Class 168/45 - TOOLS

Subclass of Class 168 - Farriery
Definition: Miscellaneous tools, largely compound tools for the use
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 12/08/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7628215	Hoof pick measure tool A hoof pick measure tool that includes a hoof pick and a measuring body. The hoof pick may be used to remove foreign material from a horse's hoof. Additionally, the hoof pick measure tool further includes the measuring body. The measuring body includes at least one ...	12/08/2009
7533733	Method and apparatus for treating hoof problems A hoof plate is provided which is applied to a hoofed animal having a hoof problem, such as laminitis which is characterized by a degeneration of the horny and sensitive laminae in the hoof that causes the coffin bone to drop and rotate, resulting in pain and debili...	05/19/2009
7516799	Apparatus for the treatment of horn splits or cracks on the hoof of horses or other hoofed animals The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of horn splits or cracks on the hoof of horses or other hoofed animals. The apparatus according to the invention is characterized by holding parts (1, 1′) for fastening to the longitudinal sides of a h...	04/14/2009
7219581	Adjustment tool An adjustment tool, having a body with a bore extending between a first end and a second end. A shaft is positioned within the bore having a plurality of outward spreading spring fingers coupled to a tool end. A spring biases the shaft towards the second end of the ...	05/22/2007
7165623	Farrier's measuring tool and method for using A farrier's tool and a method of using the tool for preparing the hoof of a horse to receive a shoe. The tool is a symmetrical measuring device used for determining the position of the breakover point on a horse's hoof. After the position of the break-over point is ...	01/23/2007
7124832	Method and apparatus for in situ and molded horseshoeing Methods, devices, and formulations for making and using synthetic hoof shoes, repairing an animal's hooves, and/or providing prophylactic measures for protecting an animal's hooves. In general a synthetic material is applied either in situ to the hoof area of a hoof...	10/24/2006
7047588	Tuck point tool A masonry tuck point tool has a plurality of tuck blades pivotally attached at one end. Among the tuck blades is a selected tuck blade that has the desired width of the grout or mortar joint to be formed. There are also at lease one remaining tuck blade. All tuck bl...	05/23/2006
7013981	Trim gauge for farriers A trim guide used by farriers for the hooves of animals. The trim guide has a shank with a bend. At one end of the shank is positioned an anchor, ideally configured as an “X”. The anchor rests on the flexor tendons. A leveling bar is attached to the opposing end...	03/21/2006
6907670	Farrier measurement instrument A farrier's measurement instrument is disclosed to use in locating the preferred position for affixing a shoe to the bottom of a horse's hoof. The invention is comprised of a base of a rectilinear shape with a lower surface, a flange disposed orthogonally to the bas...	06/21/2005
6591917	Horse farrier tool A tool for removing retaining clips from a surface, and particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof, that includes a first plier lever, a second plier lever, a pivot point at which the first and second plier levers are rotatably fastened, a...	07/15/2003
6530434	Farrier hammer An improved hammer for attaching a horseshoe to a hoof of a horse and having a head member at one end for driving a horsenail through the shoe and a portion of the horse's hoof and a uniquely shaped claw member at the opposite end which incorporates an es...	03/11/2003
6505686	In situ horseshoeing A hoof shoe formed in situ and a method for building a hoof shoe, such as a horseshoe, of an intended shape in situ are disclosed, including cleaning the surface of the shoe area of horse hoof of debris, extruding onto the cleaned hoof surface from a comm...	01/14/2003
6502642	Tool and method for trimming and shoeing a hoof A diagnostic tool for use in trimming and shoeing a hoof includes a substantially planar base having a top surface and a bottom surface. A heel member is coupled to the base. At least one radio-opaque marker is rigidly coupled to said top surface of said ...	01/07/2003
6360824	Farrier's sighting instrument A farrier's sighting instrument is designed as a portable, lightweight tool, easily carried by a farrier. It comprises a flat, transparent plate of a rectangular configuration, and sized to overlie the foot of a horse. The plate has a plurality of paralle...	03/26/2002
5816327	Pat Howey's clinch lifter A tool for unclinching nails from horseshoes, securing said horseshoe from horse's hoof. It is comprised of a top handle with a chisel-like end, generally having a chisel on the end of a lever, a bottom handle comprised of a raised quarter circle, bow dow...	10/06/1998
5636696	Hoof sensitivity testing device A hoof sensitivity testing device, in which an L-shaped member, having a handle and a slide, is positioned so that the slide passes through a hole in a pivoting arm, having a handle and a jaw. The pivoting arm rotationally moves around a pivot pin, locate...	06/10/1997
5095995	Shaping tool A shaping tool has first and second handles pivotally joined at jaws on the handles. Bending blocks are eccentrically and releasably fixed to the jaws of the handles. The bending blocks may be rotated to adjust spacing. A bracing block and a center block ...	03/17/1992
4916288	Electrically heated horseshoeing tool The tool is electrically heated and has a flat working surface, essentially horseshoe shaped. The working surface is heated to between 500° F. and 900° F. and pressed for from 3 to 10 seconds against the ground contact surface of a horse's hoof prepared...	04/10/1990
4830246	Farrier's nail-holding device A bracelet-like device adapted to be worn on a Farrier's wrist is provided for holding a multitude of horse shoe nails in an orderly array. The device utilizes arcuately shaped forward and rearward aligned members which secure the nails by frictional mean...	05/16/1989
4696346	Farrier's tool A multi-functional adjustable hand tool useful in attaching shoes to the hooves of horses is comprised of two lever members pivotably interengaged in the general manner of pliers and having opposed fixed and adjustable jaws. The adjustable jaw is capable ...	09/29/1987
4429749	Farrier's equine hoof-sizer A farrier's equine hoof-sizer characterized by its adaptation to an equine's individual hooves for purposes of sizing in shoeing. The sizer is extensible to a straight line for portability. It is lightweight, durable and of such construction that in the s...	02/07/1984
4367798	Horse hoof cleaning tool A combination tool for manually picking, scraping, brushing, and in general cleaning a horse's hoof. The tool includes a replacable brush threadably fastening at one end and a body having an integrally formed handle for effective and comfortable manipulat...	01/11/1983
4214370	Hoof alignment tool The hoof alignment apparatus for measuring the size and determining the shape of a horse's hoof. The apparatus comprises a pair of pivotal arms which may be closed around the outer hoof wall whereby longitudinal and circumferential measurements may be mad...	07/29/1980

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