Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
A communication by DANIEL CHARLES DWYER, of Wichita, in the County of
Sedgwick and State of Kansas, United States of America, Blacksmith,
RICHARD COLEMAN STEWART the Younger, and WALLACE ARUNAH
STEWART, both of Wichita, aforesaid, Manufacturers.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6 Bank Street, Man-
chester, both in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, 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 :—
This invention relates to certain improvements in horse shoes, and consists in the
particular construction of heel springs made as a part of the shoe by welding them
to the shoe body, and of rubber coverings made to fit over the heel springs, to be
in contact with the heel of a horse's foot when in service, and constructed to be
held in position on the springs, when in service, by the nails which secure the shoe
to the foot; which improvements are fully set forth and explained in the following
Specification and pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings:-
:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shoe:
Figure 2, a detailed perspective of one heel portion thereof, having the rubber
covering of the heel spring removed:
Figure 3, a similar view, representing said rubber covering on the spring taken
on line zz, Figure 1:
Figure 4, a detailed sectional view of one heel portion having the rubber covering
of the spring likewise removed, taken on line zz, of Figure 1:
Figure 5, a bottom plan view of said rubber, spring covering and
Figure 6, a longitudinal section of the same.
Referring to the drawings-
S represents the shoe proper, and S₁ S¹ the heel portions thereof, which portions
are formed with a rounded upper surface, as shown at R. D represents the heel
springs, preferably made of spring steel, which are attached to the shoe by being
welded to the body portions thereof or otherwise suitably formed, one at each side,
arranged extending rearward over the shoe heel portions S' and are formed with
rounded under surfaces, as shown at R', facing the similar faces or surfaces of the
heel portions S', and are made so that their upper surface will be on a plane with
the remaining portion of the shoe, so that, in fitting a shoe to a foot, the hoof may
be pared evenly as in the usual manner. In the formation of the springs D, they
are made thickest at their junction with the shoe and taper gradually to their
terminal, which gives them equality of strength through their length and adapts
them better to service.
C represents a covering of rubber or some equivalent material, made in form of
pockets to fit closely over the springs D, as shown, and take the general outlines
of the springs, and are provided with a forwardly extending flat portion C' which
rests upon the shoe body forward of the springs, and are provided with holes B
made to register with the rear nail hole of the shoe through which the securing
nails pass and are arranged when attaching the shoe to the foot, which nails hold
the rubbers and prevent them slipping off the springs. It is not essential that said
holes B shall be made prior to nailing the shoe to a foot, for the reason that the
securing nail will readily pierce the rubber, when being placed, and thereby form
said holes.

page_text: The purpose of the heel springs is, when in service, to provide a yielding bearing
for the heel of the foot wearing the shoe, to give ease to travel and to prevent too
severe pounding of the shoulders of a horse, which occurs on hard roads with the
ordinary solid and rigid shoe, and the purpose of the rubber covering C, and its
portion C, is to provide a pad between the shoe and the heel portion of the hoof,
for horses having tender feet and especially for horses having bruised feet and the
like, and the form of each pad adapts them to be firmly secured into position and
retained in position, and of a size adapted for their purpose and not cumbersome.
And the purpose of the facing rounded surface of the heel portion S¹ and spring D
is to avoid flat surfaces between said springs and heel portions to prevent the
accumulation of dirt, gravel or the like to interfere with the proper elasticity of
the springs.
It is the intention in this invention that the heel spring be made to yield but
slightly, which avoids the liability of the shoe nails being loosened when in service,
which would be the result should the spring yield too freely.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claini is :-
1. A horse shoe provided with heel springs welded to the upper side thereof,
and arranged extending over the heel portions in the manner described, in com-
bination with the rubber coverings made to fit upon said springs and provided with
a portion extending forwardly therefrom adapted to be secured into position on a
foot by means of the shoe securing nails, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
2. A horse shoe provided with the heel portions thereof rounded on their upper
Eurface with heel springs welded to the shoe body forward of said rounded
portions and arranged extending rearwardly over said heel portions, being made on
a plane on the upper surface with the shoe body and rounded on their surface
facing said heel portions, in combination with the rubber covering or pad made to
fit upon said springs, and provided with a portion extending forwardly therefrom
adapted to be secured into position on a foot by means of the shoe securing nails,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.