Improvements in Horseshoes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
I, RALPH HERBERT LORD, of Market Street, Cambridge, Photographer,
Portrait and Miniature Painter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to'
be as follows:-
A horse shoe is furnished with clips and fitted with a tie-bolt, while a cross cut
is made in the shoe to allow of its being bent to fit the hoof and when so fitted the
tie bolt is tightened up thus securing the shoe on the hoof.
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Improvements in Horseshoes.
I, RALPH HERBERT LORD, of Market Street, Cambridge, Photographer,
Portrait and Miniature Painter, 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 has for its object to provide a ready means of quickly and
securely attaching and removing a horse shoe to and from the hoof, at the same
time that the use of nails is thereby entirely dispensed with.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shews a view in perspective of a horse
shoe made according to my invention;
Figure 2 is a detail view of the tie bolt and nut presently described, and
Figure 3 shews the key whereby such bolt is tightened up or slackened when the
shoe is fitted to the hoof.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several
views.
To carry out my invention one or more incisions a is or are made in the shoe in
any convenient position, to allow of the shoe being bent so as to fit close to the
hoof when it is placed thereon.
Preferably I make only a single incision therein in order to avoid weakening the
shoe. The shoe is provided with suitable clips b and is fitted with a tie bolt c, one
end whereof is threaded, while the other is formed into a square spindle c¹ furnished
with a collar c. Lateral holes d are made in the shoe in any convenient position,
one hole being of a rectilinear form while the other is circular. A threaded nut e
is fitted loosely in the rectangular hole to receive the threaded end of the tie bolt,
after being passed through the circular hole in the opposite side. The tie bolt
may either be placed transversely, as shewn in Figure 1, or obliquely, as desired.
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page_text: When the threaded end of the tie bolt has been inserted in the nut, the tie bolt
is tightened up sufficiently by means of a key f, which is somewhat similar to a
clock key, and is shewn at Figure 3, whereby the clips b, and likewise the shoe
itself, are caused to firmly grip the hoof and are securely held in position thereon.
When it is desired to loosen or remove the shoe, it is only necessary to apply the
key to the spindle end of the tie bolt and operate it in the reverse direction when
the bolt is slackened and the shoe becomes loose and can be removed. Care must
be taken when slackening the tie bolt to keep the threaded nut in position with
the hand so that it does not fall out of the rectangular hole and get lost.
The heel of the shoe may either be furnished with calks or not according to the
purpose for which it is intended to be used.
It is obvious that my invention affords a ready, simple, and effective means for
either fitting, removing, or replacing a horse shoe while it does not in any way
"deteriorate or detract from the durability of the shoe itself.
I would here observe that the novel features of my invention are making one
"or more incisions in a horse shoe furnished with suitable clips and fitting such shoe
with a tie bolt and nut substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and
shewn. I am aware that it is not novel to furnish horse shoes with clips, as shoes
so made have long been in use. I therefore make no claim to such clips broadly,
or when used otherwise than in combination with the other features of my
invention.
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.
In a horse shoe furnished with suitable clips making one or more incisions to
impart a certain degree of play to such shoe and fitting the same with a tie bolt
and nut constructed, arranged, combined and operated, all substantially in the
manner and for the purpose herein before described and shewn.
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ELT & Co.,
Patent Agents,
43, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, Agents for Applicant.