Improvements in Horse Shoe Nails.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Horse Shoe Nails.
JOHN PERKS, Lye, near Stourbridge Nail Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in (hand or machine made) Horse Shoe
Nails, whereby the horse shoes are secured to the hoof.
The object of this invention is to provide a
form of head, by which to
facilitate the driving of the nail with more certamey; also to overcome the danger
of pricking the horse's foot, whereby lameness is often caused by the careless driving
of nails, or by the unevenness of the present form of smooth head, which is often
made askew, thereby causing the hammer to slip from the nail and consequently
prevents the smith from directing the nail to the desired place for clenching.
I obviate the difficulty hereinbefore described, by making grooves or slots
longitudinally and transversely in the head of the said nail, thus forming small squares
or chequers on the head (preferably four, and six squares) or by oblique, or any other
diversity of grooves, slots, chequers, squares, indentations, projections, or by any
other means whatsoever, intended for the purpose of making rough the head of the
said horse shoe nail. The heads of the nails may be diminished at the edge, so that
the head of the nail shall be slightly convex, with the necessary slots, grooves or
indentations as before described, by which means the smith is enabled to control the
destiny of the nail by striking the head on either of the squares, which will direct the
course of the nail in the hoof.
JOHN PERKS Crown Works Lye near Stourbridge Nail Manufacturer 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 certain improvements in or applicable to Horse Shoe Nails
(hand or machine made) whereby more effective and reliable driving of the nail is
enhanced.
The improvement has special reference to the heads of the nails. The object being
to provide a more suitable form of head by which to facilitate the driving of the nail
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page_text: with more ease and precision, and also to minimise the danger of pricking the horses
foot whereby lameness is often caused by driving uneven or badly shaped nails, as at
present used.
The heads of which are smooth and often made askew, thereby causing the hammer
to slip from the nail, hence the uncertain driving of the nail and consequent danger
of pricking the horses foot, and also the smiths inability to direct the nail to the
desired place for clenching.
According to my present improvement, I attain the object before referred to by
making the nails with slots or grooves longitudinally and transversely in the heads
of the said horse shoe nails, thus forming small squares or chequers on the heads
(preferably four, or six squares as Fig. 1) or by oblique grooves Fig. 2 or any other
diversity of grooves, slots, chequers, squares, or indentations, or by projections, Fig. 3,
jagged or serrated Fig. 4, or by any other means whatsoever, intended for the purpose
of making rough the heads of the said horse shoe nails, thereby to facilitate their
effective driving.
The heads of the nails may be diminished at the edges so that the head of the nail
shall be slightly convex.
Such improved formation of the surface of the nail head enables the farrier to
control the destiny of the nail by striking it on either of the squares, which is
effective in directing the course of the nail into the hoof for clenching. Such surface
also admits of a much more varied range of frictional contact whereby the nails are
driven with more ease and precision, than with the ordinary nails, and consequently
the danger of pricking the horses foot is reduced to a minimum.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
I declare that what I claim is.
1st. The herein before described horse shoe nails, having heads made rough by
means of flutes, grooves, indentations or projections, for the purpose of ensuring safe
driving.
2nd. The hereinbefore described improvement in, or applicable to the manufacture
of hand or machine made shoeing nails having flat or convex rough heads.
Dated this 13th day of March 1807