Disposable Pet Bootie With Elastic Loop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet footwear, such as sleeve-like booties with fastener straps, tends to slip off or be difficult to fasten, and is cumbersome for use in protecting pets' paws from various environmental hazards and indoor soiling.
Innovation Solution
A disposable protective bootie with an elastic loop for secure fitting around the animal's leg, combined with a non-skid surface and optional additional features like an ankle pleat and impregnated layers for comfort and protection, provides easy and secure coverage for pets' paws.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sleeve-like booties with fastener straps are used, then protection from environmental hazards is provided, but the booties tend to slip off or be difficult to fasten
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex fastener straps and hook-and-loop fastening means from the bootie design, retaining only the essential protective sleeve portion. This extraction of the fastening system eliminates the difficulty of fastening while maintaining protection, as the simplified design focuses on the core protective function without cumbersome attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using fastener straps that require wrapping and securing around the leg (which can slip or be difficult to fasten), the invention inverts the approach by using a simple pull-on sleeve design that relies on the bootie's own structure and material properties to stay in place, reversing the traditional fastening methodology.
2Reliability
If fastener straps with hook and loop material are used, then the bootie can be secured to the leg, but they are awkward to fasten around the animal's legs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent completely removes the hook and loop fastening means from the design, extracting only the essential protective sleeve portion. This eliminates the awkward fastening process entirely while maintaining the protective function through the simplified pull-on design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adopts a disposable approach where the bootie is designed for single use without complex fastening mechanisms. The bootie is discarded after one use, eliminating the need for complicated fasteners that would need to be repeatedly attached and detached, thereby simplifying the operation for each individual use.
3Reliability
If non-disposable booties are used, then protection is provided, but they must be washed between uses and are cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a disposable bootie design that is inexpensive and intended for single use. This eliminates the need for washing and maintenance between uses, and the simple single-piece construction reduces structural complexity compared to reusable booties with multiple fastening components.
Solution Approach 2:
The bootie is designed as a single integrated piece without separate fastening components, straps, or multiple layers that would increase complexity. This segmentation into a single simple structure eliminates the cumbersome nature of multi-component reusable booties while maintaining protective function.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The bootie effectively protects pets' paws from extreme weather, debris, and indoor soiling, while being easy to apply and remove, and can be used in bulk quantities for convenience.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic loop having an inner end attached to the sleeve at a predetermined distance from the open end of the sleeve and projecting outwardly from the sleeve. The elastic loop is adapted to the animal's leg for securing the protective bootie to the animal's leg
Implementation Method 2
The outer surface includes a non-skid layer
Data Source
AI summary
A pet bootie is formed by a sleeve of pliable, disposable and liquid impervious material having a closed end for receiving an animal's paw and an open end. A loop of elastic material has an inner end secured to the sleeve at a predetermined distance from the open end of the sleeve and projecting outwardly from the sleeve. The loop is of predetermined extended length for allowing the loop to be extended around the sleeve and the animal's leg when the paw is inserted into the closed end of the sleeve, whereby the sleeve is secured in position.