Patent ID: 6488096
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A01L

Abstract:
A pad for use with a shoe for an animal, the pad comprising:a flexible plate-shaped object of flexible material having a partially elliptical shape including: a top surface; an outer edge substantially matching an inner edge of the shoe; and a plurality of catches formed and fixed with a fixing element on the top surface of the plate-shaped object, wherein the catches extend outward from the outer edge of the plate-shaped object; wherein the plate-shaped object is supported on the inside of the shoe by fastening the catches on the plate-shaped object to the top of the shoe so that the top of the plate-shaped object has substantially the same height as the top of the shoe; wherein all elements and components, including the catches and the fixing elements, for attachment or fixture of the pad on the shoe are provided and seated on the pad side, and no attachment or fixture is provided on the shoe side, and wherein the plate-shaped object is removably attachable to be freely attached and removed from the bottom of the shoe.