A New or Improved Farrier's" Rasp or File.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th May, 1896-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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A New or Improved Farrier's" Rasp or File.
I, FREDRICK BRANAGAN, of Haddington Road, Dublin, Ireland, Farrier,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
This invention has reference to a new or improved ❝ farriers rasp or file, and
is designed (1) to obviate the undue rasping or filing away of the wall or crust of
hoof; (2) to protect the clinches of the nails in the operation of shoeing; and
(3) to facilitate the sharpening or pointing of the nails.
"
With the ordinary "farriers rasp as at present in use the clinches are liable to be
injured and the wall or crust of hoof to be rasped or filed too much thereby injuring
the animal's hoof to a considerable degree.
My invention consists in forming a rasp or file as follows:-
The tool is rectangular in shape, and made in the ordinary sizes as at present in
use.
In the centre of one side is a longitudinal dome, or round groove, at the
bottom of which is a file cut about a quarter of an inch wide, the sides of the
dome or groove being smooth, as also the flat surface of the rasp.
This side of the tool is intended to take off the edges of the hoof before fixing
the shoe, and to round same without injuring the wall or crust in the slightest
degree.
The converse surface of the tool is divided into five longitudinal bands, the
centre one being the widest and roughened so as to constitute a file in the ordinary
way, while the neighbouring bands are chamfered and file cut, and the outer bands
or edges are rounded and smooth to about an eight of an inch so as not to injure
the clinches or hoof.
By the use of the chamfered edges or bands on the side of the tool, the farrier
is enabled to point the ends of the nails as he desires without injuring, in any way,
the hoof, thus making a good clinch.
Dated this 30th day of August 1895.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved "Farrier's" Rasp or File.
I, FREDRICK BRANAGAN of Haddington Road, Dublin Ireland, Farrier
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 has reference to a new or improved "farriers
rasp or file, and
is designed (1) to obviate the undue rasping or filing away of the wall or crust of
the hoof; (2) to protect the clinches of the nails in the operation of shoeing; and
(3) to facilitate the sharpening or pointing of the nails.
"
With the ordinary "farriers rasp as hitherto in use the clinches are liable to
be injured, and the wall or crust of hoof to be rasped or filed unduly thereby
injuring the animal's hoof to a considerable degree.

page_text: My invention is designed to obviate these defects and consists in forming a
rasp or file as follows:-
The tool is rectangular in shape, and made in the ordinary sizes as at present
in use.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1. represents one side, Fig. 2. the converse
side, and Fig. 3. a sectional view of a modification of the edge of the instrument as
hereafter more fully described.
On one side (Fig. 1) are formed two or it may be three longitudinal domes or
round grooves, a. a. at the bottom of which is cut a file about a quarter of an inch
wide, the sides being smooth as also the flat upper surface. This side of the tool
is intended to take off the edge of the hoof before fixing and to round same (the
hoof) without injuring the wall or crust in the slightest degree.
In the Provisional Specification only one of these grooves is described but I find
by experiment that the use of two or three render the tool more useful.
The converse side (Fig. 2) may be divided longitudinally or transversely and
each division cut in files of different roughnesses.
In practice however I find the divisions illustrated in the drawing to afford the
most satisfactory results.
One half b. is cross cut by oblique and diagonal lines while the other half c. is
roughened as an ordinary rasp.
The longitudinal edges are chamfered and fine file cut, the angles being rounded
and sinooth.
Or an angle or projection, as shewn in Fig. 3, may be formed on the edges, the
horizontal part being file cut, and the vertical part smooth.
By the use of such edges the farrier is enabled to point the ends of the nails as
he desires without injuring the hoof, thus making a good clinch.
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 :-
The use and application of a "farrier's" rasp or file constructed and arranged
in the manner substantially as herein specified and set forth.
Dated this 29th day of Mov 1806
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.