Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Sept, 1888
HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER Madeira House, 90 Kings Road Brighton, Member
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons London, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows
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A preventative against Horses Shipping and Falling on the Wooden, Asphalte
and all description of Roads, also in the Hunting-field and especially during snowy
and frosty weather They consist of seven (graduated) sizes of iron or steel plates,
for various kinds and sizes of Horse Shoes, they are flat of an elongated square,
wedged shaped and tapering, the dimensions of the largest size for a big Cart Horse
shoe, being about one inch and three quarters in length about three quarters of an
inch at the head or insertion end into the substance of the Shoe, and, about one
sixteenth of an inch more to the point or ground surface, its thickness varies, being
about, one eighth of an inch at the head, about five sixteenths of an inch three parts
of its length from the head, the rest receding comically to a point of the ground
surface, one side about one eight of an inch from the head or insertion end, is a semi-
circular hollow across the Rough of about three eights of an inch wide, and the
edges are bevelled about the sixteenth of an inch from the plain side to the semi-
circular transverse cut side, the other five sizes are similar in form but graduated,
and the length of the smallest size for Ponies, is about five eights of an inch, about
five sixteenths of an inch wide, at the head or insertion end into the substance of the
Horse Shoe, and about three eights of an inch to the point or ground surface, and
about one sixteenth of an inch in thickness at the head or insertion end in the substance
of the Shoe, and about three sixteenths of an inch in the thickest part, three parts of
its length from the head, the transverse semicircular hollow below the head being
about one eight of an inch in width, and the level from the flat edge to the semi-
circular transverse hollow edge, being about one thirty second of one inch, the
tapering (in gradation) corresponding with that of the large size all ready described,
the wedge and tapering shape and the semicircular out or hollow greatly ensure the

page_text: retention of the Roughs in the substance of the Shoes All that is necessary, for the
adjustment of the Roughs is the punching of the holes, with an elongated, square,
but tapering punch, corresponding with the different sizes of the Roughs for insertion
into the substance of the Shoes when they are manufactured, or removed for that
purpose, as the Roughs do not when inserted, penetrate through the entire substance
of the Shoe, the application of one at each heel, to keep an even bearing is recommended,
which are placed sideways in a line with the circle of the Shoe, but two more,
one each side of the toe, may from extreme circumstances of frosty or snowy weather,
be found absolutely necessary for locomotion, or the caprice of owners of Horses
The Roughs are inserted and removed at will
Dated this Fourth day of June 1888

page_text: HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER Madeira House 90 King's Road Brighton Member
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons London do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what minner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement
A preventative against Horses slipping and falling on the Wooden, Asphalte
Mac Adamised and all descriptions of Ronds during Snowy, and Frosty Weather and
after showers and Witering Ronds and also most serviceable for Hunting purposes
and at all times The invention consists of seven graduated sizes of Iron or Steel
plates for various kinds and sizes of Horse Shoes they are flit of an elongated square
wedged shaped and tapering throughout
The dimensions of the largest size for big Cait Horse being about one inch and
three quarters in length, about three quarters of an inch wide at the head or insertion
end into the substance of the shot near to the extremity of the heels and elsewhere if
requisite, and about one sixteenth. of an inch more in width to the point or ground
surfaco Its thickness vules, being about one eight of in inch at the heid, about
five sixteenths of an inch, three parts of its length from the head, the iest receding
conically to a point of the ground surface One side about one eight of an inch from
the hoid or insertion end is a crescentic hollow of about three sixteenths of an inch
in its greatest depth, and five sixteenths of an inch in its surface or greatest width
across the "Improved Iron & Steel Horse Rough" and the edges are bevelled the
entire length, about the sixteenth of an inch from the plain side to the side with the
transverse hollow side, which the two latter exceptions make the sides and edges
uniformly wedged shaped, the smallest size for "Ponies" is as follows, about five
eights of in inch long, about five sixteenths of an inch wide, at the head-oi insertion
end into the substance of the Shoe and about three e ghts of an inch to the point or
ground surfice, and about one sixteenth of an inch in thickness at the head or insertion
end in the substance of the Shoe and about three sixteenths of an inch in the thickest
part, three parts of its length from the head, the other fourth of its length terminating
conically to a sharp edge The Transverse crescentic hollow about one sixteenth of
an inch, below the head, being about one sixteenth of an inch at the surface or greatest
width, and about the thirty second of an inch in depth, and the edges are bevelled
from the plun side to the side of the transverse crescentic hollow, to about one
thirty second of an inch The tapering throughout is graduated corresponding with
that of the large size all ready described, having the wedge and tapering shape &c
The other five sizes are graduated in sizes and form between the largest and smallest
Sizes specially mentioned
The wedge and tapering shape and the crescentic transverse cut or hollow greatly
ensure the retention of the "Improved Iron and Steel Horse Roughs" in the substance

page_text: No
on left hand top corner
A A represents the full length
do
BB
CC
do
D D
do
EE do
do do width at head
do do do at ground surface, or sharp edge
transverse crescentic cut or hollow
the bevelled edges, from below upwards
No 7 below on the left represents the former, but plain, in its entirety both sides,
but different as regards being without the transverse crescentic cut or hollow, but
also having the bevelled edges No 1 on left hand of the third line represents in
form the first described but graduated to the smallest size while that paralel under
this is similar in description to the second figure referred to but graduated for the
smallest size, but without the transverse cut or hollow under the head The top right
hand figure No 7 the Rough edgewise to show its solidity or thickness
F the thickness of the head
G do do from do to the transverse cut or hollow
HH the transverse cut or hollow
1 I the three fourths from the head to form the conical part of the "Rough”
J the ground sharp edge of the "Rough
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7 on the right hand below the proceeding the same as it is, but without the
transverse cut thus making it alike both sides
No 1 on the third line at the right similar to top corner on the same side but
graduated in size for ponies or smallest size
1 on the fourth or lower line on the right similar to the second line number 7 on
the right but is graduated for ponies or smallest size
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
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1st The invention, novelty, originality, of the whole design, device of shape
formation and utility of the "Improved Iron and Steel Horse Roughs" as stated in
the foregoing complete specification
2nd The utmost Legal Protection granted to me by Letters Patent
Dated the 18th of July 1888