Improvements in Shoes for Horses or other Hoofed Animals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left 22nd Oct. 1889-Accepted. 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shoes for Horses or other Hoofed Animals.
We, CHARLES JAMES JUTSON, of Ingleside, York Road, West Norwood, in the
County of Surrey, Gentleman, and FREDERICK ABRAHAM POUPARD, of Fairview,
Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill, in the County of Surrey, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention. relates to shoes for horses or other hoofed animals of the type
described in the specification as patented to us under No. 15059 and dated the 19th of
November 1886, and it consists in certain improvements therein or in any other
nail-less shoe in which they would be desirable.
At the toe of the shoe we form in one piece with the shoe or attached thereto a
pillar projecting upwards from the toe of the shoe, so as to reach nearly as high as
the coronet of the hoof.
This pillar is somewhat flattened at the top and provided with a vertical recess on
its outer face in which can lie an adjusting nut and link for tightening the attaching
shoe band or bands. Or, two or more such pillars may be used at suitable parts of
the shoc.
At the extreme heels of the shoe are situated two backwardly extending prongs or
hooks conveniently worked out of the solid of the shoe, over which the rear ends
of the said band or bands are hooked.
The under edges of the ends of the said band or bands are protected from injury
by a side projecting ledge under the said hook, also conveniently worked up out of the
solid metal of the shoe.
Upon the tread of the shoe we provide upwardly projecting studs, one being placed
just behind the said toe pillar, and the other two, are placed one on each side towards
the rear of the shoe.
We make the forms of these studs in the shape of sharp edged prisms, the two rear
studs having their longitudinal edge placed obliquely to one another and converging
towards the centre of the hoof as they thus serve to tend to spread the hoof
behind.
We may further use any desired number of these sharp edged prismatic studs, or
of other shape, upon the tread.
The band consists of several parts, viz. the two latter ends of the band, connected by.
one or two middle pieces (in the latter case forming a central loop) by pins or rivets,
so as to permit relative movements of the parts, the central portion being, when a
broad band, below the central line of the side pieces so as to produce an effect upon
the side bands causing them to lie evenly upon the hoof. The central connecting
piece may be made of wire in which case, as the sides are then free to swivel on the
wire, the latter may be in line with the side pieces.
The methods of attachment of the bands or band to the toe pillar are
follows
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The top of the toe pillar may be forked and a prong projecting upwards from the
front of the pillar, forms a recess between itself and the pillar, in which the band
rests. The top of the prong is then knocked over the top of the band 30 as to rest in
the fork of the pillar; or the tongue may be a piece of flat stuff rivetted to the face
of the pillar, and bent over to embrace the band.
Or, the band, when provided with a loop, is passed over a small screw and eve,
secured over a hook on the front pillar, and the band is then screwed down until .tight
by a small nut and spring lock on the said screw.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shoes for Horses or other Hoofed Animals.
We, CHARLES JAMES JUTSON, of Ingleside, York Road, West Norwood, in the
County of Surrey, Gentleman, and FREDERICK ABRAHAM POUPARD, of Fairview,
Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill, in the County of Surrey, Manufacturer, do hereby
I 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 :-
Our invention relates to shoes for horses, or other hoofed animals of the type
described in the specification as patented to us under No. 15,059 and dated the
19th November 1886 and it consists in certain improvements therein, or in any other
nailless shoe in which they would be desirable, whereby the shoe will more firmly
adhere to the hoof of the horses, or other animals, without hurtful pressure upon the
said hoof; and in order that our invention may be the better understood we.now
proceed to describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference
being had to the letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like
parts.
Fig. 1. is a perspective view of our Horse Shoe with all details of improvement as
hereinafter described.
Fig. 2. is a transverse section.
Fig. 3. is a plan of the Shoe.
Fig. 4. is a view of the side bands and connecting link.
We have in practice found it advisable to more firmly lock the nailless shoe on the
hoof and to prevent the shoe slackening by jar, to use studs or equivalent projecting
prismatic ridges of the special form and approximate situations as hereinafter more
fully described, raised by stamping out of the solid metal or otherwise, upon the
upper tread of the shoe, recessed into the under face of the hoof, and used in com-
bination with a spring or springs at the inner base of the toe pillar or pillars or
external clips. Of these tread studs we place one B projecting from the shoe A close
behind the toe pillar or pillars C, and the toe stud has its forward face approximately
parallel to the inside face of the toe pillar and terminating preferably in a sharp ridge,
seen in the sectional view Figure 2.
Towards the heel of the shoe we also apply a prismatic ridge E one on each side
and both placed with their faces diagonally to one another i.e. converging towards the
front part of the shoe, so that if there is a backward thrust of the hoof upon these
ridges or studs, they will, by their reaction, tend to expand and not contract the rear
of the hoof.
Where the hoof tends to scale or is tender we use one or more studs P. P. on the
flanks of the shoe placed radially to the centre of the shoe so as to embed into the
under side of the hoof in a direction traversing the layers or fibres of the hoof at
right angles, and serving to distribute the locking strain.
To aid economical construction, we make the back clips F for the attachment of the
bands G to be stamped from the solid shoe in the form of a hook, and the end of
the band when attached to the said hook may be protected by the ledge H stamped out
underneath the hook if desired.
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We construct the band also in the following modified manner. The back attachment
of the said band or bands G is provided with an eye of suitable shape and construction
'to engage over the said hook F.
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The front ends of the said band or bands G are connected together by an inter-
mediate link g, the bearing surfaces of the middle link being rounded so that the said
bands always take their bearing on the centre of their loops. The said toe pillar C
may be constructed with a fork at its upper extremity, formed by forcing out the
central portion in part to produce a prong M, the band or bands being caused to pass
between the said prong M and the face of the fork, which may be made in wedge
shape so that the band is tightened as it is passed down into place. When the bands

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The back of the fork may be roughened at that part which lies upon the hoof. We
provide a spring N at the interior base of the toe pillar C to maintain a uniform
backward pressure upon the hoof, even when the hoof does not actually fit upon the
face of the said pillar.
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 :-
1st. A nailless horse shoe consisting of a shoe and toe pillar or pillars solid there-
with and provided with a spring at the inner base of each pillar, in combination with
bands as described engaging on stamped hooks at the rear of the shoe and with studs
or equivalently prismatic ridges upon the upper tread of the shoe, one or more being
placed on each flank of the shoe converging radially, and two or more placed
diagonally on the near face of the tread, the angle of the faces of these rear studs or
ridges converging to a point at the front of the shoo, substantially as and for the
purposes described.
2nd. In a nailless horse shoe the construction of the tightening band in three or
more pivotted pieces to admit of better adaptation of the band to the surface of the
hoof and ease in removal, substantially as described.
3rd. In a nailless shoe the construction of the pillar with a fork at its upper end,
and a prong between, which latter may be bent over the band to secure it in place,
substantially as described.
4th. In a nailless horse shoe the construction of the rear band attachment by
forming the hooks F (with or without protecting ridge) stamped from the solid metal
of the shoe, substantially as described.
Doted this 22nd day of October 1889
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.