Improvements in and connected with Horse-shoes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1890-Accepted, '20th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Horse-shoes.
We, RALPH ANDREW, Journalist, and WILLIAM TAYLOR, Smith, both of Compstall
near Marple in the County of Cheshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to shoes for horses asses and similar animals and it has for.
its object to render the operation of sharpening and of removing and replacing heel
and toe pieces more effective and more readily carried out.
According to these improvements we form in each shoe four rectangular perfora-
tions of which two are on a transverse line near the toe and one at each of the heel
ends of the shoe. All the holes pass right through the substance of the shoe and are
a little larger at the side which is to be next the foot than at the lower side.
The toe piece has two tangs or vertical projections which correspond in position
to the two openings near the toe of the shoe and each of these tangs may be slit in
a transverse line or one of them may be slightly bent in one direction and the other
in the other direction. When therefore the tangs of the toe piece are inserted in
the too holes and are pushed or driven home they hold the toe piece firmly in its
place or position by their tendency to spring in opposite directions.
The heel pieces have each one tang which is slit or divided transversely so that
the tang will be held by the compression together of the divided tang when
driven home in the same manner as hereinbefore described with reference to the toe
piece.
For ordinary wear the heel and toe pieces may be rectangular in cross section ;
for "sharpening" purposes they are wedge shaped and by preference the sides of
the wedge are slightly hollow or undercut.
The ordinary heel and toe pieces may be driven home by a hammer but this
method would be unsuitable for the sharpening wedges and for driving these we use
a tool having a V-shaped recessed face.
For the purpose of removing the toe piece we form a slight groove across its
underside so as to leave a small opening between the toe piece and the shoe for the
insertion of the point of a tapered tool. After the point of this tool has been
inserted one or two light blows on the opposite end of the tool will cause it to
enter the opening and by its wedge action it will thus lift the toe piece out of its
holes.
The heel pieces are formed slightly smaller at the parts nearest to the shoe than
at the lower or outer parts, and they are removed by means of a key resembling a
spanner but having its jaws bevelled to correspond with the taper of the heel pieces.
When the jaws of this tool are placed firmly in contact with the tapered sides of the
heel pieces near to the shoe, a blow with a hammer on the tool close to the shoe
will remove the heel piece.
Dated this 15th day of November A D 1889

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Horse-shoes.
We, RALPH ANDREW, Journalist, and WILLIAM TAYLOR, Smith, both of Compstall
near Marple in the County of Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to shoes for horses, asses, and similar animals and it has for
its object to render the operation of sharpening and of removing and replacing heel
and toe pieces more effective and more readily carried out.
We will describe our improvements with reference to the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
In carrying out our invention we form in each shoe A, four perforations B B' of
which two, B B, are on a transverse line near the toe, and one, BT, at each of the heel
ends of the shoe, as indicated in Figure 1. All the holes pass right through the
substance of the shoe and are a little larger at the side of the shoe which is to be next
to the hoof than at the lower side.
The toe piece is made separately from the shoe and has two tangs or vertical
projections D which correspond in position to the two openings B B near to the
Loe of the shoe, and each of these tangs may be slit vertically as shewn in Figure 4,
or one of them may be slightly bent or inclined in one direction and the other in
the other direction, as represented in Figures 2 and 3. When the tangs of the
toe piece are inserted into the holes in the toe part of the shoe and are pushed
or driven home, they are held firmly in place because of the tendency of the tangs
to spring in opposite directions if they are constructed as shewn in Figures 2
and 3, or because of the tendency of the slit tangs to open out if constructed as
indicated in Figure 4.
The heel pieces E are also made separately from the shoe and have each one tang
only, which is slit or divided vertically as shewn in Figures 5, 6, and 7, so that the
heel piece will be held in the shoe after it has been driven home by the compression of
the slit tang in the same manner as already herein before described with reference to
the toe piece.
The heel and toe pieces may be constructed of any suitable shapes and dimensions,
but for ordinary wear we prefer to form them with plane faces as represented in
Figures 1, 2, 4, and 5, or with rounded faces as in Figure 7. For sharpening
purposes or when the heel and toe pieces are to be used as frost cogs, they are
preferably wedge-shaped as shewn in Figures 3 and 6, with the sides of the wedges
slightly concave or undercut.
The ordinary heel and toe pieces constructed as hereinbefore described may have
their tangs driven into the holes in the shoes by a hammer, but this means would be
unsuitable for the frost cogs represented in Figures 3 and 6, and for driving these
home we employ a tool having a V-shaped recess G formed in its face as shewn in
Figure 8.
For the purpose of removing the toe piece from the shoe, when required, we form
a slight groove H across that side of it which comes next to the shoe so as to leave a
small opening between the toe piece and the metal of the shoe for the insertion of the
point of a tapered tool. This tool I, is represented in Figure 1 as being already
inserted into the space formed by the groove H in the toe piece, and when in this
position one or two light blows on the opposite end of the tool in a longitudinal
direction, will cause it to enter the opening and by its wedge-like action lift the toe
piece. If necessary, the complete removal of the toe piece may be effected by using
the tool as a lever.
The heel pieces are formed slightly smaller in at least one direction, at the part
nearer to the shoe than at the part nearer to the ground, to enable them to be
removed when required by means of a tool or key K having jaws bevelled and

page_text: shaped to fit the tapered heel pieces. This tool is represented in Figure 1 as
fitted upon one of the heel pieces for effecting its removal. In this position of
the tool a light blow or two on the opposite end of the tool in the direction of
the shoe will suffice to loosen and remove the heel piece. This tool also may be
employed as a lever to effect the complete removal of the heel piece after it has been
loosened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is,―
(1) A horse or similar shoe having four perforations therein, in combination with
heel and toe pieces constructed substantially as and for the purpose described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(2) Toe pieces for horse and similar shoes constructed with two tangs or projections
so shaped or formed that the tangs may be driven into holes formed in the shoe and
be held therein by the spring or compression of the tang; substantially as herein-
before described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(3) Heel pieces for horse and similar shoes, constructed with a tang or pro-
jection so shaped or formed that the tang may be driven into a suitable hole
formed in the shoe and be held therein by the spring of the compressed tang;
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 15th day of August A.D. 1890.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicants.