Protective covering for a horse's hoof and method of attaching
AssigneeThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
InventorsRobert D. Sigafoos, William Moyer, Mary Hazzard
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Abstract
A protective covering for a horse's hoof is provided which comprises a horseshoe having convex and concave edges and a polymeric fiber fabric embedded in a polymeric resin bonded to the horseshoe. The fabric extends beyond the convex edge of the horseshoe. When the shoe is fitted to the horse's hoof, the fabric extends up over the outside of the hoof. The protective covering is secured to the hoof using an acrylic structural adhesive both between the hoof and the shoe and between the polymeric fiber fabric and the outside of the hoof. The polymeric fiber fabric is preferably a polyolefin, and particularly preferred is woven polyethylene. The polymeric resin is preferably polyurethane.
Claims19
A protective covering for a horse's hoof comprising:
- a horseshoe having convex and concave edges, and bonding and wear surfaces;
- a layer of polymeric resin bonded to said bonding surface of said horseshoe;
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- a layer of polymeric fiber fabric embedded in said polymeric resin layer, emerging from said layer at said convex edge of said horseshoe and extending therefrom to form a skirt.
A process for producing a protective covering for a horse's hoof comprising:
- cleaning a bonding surface of a horseshoe having convex and concave edges;
- treating said bonding surface with at least one adhesive;
- bonding to said bonding surface a woven polyolefin fabric embedded in a polyurethane resin;
- wherein said fabric extends beyond said convex edge of said horseshoe to form a skirt.
A method of shoeing a horse comprising:
- providing a protective covering for a horse's hoof comprising:
- a horseshoe having convex and concave edges, and bonding and wear surfaces;
- a layer of polyurethane bonded to said bonding surface of said horseshoe;
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- a layer of polyolefin fabric embedded in said polyurethane layer, emerging from said layer at said convex edge of said horseshoe and extending therefrom to form a skirt;
- preparing a hoof of said horse by smoothing and shaping the hoof wall of said hoof;
- applying structural adhesive to the bottom and side of said hoof wall;
- mounting said protective covering to said hoof such that said polyurethane layer contacts the bottom of said hoof wall and said polyolefin skirt extends over the side of said hoof wall;
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- allowing said adhesive layers to set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.