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US 12,507,686 B2Granted
Equine shoe with concave topside
AssigneeMonty L. Ruetenik
InventorMonty L. Ruetenik
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Abstract
An equine shoe structure and assembly that provides a cushioning effect on the equine hoof and legs, covers substantially all the underside of a hoof, and provides an upper concave surface shaped to mate with a rounded shaped equine hoof. An apparatus to convert a flat topped shoe to concave is also provided along with methods of use for the apparatus and shoe.
Claims11
An apparatus for shaping a polymeric equine shoe, said apparatus having:
- a) a base;
- b) a platform attached to said base, said platform having an equine shoe shaped depression on an upper surface thereof, said equine shoe configured to cover an entire underside of a hoof;
- c) a lever arm operably affixed to said base and configured to depress a plunger ending in a stop when activated, said stop configured to press a concave upper surface into a center of a separate equine shoe placed in said depression, said plunger and stop positioned above and inside said depression when said lever arm is in a resting position, and said stop reaching a surface of said depression when said lever arm is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.