Horseshoe nail and method for manufacturing such horseshoe nail
AssigneeKerckhaert Hoefijzerfabriek B.V.
InventorMichiel Petrus M. Kerckhaert
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Abstract
A horseshoe nail for nailing a horseshoe to a hoof. The horseshoe nail is made from steel with a carbon weight percentage between 0.18 and 0.25. The horseshoe nail contains a shank with a tip at one end and a widened head at the other end. The head is at least hardened over a part of its length from its free end. The shank is not hardened over its entire or almost entire length from the tip.
Claims20
A horseshoe nail for nailing a horseshoe to a hoof, the horseshoe nail is made from steel with a carbon weight percentage between 0.18 and 0.25, whereby the horseshoe nail contains a shank with a tip at one end and a widened head at the other end and whereby the head is at least hardened over a part of its length from its free end, whereas the shank is not hardened over its entire or almost entire length from the tip.
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