IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES to be as follows:- و
Year: 1884

page_text: We WILLIAM JOB, Livery and Carriage Proprietor, and ALFRED GALER, Boarding
House Proprietor, both of Torquay in the County of Devon do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES to be as follows:-
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According to this invention we make the metal from which the shoes are made,
of gutter shape in section and of such a width and thickness to suit the class and
size of shoe to be produced.
The metal to form the shoe is cut in lengths, each length being sufficient to
make a single shoe. The lengths are then bent round to the horse shoe shape and
the calks are produced by cutting away metal across or partially across the gutter
and filing up the bearing or treading edges of same which latter are preferably.
curved from the inner rim of the shoe. When we only cut away the metal across
a portion of the gutter we produce on one edge only a series of calks with a'
continuous calk or rim on the other, and when not cut across at all we have a
continuous calk on both edges or treading surfaces, but when we cut wholly across
we have a series of calks on the whole treading surface of the shoe. To fit or
apply calks made of India rubber, gutta percha or other suitable composition to the
gutter it (the gutter) should at that part where they (the calks) are to be applied,
be made square in section and dovetail, and the said calks be so formed as to slide
into the dovetails so as to be removable if required in that part of the gutter and
in this way gripping and holding surfaces will be obtained applicable for work on
asphalt, wood, and frosty surfaces. The holes for the nails are formed in the gutter
base. When made of wrought iron or steel the blanks may be produced by rolling
by which means we may also produce the calks aforesaid.

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We, WILLIAM JOB Livery and Carriage Proprietor and ALFRED GALER Boarding
House Proprietor both of Torquay in the County of Devon do hereby declare the
nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
According to this invention we make the metal from which the shoes are made
of gutter shape in section and of such a width and thickness to suit the class and
size of shoe to be produced.
The invention will be best understood by reférence to the accompanying
drawings. The metal to form the shoe is cut in lengths each length being sufficient
to make a single shoe the lengths are then bent round to the horse shoe shape and
the calks are produced by cutting away metal across or partially across the gutter
and filing up the bearing or treading edges of same which latter are preferably
curved from the inner rim of the shoe. Figure 1 shows in plan the underside.
Figure 2 is a section on the line A, B, and Figure 3 is a section on the line C, D,
of Figure 1 of such a horse shoe, a, a, are the calks produced by cutting away the
adjacent metal as described. When we only cut away the metal across a portion
of the gutter we produce on one edge only a series of calks with the continuous
calk or rim on the other and when not cut across at all we have a continuous calk
on both edges or treading surfaces but when cut wholly across we have a series of
calks on the whole treading surface of the shoe. Figure 4 shows in plan and
Figure 5 in section through line E, F, such a shoe where the calks are produced on
the front and back portion of the shoe only, a, a, are these calks, b, b, are the slots
cut away to produce the calks. Figure 6 is an inverted plan and Figure 7 a
section of metal through G, H, and Figure 8 a section through J, K, of Figure 6
showing the shoe with calks a at the rear and continuous rim round the other part.
To fit or apply calks made of india-rubber gutta percha or other suitable
composition to the gutter it (the gutter) should at that part where they (the calks)
are to be applied, be made square in section and dovetail at the part where the
calks are to be inserted and the said calks be so formed as to slide into the
dovetails so as to be removable if required. Figure 9 shows in inverted plan
Figure 10 in side elevation and Figure 11 is a section of the metal through
line L, M of Figure 9 of a shoe so fitted with movable calks c whether such calks
be of flexible material or metal c. Figure 6 shows the flexible calk across the shoe
heel held in the slot b whereby an artificial frog is obtained when necessary.. It
will be observed that the shoe is only made of the section shown at Figure 11
where it is required to fit the calks and in this way gripping and holding surfaces
will be obtained applicable for work on asphalt, wood and frosty surfaces. The
holes for the nails are formed in the gutter base. When made of wrought iron or
steel the blanks may be produced by rolling by which means we may also produce
the calks aforesaid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that we are

page_text: aware that it is not new in itself to make horse shoes of gutter section but what
we claim is―
The construction and employment of horse shoes gutter shape in section in
combination with the production of calks by cutting away and filing up the metal
in certain places together with the dovetailing or tapering of those portions where
removable roughing or holding calks are fitted all substantially as herein before
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.