Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
I, WILLIAM HENRY CRAWCOUR, of Toynton Villa, William Road, West Bridgeford,.
in the County of Nottingham, Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in shoes for horses and it has for its object.
to provide a shoe that will give a more perfect foothold more especially on the paved
or asphalted thoroughfares of towns, and also to minimize the concussive effect of
such hard surfaces on the legs of a horse.
In carrying out this invention the shoe is formed with a metal foundation and a
wearing surface formed of india-rubber or other suitable material or composition of
materials.
The foundation of the shoe in plan may approximate in form to that of an ordinary
bent shoe with two free ends, whilst in cross section it is formed on the underside
with a rib or angle piece on the outer edge, which rib or angle piece extends from
one end of the shoe to the other. In the space between the rib and the inner
edge of the shoe are projecting studs placed at convenient intervals the ends of the
said studs being preferably about level with the edge of the rib or angle piece.
Fitting into the space between the rib and the inner edge of the shoe, is a piece of
india-rubber or other suitable material or composition of material, of sufficient
thickness to project a suitable distance beyond the rib, this india-rubber or composition.
forms the wearing surface of the shoe and it is provided with openings to embrace the
studs, which studs together with the rib hold it in position.
The india-rubber or composition may be further secured by the nails with which.
the shoe is secured to the boof, but in some cases the foundation may be first secured
to the hoof by nails in the usual manner, and the india-rubber or composition wearing
surface then placed in the foundation and be secured by additional nails passing
through additional holes in the foundation and into the hoof.
With the latter arrangement the wearing surface may be renewed without removing.
the foundation.
If desired the foundation of the shoe may be formed with a rib or angle piece on
the inner edge thus forming a continuous channel from one end of the shoe to the
other, in which the rubber or composition wearing surface is secured in the same
manner as herein before described or by other convenient means.
Dated this 15th day of April 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Horse-shoes.
I, WILLIAM HENRY CRAWCOUR, of Toynton Villa, William Road, West Bridgeford,
in the County of Nottingham, Commission Agent, 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 improvements in shoes for horses, and it has for its main
object to provide a shoe that will give a more perfect foothold, more especially on the
paved or asphalted thoroughfares of towns, and also to minimise the concussive effect
of such hard surfaces on the legs and shoulders of a horse.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1 is a view showing the underside of a horse-shoe constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken on line X X of Fig. 1. the horse shoe being
shown inverted, and
Fig. 3. a view showing the underside of the foundation of the shoe, the wearing
surface being in this view removed.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
In carrying out my invention, the shoe is formed with a metal foundation A and a
wearing surface B preferably of indiarubber, or a composition of indiarubber and other
suitable materials. The foundation of the shoe A (see Fig. 3.) approximates in plan
to an ordinary shoe as shown, whilst in cross section it is formed of a thin plate A¹,
on the underside and the outer edge of which is a rib, or angle piece C, extending
from one end to the other.
On the inner edge of the plate A¹ are five, or any other convenient number of
lugs D, or in place of the lugs D, a rib or angle piece may be formed on the
inner edge corresponding to that on the outer edge.
In the space between the inner and outer edge of the plate A' are projecting
studs E, E, E, holes F are also formed in the plate A' for the nails which are used for
securing the foundation to the hoof.
The wearing surface D fits into the space between the rib C and the lugs D, and is
formed with recesses to fit over the studs E.
It is secured by pins or bolts G, part of which pass through the rib C, one of
the studs E, one of the lugs D), and the wearing surface B. and the remainder
through the rib C, a lug D and the wearing surface B as shown.
The foundation A is first attached to the hoof, and the wearing surface, which is
formed with recesses H (Fig. 1.) to fit over the heads of the nails, is subsequently
inserted and secured in the manner described.
With this arrangement the wearing surface may be renewed from time to time
without removing the foundation from the hoof.
If desirable a metal wearing surface may be substituted for that of india-rubber or
composition, and in this case I preferably form the said wearing surfaces of aluminium
or aluminium alloy.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A horse-shoe formed by a foundation such as A' C, and a detachable wearing
surface such as B, fitting into the said foundation substantially as described.
2. In a horse-shoe the combination with a foundation formed by a plate A¹ rib C

page_text: and studs E, of a detachable wearing surface such as B, fitting into the said foundation
substantially as described.
3. In a horse-shoe the combination with a foundation formed by a plate A', rib C-
and lugs D of a detachable wearing surface such as B and one or more pins G passing
through parts of the foundation and wearing surface substantially as described.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete horse-shoe,.
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of January 1897.
W. H. CRAWCOUR.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.
W. H. CRAWCOUR.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.