Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1892
COMI DELE DE PA
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, GEORG MARTIN of 60 Stallschreiberstrasse Berlin S, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby 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:-
This invention relates to horse shoes and has for its object to provide a durable
and easily executable device consisting of a cushion secured crosswise over the
shanks of the horse shoe. This cushion presses itself more and more into the
horse shoe with every step of the horse and can never get loose.
It can be
easily renewed or exchanged without taking the iron from the hoof or executing
difficult manipulations.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, Sheets I and II,
Figs. 1, 6, 2, 7 illustrate the manner of attaching the cushion and
Figs. 3, 8, 4, 9 and 5, 10 represent some supplements.
The cushions laid in and secured are explained by Figs. 2, 4 and 5, while the
appurtenant sections are explained in Figs. 7, 9 and 10.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are bottom views of the horse shoes.
A full horse shoe Figs. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 10, which can be made with or without
a bridge has at each of the two shank ends from e to fan inward recess reaching
down to the bottom g and to the outer vertical side w.
The horse shoe shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7 has in addition to the recesses from e
to two pairs of vertical pins or bars a b and c d provided inside on the base g
where they have a thickening a.
The recess between e and Figs. 5 and 10 is dovetail shaped i.e. wider at the
base than on the running surface and the sides e and are toothed Fig. 10.
A hollow horse shoe Figs. 3, 4, 8, 9 has on both shanks a recess e f in the inner
side, the surfaces of which are likewise toothed.
The cushion consists of elastic material (indiarubber, guttapercha, leather, felt,
cork etc.) which, prior to being put or pressed into the horse shoe is suitably cut
and may be provided with indents or notches Figs. 2, 7, 4, 9.
The cushion p having been put, for instance, into the horse shoe Fig. 6, the
pins or bars a b c d are knocked into the notches v Fig. 7.
By the pins or bars a bed having a thickening at the base g, it is completely
excluded that the bars slide off the inclined surfaces of the notches and become an
obstacle. By the thickening the bars a b c d are given the proper direction
when being knocked round and are prevented from being bent out forwardly or
rearwardly by use, so that the bars when used up to the smallest piece still serve
their purpose.
The cushions which are pressed into the horse shoes Figs. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
clamp themselves firmly into the toothed or flat surfaces e and f, so that their
falling out is quite impossible, on the contrary they are more and more united or
connected in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
In horse shoes, the application of two pairs of opposite vertical bars a b c d with
thickened parts at the base g rearwardly and forwardly, the inner sides of the
horse shoe shanks having two opposite recesses between e and from the running

page_text: surface to the base y, said recesses being either vertical Fig. 1 or dovetail-shaped,
smooth or toothed Figs. 3, 8, 4, 9, 5, 10, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 28th day of November 1891.
GEORG MARTIN.
By Huelser & Co.,
His Agents: