IMPROVE- MENTS IN ROUGHING HORSE-SHOES OR IN ATTACHING PROJECTIONS TO PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Harry Turner, of Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Horse Superintendent, and Harry Olver, of Tamworth, in the
County of Warwick, Veterinary Surgeon, and Edward Price the younger, of
Birmingham aforesaid, Veterinary Surgeon, for an Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN ROUGHING HORSE-SHOES OR IN ATTACHING PROJECTIONS TO
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Harry Turner, Harry Olver,
and Edward Price at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
28th January 1882.
HARRY TURNER of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Horse Super-
intendent and HARRY OLVER of Tamworth in the County of Warwick Veterinary
Surgeon and EDWARD PRICE the younger of Birmingham aforesaid Veterinary
Surgeon. "IMPROVEMENTS IN ROUGHING HORSE SHOES OR IN ATTACHING
PROJECTIONS TO HORSE SHOES TO PREVENT SLIPPING."
In the ordinary method of roughing or attaching projections to horse shoes to
prevent slipping the projections are provided with studs having screw stems and
holes in the rear or ends of the horse shoes are provided with screw threads of a
size and shape suitable for the screw stems on the studs to engage with. The studs
fixed to the horse shoe by screwing are liable to get loose and be lost and are also
liable by the rusting of the scrow to become fixed in the shoe. By our Invention
these inconveniences are avoided.
In roughing or attaching projections to horse shoes for the prevention of slipping
according to our Invention we proceed as follows. We make at the base of the
projection or stud to be attached to the horse shoe a stem or stalk having a square
or other angular figure in cross section. In the heels or ends of the horse shoe we
make square or angular holes of a size and shape suitable for the reception of the
square or angular stems of the studs or projections. Near the end of the stem of
the stud a cross hole is made and on the inner or upper face of the horse shoe a
cross depression or groove is made the said depression or groove crossing the hole

page_text: made for the reception of the stem of the stud. The depth of the said groove is
such that when the stem of the stud is inserted in the angular hole in the end of
the horse shoe the cross hole in the stem is coincident with the lower part of the
groove in the horse shoe. By passing a split cotter along the said groove and
through the said cross hole in the stem the stud or projection is fixed in its place.
By expanding the open end of the cotter its accidental displacement is
prevented. When it is wished to remove the studs or projections from the horse
shoe it is only necessary to withdraw the cotters by a wire or key inserted in the
loop of the cotter when the studs are released and can be readily removed.
Our invention is applicable to studs of various kinds such for example as chisel
edged studs plain or serrated tapering or conical studs and cylindrical studs.
Although we have described our invention with reference to attaching
projections to the heels of horse shoes yet we wish it to bo understood that
projections may be attached according to our invention to the toe or other part of
the horse shoe.
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page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Harry Turner, Harry Olver, & Edward Price in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 21st July 1882.
HARRY TURNER of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Horse Super-
intendent and HARRY OLVER of Tamworth in the County of Warwick, Veterinary
Surgeon, and EDWARD PRICE the younger of Birmingham, aforesaid, Veterinary
Surgeon. "IMPROVEMENTS IN ROUGHING HORSE SHOES OR IN ATTACHING
PROJECTIONS TO HORSE SHOES TO PREVENT SLIPPING."
In the ordinary method of roughing or attaching projections to horse shoes to
prevent slipping the projections are provided with studs having screw stems and
holes in the rear or ends of the horse shoes are provided with screw threads of
a size and shape suitable for the scrow stems on the studs to engage with. The
studs fixed to the horse shoe by screwing are liable to get loose and be lost and
are also liable by the rusting of the screw to become fixed in the shoe and break
off. By our invention these inconveniences are avoided.
In roughing or attaching projections to horse shoes for the prevention of slipping
according to our invention, we proceed as follows. We make at the base of the
projection or stud to be attached to the horse shoe a stem or stalk having a square
or other angular figure in cross section. In the heels or ends of the horse shoe
we make square or angular holes of a size and shape suitable for the reception
of the square or angular stems of the studs or projections. Near the end of
the stem of the stud, a cross hole is made, and on the inner or upper face of the
horseshoe a cross depression or groove is made the said depression or groove
crossing the hole made for the reception of the stem of the stud. The depth of
the said groove is such that when the stem of the stud is inserted in the angular
hole in the end of the horse shoe, the cross hole in the stem is coincident with
the lower part of the groove in the horse shoe. By passing a split cotter along
tho said groove and through the said cross hole in the stem, the stud or projection
is fixed in its place.
By expanding the open end of the cotter its accidental displacement is prevented.
When it is wished to remove the studs or projections from the horse shoe it is only
necessary to withdraw the cotters by a wire or key inserted in the loop of the
cotter when the studs aro released and can be readily removed.
Our invention is applicable to studs of various kinds, such for example as
chisel edged studs, plain or serrated, tapering or conical studs, and cylindrical
studs.
Although we have described our invention with reference to attaching projections
to the heels of horse shoes yet we wish it to be understood that projections may be
attached according to our invention to the toe or other part of the horse shoe.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing
the manner in which our invention is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a plan of the under or treading face and Figure 2 a plan of
the upper face of a horse shoe provided at its heel ends with projections or studs
constructed and attached according to our invention; Figure 3 is a side elevation
of the same and Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the same; Figure 5 is an
elevation, partly in vertical section, taken at the heel ends of the horse shoe;
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of the horse shoe without the projections or
studs; Figure 7 represents a plan and Figure 8 a side elevation of a horse shoe
provided with projections or studs at the toe end as well as at the heel ends of the
shoe; Figure 9 represents one of the projections or studs and Figure 10 one of the
fixing split cotters.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of the
Drawing.

page_text: a, a are the projections or studs and b, bare the stems or stalks of the same, the
said stems having the oblong figure with rounded ends best seen in Figures 2 and 9
but the said stems may be made square or other angular figure. In the horse shoe
at the parts where the projections or studs a, b are to be fixed oblong (or angular
or square) holes c, c slightly taper by preference, are made for the reception of the
oblong (or angular or square) stems or stalks b, b of the projections or studs. Cross
holes d, d are made near the ends of the stems for receiving the fixing split
cotters e, e. On the inner or upper face of the horse shoe, where the projections a, b
are situated cross depressions or grooves ff are made.
These depressions or grooves f, feross the holes c, c made for the reception of the
stems b, b of the projections. It will be seen by an examination of Figure 5 that
when the stems b, b of the projections or studs a, a are inserted in the holes c, c
the cross holes d, d in the said stems are coincident with the lower part of the
grooves or depressions f. f in the horse shoe and by passing the split cotters f,f
along the said grooves and through the cross holes d, d in the stems b, b the
projections or studs are fixed securely in their places, the accidental displacement
of the cotters being prevented by expanding the open end of the cotters as seen in
Figure 2. In order to remove the studs or projections a, a from the horse shoe it
is only necessary to close the expanded ends of the cotters f, f and withdraw them
by a wire or key inserted in the loop of the cotters when the projections or studs
are released and can be removed.
Although we have found the split cotters represented for fixing the projections
in their places to answer well in practice, yet other equivalent fastenings may be
employed; and although we have only represented our invention as applied to
chisel edged projections or studs, yet projections or studs of other forms as
herein before pointed out may be constructed and attached according to our
invention:
By our invention the projections or studs are readily fixed to and removed from
the horse shoe and there is no tendency in the said projections to get loose by
wear.
Having now described the nature of our invention and the manner in which
the same is to be performed we wish it to be understood that We claim as our
invention The improvements in roughing horse shoes or in attaching pro-
jections to horse shoes to prevent slipping herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying Drawing; that is to say, making each of the projections or
studs with a stem or stalk having an oblong, square or other angular figure, in
cross section and providing it with a cross hole near its end; and making in thoso
parts of the horse shoe where the projections are to be attached, holes of a figure
suitable for the reception of the stems or stalks, the fixing of the projections to the
horse shoe being effected by split cotters or other equivalent fastenings passed
along grooves or depressions made in the upper face of the horse shoe and through
the cross holes in the stems or stalks substantially as described and illustrated.
In witness whereof we the said Harry Turner and Edward Prico have
hereunto set our hands and seals this eighteenth day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Witness
GEORGE SHAW.
HARRY TURNER.
(L.S.)
EDWARD PRICE JUNR. (LS.)