IMPROVEMENT IN MAKING HORSE SHOE's
Year: 1884

page_text: I, EDWARD BURKE 91, Montpelier Road, Brighton County of Sussex Esquiro
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for SHOEING HORSES WITHOUT NAILS
AND IMPROVEMENT IN MAKING HORSE SHOE's to be as follows:-
I fasten the shoe to the horses hoof by means of a steel spring; this spring is
cut in a peculiar manner from a sheet of steel leaving certain projections and when
passed between rollers assumes the conical form of the horses hoof the projections
or lugs are then bent inwards at an angle of say 45° and form as it were a thin
steel shoe which coincides with the ordinary iron shoe to which it is welded or
brazed as far from the toe on each side as it's greatest diameter thus leaving the
ends of the upper portion free :-in order to put on the shoe those free ends are
opened and held open by a wrench, the shoe is slipped on the boof, when the
wrench is released the free ends of the spring grasp firm hold of the hoof and thus
maintain the shoe in position :-the upper edge of the spring may be serrated and
some or all the teeth bent inwards so as to increase the bite or grip of the spring
the spring may also be lined with leather india rubber or other suitable material
to improve the fit lessen the vibration and deaden the sound-the improvement in
making the horse shoes consists in stamping the shoe and the fastener (the
spring just described) all out of one sheet of steel previously "flyed out' and
"rolled" to the proper dimensions.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I EDWARD BURKE of 91 Montpelier Road Brighton, Sussex Esquire do heroby
declare the nature of my invention for SHOEING HORSES WITHOUT NAILS and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
In order to attach an ordinary horse shoe to the hoof I take advantage of the
irregular conical form of the animals hoof and make a spring-band or armature of
suitable steel which coincides in shape with the lower part of the hoof and encircles
it as far as the heel: the lower part of this spring-band or armature has a number
of tags or lugs which are bent inwards and form a ledge for the walls of the hoof
to rest on; to those lugs the ordinary iron or steel shoe is attached by welding, or
brazing, by rivets or screws, as far as its greatest diameter or thereabouts leaving
the ends of the spring-band or armature free-In order to put this shoe on a
horse the ends of the spring-band or armature are caught and forced open by a
wrench the jaws of which are somewhat similar in shape to the spring-band or
armature and the action round the pivot is the reverse of the ordinary forge tongs,
the shoe is then placed in its proper position on the hoof the wrench is released
and the ends of the spring-band or armaturo immediately grasp firm hold of the
hoof and thus maintain the shoe in position: the upper edge of the armature or
other parts may be serrated and some or all the teeth bent inwards so as to increase
the bite or grip on the hoof-the armature may also be lined with leather india-
rubber or other material to improve the fit lessen the vibration and deaden the
sound additional strength may be given the spring, or armature by connecting
more of the lugs with the shoe by means of screws after the shoe is put on the
horse, or by connecting laterally the opposite lugs by a metallic strap or tie.
My improvements in making horse shoes consists in making the shoe in a
number of segments or divisions which are each attached to the lugs of the arma-
ture by screws and thus readily admit of being replaced when worn out, the shoe
segments may simply abut against each other or may be jointed into each other.
The various figures in the accompanying drawing shew the construction of the
spring-band or armature and its position on the hoof
Fig. 1. is a sectional plan.
Fig. 2. is an inverted plan of Fig. 1.
Figs 3 and 4 are sections through the lines A B and C D in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5. is a section through lino EF Fig. 2.
Figs 6. 7. and 8 are frout side and back views or elevations of the armature and
hoof.
Fig. O side view of one end of armature showing the teeth for increasing the bite

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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First. The method substantially as herein described of fixing on a horse shoe by
making it part of or attached to a steel spring-band or armature which grasps the
hoof tenaciously but not inexpansibly and thereby avoiding the necessity of
penetrating the hoof.by nails.
Second. Constructing the spring-band or armature referred to in the preceding
claim and attaching it to a flexible jointed shoe with or without a lateral tie-
bar or band substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying
drawings.