Improvements relating to Horse-shoes and, to Calks therefor.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1900-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Horse-shoes and, to Calks therefor.
We, EDUARD TÜCHLER, Blacksmith, of 56, Standgasse, Vienna XVIII, and
Dr. LEO RITTER VON HERZ, K.K. Sections-Chef a. D., of 18, Auhoffstrasse,
Vienna XIII, in the Empire of Austria, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to horse-shoes and to calks therefor and more particularly
to the connection of the calk or grip to the horse-shoe, which differs from other
existing constructions in that the calk or grip is securely mounted in position
and can nevertheless be detached with very little trouble.
This easily detachable connection of the calk or grip to the horse-shoe is
effected by providing the said calk with one or more pins or projections which
are preferably made wedge-shaped and are introduced into suitable holes or
sockets in the horse-shoe where they are secured by keys or wedges.
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In carrying our said invention into practice, we preferably proceed as follows:
The horse-shoe is provided with two transverse holes or apertures, extending
through the entire height of the shoe, these holes being preferably of half-round
form. On the underside, the horse-shoe is provided with a projecting plate,
which is made of I-form in order to leave the said transverse. holes or apertures
free. On the front of the horse-shoe there is an aperture which extends through
the whole width of the bar for a purpose to be hereinafter mentioned.
The calk, which corresponds in form to the said plate, is provided with a
depression or recess, and with two pins or projections which are made. with
lateral slots, so as to form hooks, and fit into the said transverse holes or
apertures.
In order to connect the calk to the horse-shoe, the said pins are inserted from
beneath into the said transverse apertures, and are drawn up by means of a key
or wedge which is inserted into the front aperture and is provided with a head
or flange at the rear. The said key bears on one side against the said plate and,
on the other side engages with the hook of the calk and thus ensures the latter
being securely held in position. The pins can also be wedge-shaped and, in that
case, ensure that the calk or grip shall be securely held in position, the said
pins acting in conjunction with the transverse holes which, in this case, are also
made conical.
The said pins can be arranged horizontally on the calk or grip, in which case
the holes or apertures in the horse-shoe are also horizontal, that is to say, they
must extend in the direction of the breadth of the bar; in this case, the key or
wedge is preferably first inserted behind the horse-shoe into one or both pins,
without passing through the same.
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The calk or grip itself can either be sharp edged or flat, it can also be made in
the form of a prism open at the bottom, the edges of which are cut away, so that
the side walls extend straight downwards and form a space for the reception
of india-rubber balls. In this manner, it is possible to fit one or more solid
pieces of india-rubber into the calk or grip, which pieces extend beyond the side

page_text: walls and thus prevent slipping of the horse. In order to hold the india-
rubber fast, the side walls are preferably bent inwards after the india-rubber 18
placed in position.
Dated this 14th day of October 1899.
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D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICA.LION.
Improvements relating to Horse-shoes and to Calks therefor.
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We, .EDUARD TÜCHLER, Blacksmith, of 56, Standgasse, Vienna XVIII, and
Dr. LEO RITTER VON. HERZ, K.K. Sections-Chef a. D., of 18, Auhoffstrasse,
Vienna XIII, in the Empire of Austria, 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 relates to horse-shoes and to calks therefor and more particularly
to the connection of the calk or grip to the horse-shoe, which differs from other
existing constructions in that the calk or grip is securely mounted in position
and can nevertheless be detached with very little trouble.
This easily detachable connection of the calk or grip to the horse-shoe is
effected by providing the said calk with one or more pins or projections which
are preferably made wedge-shaped and are introduced into suitable holes or
sockets in the horse-shoe where they are secured by. keys or wedges."
Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate an example of
carrying this improvement into practice.
Figure 1 shows the horse-shoe seen from the front;
Figure 2 is a section of the line a Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a section on the line y-y, Figure 4;
Figure 4 is a plan corresponding to Figure.2;
Figure 5 shows the calk or grip in section on the line z-z, Figure 7.
Figure 6 shows the said calk seen from the front;
Figure 7 is a plan corresponding to Figure 5.
Figure 8 shows a section of the horse-shoe with a mounted calk, corresponding
to Figure 2, and
Figure 9 is a plan thereof.
Figures 10 and 11 show a calk with india-rubber balls mounted therein.
In carrying our said invention into practice, we preferably proceed as follows:
The horse-shoe 1 is provided with two transverse holes or apertures 2, 3,
extending through the entire height of the shoe, these holes being preferably of
half-round form. On the underside, the horse-shoe is provided with a projecting
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plate 4, which is made of [-form in order to leave the apertures 2, 3 free.
the front of the horse-shoe there is an aperture 5 which extends through the
whole width of the bar for a purpose to be hereinafter mentioned.
The calk 6, which corresponds in form to the plate 4, is provided with a
depression or recess 7, and with two pins or projections 8, 9 which are made
with lateral slots, so as to form hooks, and fit into the holes or apertures 2, 3.
In order to connect the calk to the horse-shoe, the pins 8 9 are inserted from
beneath into the apertures 2, 3, Figures 8 and 9, and are drawn up by means
of a key or wedge 10 which is inserted into the front aperture 5 and is provided
with a head or flange 11 at the rear. The said key bears on one side against the
plate 4 and, on the other side, engages with the hook of the calk and thus ensures

page_text: the latter being securely held in position. The pins 8, 9 can also be wedge-
shaped and, in that case, ensure that the calk or grip shall be securely held in
position, the said pins acting in conjunction with the transverse holes 2, 3,
which, in this case, are made conical.
The pins 8, 9 can be arranged horizontally on the calk or grip, in which case
the holes or apertures 2, 3, in the horse-shoe are also horizontal, that is to say,
they must extend in the direction of the breadth of the bar; in this case, the
key or wedge is preferably first inserted behind the horse-shoe into one or both
pins, without passing through the same.
The calk or grip itself can either be sharp or flat, it can also, as shown in
Figures 10 and 11, be made in the form of a prism open at the bottom, the edges
of which are cut away, so that the side walls 13 extend straight downwards and
form a space for the reception of india-rubber balls 12. In this manner, it is
possible to fit one or more solid pieces of india-rubber into the calk or grip, which
pieces extend beyond the side walls 13 and thus prevent slipping of the horse.
In order to hold the india-rubber fast, the side walls are preferably bent inwards
after the india-rubber is placed in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. An improved construction of horse-shoe and calk wherein the calk or
grip is formed with one or more pins or projections of wedge or conical or other
suitable shape, which pins are introduced in corresponding holes or sockets of
the horse shoe and fixed therein by means of one or more keys or wedges, sub-
stantially as described.
2. The construction of horse shoes and calks substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.