Flexible horseshoe
Abstract
A screw-on horseshoe formed from a plastic material is disclosed. A flex joint is provided that allows the horseshoe to expand and contract as pressure is applied to the horse's hoof, thereby reducing friction between the hoof and the shoe. The horseshoe also provides a lip portion projecting upwardly from a horseshoe base portion to protect the horse hoof wall from obstacles encountered during the movement of the horse. A novel screw having a double helix thread pattern including a high thread pattern and a low thread pattern is used to fasten the horseshoe to the horse's hoof without piercing the hoof wall. The screw includes a keyed recessed self-holding head that is complementary to, and therefore readily driven by, a power drill. A lightweight, yet wear-resistant, horseshoe that is readily attached to a horse's hoof with a minimum amount of labor and a minimum amount of damage to the hoof that can be constructed in many styles and sizes to match a large variety of horse uses is thus described.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Hydrocarbon Research Inc., McLean, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865434
- Patent Number(s):
- 4513824
- Application Number:
- 06/553,274
- Assignee:
- Ford, Donald F., Concord, CA (United States)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01L - SHOEING OF ANIMALS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-77ET10152
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1983 Nov 18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- flexible; horseshoe; screw-on; formed; plastic; material; disclosed; flex; joint; provided; allows; expand; contract; pressure; applied; horse; hoof; reducing; friction; shoe; provides; lip; portion; projecting; upwardly; base; protect; wall; obstacles; encountered; movement; novel; screw; double; helix; thread; pattern; including; fasten; piercing; keyed; recessed; self-holding; head; complementary; readily; driven; power; drill; lightweight; wear-resistant; attached; minimum; amount; labor; damage; constructed; styles; sizes; match; variety; described; plastic material; base portion; double helix; projecting upwardly; /168/
Citation Formats
Ford, Donald F. Flexible horseshoe. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Ford, Donald F. Flexible horseshoe. United States.
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"Flexible horseshoe". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865434.
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title = {Flexible horseshoe},
author = {Ford, Donald F.},
abstractNote = {A screw-on horseshoe formed from a plastic material is disclosed. A flex joint is provided that allows the horseshoe to expand and contract as pressure is applied to the horse's hoof, thereby reducing friction between the hoof and the shoe. The horseshoe also provides a lip portion projecting upwardly from a horseshoe base portion to protect the horse hoof wall from obstacles encountered during the movement of the horse. A novel screw having a double helix thread pattern including a high thread pattern and a low thread pattern is used to fasten the horseshoe to the horse's hoof without piercing the hoof wall. The screw includes a keyed recessed self-holding head that is complementary to, and therefore readily driven by, a power drill. A lightweight, yet wear-resistant, horseshoe that is readily attached to a horse's hoof with a minimum amount of labor and a minimum amount of damage to the hoof that can be constructed in many styles and sizes to match a large variety of horse uses is thus described.},
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