Shock-absorbing horse-shoe with three layers
OwnerBenedetto Di Giulioinventor
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Abstract
A horse-shoe having two aluminum layers and between them, an internal layer made out of an elastic, shock-absorbing material such as silicone rubber. The lower or ground contact layer has a recessed groove and nail holes provided along the interior surface of bottom surface of the lower layer. The upper layer or hoof contacting layer has nail holes formed in it which are aligned with the nail holes of the lower layer such that the horseshoe can be readily attached to a hoof of a horse. The upper and lower layers are also secured at locations separate from the nail holes so as to provide a pre-assembled, multi-layer horse-shoe.
Claims20
A horse-shoe, comprising:
- an upper layer designed for contact with a hoof of a horse, said upper layer having nail holes;
- a lower layer adapted for ground contact, said lower layer being U-shaped and having a recessed area which is defined by side edge walls and a substantially continuous recess bottom surface extending from one end of said U-shaped lower layer to the opposite end, said recess bottom surface having nail holes formed therein, and said horse-shoe being arranged such that nail holes in said upper and lower layers are in alignment so that horse-shoe nails are adapted to pass through said upper and lower layers when said horse-shoe is being secured to a horse;
- an intermediate layer sandwiched between said upper and lower layers and formed of an elastic material so as to provide an added shock-absorbing function to the horse-shoe;
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- securement means which is separate and distinct from said intermediate layer for securing said upper and lower layers together such that said intermediate layer is sandwiched therebetween, and said securement means providing a preassembled multi-layer horse-shoe ready for securement to a hoof of a horse.
A multi-layer horse-shoe, comprising:
- an upper layer designed for contact with a hoof of a horse, said upper layer having nail holes formed therein;
- a lower layer adapted for ground contact, said lower layer being U-shaped and having a recessed area which includes a substantially continuous recess bottom surface having nail holes formed therein and extending from one end of said U-shaped lower layer to the opposite end, and said horse-shoe being arranged so that nail holes in said upper and lower layers are in alignment such that horse-shoe nails are adapted to pass through said upper and lower layers when said horse-shoe is being secured to a horse;
- an intermediate layer sandwiched between said upper and lower layers and formed of an elastic material so as to provide an added shock-absorbing function to the horse-shoe;
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- securement means which is separate and distinct from said intermediate layer for securing said upper and lower layers together such that said intermediate layer is sandwiched therebetween and such that the layers are prevented from separating apart so that said horse-shoe is adapted for securement to a hoof of a horse while said multi-layer horse-shoe is in an assembled state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.