IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO HORSE-SHOES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, &
Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO HORSE-SHOES." A communication from
abroad by Granville C. Shaw, of Washington, District of Columbia, United
States of America.
aled the 1st July 1879, and dated the 20th January 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th January 1879.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO HORSE-
SHOES." [A communication from abroad by Granville C. Shaw, of Washington,
District of Columbia, United States of America.
The object of this Invention is to provide ready means for attaching a pad in
the opening of an ordinary horse-shoe to protect the frog of the foot, and the
Invention consists in supporting the pad in the opening in the shoe by means of
lips or clips formed on or applied to the shoe, and in constructing the pad to make
it conform and adapt itself to the shoe as thus constructed.
In practising the said Invention the upper side of the shoe, or side applied to
the horse's foot is preferably slightly bevelled or chamfered off, and forms the seat
for the flange of the said pad. I prefer to make the said pad of vulcanized india-
rubber or gutta percha, but other suitable elastic and durable material may be used.
It is provided on its outer and upper edge with the said flange, which I prefer to
make continuous all around. Along the central portion of the upper side of this
pad is formed a longitudinal depression or groove to give ventilation to the frog of
the horse's foot, and also to permit of a ready bending of the pad along the groove
in inserting it and removing it from its seat when desired. The central part of the
pad, or that part which covers the frog of the horse's foot, and lies in the opening
of the shoe, is made of a thickness greater than the thickness of the shoe; and so
as to extend on its underside below the shoe. The said flange rests on the upper
face of the shoe, and is held thereon by the hoof of the horse. The pad is on its
under-side provided with toe and side recesses for the reception of the lips of the
Prine d

page_text: shoe; these recesses I prefer to form in such a manner that they do not extend all
the way through the thickness of the pad, but terminate on the upper side with
the underside of the flange, and thus rest upon the upper side of the said lips no as
to hold the pad in place.
In some instances I adopt a modified form of the ordinary shoe, so as to adapt it
to hold the said pad in place by means of clips. The object of this modification is
to provide simple means for applying the elastic pad to an ordinary horse shoc.
For this purpose I provide the inner edge of the shoe with recesses for the
reception of the toe and side clips; these recesses can be formed in the ordinary
shoe by means of a file or otherwise. The upper face of the shoe is preferably
made with a dovetailed groove or recess for the reception of the removable clips, so
that the latter may be bedded in the face of the shoe, and flush therewith on their
upper side to prevent pressure of the clips on the foot of the horse. The said
recesses however may be dispensed with if desired, I use side clips constructed
somewhat differently from the toe-clip. The said side clips are each provided with
a flange or shoulder, which fits in recesses formed in the sides of the pad, and
supports the latter when in place, one or more of these side clips may be arranged
on each side of the shoe.
These clips rest with their upper side on the upper face of the shoe, and for this
purpose the upper side is, preferably, arranged or placed in grooves or recesses.
The lips are then bent outwardly and downwardly around the shoe to clamp the
latter on the underside, and be thereby securely attached thereto.
The toe clip fits into the toe recess in the same manner as the side clips, and is
provided with an upward projection which is bent over the toe of the horse's hoof,
and made to conform therewith; its lower end is also provided with a flango or
shoulder, which is made to enter the recess in the front or toe part of the pad, and
supports the latter at its front or toe end.
The recesses formed in the pad are designed for use in connection with the
removable clips; they are somewhat differently constructed from those above
described, as instead of having their inner faces flush with the underside of the
flange of the pad they are only about half as deep; this pad is, however, provided
with the flange, as in the other form of the said pad. The first described form of
this pad is adapted to be hung or suspended in the opening of the shoe on the lips
formed on the said shoe, and in its other form it is adapted to bo secured or attached
to an ordinary shoe by being hung or suspended in the opening of the shoe on
the clips.
In either case the said pads can be readily removed from the shoe and replaced
at will; and the clips can also be readily removed from or attached to the shoe and
pad; or if desired they can be permanently secured to the shoe by rivets or other
suitable device.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Robert Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 19th
July 1879.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London, "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO HORSE-
SHOES." A communication from abroad by Granville C. Shaw, of Washington,
District of Columbia, United States of America.
The object of this Invention is to provide ready means for attaching a pad in the
opening of an ordinary horse shoe to protect the frog of the foot, and the said
Invention consists in supporting the pad in the opening in the shoe by means of
lips or clips formed on or applied to the shoe, and in constructing the pad to make
it conform and adapt itself to the shoe as thus constructed.

page_text: the frog of the horse's foot, and also to permit of a ready bending of the pad along
the groove in inserting it and removing it from its seat when desired. The central
part of the pad, or that part which covers the frog of the horse's foot, and lies in
the opening of the shoe, is made of a thickness greater than the thickness of the
shoe; and so as to extend on its under side below the shoe, as shewn in Figures 4
and 5. These Figures also shew the relation of the flange b of the pad to the
upper side of the shoe when the pad is in its seat. The said flange b rests on the
upper face of the shoe, and is held thereon by the hoof of the horse, which rests on
its upper face, and thereby affords an additional means of securing the pad in place.
The pad B is on its underside provided with toe and side recesses & for the reception
of the lips a of the shoe. These recesses I prefer to form in such a manner that
they do not extend all the way through the thickness of the pad (see Figures 3, 4,
and 5), but terminate on the upper side with the underside of the flange b, and
thus rest upon the upper side of the lips a, so as to hold the pad in place; or the
recesses d may be simple depressions or indentations in the pad, as shewn in
Figures 6 and 7.
In Figures 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, is represented a modified con-
struction of the ordinary shoe, so as to adapt it to hold the pad B in place by means
of clips. The object of this modification is to provide simple means for applying
the elastic pad to an ordinary horse-shoe.
For this purpose I provide the inner edge of the shoe A with recesses o (see
Figure 12) for the reception of the toe and side clips a, a', which are constructed
substantially as shewn in Figures 14 and 15. The mode of applying the said clips
is clearly illustrated in Figures 10 and 11.
The recesses e can be formed in the ordinary shoe by means of a file or
otherwise. The upper face of the shoe is preferably made with a dovetailed
groove or recess of for the reception of each of the removable clips a, a', so that the
latter may be embedded in the face of the shoe, and flush therewith on their upper
side to prevent pressure of the clips on the foot of the horse. These recesses f,
however, may be dispensed with if desired. The side clips a' (see Figure 15) aro
constructed somewhat differently from the toe-clip a (see Figure 14), the said side
clips a¹ being provided with a flange or shoulder g, which fits in recesses & (see
Figure 13) formed in the sides of the pad, and supports the latter when in place,
as shewn in Figure 11; one or more of these side clips a¹ may be arranged on each
side of the shoe, but ordinarily one on each side is found sufficient, two being
employed with advantage with large and heavy pads. These clips rest with their
upper side on the upper face of the shoe (the side next the horse's hoof), and for
this purpose the upper side is preferably arranged or placed in grooves or recesses,
such as those shewn at f in Figure 12; the clips are then bent outwardly and
downwardly around the shoe to clamp the latter on the underside, and be thereby
securely attached thereto, as shewn at i, i, in Figures 9 and 11.
The toe-clip a (Figure 14) fits into the toe recess f in the same manner as the
side clips a', and is provided with an upward projection m, which is bent over the
toe of the horse's hoof, and made to conform therewith; its lower end like the side
clip a¹ is also provided with a flange or shoulder g, which is made to enter the
recess d in the front or toe part of the pad B, and supports the latter at its front or
toe end.
The recesses ad formed in the pad B, as shewn in Figures 10, 11, and 13, and
designed for use in connection with the removable clips a, a, are somewhat
differently constructed from those shown in Figure 3, as instead of having their
inner faces flush with the underside of the flange b of the pad as in Figure 3, they
are only about half as deep. In other respects however the pad is the same, it
being provided with the flange b as in the other form of the said pad. By the
construction of the pad B, shewn in Figures 3, 4, and 5, and those shewn in
Figures 6 and 7, it is adapted to be hung or suspended in the opening of the shoe,
on the lips a formed on the shoe constructed as in Figure 1; and by the con-
struction of the pad shewn in Figures 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, it is adapted to be

page_text: secured or attached to an ordinary shoe by being hung or suspended in the opening
of the shoe, or to a shoe like that shewn in Figure 12 on the clips a, a', shown in
Figures 14 and 15.
In either case the pads can be readily removed from the shoe and replaced at
will. The clips themselves, shewn in Figures 14 and 15, can also be readily
removed from or attached to the shoe and pad; or if desired they can be
permanently secured to the shoe by rivets or other suitable device, but the
removable clip is preferred..
In use the flange b of the pads B being compressed between the horse's hoof and
the shoo serves to keep the pad firmly in place.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,
First. A horse-shoe constructed with internally projecting lips, substantially as
shown in Figure 1 of the Drawing for the purposes set forth.
Second. An elastic pad constructed with a continuous flange or a series of parts
or sectional flanges and recesses, substantially ns set forth.
Third. The combination of a horse-shoe constructed substantially as shown in
Figure 1 of the Drawing with an elastic pad provided with a flange and recesses,
substantially as shewn and described.
Fourth. The combination with a horse-shoc and pad of side and too clips
removably connected to both shoe and pad, as above set forth, and as shewn in the
accompanying Drawing.
Fifth. The combination with a horse-shoe having the recesses e, e, of removable
side and toe clips attached to the shoe, and supporting a pad lying in the opening
of the shoe, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Sixth. The combination with a horse-shoe having the recesses e, e, of the pad,
having a flange and recesses, the too-clip and side-clips, as above set forth and for
the purpose specified.
Seventh. A horse-shoe having the clip a¹ provided with the shoulder and bent
portions, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.
Eighth. A horse shoe having a toe clip provided with a shoulder and upward
projection, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
W ROBT. LAKE. (L.B.)
W ROB™. LAKE. (L.S.)