Improvements in and relating to Horse Shoes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Horse Shoes.
We, THOMAS PYBOURNE of the Firm of Pybourne Brothers and Company of
the Horse Shoe Manufactory, Wolsingham, in the County of Durham, and
MICHAEL BROWN, Engineer, of same address, do hereby declare the nature of
our invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in horse shoes.
The improvements essentially consist in securly fitting a strip or lining of
vulcanized indiarubber or equivalent elastic material on the inner vertical edge
surface of horse shoes, so as to form a soft pad and gripping surface.
The horse shoe would be formed of malleable iron, steel, or other suitable metal,
with grooves and nail holes much in a usual manner. But by my improvements
the inner vertical edge surface would be formed of an inwardly angled or curved
bevel shape round from heel to heel, and the two heel parts would be formed with
inward projections. These projections would be angled or bevelled on their inner
or forward surface, all so as to securely grip and hold the strip of vulcanized india-
rubber, inserted between these two heel projections, and held round the inner edge
vertical surface of the shoe. The strip or segment of rubber would preferably be
formed with a groove or bevel on its vertical surface which would bear and grip on
the inner metal edge surface of the shoe, to securely fix it, and leave a tread surface
next the ground. The improved composite shoe may if desired be secured to the
horses hoof with an intermediate layer of leather between the hoof and the shoe.
Dated 25th May 1893
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Horse Shoes.
We, THOMAS PYBOURNE, of the Firm of Pybourne Brothers and Company, of
the Horse Shoe Manufactory, Wolsingham in the County of Durham, and
MICHAEL BROWN, Engineer, of same address, do hereby declare the nature of
our invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing, that is
to say :-
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in horse shoes.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood we have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in which the same reference letters are
used to indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1 is an inverted plan view of a horse shoe as fitted with a strip or lining
of rubber, in accordance with our improvements. And
Figures 2 and 3 are sections as taken on the lines 2-2 and 3-3 respectively in
Figure 1. While
Figures 4 and 5 are detached face and side views of the rubber or elastic strip.
Referring to these drawings:--The improvements essentially consist in securely
fitting a strip or lining 6 of vulcanized india rubber or equivalent elastic material
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page_text: on the inuer vertical edge surface A' of horse shoes A, so as to form a soft pad and
gripping surface.
The horse shoe would be formed of malleable iron, steel, or other suitable metal,
with grooves a, and nail holes a¹ much in a usual manner. But by our improve-
ments the inner vertical edge surface A' would be formed of an inwardly angled
or curved bevel shape round from heel A' to heel A³, and the two heel parts A'
would be formed with inward projections A³ A³. These projections A would
securely grip and hold the ends 6' of the strip 6 of vulcanized india rubber inserted
between these two heel projections A³, and the body part A and held round the
inner edge vertical surface A¹ of the shoe. The strip or segment 6 of rubber would
preferably be formed with a groove or bevel 6 on its vertical surface which would
bear and grip on the inner metal edge surface A' of the shoe, to securely fix it and
leave a tread surface next the ground; and a part of the rubber would be cut
away at 63 for the metal shoe A to tread directly on the ground at that part.
A central core c, of cane or equivalent elastic material would preferably be
inserted through the rubber strip b to give a superior cushion or elastic action."
The improved composite shoe A, b, may if desired be secured to the horses
hoof with an intermediate layer of leather between the hoof and the shoe.
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 :-
First. The constructing of metal horse shoes with a strip or lining of vulcanized
india rubber or equivalent elastic material secured on their inner vertical edge
surface, substantially as set forth.
Second. The constructing of metal horse shoes with their inner vertical edge
surface formed of an inwardly angled or curved bevel shape and having inward
projections at the heel parts to receive and secure a strip or lining of india
rubber or equivalent elastic material, substantially as set forth.
Dated the 2nd February 1894.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.