Improvements in and relating to Horse Shoes.
Year: 1896

page_text: . I, ALEXANDER KIDD of Mosscastle Road, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Black-
smith, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises an improved method of effecting
the roughing of horse shoes to prevent the animal slipping during frosty
weather.
The improvements of this invention, as applied to a horse shoe formed with toe
and heel projections consist in the use of a metal plate, preferably of steel, of the
same shape as the horse shoe and of a size to fit on the surface of same within the
toe and heel pieces. This plate is formed with ends turned up at right angles and
the front part is formed with a plate alan at right angles; these end and front
plates being sharpened to a knife edge. The plate when it is desired to rough, the
horse shoe is secured to same by two or more square headed screws, or the like,
sorewing into screwed holes in the horse shoes. For further security a projection
on the front of the plate is entered into a recess in the toe piece of shoe.
When used with horse shoes which are not provided with too pieces a stud
or pin on the surface of the plate is preferably inserted in a hole in the horse
shoe.
Improvements in and relating to Horse Shoes.
1, ALEXANDER KIDD, of Mosscastle Road, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Black-
smith, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to and comprises an improved method of effecting
the roughing of horse shoes to prevent the animal slipping during frosty
weather.
The improvements of this invention, as applied to a horse shoe formed with toe
and heel projections or calkers consist in the use of a metal plate, preferably of
steel, of the same shape as the horse shoe and of a size to fit on the surface of same
within the toe and heel pieces. This plate is formed with ends turned up at right
angles and the front part is formed with a plate also at right angles; these end
and front plates being sharpened to a knife edge. The plate when it is desired to
rough the horse shoe is secured to same by two or more square headed screws, or
the like, screwing into screwed holes in the horse shoes. For further security a

page_text: stud or projection on the front of the plate is entered into a recess in the toe piece
of shoe.
When used with horse shoes which are not provided with toe pieces or calkers a
stud or pin on the surface of the plate is preferably inserted in a hole or recess in
the horse shoe.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have here-
unto appended a sheet of explanatory drawings, which illustrate the last mentioned
Arrangement.
Figures 1 and 2 show plan and side views respectively of a horse shoe fitted with
the roughing plate in which A is the horse shoe formed with ordinary heel
calkers A. B is the roughing, plate with sharp edged toe and heel projections or
calkers B, a side view of same detached from the horse shoe being shown in
Figure 3.
Figure 4 is the square headed screw C by which the plate B' is secured to the
shoe A. Din Figures 1, 2, and 3 is the stuil which enters a hole or recess in the
horse shoe to assist in sccuring the plate B in position..
Figures 5 and 6 are a plan and side view respectively of a plate which may be.
used to replace the roughing plate when it may not be required owing to change of,
weather. This plate is provided with a toe piece and may be secured to the horse
shoe by the same screws as secure the roughing plate and is intended to prevent
the specially prepared horse shoe from wearing and to keep the screw and stud
boles open until such time as the roughing plate may again be required. When
used with a horse shoe fitted with a toe pieco tho plate would be formed without.
and be shaped to fit within the toe and heel pieces of shoe.
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 :-
First. The method of and means for roughing horse shoes all substantially as.
herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Second. For roughing horse shoes the use of a detachable plate having sharp
edged projections or calkers fitted to be secured to the horse shoe all substantially
as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated in 001.
1007
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.