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GB1566561A – Hoof cushion
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GB1566561A – Hoof cushion
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Hoof cushion

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GB1566561A

GB1566561A
GB3366376A
GB3366376A
GB1566561A
GB 1566561 A
GB1566561 A
GB 1566561A
GB 3366376 A
GB3366376 A
GB 3366376A
GB 3366376 A
GB3366376 A
GB 3366376A
GB 1566561 A
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GB 1566561A
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hoof
cushion
shoe
upstanding portion
plastics
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1976-08-12
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1976-08-12
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1976-08-12
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1980-05-08

1976-08-12
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1976-08-12
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1977-07-18
Priority to NZ18466277A
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1977-08-12
Priority to AU27872/77A
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patent/AU2787277A/en

1980-05-08
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A—HUMAN NECESSITIES

A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING

A01L—SHOEING OF ANIMALS

A01L7/00—Accessories for shoeing animals

A01L7/02—Elastic inserts or soles for horseshoes

Description

(54) HOOF CUSHION
(71) I, BRZN THOMPSON, of Grove
Stud Farm Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, a British subject do hereby declare the invention, for which I pray that a patent may be granted to me, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to hoof cushions.
Under certain conditions particularly when the ground is dry a high degree of shock is transmitted to horses through the contact between their hooves and the hard ground. The shock results in sore shins and loss of action with severe consequences particularly for racehorses and show jumpers. It is an object of the present invention to reduce this shock.
Accordingly I provide a hoof cushion which does not cover the frog and fabricated as an integral moulding from a plastics material for insertion between the hoof and the shoe and which comprises an upstanding portion which in use lies within the perimeter of the shoe and is of substantially the same depth as the shoe.
This upstanding portion is preferably more resilient than the portion between the shoe and the hoof. My hoof cushion is fabricated from a material having the properties of sufficient resilience substantially to cushion the shock combined with sufficient toughness to give long life, and furthermore has an advantage over hoof cushions which completely cover the frog in that the latter type can lead to additional weight, to insanitary conditions and possibly even to infection.
I have found that a particularly useful design of my hoof cushion is that in which a chamfered profile is provided behind the upstanding portion. This profile fits the contour of the hoof and thus gives not only increased comfort but also added strength and so increased useful lifetime.
Plastics materials for use in the production of my hoof cushion may optionally include a foamed plastics interior at least within the said upstanding portion.
An example of such a material is Alkathene (Registered Trade Mark) EVA as produced and marketed by I.C.I. Limited.
This material is an ethylenelvinyl acetate co-polymer containing from 7.5 to 28%, preferably from 15 to 20% of vinyl acetate. The fabrication may be accomplished by injection moulding of this material contining from 3 to 10% preferably 5% of a suitable chemical foaming agent,
My invention may be further illustrated but in no way limited by the following description with reference to the attached photographs 1 and 2.
Photograph 1 shows a hoof cushion of my invention and photograph 2 shows a horse shoe and a hoof cushion ready for attachment to a horse’s hoof. Figure 3 is a cross section on line A-A of Figure 1.
The hoof cushion comprises an injection moulded article which has a substantially flat portion 1 and a large, inner portion 2.
The inner portion which, it will be seen from Figure 2, is of substantially the same height as the hoof, contains an inner layer 3 of foamed material. The chamfered portion 4 should be particularly noted. As well as fitting the contour of the horse’s hoof the portion 4 also adds strength.
Ethylene I vinyl acetate (82/18) containing 5% of chemical foaming agent (No. 0261) was used.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS:
1. A hoof cushion which does not cover the frog and fabricated as an integral moulding from a plastics material for insertion between the hoof and the shoe and which comprises an upstanding portion which in use lies within the perimeter of the shoe and is of substantially the same depth as the shoe.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims (8)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. (54) HOOF CUSHION (71) I, BRZN THOMPSON, of Grove Stud Farm Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, a British subject do hereby declare the invention, for which I pray that a patent may be granted to me, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to hoof cushions. Under certain conditions particularly when the ground is dry a high degree of shock is transmitted to horses through the contact between their hooves and the hard ground. The shock results in sore shins and loss of action with severe consequences particularly for racehorses and show jumpers. It is an object of the present invention to reduce this shock. Accordingly I provide a hoof cushion which does not cover the frog and fabricated as an integral moulding from a plastics material for insertion between the hoof and the shoe and which comprises an upstanding portion which in use lies within the perimeter of the shoe and is of substantially the same depth as the shoe. This upstanding portion is preferably more resilient than the portion between the shoe and the hoof. My hoof cushion is fabricated from a material having the properties of sufficient resilience substantially to cushion the shock combined with sufficient toughness to give long life, and furthermore has an advantage over hoof cushions which completely cover the frog in that the latter type can lead to additional weight, to insanitary conditions and possibly even to infection. I have found that a particularly useful design of my hoof cushion is that in which a chamfered profile is provided behind the upstanding portion. This profile fits the contour of the hoof and thus gives not only increased comfort but also added strength and so increased useful lifetime. Plastics materials for use in the production of my hoof cushion may optionally include a foamed plastics interior at least within the said upstanding portion. An example of such a material is Alkathene (Registered Trade Mark) EVA as produced and marketed by I.C.I. Limited. This material is an ethylenelvinyl acetate co-polymer containing from 7.5 to 28%, preferably from 15 to 20% of vinyl acetate. The fabrication may be accomplished by injection moulding of this material contining from 3 to 10% preferably 5% of a suitable chemical foaming agent, My invention may be further illustrated but in no way limited by the following description with reference to the attached photographs 1 and 2. Photograph 1 shows a hoof cushion of my invention and photograph 2 shows a horse shoe and a hoof cushion ready for attachment to a horse’s hoof. Figure 3 is a cross section on line A-A of Figure 1. The hoof cushion comprises an injection moulded article which has a substantially flat portion 1 and a large, inner portion 2. The inner portion which, it will be seen from Figure 2, is of substantially the same height as the hoof, contains an inner layer 3 of foamed material. The chamfered portion 4 should be particularly noted. As well as fitting the contour of the horse’s hoof the portion 4 also adds strength. Ethylene I vinyl acetate (82/18) containing 5% of chemical foaming agent (No. 0261) was used. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. A hoof cushion which does not cover the frog and fabricated as an integral moulding from a plastics material for insertion between the hoof and the shoe and which comprises an upstanding portion which in use lies within the perimeter of the shoe and is of substantially the same depth as the shoe.

2. A hoof cushion according to claim 1 wherein the upstanding portion is more resilient than the portion between the shoe and the hoof.

3. A hoof cushion according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the plastics material is an ethylenelvinyl acetate copolymer containing from 7.5% to 28% by weight of vinyl acetate.

4. A hoof cushion according to claim 3 wherein said copolymer contains from 15% to 20% by weight of vinyl acetate.

5. A hoof cushion according to any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein, at least within any upstanding portion, a foamed plastics interior is used.

6. A hoof cushion according to claim 5 wherein the foamed plastic interior is produced from a plastics composition containing from 3% to 10% by weight of a siutable chemical foaming agent.

7. A hoof cushion according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the cushion is provided with a chamfered profile behind the upstanding portion which profile fits the contour of the hoof.

8. A hoof cushion as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

GB3366376A
1976-08-12
1976-08-12
Hoof cushion

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GB1566561A
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Priority Applications (3)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

GB3366376A

GB1566561A
(en)

1976-08-12
1976-08-12
Hoof cushion

NZ18466277A

NZ184662A
(en)

1976-08-12
1977-07-18
Hoof cushion for placing between shoe and hoof

AU27872/77A

AU2787277A
(en)

1976-08-12
1977-08-12
Hoof cushion

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Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

GB3366376A

GB1566561A
(en)

1976-08-12
1976-08-12
Hoof cushion

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GB1566561A
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GB1566561A
(en)

1980-05-08

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GB3366376A
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GB1566561A
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1976-08-12
1976-08-12
Hoof cushion

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

US4496002A
(en)

1983-07-21
1985-01-29
Jones Joseph W
Horseshoe

DE3430358A1
(en)

1983-08-25
1985-03-14
Giuseppe St. Moritz Cattaneo

HORSESHOE INSOLE

GB2202124A
(en)

1987-02-03
1988-09-21
Technology Innovations Inc
Horseshoe

WO2010053379A1
(en)

2008-11-06
2010-05-14
Shoof International Limited
An animal shoe

DE102020104802B3
(en)

2020-02-24
2021-05-20
Donald Gabrich

Hoof protection for horses with pressure absorbing element

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

AU673323B3
(en)

1995-12-06
1996-10-31
William Patrick Maguire
Horse shoe shock absorption

1976

1976-08-12
GB
GB3366376A
patent/GB1566561A/en
not_active
Expired

1977

1977-07-18
NZ
NZ18466277A
patent/NZ184662A/en
unknown

1977-08-12
AU
AU27872/77A
patent/AU2787277A/en
active
Pending

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

US4496002A
(en)

1983-07-21
1985-01-29
Jones Joseph W
Horseshoe

DE3430358A1
(en)

1983-08-25
1985-03-14
Giuseppe St. Moritz Cattaneo

HORSESHOE INSOLE

GB2202124A
(en)

1987-02-03
1988-09-21
Technology Innovations Inc
Horseshoe

GB2202124B
(en)

1987-02-03
1991-01-16
Technology Innovations Inc
Horseshoe

WO2010053379A1
(en)

2008-11-06
2010-05-14
Shoof International Limited
An animal shoe

CN102245016A
(en)

2008-11-06
2011-11-16
Shoof国际有限公司
An animal shoe

DE102020104802B3
(en)

2020-02-24
2021-05-20
Donald Gabrich

Hoof protection for horses with pressure absorbing element

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Publication number
Publication date

NZ184662A
(en)

1979-10-25

AU2787277A
(en)

1979-02-15

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