Farriery – Tools – Hoof cleaner or trimmer
Patent
1984-03-15
1985-12-24
Swiatek, Robert P.
Farriery
Tools
Hoof cleaner or trimmer
A01L 1100
Patent
active
045600066
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to an apparatus for hoof working on hoofed animals, especially horses.
Up to now all hoof working is done by hand of specially educated persons, so called farriers, with the help of a hoof blade and a club. Besides the farrier's holding the hoof during the work, he is furthermore to place the hoof blade on a suitable place of the hoof and then by means of the club drive in the hoof blade until desired extent of hoof working and hoof dimension is reached. The the hoof must be made even and adjusted by means of a rasp. As pointed out above, the hoof working must be made completely by hand and is therefore extremely hard work. The hoof work itself requires considerable technique and strength, but the greatest effort is probably required to keep the hoof in its place during the hoof work, which is especially trying when working with nervous and contrary animals. Furthermore considerably greater effort is needed the bigger the animal and its hooves are. The working position is also extraordinarily troublesome and causes a great pressure on both the back and the legs of the person, who is doing the work.
The task forming the basis of the present invention is to produce an apparatus for hoof working, by means of which the work is considerably facilitated.
The task forming the basis of the present invention is solved by that the apparatus mentioned is characterized thereof that two abutting faces are arranged on each side of a cutting tool, that one of the abutting faces is placed at the same level as the surface of the cutting tool and that the other abutting face is placed below the surface of the cutting tool in such a manner that one part of the cutting tool is free to work off material from one hoof, while the other abutting face is bearing on the part of the hoof, which is to be worked on, and said one abutting face will bear on or is bearing on the surface of the hoof formed after the hoof working. Preferably the other abutting face is adjustable for variation of extent of hoof working desired, which is depending on the distance between the abutting faces. The abutting faces are displaced in parallel and the cutting tool is placed in a space between the abutting faces. Furthermore the abutting faces are arranged on a box with openings for dumping the worked off material. The box shows a holder for fastening of the box on a device for driving the cutting tool, preferably a rasp or cutter for rotation by means of a grinding or drilling machine with suitable tool holder, in which case the holder on the box is adjusted to the neck of the grindng or drilling machine.
The present invention makes the work with hooves of horses as well as other hoofed animals considerably easier. It is also possible to use the apparatus according to the invention for working on hooves of for instance cows. The same apparatus can be used for different sizes of hooves. The hooves of an Ardennes carthorse can be worked on as well as the hooves of a pony by means of the same apparatus. After removal of old shoes and nails in a conventional way, the hoof has only to be lifted up and to be hold in one hand, while the apparatus according to the invention is guided around the hoof with the other hand. This part is going quickly and the animal is not exposed to any strain of blows, while the risk of the animal being anxious will be insignificant and can be expected not to appear at all after a certain adjustment to noice and experience. It can even be expected that the animal will find the treatment very pleasant. The work performed will be enough even and exact to be able to eliminate the up to now necessary adjustment by means of a rasp. By means of an apparatus according to the present invention the time for the working of one hoof can be reduced to less than half. By eliminating the strain of blows there is nor any risk of negative influence on or injury to the joints closest to the hooves.
A form of execution of the present invention will be described more precisely in the following by referring to enclose
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