Improvements in Horse-shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 20th May, 1893
PROVIDIUNAL MOIETUATION.
Improvements in Horse-shoes.
1 CHARLES MATTERSON of 1, Wood Street, Princes Road, Lambeth, in the-
County of Surrey, Cab Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improvement in horse shoes having for object to
afford a better foothold on slippery surfaces and to diminish the jarring effect on
the animal's foot,
The invention consists in an improved mode of constructing the metal shoe and
of combining therewith studs of vulcanized rubber, leather, or other equivalent.
material which project beyond the face of the metal shoe without however
interfering with the operation of shoeing or affecting the usual position of the nails
by which the shoe is secured to the hoof which has been one of the difficulties.
heretofore experienced in the adoption of such compound metal and rubber shoes.
According to my invention the metal shoe is constructed with apertures extending
through it and located between the positions usually occupied by the nails, the said
apertures being preferably of dovetailed form and the usual nail holes being
provided in the intervening solid metal portions of the shoe; the elastic studs which.
project through these apertures are formed or fixed on a strip of rubber or leather
which intervenes between the metal shoe and the well of the hoof and through
which the nails are driven in the operation of shoeing.
In order to ensure the proper correspondence of the apertures with the studs the
metal shoe would be machine made, the apertures being punched out and pressed or
the shoe might be a malleable casting the undercut or dovetailed form of the
apertures serving to retain the studs and prevent them being torn from the inter-
mediate sole piece on which they are formed or fixed.
Dated this 31st day of October 1892
C. MATTERSON,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse-shoes.
I CHARLES MATTERSON, of 1 Wood Street, Princes Road, Lambeth in the
County of Surrey, Cab Proprietor 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 :-
My invention relates to an improvement in horse shoes having for object to
afford a better foothold on slippery surfaces and to diminish the jarring effect on
the animal's feet.
The invention consists in an improved mode of constructing the metal shoe and
of combining therewith studs of vulcanized india-rubber, leather or other equivalent
material which project beyond the face of the metal shoe without however
interfering with the operation of shoeing or affecting the usual position of the nails
by which the shoe is secured to the hoof, which has been one of the difficulties
heretofore experienced in the adoption of such compound metal and rubber shoes.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
forming part of this Specification, wherein
Figure 1 is a sectional view on line 1. 1 Figure 2 and
Figure 2 a plan of the improved shoe.

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According to my invention, the metal shoe is constructed with apertures
extending through it and located between the positions usually occupied by the
nails, the said apertures being preferably of dovetailed form and the usual nail-
holes being provided in the intervening solid metal portions of the shoe.
elastic studs which fit in the apertures and project from the underside of the shoe
so as to form a cushion. These studs may be separate pieces independently fitting
in the apertures or they may be formed in one with or fixed to a strip of rubber or
leather which intervenes between the metal shoe and the wall of the hoof and
through which the nails are driven in the operation of shoeing.
In order to ensure the proper correspondence of the apertures with the studs, the
metal shoe would be machine made, the apertures being punched out and pressed;
or the shoe might be a malleable casting, the undercut or dovetailed form of the
apertures serving to retain the studs and prevent them being torn from the inter-
mediate sole piece on which they are formed or fixed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with a horse shoe having apertures situated between the
nail holes as described, of studs of vulcanized india-rubber, leather or equivalent
material fitting in said apertures so as to be securely held therein and projecting
from the underside or wearing face of the shoe, as specified.
та чау от дріт 1079.
C. MATTERSON,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.