Patent ID: 9420761
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A hock protector for protecting a posterior surface of a hock of a limb of an animal, the hock protector comprising: a. an elastic attachment band, the elastic attachment band adapted to at least partially encircle the animal limb above the hock of the animal limb; b. a first protective sheet, the first protective sheet coupled to the elastic attachment band and extending from the elastic attachment band, the first protective sheet adapted to substantially cover the posterior surface of the hock, whereby the elastic attachment band in combination with the first protective sheet are adapted to encircle the animal limb above the hock wherein the first protective sheet extends downward and away from the elastic band; c. a second protective sheet, the second protective sheet coupled with the first protective sheet and the elastic attachment band; and d. a moisture absorbent lining attached to an inside of the first protective sheet, and the moisture absorbent lining being disposed between the first protective sheet and the hock; wherein the moisture absorbent lining comprises a tongue, and the tongue extends from an inside of the first protective sheet and over a top edge of the first protective sheet, wherein the tongue is gathered and attached to an outside of the first protective sheet by stitching, whereby the gathered moisture absorbent lining is available to flatten when the first protective sheet expands as caused by a movement of the hock.