IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-SHOES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, ROBERT MORTIMER SKINNER, of Curzon Street, Mayfair, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for AN IMPROVEMENT
IN HORSE-SHOES, to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to prevent horses from slipping, and for this
purpose the shoe is made somewhat broader than usual, and in such broad part or
portion, I form a V-shaped or bevilled slot partaking of the shape of the shoe; but
not extending up to or as far as the heel thereof; into this slot, a correspondingly
shaped piece of vulcanized rubber, having a rim or protruding portion is fitted, and
this rim or portion projects beyond the outer face of the shoe, so that when it
comes into contact with the ground it acts as a grip thereon & thereby prevents
the horse from slipping.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, ROBERT MORTIMER SKINNER, of Curzon Street, Mayfair, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for AN IMPROVEMENT IN
HORSE-SHOES, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is
to say:-
The object of my Invention is to provide a shoe for horses and other animals,
which will ensure a foot hold for the horse in all weathers, either on slippery wood
pavements, granite setts or on ico, and, at the same time, a shoe which will give
ease and comfort to the animal and safety to the rider.
For the purposes of my Invention I construct the shoo somewhat broader than
usual, and in such broad part or portion I form a V-shaped or bevelled slot,
partaking of the shape of the broad part of the shoe, but not oxtending up to or as
far as the heel thereof; into this slot a correspondingly shaped piece of vulcanized
rubber, having a rim or protruding portion, is fitted, and this rim or portion
projects beyond the outer face of the shoe, so that when it comes into contact with
the ground it acts as a grip thereon, and by affording a firm foot-hold, prevents
the horse from slipping.
And in order that my Invention may be readily understood, I proceed to
describe the samo fully, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like
"letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1, is a view of my improved horseshoe A, shewing its outer face, and which
for the purposes of my Invention is formed with a somewhat broad or enlarged
portion a. This enlarged portion is furnished with a V-shaped slot B. Fig. 2 is
an exactly similar view, but showing the vulcanized rubber inserted or fitted in
the V-shaped slot B; the rim C', of the vulcanized rubber piece is semicircular in
cross section and protrudes beyond the outer face of the shoe. Fig. 3, is a view
of the inner face of the shoe, that is to say, the face which is placed in contiguity
to the horse's hoof, and secured thereto. The vulcanized rubber C, is here shown
as filling the V-shaped slot, and its flat surface lying flush with the inner surfaco
of the shoe. Fig. 4, is a view of the vulcanized rubber C, with the rim C³,
detached from the shoe, and Fig. 5 is a section on line x, x, of Fig. 8, in which the
V-shaped slot is shown filled with the vulcanized rubber and the rim portion of
which C¹, protrudes boyond the outer face of the shoo.
My improved horse-shoe is fitted to the horse's hoof, and securely fastoned
thereto by nails inserted through the holes, %, as in the ordinary method of
shoeing horses.
The rim or portion of rubber C¹, which, as before stated, is semicircular in cross
section, protrudes beyond the outer surface of the shoe, and being consequently
interposed between that and the ground gives the necessary grip or foot hold when
in contact with the ground and thus effectually prevents the slipping or falling of
the horse, or other animal, and thereby obviates serious damage to the animal
arising therefrom,

page_text: When fresh rabber is required, the shoe must be taken off, and then the new
rubber inserted and refixed; this can be readily done in the stable, thereby doing
away with the rasping and reducing of the foot of the animal which is often done
to meet a clumsy and rude-made misfitting shoe, which often mains a valuable
animal for life.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A horseshoe formed with an enlarged portion extending nearly up to the heel of
the shoe and provided with a correspondingly shaped slot (preferably of V shape)
into which is fitted a ring-shaped piece of vulcanized rubbor having a semicircular
projecting rim extending beyond the outer face of the shoe, substantially as herein
described and as shewn in the drawings, and for the purposes set forth.