An Improved Shoe. for Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
An Improved Shoe. for Horses and other Animals.
We FRANCIS CUBBON ROGERS, Surgeon, of Greek Street, and WILLIAM
MULLOY, Blacksmith, of 28 Royal George Street, both of Stockport, in the County-
of Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to dispense with the metal shoes usually employed.
for horses and other animals and to avoid the necessity for nailing or otherwise.
piercing the hoofs of such animals for fixing the shoes thereto.
According to our invention we make a nailless shoe from india rubber or
composition either with or without canvas and we attach the same to the hoof
of the animal by a suitable cement.
The shoe is made in one piece and of such a form as to extend underneath the
hoof and also to embrace the front and sides thereof so that it can be firmly cemented.
thereto.
It may be made either in the form of what is known as a "bar shoe" or a.
"frog-pad" shoe, or like an ordinary shoe the sole being of such a thickness as
is necessary to resist the wear and tear of the traffic for which the animal is
required.
Shoes of this kind will not only be noiseless but being soft and elastic will also be
very beneficial to the animals as they will prevent all jar or shock of the hoof
against the road and will thus lessen the danger of injury to the bones and joints of
the animals.
These nailless shoes may be strengthened by the application of canvas or other
material so as to decrease or prevent the elasticity at any part thereof where it may
be thought desirable to strengthen them.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
We FRANCIS CUBBON ROGERS, Surgeon, of Greek Street, and WILLIAM
MULLOY, Blacksmith, of 28 Royal George Street, both of Stockport, in the County
of Chester, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to dispense with the metal shoes usually employed
for horses and other animals, and to avoid the necessity for nailing or otherwise
piercing the hoofs of such animals for fixing the shoes thereto; and the invention
will be readily understood from the following description on reference to the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: Fig. 1 is an elevation of a shoe, made according to our invention, shewing a horse's
hoof therein.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the said shoe.
According to our invention we make a nailless shoe from india rubber or
composition either with or without canvas and we attach the same to the hoof of
the animal by a suitable cement.
The shoe is made in one piece, or of parts vulcanized together, and is of such a
form as to extend underneath the hoof and also to embrace the front and sides
thereof, so that it can be firmly cemented thereto.
It may be made either in the form of what is known-as. a. "bar shoe," or a
"frog-pad "shoe, as shewn dotted on Fig. 2, or like an ordinary shoe, the sole a
being of such a thickness.as is necessary, to resist the wear and tear of the traffic
for which the animal.is required.
Shoes of this kind will not only be noiseless but being soft and elastic will also
be very beneficial to the animals as they will prevent all jar or shock of the hoof
against the road, and will thus lessen the danger of injury to the bones and joints
of the animals.
These mailless shoes may be strengthened by canvas or other suitable material
applied to the upper part a 1, and further if desired by the application of canvas,
thin sheet metal or other material so as to decrease or prevent the elasticity at any
part thereof say at a 2 a 3, where it may be thought desirable to strengthen them,
or the upper part a 1 of the shoe may be made of waterproofed canvas or other
suitable material vulcanized or fixed to the sole a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
A nailless shoe, made of india rubber or other similar composition, so made as to
extend under the animal's hoof and embrace the sides thereof, either with or without
canvas, and cemented to the sides of the hoof, substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this outh 1 of 1007
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.