Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
THOMAS ARTHUR HUBAND, 13, Albion Street, Cheltenham, Fellow of the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons, Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
A pad which is made of rubber or some such elastic material for attachment to
horses' feet, in the substance or interior of which, closed cavities, air-spaces, or
cells, are constructed, and particularly in that part of it which is to be placed,-
when in position for use, beneath the frog of the foot; around this pneumatic
pad a flange is constructed, which is gripped between the foot and the shoe; on
the ground surface, the pad is more or less convex, and grooved transversely, or
arranged in other manner, and with the addition of some material or substance in
its structure which will be calculated to lessen the probability of slipping, by
affording a firmer grip of the ground.
Dated this 6th day of Santambar 1807
I, THOMAS ARTHUR Huband, of 13, Albion Street, Cheltenham, Fellow of the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons, Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature
of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
A pad which is made of rubber or some other elastic material for attachment to
horses' feet, in the substance or interior of which, closed cavities air spaces or cells
are constructed, and particularly in that part of it which is to be placed when in
position for use, beneath the frog of the foot; around this pneumatic pad a flange
is constructed, which is gripped between the foot and the shoe; on the ground
surface the pad is more or less convex, and grooved transversely or arranged in
other manner and with the addition of some material or substance in its structure
which will be calculated to lessen the probability of slipping by affording a firmer
grip of the ground.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved horse shoe pad.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a horse's hoof with my pad fitted thereto.
Figure 2 is an underside plan view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line a-b of Figure 2.

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Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of Figure 2 taken on the line xy.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my pad A from rubber or other
such elastic material with the hollow recesses cavities or cells a¹ a a³ which form
air spaces.
Or I may form one air space or recess only in the pad A. This pad
is attached to the sole B which may be made of any suitable material so as to make
an air tight joint between the recess or recesses and the sole thereby forming
pneumatic cushion in such a position that when the sole is fitted between the walls
of the foot and the shoe D the cavities in the pad are directly underneath or
covering the frog of the foot forming a pneumatic tread directly under the part
of the foot which requires protection from concussion and while thus averting
injury to the soft structures of this particular part of the foot it is calculated to
improve the natural action and prevent disease and also preserves the feet and
legs. Instead of forming the pad and sole separately they may be formed in one
piece so long as the hollow portion or portions or cavities for containing the air
and which form the pneumatic cushion are situated in such a position as to be
directly under the frog of the foot when the pad is fixed to the hoof and have no
communication with the external atmosphere. The surface of the pad A which
comes in contact with the ground is formed with a number of grooves a preferably
arranged transversely which will have a tendency to lessen the probability of
slipping by affording a firmer grip of the ground.
When fitting my pad to the horse's hoof the sole B is cut to the shape of the
foot and placed next to the hoof, the metal shoe D is then placed in position around
the sole and fixed to the foot in the ordinary manner by which means the pneumatic
pad which is situated directly under the frog of the foot is firmly and securely
held in position. I always place my recesses directly under the frog as shewn
and not under the front portion as has been the custom by former inventors and
therefore make no general claim to a recess unless made and placed in the
particular manner described and shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
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CLAIM.
The improved pneumatic horse shoe pad characterised by forming one or more
recesses cavities or cells for containing air in that particular part of the pad which
fits directly under the frog of the foot the said recesses cavities or cells being made
air tight by means of a sole such as B or its equivalent in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as hereinbefore described and as shewn on the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
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Dated this 20th day of April 1898.
THOMAS ARTHUR HUBAND,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant.
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.