Improvements in the Manufacture of Horse Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 23rd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Horse Shoes.
I, FREDERICK HENRY CATOR, of 100 Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, in the
County of London, Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:-
This invention has reference to an improved construction of shoes for horses and
to dies for use in forming the same, the objects being to produce horse shoes
especially suitable for town wear, but adapted also for country wear, and for
military and heavy draught horses, and such as shall be less liable to slip than
shoes as ordinarily made, and which as compared with such shoes shall be of less
weight, and shall be better suited for wear, so as to prevent horses using them,
becoming lame.
For these purposes I form the underside of the shoe with a roughened or indented
surface consisting of a series of projections, arranged near together and extending
all around the shoe, the projections being formed integral with the shoe. These
projections, which may be of truncated conical or pyramidal form, but preferably
of the latter form, may advantageously extend around the inner portion of the
shoe and be surrounded by a plain portion beyond the surface of which the pro-
jections extend. By placing the plain portion outside, a horse provided with such
shoes cannot cut or injure itself by the projections. The shoe is made of gradually
increasing thickness from the heel or free ends which are made comparatively thin,
to the toe or centre part which is most subject to wear and is of such dimensions
that when fixed in place upon a horse's hoof, the heel of the hoof is not covered by
the shoe and both the heel and the frog of the hoof can be brought in contact with the
ground. By this construction the wear of the shoe is rendered more uniform than
is the case with shoes as ordinarily constructed, and the horse is less liable to slip
and is enabled to tread freely without injuring or straining the muscles of its legs as
sometimes happens when the heels of its shoes are made thick or provided with
calks. The toe of the shoe is formed with an ordinary clip or projection to bear
against the front of a horse's hoof when nailed in place thereon which can be
effectually done with four nails only.
A horse shoe such as hereinbefore described can be constructed by subjecting
a piece of bar metal after the same has been bent to shape, to pressure between
suitable moulds or dies. A convenient method of forming the projections is to
subject the shoe whilst hot and after it has been bent to shape and made of
gradually increasing thickness from heel to toe, to the action of a matrix or die
the form of which is such as to impart the desired formation to the underside of
the shoe. This matrix or die is provided with a guiding flange and with a shank
by which it can be held upon the shoe whilst being struck with a hammer and is
preferably of such a size as to treat only a portion of a shoe at a time, the com-
plete formation being effected by successive stamping operations, in a similar manner
to that in which a "fullering" tool is used.
Dated this 21st day of July 1890
FREDERICK H. CATOR.
W. Lloyd Wise,
Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Horse Shoes.
I, FREDERICK HENRY CATOR, of 100 Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, in the
County of London, Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
.
This invention has reference to an improved construction of shoes for horses and 5
to dies for use in forming the same, the object being to produce horse shoes
especially suitable for town wear, but adapted also for country wear, and such as
shall be less liable to slip than shoes as ordinarily made, and which, as compared
with such shoes, shall be of less weight, and shall be better suited for wear so as
to prevent horses using them, becoming lame.
For these purposes I form the underside or sole of the shoe with a roughened or
indented surface consisting of a series of projections, arranged near together and
extending all around the shoe, the projections being formed integral with the body
of the shoe. These projections, which may be of truncated conical or pyramidal
form, but preferably of the latter form, may advantageously extend around the
inner portion of the shoe and be surrounded by a plain portion beyond the surface
of which the projections extend. By placing the plain portion outside, a horse
provided with such shoes cannot cut or injure itself by the projections. The shoe
is made of gradually increasing thickness from the heels or free ends which are
made comparatively thin, to the toe or centre part which is most subject to wear
and is of such dimensions that when fixed in place upon a horse's hoof, the heel of
the hoof is not covered by the shoe and both the heel and the frog of the hoof can
be brought in contact with the ground.
By this construction the wear of the shoe is rendered more uniform than is the
case with shoes as ordinarily constructed, and the horse is less liable to slip and is
enabled to tread freely without injury to or straining of the muscles of its legs as
sometimes happens when the heels of its shoes are made thick or provided with
calks. The toe of the shoe is formed with an ordinary clip or projection to bear
against the front of a horse's hoof when the shoe is nailed in place thereon which
can be effectually done with four nails.
In the accompanying drawings
Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively an underside view, and a side elevation of a horse's
hoof having attached thereto a shoe according to this invention.
Fig. 3 is a central transverse vertical section of the shoe alone.
A represents the hoof of a horse, B represents the body of my improved shoe
having integral therewith a number of projections C arranged in rows extending
around the shoe and of pyramidal form. D is a plain or smooth portion extending
around the edge of the shoe outside the aforesaid projections for the purpos
hereinbefore mentioned. E is a clip or projection formed upon the toe of the sho
in the ordinary manner and adapted to bear against the front of the horse's hoo
when secured in position thereon.
The shoe is formed of circular or other suitable shape and is preferably cor
structed of steel, its thickness gradually increasing from the heels or free end
thereof, which are made comparatively thin, to the toe or centre part which
most subject to wear. The shoe is made of approximately the dimensions show
so that when fixed in place upon a horse's hoof the heels of the hoof will be le
uncovered, and both the heels and the frog of the hoof can come in contact wi
the ground.
Horse shoes constructed as described can be securely fastened in position on
hoof by four nails as shown at F, the risk of damage and injury to the hoof
nailing being thus considerably diminished.

page_text: A horse shoe such as that hereinbefore described may be constructed by sub-
jecting a suitable metal bar or blank, after the same has been bent to shape, and in
a heated condition to the action of suitable dies, the form of which is such as will
impart to the metal the form with projections and plain margin which it is desired
to produce on the underside of the shoe, such dies being made to act upon the
metal by means of a hydraulic or other press, or by means of a steam hammer as
will be readily understood.
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 :-
1. A horse shoe formed at its underside or sole with a series of projections such
as hereinbefore described and so constructed that it will allow the heels and the
frog of a horse's hoof to make contact with the surface of the ground, substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
2. A horse shoe constructed substantially as hereinbefore described with reference
to and shewn in the accompanying drawings, whether the projections on the under-
side or sole be as shewn or of other suitable form such as and for the purpose
hereinabove specified.
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FREDERICK H. CATOR.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.