Shock relieving horseshoe

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1987-10-08

1989-04-25

Swiatek, Robert P.

Farriery

Shoes

Cushioned

A01L 100

Patent

active

048238830

ABSTRACT:
The horseshoe comprises a spring and a wear plate. The spring has essentially parallel and flat top and bottom surfaces and is shaped in the outline of a horse's hoof in plan view. It comprises layers parallel to the top and bottom interconnected by spaced apart compression members. For the layers having compression members on both their sides, the compression members on one side are located opposite the spaces between the compression members on the other side. The structure is therefore a multiplicity of small spring elements. The spring material has a modulus of elasticity of approximately 350,000 pounds per square inch, a density of approximately 0.05 pounds per cubic inch and an allowable working stress in the range of 15,000 to 22,000 PSI. The configuration of the spring, in combination with these properties, provides a working deflection in the range of 0.3 to 0.5 inches and a spring rate in the range of 4000 to 6000 pounds per inch. The spring is attached to the hoof by conventional fasteners and techniques. The wear plate is attached to the bottom of the spring with conventional fasteners.

REFERENCES:
patent: 742362 (1903-10-01), Sinnott
patent: 942012 (1909-11-01), Randall
patent: 948245 (1910-02-01), Owens
patent: 1127561 (1915-02-01), Wilt et al.
patent: 3180421 (1965-04-01), Hirshberg et al.

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