Horseshoe impact pad and method
OwnerIan McKinlayinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a combination horseshoe and impact pad that dampens the shock of impact and prevents impact pad distortion when the hoof strikes the ground. The impact pad includes a retainer member fixed to the hoof and bonded to the horseshoe top surface along the toe portion of the hoof, and a liquid cast dual-hardness polyurethane cushion member bonded to the remaining horseshoe top surface and coupled to the retainer member so that the retainer member provides a barrier that prevents the cushion member from distorting when the hoof strikes the ground.
Claims68
An impact pad for use between a horseshoe and a hoof, comprising:
- a liquid cast dual-hardness polyurethane cushion member comprising a first liquid cast polyurethane lamina bonded to a second liquid cast polyurethane lamina, said first lamina positioned against the horseshoe and said second lamina positioned against the hoof.
A horseshoe, comprising:
- an impact pad, said impact pad comprising a liquid cast dual-hardness polyurethane cushion member comprising a first liquid cast polyurethane lamina bonded to a second liquid cast polyurethane lamina, said first lamina bonded to a hoof-side of the horseshoe.
An impact pad for use between a horseshoe and a hoof, comprising:
- a liquid cast multi-hardness polyurethane cushion member comprising a first liquid cast polyurethane lamina positioned against the horseshoe and a last liquid cast polyurethane lamina positioned against the hoof.
A method of making an impact adsorbing horseshoe, the steps of the method comprising:
- a) providing a liquid cast dual-hardness polyurethane cushion member blank comprising first liquid cast polyurethane lamina bonded to a harder second liquid cast polyurethane lamina;
- b) making at least one cushion member from said blank;
- c) providing a retainer member blank;
- d) making at least one retainer member from said blank;
- e) bonding said at least one retainer member to said at least one cushion member along a coupling joint to provide an impact pad;
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- f) bonding said impact pad to a hoof-side of said impact adsorbing horseshoe.
In a horseshoe attached to a hoof, the horseshoe including a bottom surface, a top surface, an anterior side, and a posterior side, wherein the horseshoe top surface includes a toe area, a first quarter area opposite a second quarter area, and a first heel area opposite a second heel area, the improvement comprising:
- a composite hoof pad positioned between the horseshoe top surface and the hoof, said composite hoof pad comprising;
- a) a retainer member having a retainer top surface, a retainer bottom surface fixed to the horseshoe top surface, a retainer anterior side positioned proximate the horseshoe anterior side, and a retainer posterior side, said retainer posterior side shaped to provide a retainer coupling member;
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- b) a mono-hardness cushion member having a cushion top surface, a cushion bottom surface fixed to the horseshoe top surface, a cushion posterior side, and a cushion anterior side comprising a cushion coupling member fixed to said retainer coupling member to provide a coupled joint therebetween.
A composite hoof pad for use between a horseshoe and hoof, said composite hoof pad comprising:
- a) a retainer member having a retainer top surface, a retainer bottom surface, a retainer anterior side, and a retainer posterior side, said retainer member shaped to span a first quarter area, a toe area, into a second quarter area of a selected horseshoe, said retainer posterior side shaped to provide a retainer coupling member;
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- b) a mono-hardness cushion member having a cushion top surface, a cushion bottom surface, a cushion anterior side, and a cushion posterior side, said cushion member shaped to span a distance along the selected horseshoe top surface that includes a first heel area, and the first quarter area, the toe area, the second quarter area, through a second heel area, said cushion anterior side comprising a cushion coupling member fixed to said retainer coupling member to provide a coupled joint therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.