Year: 1899

page_text: I, JAMES KEMP, of 2, Grange Terrace, Grange Road, Eastbourne, in the County.
of Sussex, Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
An improved adjustable horseshoe so made as to be readily attached to either
of the hoofs of the horse without nails. I make the horseshoe in four sections
or parts: viz. two forepieces and two side pieces; the two forepieces are connected ·
in front, and the side pieces are connected to the forepieces by rivets, screws, or
the like in such a manner as to allow each piece to be spread out or drawn in to
the shape of the hoof. In order to prevent the rivets, screws, or the like,.from.
wearing off, I countersink the holes into which they are inserted.
At convenient places on the sections or parts of the horseshoe I make clasps,
clips or grips, or the like, with or without inwardly turned edges, points or
teeth, so that when the shoe is attached to the hoof in the manner hereinafter
mentioned, the weight or pressure of the horse will make them hold the shoe
firmly to the hoof.
To draw the sections or parts of the shoe to the hoof, and to fix the shoe on
to the hoof, and to allow of the expansion of the hoof, I use a spring with or
without screws, nuts, or levers, or the -like. The spring lays-in-a-continuous
groove, starting at a convenient distance from each heel; which groove is made
in that part of the shoe which faces the hoof. The screw ends of the spring at
the termination of the groove, pass through a hole or slot in a line with the
groove at each heel of the shoe, and at these points, by means of a nut or other
suitable contrivance attached to such screw ends, I draw in and fix the shoe to
the hoof. To keep the spring steady in the groove, the inward edge of the
groove is slightly turned over the spring, but tlie groove is large enough to
allow of the spring being removed without difficulty when it is untightened.
Dated this 10th der of January 1899
An improved Adjustable orseshoe,
I, JAMES KEMP, of No. 2. Grange Terrace, Grange Road, Eastbourne, in the
County of Sussex, Blacksmith, 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:
I describe my invention as an improved adjustable horseshoe so made as to be
readily attached to either of the hoofs of the horse without nails. I make the
horseshoe in four sections or parts viz.:-two forepieces and two sidepieces the
two fore pieces are connected in front and the side pieces are connected to the

page_text: forepieces by rivets screws or the like in such a manner as to allow each piece
to be spread out or drawn in to the shape of the hoof. In order to prevent the
rivets screws or the like from wearing off, I countersink the holes into which
they are inserted. At convenient places on the sections or parts of the horse shoe
I make clasps clips or grips or the like with or without inwardly turned edges
points or teeth so that when the shoe is attached to the hoof, in the manner
hereinafter mentioned the weight or pressure of the horse will make them hold
the shoe firmly to the hoof. To draw the sections or parts of the shoe in to the
hoof, and to fix the shoe on to the hoof and to allow of the expansion of the
hoof, I use a spring with or without screws nuts or levers or the like. The spring
is formed by a piece of steel wire of convenient guage or any other substance
or metal which would act as a spring and lies in a continuous groove starting
at a convenient distance from each heel which groove is made in that part of
the shoe which faces the hoof. The screw ends of the spring at the terminations
of the groove pass through a hole or slot at each heel of the shoe and at these
points by means of a nut or other suitable contrivance attached to such screw
ends I draw in and fix the shoe to the hoof. To keep the spring steady in
the groove the inward edge of the groove is slightly turned over the spring but
the groove is large enough to allow the spring to be removed without difficulty
when it is untightened.
I more particularly describe the said invention by a reference to the accom-
panying drawings.
The complete undersurface of the horseshoe as fixed to the hoof, is shewn on
Sheet 1 Fig. 1. The letters A, B," indicate the section and C" the four parts
of the shoe. "D" the rivets and the undersunk holes into which they are
inserted "E" shows the termination of the screw ends of the spring with the
attachment of the nuts for tightening or keying up the spring.
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Fig. 3 on Sheet 2 shows the surface of the horseshoe which faces the hoof.
The letter F" "shows the continuous groove in which "G" the spring runs.
Fig. 2 on Sheet 1 and Fig. 4 on Sheet 2 shows a section of the shoe. The
letter "F" points out the groove with the inwardly curved edge and "G" a
section of the spring therein as tightened.
On Sheet 3 Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 represent the front and side views respectively
of the horseshoe.
The letter "II" shows the clasps clips or grips of the shoe holding to or biting
into the hoof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what
I claim is―
I. In a horseshoe made in four parts or sections (2 foreparts and 2 side parts)
a spring running in a continuous groove made in that surface of the shoe which
faces the hoof, starting from a convenient distance from each heel of the shoe
the groove having the inward edge slightly turned over to hold the spring in
place when tightened. The ends of the spring passing through holes or slots in
the heels of the shoe being connected with nuts or other suitable contrivance by
which the spring is tightened or keyed up to draw in and fix the said horseshoe
to the hoof.
II. The said spring and groove in combination with a horseshoe made in four
parts connected together and with clasps clips or grips thereon as herein before
described.