Improvements in Horse-shoes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
Improvements in Horse-shoes.
I RICHARD SKELTON of Lime Tree House, High Road, Leyton Essex,.
Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A shoe attached to the horse's foot with nails but differing from ordinary shoes.
inasmuch as that part of the shoe in which the nails are fixed does not come in
contact with the ground; and that part of the shoe that receives the heads of the
nails being so arranged that the shoe cannot come off when the wearing surface is
worn away. To effect this I make the wearing surface much thicker than that.
part of the shoe through which the nails are put; and in this part I make shallow
countersunk holes to receive the heads of the nails which nails are made to fit the:
before named countersunk.
Dated this Eighth day of August 1806
Improvements in Horse-shoes."
I, RICHARD SKELTON, of Lime Tree House, High Road, Leyton, Essex,.
Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The nature of this invention is as follows: A shoe attached to the horse's foot.
with nails; but differing from ordinary shoes inasmuch that the part of the shoe.
in which the nails are fixed does not come in contact with the ground, and that.
part of the shoe which receive the heads of the nails is so arranged that the shoe
cannot come off when the wearing surface is worn away. To effect this I make.
the wearing surface much thicker than that part through which the nails are put ;
and in this part I make shallow countersunk holes to receive the heads of the nails.
which are made to fit the before named countersunk holes.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a plan of one of my improved.
shoes showing the under surface or that which rests on the road: Fig. 2, is a.
section of the same.
The shoe is made with a thick wearing or rim 6 and a thinner rim or flange a.
through which the nails are fixed through a series of countersunk holes c c.
The heads of the nails for attaching the shoe should be made to fit or correspond,
with the countersunk receptacles for them.
It will be readily understood that the thickness of the wearing surface or
rim 6 should be varied according to the character of the horse and the nature of
his work.
The comparatively narrow surface of the part b, as compared with the broad
corresponding surface of an ordinary shoe, gives a better and firmer grip, and as.

page_text: the portion through which the nails pass never comes in contact with the surface
of the road, concussion from this is avoided.
My shoes are more easily applied and fixed to the horse's foot than ordinary
shoes and are thus specially suited for cavalry purposes as a comparatively
inexperienced person can fix the shoe with a minimum of instruction.
My shoes are less liable than are ordinary shoes, to be cast or thrown because
the heads of the nails do not become worn off with the wearing away of the shoe
and in boggy ground my shoes are less likely to come off than the common ones on
account of the less suction of the smaller surface.
Fewer nails are required and smaller ones may be used with my shoes than are
necessary for ordinary shoes.
My shoes also effect a considerable saving of wear and tear on the horse's legs
and feet because the shoe being lighter the horse has much less weight to litt in
the course of a day's work.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvements in horse shoes herein before described and shown in the
drawings.
2. A horse shoe having an inner or bearing portion such as b of considerable
thickness, and an outer portion or flange such as a of much less thickness, with
countersunk nail holes therein substantially as herein before described and shown
in the drawings and for the purposes set forth.
Dated the 10th day of May 1897
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.