Improvement in Horses' Shoes to Prevent Concussion and Slipping.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Horses' Shoes to Prevent Concussion and Slipping.
FREDERICK KIRKBY Farrier 38 Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham ABRAHAM
BUCKLEY OGDEN, Surveyor, 478 Manchester Road Shaw, Oldham, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvement in horse shoes, so as to prevent concussion or shock, combined
with the prevention of slipping or sliding.
The shoe complete is made in two parts or pieces viz. one piece of metal and
one of india-rubber or like material. The metal portion is made of wrought or
malleable iron or steel and is a skeleton shoe with three dovetailed or splayed
perforations for the fore shoe and two perforations to back or hind shoe, these
perforations being larger at back or hoof surface than at the ground or wearing
surface to secure the pad of rubber or like material.
The metal shoe has nail holes through its solid portions so that the nails do
not pass through the india-rubber or other like material on the wearing surface-
but does pass through the back portion of such material which forms a pad
between the hoof and metal shoe.
This metal shoe receives the india-rubber or other like material which is made.
in one piece so formed that a portion of it protrudes through the metal shoe and
perfectly fits the perforations & the back portion or hoof side forms a perfect pad
between the shoe and horses hoof.
This india rubber pad which forms both pad to hoof, and wearing surfaces to
shoe, does not require any cement, screws or pins to secure it beyond the ordinary
nailing on of the shoe. These shoes can be fitted either hot or cold as the rubber
is placed in immediately before nailing on and is then perfectly secure, and can
be replaced with new rubber quicker than ordinary sharpening.
The shoe which has india-rubber or like material on both the wearing and hoof
side, must prevent concussion, and by use of such a small amount of metal it must
be necessarily light in weight.
Dand the 5th In- of Tan 1002
FREDERICK KIRKBY,
38, Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham,
ABRAHAM BUCKLEY OGDEN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Horses' Shoes to Prevent Concussion and Slipping.
FREDERICK KIRKBY, Farrier 38 Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham, ABRAHAM
BUCKLEY OGDEN Surveyor 49 Cowlishaw Shaw, Oldham, late 478 Manchester
Road Shaw, 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 :-
The shoe complete is formed of two parts or pieces, viz. one part is made of
metal and one of indiarubber or like material. The metal portion is made of
wrought or malleable iron, steel or other suitable metal and is a skeleton shoe with
three dovetailed or splayed perforations for the fore shoe and two like perforations
for the back or hind shoe. These perforations in the metal shoe are formed to
receive the indiarubber (or other such material) pad which is made in one piece
and so formed that a portion of it protrudes through the metal frame and forms the

page_text: ground or running surface to prevent slipping. This pad perfectly fits into the
perforations and the back portion or hoof side forms a perfect pad between
the shoe and the horses hoof.
The portion of india rubber which forms the pad between the metal shoe and
foot is so formed as to be a little thicker on the inner side and with a slight
cavity or space between the india rubber pad and metal shoe. This gives the
required elasticity to prevent concussion especially to the inner sole, and is shown
on drawings Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. and marked X.
The india rubber portion or pad does not require any cement, screws, or pins
to secure it beyond the ordinary nailing on of the shoe. These shoes can be
fitted either hot or cold, the india rubber being placed in position immediately
before nailing on and is then perfectly secure and can be replaced with new rubber
quicker than ordinary sharpening.
Figure 1. on drawing shews the ground or wearing surface of shoe, the india
rubber pad is denoted by the etching.
Fig. 2. shews half india rubber pad on foot side.
Fig. 3 shews the ground or opposite side to Fig. 2; with the raised parts to form
ground pad or running surface.
Fig. 4 represents a section through shoe on line A. B Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 also represents a section of shoe on line C. D. Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
we declare that what we claim is
(1) In the construction of a horse shoe for frosty or slippery weather and all
kinds of slippery ground.
(2) A horse shoe comprising combination of metal skeleton framed shoe, with
india rubber inserted in such a manner to form both pad to foot and wearing
surface in one piece, capable of being detached & refilled, & refitted by ordinary
nailing on.
(3) The horse shoe with the pad portion thicker on the inside & with slight
cavity as shown on drawing Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 and described.
Dated this 5th day of October 1893.
F. KIRKBY.
A. B. OGDEN.