worn is made possible and thus the high electrostatic voltages are maintained. The protective cover is designed to cure existing leg ailments of hoofed animals and to prevent them.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan-Gerrit Benckhuijsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:28
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K13/00; A01K13/006; A01K13/007; A61; A61D; A61D9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A cuff-like protective cover for treating the legs of hoofed animals, particularly horses, provided with means for coupling said cover to a body part of an animal, said cover comprising: an inner layer; an outer layer, both of said layers being made of the same air-breathable knit textile fabric consisting of nonhygroscopic fibers of a synthetic material suitable for generating static electricity and having 50 to 100 stitches per square centimeter; and an insulating cushion comprising a sheet of air-permeable synthetic foam joined between said layers so that relative movement between the cover and the skin of the animal to which the cover is mounted will generate electrostatic charges on the skin of the animal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A cuff-like protective cover for treating the legs of hoofed animals, particularly horses, provided with means for coupling said cover to a body part of an animal, said cover comprising: an inner layer; an outer layer, both of said layers being made of the same air-breathable knit textile fabric consisting of nonhygroscopic fibers of a synthetic material suitable for generating static electricity and having 50 to 100 stitches per square centimeter; and an insulating cushion comprising a sheet of air-permeable synthetic foam joined between said layers so that relative movement between the cover and the skin of the animal to which the cover is mounted will generate electrostatic charges on the skin of the animal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cover according to claim 1 characterized in that said knit fabric layers are double layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cover according to claim 1 characterized in that the layers of textile fabric are continuous and completely enclose the cushion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
127 words
A cover according to claim 1 having a generally rectangular shape when spread and a length such that when coupled to a limb section of an animal, the cover extends at least from the fetlock to one of the carpal joint and talocalcanean joint, respectively, of the animal and a width such that when coupled to a limb section of an animal, the cover extends thereabout more than the circumference of the limb section, said width being subdivided into an area of contact having an outer edge coextensive with a lateral edge of said cover, and a roll-up area, with said roll-up area lying under said outer edge of said area of contact when applied whereby the resulting tube consists exclusively of textile fabric on the inside.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A cover according to claim 4, characterized in that the roll-up area is structured by a plurality of parallel round wads of foam having a longitudinal axis entending in the length wise direction of the cover and the means for coupling includes tape-like fasteners fixed on the outside of said cover and extends across the outer edge substantially perpendicular thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cover according to claim 5 characterized in that at least in some of the round wads there are elongated bars made of a resilient material, a longitudinal axis of each said bar being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the respective round wad.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A cover according to claim 4 having a self-adhesive separating and sticking closure when said cover is applied between the inner layer along said outer edge and the outer layer along the other lateral edge, one part of said closure being fastened to said inner layer and the other part to said outer layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
A cover according to claim 4 characterized in that the means for coupling is fixed on the outside of said cover and extends across the outer edge substantially prpendicular thereto and that said means for coupling constitutes one part of a separating and sticking closure, and an other part of said separating and sticking closure being secured to the outer layer in the area of contact.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
124 words
A cover according to claim 1 having a length corresponding to the length of one of a carpal joint and a talocalcanean joint to which said cover is adapted to be mounted and a width larger than a circumference of the respective joint so as to be sized to enclose the joint when mounted thereto, a top edge longer than a lower edge, said cover being divided widthwise into an area of contact and a roll-up area, said area of contact having a bulge towards an outside lateral edge thereof with a ridge rising from said area of contact along said top edge towards the center of said area of contact, where it is flat, and then falling off again towards said lower edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A cover according to claim 1 having a substantially trapeziform shape with a rounded lower edge when spread and having a width coresponding approximately to the circumference of a section of a leg to which said cover is adapted to be applied.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A cover according to claim 1 further including a pocket element detachably secured on the inner side of said cover.
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