Protective Shoe for Birds

摘要

A protective shoe to accommodate a foot of waterfowl having toes with nail tips includes a shoe body, an ankle cuff, and a closure tab. The shoe body is in approximately a shape of a waterfowl foot and has an upper surface and a sole connected together to define left front, center front opening, and right front openings, and a foot entrance opening into which the waterfowl foot is inserted. The front openings are sized to permit at least the nail tip of a respective toe to extend therethrough. The ankle cuff is connected to the shoe body and has an ankle closure system formed to secure about an ankle of the waterfowl's foot. The closure tab is connected to the shoe body and has a closure system formed to cover at least a portion of the foot entrance opening to secure the waterfowl's foot inside the shoe body.

主权项

1. A bird shoe to accommodate a foot of waterfowl having toes with nail tips, the shoe comprising:
a shoe body:
in approximately a shape of a waterfowl foot; andhaving an upper surface and a sole connected together to define a left front opening, a center front opening, a right front opening, and a foot entrance opening into which the waterfowl foot is inserted, the front openings being sized to permit at least the nail tip of a respective toe to extend therethrough; and an ankle cuff connected to the shoe body and having an ankle closure system formed to secure about an ankle of the waterfowl's foot; and a closure tab connected to the shoe body and having a closure system formed to cover at least a portion of the foot entrance opening to secure the waterfowl's foot inside the shoe body.