HORSESHOE NAIL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH HORSESHOE NAIL

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.

Claims

1. 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.

2. The horseshoe nail according to claim 1, wherein the horseshoe nail is made from steel with a carbon weight percentage of at least 0.18.

3. The horseshoe nail according to claim 1, wherein that only the head is hardened up to a length from 1.9 mm to 3.9 mm from its free end.

4. The horseshoe nail according to claim 1, wherein a hardened section of the head has a hardness HRC of 30 or more.

5. The horseshoe nail according to claim 4, wherein a cross-section of both the head and the shank of the horseshoe nail is rectangular, whereby longest sides of both the cross-sections are parallel with each other.

6. A combination of horseshoe and horseshoe nail, whereby the horseshoe is provided with one or more grooves with one or more nail holes in a base whereby in a mounted condition of the horseshoe under a hoof, the nail is partly sunken with its head in the groove with an end protruding from the groove, wherein that the horseshoe nail is a horseshoe nail according to claim 1 in which at least a protruding section of the head is hardened.

7. The combination according to claim 6, wherein that only the protruding section of the head is hardened.

8. A method for making a horseshoe nail with a hardened head according to claim 1, the method comprises the following steps: providing a horseshoe nail made of steel with a carbon weight percentage between 0.18 and 0.25; locally heating a section of the head of the horseshoe nail to be hardened; and quenching the head in water or another fluid.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein that heating the head of the horseshoe nail uses induction for heating the head locally.

10. The horseshoe nail according to claim 2, wherein that only the head is hardened up to a length from 1.9 mm to 3.9 mm from its free end.

11. The horseshoe nail according to claim 2, wherein a hardened section of the head has a hardness HRC of 30 or more.

12. The horseshoe nail according to claim 3, wherein a hardened section of the head has a hardness HRC of 30 or more.

13. The horseshoe nail according to claim 1, wherein a hardened section of the head has a hardness HRC of 40 or more.

14. The horseshoe nail according to claim 2, wherein a hardened section of the head has a hardness HRC of 40 or more.

15. The horseshoe nail according to claim 3, wherein a hardened section of the head has a hardness HRC of 40 or more.

16. The horseshoe nail according to claim 11, wherein a cross-section of both the head and the shank of the horseshoe nail is rectangular, whereby longest sides of both the cross-sections are parallel with each other.

17. The horseshoe nail according to claim 12, wherein a cross-section of both the head and the shank of the horseshoe nail is rectangular, whereby longest sides of both the cross-sections are parallel with each other.

18. The horseshoe nail according to claim 13, wherein a cross-section of both the head and the shank of the horseshoe nail is rectangular, whereby longest sides of both the cross-sections are parallel with each other.

19. The horseshoe nail according to claim 14, wherein a cross-section of both the head and the shank of the horseshoe nail is rectangular, whereby longest sides of both the cross-sections are parallel with each other.

20. The horseshoe nail according to claim 15, wherein a cross-section of both the head and the shank of the horseshoe nail is rectangular, whereby longest sides of both the cross-sections are parallel with each other.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] With the intention of better showing the characteristics of the present disclosure, an embodiment of a horseshoe nail and a method for manufacturing such horseshoe nail according to the present disclosure is described hereinafter, by way of an example without any limiting nature, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

[0026] FIG. 1 schematically shows a front view of a horseshoe nail according to the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a classic horseshoe with only a section of the horseshoe nails;

[0028] FIG. 3 shows a cross-section according to line III-III in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The horseshoe nail 1 shown in FIG. 1 according to its longitudinal direction X-X′ contains a shank 2 with a head 3 at one end and a tip 4 at the other end.

[0030] The head 3, from its free end towards the tip 4 of the horseshoe nail 1, first has a section 3′ over length A that is wideningly tapered and subsequently a section 3″ that is narrowingly tapered over a length B up to a straight section 5 of the shank with length C.

[0031] FIG. 2 shows an example of a horseshoe 6 which is made from aluminium or another material such as steel or iron and which has a curved form with two branches 7 on the side and in the underside 8 which is intended for making contact with the ground and is provided with two grooves 9 on either side of the toe section 10 of the horseshoe 6 with nail holes 12 in the base 11 for nailing the horseshoe against the underside of the hoof, whereby in FIG. 2 only one horseshoe nail 1 is shown by way of example.

[0032] How the horseshoe nail 1 is mounted through the nail hole is apparent from the cross-section of FIG. 3 which shows that the grooves 9 are narrowingly tapered from the underside 8 toward the base 11, such that the horseshoe nail 1 fits in the groove 9 with the conical section 3″ of the head 3 and the straight section 5 fits in the nail hole 12.

[0033] As shown, the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 protrudes with a certain length D along the underside 8 from the horseshoe 6.

[0034] In some embodiments, the horseshoe nail 1 is made of carbon steel with a hardness of 98 HRB determined by the carbon content in the steel.

[0035] According to the present disclosure, the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 is locally hardened over a certain length E from the free end of the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 which, in some embodiments, is at least equal to the length D of the section of the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 protruding from the horseshoe 6.

[0036] The length E to where the head 3 is hardened, measured from the free end of the head 3, amounts to 1.9 mm to 3.9 mm.

[0037] For hardening the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1, the end of the head 3 is locally heated for example using induction, after which the horseshoe nail 1 is quenched in a cold fluid such as for example water.

[0038] When walking the heads 3 of the horseshoe nails 1 provide a better grip in the ground.

[0039] Because the heads 3 are hardened, they will wear off less quickly when walking and the horseshoe 6 made from aluminium or iron or another type of material is protected from wear for longer.

[0040] In some embodiments, the horseshoe nail 1 on the level of the shank 2 in cross-section is rectangular, whereby both the width direction of the head and the shank correspond with the longest side of the rectangle. In some embodiments, the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 is enlarged in a lateral direction according to the width direction B of the head.

[0041] In the example of FIG. 3, the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 is rectangular from an axial direction, whereby in this case the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 extends with its long rectangle side parallel to the longitudinal direction of the groove 9.

[0042] The downward protruding section of the head 3 of the horseshoe nail 1 is locally hardened and therefore longer resistant to wear, which also protects the tread of the horseshoe 6 from wear when walking.

[0043] Alternatively, horseshoe nails 1 also exist with a square head which according to the present disclosure can then also be hardened up to a certain length.

[0044] The present disclosure is by no means limited to the embodiments described as an example and shown in the figures, however, such method and a horseshoe nail can be realised according to different variants, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.