Disposable, Protective Canine Sock/Boot Requiring No Fasteners

Abstract

A disposable dog boot comprising a single, seamless piece of flexible latex or polymer material having a bulbously shaped, bottom closed end and a top open end of a smaller cross-section, wherein when a paw of the dog is slipped into the boot, the bottom end covers and loosely conforms to the paw to protect the paw, and the top end flexibly and removably secures, through the material's elasticity, the boot to a leg of the dog.

1 . A disposable dog boot comprising:
 a single, seamless piece of flexible latex or polymer material having a bulbously shaped, bottom closed end and a top open end of a smaller cross-section, wherein when a paw of the dog is slipped into the boot, the bottom end covers and loosely conforms to the paw to protect the paw, and the top end flexibly and removably secures, through the material's elasticity, the boot to a leg of the dog.   
   
   
       2 . The dog boot of  claim 1 , wherein the latex or polymer material permits the easy putting on and removal of the boot through pulling on the boot. 
   
   
       3 . The dog boot of  claim 2 , wherein the latex material has a thickness equal to or greater than a standard thickness of a latex balloon. 
   
   
       4 . The dog boot of  claim 1 , wherein the latex or polymer material is waterproof. 
   
   
       5 . The dog boot of  claim 1 , wherein the latex or polymer material has sufficient durability to withstand normal wear and tear, while also having sufficient flexibility to enable the dog to feel the ground through the boot. 
   
   
       6 . The dog boot of  claim 1 , wherein the latex or polymer material is lightweight. 
   
   
       7 . The dog boot of  claim 1 , wherein the top open end has a ring-shaped lip. 
   
   
       8 . A method of protecting the paw of a dog comprising:
 producing a disposable dog boot as a single, seamless piece of flexible latex or polymer material, having a bulbously shaped, bottom closed end and a top open end of a smaller cross-section; and   slipping the paw into the boot, whereby the bottom end covers and loosely conforms to the paw to protect the paw, and the top end flexibly and removably secures, through the material's elasticity, the boot to a leg of the dog.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the latex or polymer material permits the easy putting on and removal of the boot through pulling on the boot. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the latex material has a thickness equal to or greater than a standard thickness or a latex balloon. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the latex or polymer material is waterproof. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the latex or polymer material has sufficient durability to withstand normal wear and tear, while also having sufficient flexibility to enable the dog to feel the ground through the boot. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the latex or polymer material is lightweight. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the top open end has a ring-shaped lip.