Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1891"
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1892-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL 'DFEVLETVATION
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
We, HENRY MARTIN of 25 Almeric Road, Battersea Rise, in the County of
Surrey, Gentleman, and ERNEST HENRY WYLES of 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's
Inn, in the County of Middlesex, Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention to be as follows:-
"This shoe is specially applicable for hunting, polo, and race horses and in any
case where the employment of a light shoe, is essential. The shoe of ordinary shape
is stamped out of steel and is formed with a single deep groove into which india-
rubber in liquid form is run; the groove is preferably of square section and.
perforated at the bottom with a suitable number of holes to receive the nails. Any
suitable number of narrow strips are also knocked up from the bottom of the groove
and form keys for retaining the rubber in the groove when it is set. When the
steel shoe has been stamped out thin pegs of a height preferably greater than the
thickness of the rubber, are inserted in the holes for the nails and the indiarubber
or other elastic material is run into the groove in liquid or semi-liquid form and
will flow into the slits formed by the knocked-up strips, forming when set keys
which retain the rubber in the groove and prevent it from working loose. The
upper face of the indiarubber strip will project above the top of the groove and will
form the trend for the horse. When the indiarubber has set the pegs are taken out
of their holes and the nails inserted and driven in by any convenient tool till the
heads are level with the upper face of the rubber. A punch or other suitable tool
is then employed to drive the nails right home so that the heads will be flush with
the bottom of the steel groove.
If desired a strip of rubber may be employed instead of floating the liquid rubber
into the groove and allowing it to set; in this case it may be found desirable to first
secure the shoe to the horse's foot after which the strip of rubber is sprung into the
groove, and the ribs of the groove may be subsequently turned over to form a
dovetail for biting and securing the strip. We do not however confine ourselves to
any particular mode of securing the rubber in the groove.
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W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
We, HENRY MARTIN of 26 Almeric Road, Battersea Rise, in the County of
Surrey, Gentleman, and ERNEST HENRY WYLES, of 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's
Inn, in the County of Middlesex, Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of this
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This shoe is specially applicable for hunting, polo, and race-horses and in any
case where the employment of a light shoe, is essential. The shoe of ordinary
shape is stamped out of steel and is formed with a single deep groove into which
Indiarubber in liquid form is run, the groove is preferably of square section.and
perforated at the bottom with a suitable number of holes to receive the nails. Any
suitable number of narrow strips are also knocked up from the bottom of the groove
and form keys for retaining the rubber in the groove when it is set. When the

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steel shoe has been stamped out thin pegs of a height preferably greater than the
thickness of the rubber, are inserted in the holes for the nails and the indiarubber
or other elastic material is run into the groove in liquid or semi-liquid form and
will flow into the slits formed by the knocked-up strips forming when sat keys
which retain the rubber in the groove and prevent it from working loose. The
upper face of the indiarubber strip will project above the top of the groove and will
form the tread for the horse. When the indiarubber has set the pegs are taken out
of their holes and the nails inserted and driven in by any convenient tool till the
heads are level with the upper face of the rubber. A punch or other suitable tool
is then employed to drive the nails right home so that the heads will be flush with
the bottom of the steel groove.
If desired a strip of rubber may be employed instead of the liquid rubber, in this
case it may be found desirable to first secure the shoe to the horse's foot after which
the strip of rubber is sprung into the groove, and the ribs of the groove may be
subsequently turned over to form à dovetail for nipping and securing the strip.
We do not however confine ourselves to any particular mode of securing the rubber
in the groove.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1 is a plan of the top side, and Fig. 2a plan of the underside of the metal
portion of the shoe constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 3 is a section on the lines 3-3 of Fig. 1 before the rubber is inserted.
Fig. 4 is an inverted section on the lines 3-8 of Fig. 1, with the rubber
fixed in.
Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, showing the manner of forming the
nall holes in the rubber, and
Fig. 6 is a section taken through one of said nail holes.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings,
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The shoe is constructed of preferably steel plate. A which is stamped out to the
required shape and has its edges turned up so.as to form a groove B, the steel plate.
is perforated and stamped so as to form loops or bridges C and with the necessary
nail holes D. The rubber, caoutchouc or equivalent material E in this example is
preferably inserted into the groove B in a liquid or plastic condition and
besides filling up the groove B also surrounds the bridges C. by which means
it is prevented from leaving the groove; the rubber at the parts C is flush with the
upper surface of the shoe and it projects about of an inch from the under side of
the metal part. When the rubber is inserted into the groove B holes E Fig. 6 for
the heads of the nails are formed therein by means of pegs F which are inserted
in the nail holes D in the manner shown in Fig. 5. After the rubber or equivalent
has set, the pegs F are removed and the holes E then in the rubber are of proper
size to enable the heads of the nails to be driven right through until they rest upon
the metal plate A.
The shoe is secured to the horse's hoof in the following manner. The nails are
first passed through the holes E in the rubber E and through the holes D and
driven into the horse's hoof until their heads are flush with the treading surface of
the rubber then by means of a suitable punch they are driven in until their heads
rest upon the plate A.
If desired the rubber may be inserted into the shoe in the form of a strip instead
of in a liquid or plastic condition as before desoribed in which case it will be found
desirable to first secure the metal part A of the shoe to the horse's foot and after-
wards spring the strip of rubber into the groove B.
It will of course be understood that the rubber wears down in course of time but
we have found by experience that the rubber lasts practically as long as the other
parts of the shoe, and so long as the face of the rubber projects beyond the metal
part of the shoe even though it is only to a very slight extent the horse's tread, will
be upon the rubber.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
1. A horse or similar shoe having a single channel and loops ar bridges such as C
therein substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a horse or similar shoe the combination with a channelled metal shoe of a
rubber or similar pad secured therein by swaging or bending in the walls after the
pad is inserted the said pad having holes through which the nails are inserted
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
3. In a horse or similar shoe the method of securing the pad by pouring melted
rubber into the channel of the shoe nail holes being provided therein by means of
cores such as F substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
4. In a horse or similar shoe the method of securing the pad therein by forming
loops or bridges such as C in the channel of the shoe and casting the rubber or
other material of which the pad is formed so that it surrounds the said bridges
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. The method or process of providing a horse or similar shoe with a pad which
consists in first placing the shoe upon the hoof then nailing it thereon then inserting
the pad and then swaging or bending over the walls of the channel in which the
pad lies substantially as specified.
6. The complete horse shoe substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
H. MARTIN.
ERNEST H. WYLES.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.