Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, CHARLES LEA of Silverdale in the County of Stafford Tailor do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My present invention relates to horse shoes and the object thereof is to arrange
the same so that they may be repaired from time to time as required without it
being necessary to unnail the top plate from the horses foot to attain which either
forge out of wrought iron or other suitable metal or cast from malleable iron or
other metal a plain or flat shoe plate and form in the same a suitable number of
holes in each side thereof for the reception of the nails which are to secure the said
plate to the horses foot in the usual way.
The said upper flat plate is preferably about half the thickness of the shoc
proper and has two or more circular or other recesses or holes formed in it for the
purpose hereinafter described. I employ a second or under plate to each shoe the
said plate being equal to half the thickness or thereabouts of the shoe proper and
it has a number of suitable holes formed through it which are tapered undercut or
otherwise formed so as to retain in position suitable calks or attachable picces
which fit firmly therein. The upper plate may have two or more projections or
pins made with or secured thereto which extend into corresponding holes formed in
the lower plate so as to keep the latter firmly secure laterally. The calks are
made separate from both plates and may be made so as to project under the lower
plate in order to form a spike or any other form of calk. The calks are made
either flat on their uppersides so as to press or bear against the underside of upper
plate or they may be made with projections which fit into pockets or recesses
formed in the upper plate for their reception.
The calks are first placed in position and the under plate is then placed over the
same and is secured to the upper plate by means of a suitable number of set screws.
The under plate may where preferred be formed in several parts.
The said calks or attachable pieces may be made with flanges and the screws
which fasten the underplate to the top plate may be arranged to pass through said
flanges and in this arrangement either the top or bottom plates are made with
recesses for the reception of said flanges.
Where preferred the calks and bottom plate may be made in one or in a number
of segments as will be well understood.
Dated this 5th day of December 1890.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.1. Mech. E.,
London, Sheffield, and Barnsley, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, CHARLES LEA of Silverdale in the County of Stafford Tailor 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:-
My present invention relates to horse shoes and the object thereof is to arrange
the same so that they may be easily repaired from time to time as required without
it being necessary to unnail the top plate of the horse's foot to attain which

page_text: I construct my improved horse shoes as set forth in the accompanying sheets of
drawings in which
Fig. 1 is an inverted plan of the top plate which is secured to the horse's foot in
the ordinary way and Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation of same taken on line a a
of said Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an inverted plan and Fig. 4 a cross sectional elevation taken on line b b
of said Fig. 3. of the under plate of my improved horse shoe.
Fig. 5 is an elevation and Fig. 6 a transverse elevation of one form of calk which
may be employed in the construction of my improved horse shoe.
Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively longitudinal and transverse elevations of another
form of calk and Fig. 9 is an elevation and Fig. 10 an inverted plan of another
form of calk.
Fig. 11 is a front elevation of improved horse shoe complete.
Fig. 12 is a plan of a modified detail of said horse shoe. Fig. 13 an inverted
plan of upper plate and Fig. 14 a front elevation and Fig. 15 a side elevation of
said modified shoe complete fitted to the horse's foot.
Fig. 16 is a plan of upper plate and Fig. 17 a side elevation of a modification of
my improved horse shoe and Figs. 18 and 19 are respectively side elevation and
back view of a further modification of said shoe.
Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 8 I either forge out of wrought iron or steel or cast from
malleable iron or other suitable metal a plain or flat shoe plate B and form through
the same a suitable number of holes for the reception of the heads of the nails
employed for securing said plate to the horse's foot in the usual way.
The plate B is preferably about half the thickness of the shoe proper and it may
have any suitable number of holes or recesses & formed in it for the purpose
hereinafter described.
My improved horse shoe is arranged with a second or under plate C which is also
preferably about the thickness of half the shoe proper and the said plate C may
be forged or cast as desired. It has a number of suitable holes c' formed through
it which may be tapered as shown or may be undercut or otherwise suitably
formed so as to retain in position the calks D which fit therein.
It will be obvious that where preferred the plate C may be made in more than
one piece.
The upper plate B may where desired have two or more projections 63 formed on
it which may fit or extend into corresponding holes or recesses c² formed in the
lower plate C.
The calks D may be made separate from both plates B and C or they may be
made on the plate C where made separate as shown they may be either flat on their
upper parts see Figs. 7 and 8 so as to bear against the under side of upper plate B
in which case the latter is formed without the recesses or holes 6 or they may be
arranged with pins or projections d¹ which enter the recesses or holes 6* formed in
plate B.
My said improved horse shoe is fitted together and secured to the horse's foot as,
follows.
The plate B is first nailed to the horse's foot in the usual manner. Subsequently
each calk D is placed in position in the holes cl on plate C, which latter is then
fastened to plate B by means of screws e¹ which screw into the plate B through
the holes c*.
Referring to Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 the plate B is made flat and is nailed to the
horse's foot in the ordinary way then a thin plate of either metal or flexible
material D' being made with or without calks D is placed under said plate and is
held in position by the under plate C being secured up to the plate B by the
screws e in the manner shown at Fig. 11.
Referring to Figs. 13, 14 and 15 the plate C is hinged to the plate B by means
of the hinges c' and a piece of flexible material D is placed between the plates B
and C.

page_text: In this arrangement no screws are required to secure the plate C to the plate B
inasmuch as the plate B is made with a webbed bay 6 and the plate C has a corre-
sponding lip which fits into said bay b.
In fitting this shoe together the plate B is first secured to the horses foot with
nails then the piece of india rubber or other flexible material D2 (Fig. 12) is placed
under said plate B the plate C being subsequently placed with its lip cover the
web of the bay and the pins are passed through the back part of the said shoe
so as to form the hinges e as shown and so holding the shoe together.
Referring to Figs. 16 and 17 the plate B is made in two portions which are
hinged together at 67 it has a projection 68 which fits over front part of horse's foot
and two projections which fit on the sides of the horse's foot and to the pro-
jections a strap or band F which is adjustable by a buckle ¹ is fitted or
attached.
The heel part of said shoe plate B is formed with holes 60 through which passes
a bar G arranged with its ends either so that they may be hammered down or
arranged with slots or holes into which cotters may be driven in order to keep the
plate B closed, to the horses foot by which means in this case the ordinary nails are
dispensed with the plate B being additionally kept up to the foot by the band or
strap F. The under plate C is secured to the plate B by the set screws e¹.
Referring to Figs. 18 and 19 the plate C is made in a similar manner to that
shown at Fig. 16 but in this case the plate C is hinged to the plate B by means of
a rod or bolt g' which latter acts both as a hinge and a fastening for securing the
plate B laterally to the horse's foot as will be well understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
.
1. In horse shoes the use of two plates B and C the plate B being secured to the
horses foot and the plate C to the plate B substantially as described and for the
purpose specified.
2. In a horse shoe the combination of plates B and C with calks D or D¹ or a
plate D substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this 7th day of September 1891.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
London, Sheffield, and Barnsley.