IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOEING HORSES to be as follows:-
Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN EDMUND JARVIS of 39 Victoria Road, Kensington, in the County of
Middlesex, Veterinary Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOEING HORSES to be as follows:-
"
My Invention relates to improvements in shocing horses whereby an elastic
material such as india-rubber is combined with the metal shoe in such a way that
the weight shall be principally borne by the wall of the hoof, the india-rubber
constituting an integral part of the wearing surface of the shoe. The sole of the
hoof may be left entirely uncovered or it may be partially or wholly covered so as
to bring a part of the weight on to the frog if desired.
The principal advantages of my invention are elasticity of tread, the prevention
of slipping, and, the protection of the heels and feet from undue pressure.
My invention consists of a compound shoe formed partly of iron or steel and
partly of india-rubber combined in various ways as hereafter described, the metal
being situated at the parts exposed to the roughest wear such as the toe portion
or the outer edge of the shoe. The metal and rubber portions would generally be
permanently connected together before shoeing by rivets or otherwise the netal
portion in all cases serving both to protect the rubber and as the means by which
it is secured to the hoof and the rubber being so supported and applied as to throw
the weight which comes upon it onto the wall of the hoof and not onto the sole of
the foot.
For this purpose the rubber portion is attached to or formed with a sole piece
of leather or india rubber forming a flange which is interposed between the hoof
and the metal part of the shoe. This sole piece may if desired cover the whole or
any part of the sole of the foot, and take a bearing on the frog, or it may be in the
form of a bar shoe, or leave the sole of the foot entirely uncovered. According to
one form the metal part is a narrow rim or shoe extending around the outer edge
of the india-rubber portion which is of complete horseshoe shape but broader and
thicker than the metal part. The india-rubber portion is attached to a sole pieco
of leather and has an external flange which is clamped between the hoof and the
metal shoe and through which the nails of the latter pass.
Or the india rubber may be disposed wholly at the heels of the shoe the metal
part being of the usual width but extending only round the toe and about half
way towards the heel.

page_text: I, JOHN EDMUND JARVIS of 39 Victoria Road, Kensington, in the County of
Middlesex, Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOEING HORSES" 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 improvements in shoeing horses whereby an elastic
material (indiarubber) is combined with the metal shoe in such a way that the
weight shall be principally borne by the wall of the hoof and the indiarubber shall
constitute an integral part of the wearing surface of the shoe. The sole of the hoof
may be left entirely uncovered, or it may be partially or wholly covered so as to
bring a part of the weight onto the frog if desired.
The principal advantages of my invention are:-elasticity of tread, the prevention
of slipping, and the protection of the heels and feet from undue pressure. Other
incidental advantages are also obtained by the use of indiarubber in the way herein
described, such as the prevention of cutting and clicking and the avoidance of
capped elbows.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein figures 1, 2 and 3 represent a side elevation, underside plan,
and cross section on line x-x, of one form of compound shoe in which the sole of
the foot is covered. Figures 4 and 5 show a side view, and underside plan, of a
compound shoe in which the sole is left uncovered.
Figures 6 and 7 show side and underside views of a shoe in which the metal is
disposed wholly at the toe and the indiarubber at the heel, the indiarubber being
carried across the heel in the manner of a bar shoe, and the sole of the foot being
covered. Figure 8 shows an underside plan, and figure 9 a cross section of a
compound shoe in which the metal is wholly embedded in the indiarubber.
My invention consists of a compound shoe formed partly of iron or steel and
partly of indiarubber combined in various ways as hereafter described, the metal
being generally situated at the parts exposed to the roughest wear, such as the toe
portion or outer edge of the shoe, but in some cases being embedded in the india-
rubber. The metal portion a and rubber portion b would generally be permanently
connected together before shoeing by rivets c, or otherwise the metal portion in all
cases serving, however, as the means by which the indiarubber is secured to the
hoof, and the rubber being so supported and applied as to throw the weight which
comes upon it, onto the wall of the hoof and not onto the sole of the foot.
For this purpose the rubber portion is attached to, or formed with, a sole
piece d of leather or indiarubber, a portion d' of the leather or indiarubber, or both,
being interposed between the hoof and the metal part a of the shoe whereby the
indiarubber and sole piece are clamped to the hoof, the nails passing through this
part d'. This sole piece & may, if desired, cover the sole of the foot as in figures 2,
and 7 or any part of it, and take a bearing on the frog, or leave the sole of the foot
entirely uncovered as in Figure 5. According to the form shown in Figures 1 to 5
the metal part a is a narrow rim or shoe extending around the outer edge of the
indiarubber portion b which is of complete horse shoe shape but broader and

page_text: thicker than the metal part so as to project slightly beyond the wearing face of the
latter. The heels of the indiarubber part extend beyond those of the metal which
is rather shorter than usual, so as to afford protection against capped elbows being
caused by the metal heels when the animal is lying down.
The sole piece d, if of india rubber, may be made in one piece with the wearing
portions b. In figures 4 and 5 the indiarubber is shown as provided with pro-
jecting portions x adapted to fit in the hollow between the bars and the frog of the
hoof in order to keep the indiarubber heels of the shoe in place.
The india rubber b may be disposed wholly at the heel of the shoe as in Figures 6
and 7, the metal part a being of the usual width but extending only round the toe
and about half way towards the heels, and it may or may not have narrow
upwardly turned extensions a¹ for securing the rivets c. With this form of shoe
the sole piece d is interposed between the metal toe portion and the hoof and
covers the sole of the foot, or it may leave the foot uncovered, the side portions b of
the indiarubber being connected by a transverse wearing portion b₁ as shown, to
answer the purpose of what is known as a bar-shoe.
In figures 8 and 9 the metal instead of being disposed around the indiarubber is
embedded in it as shown, the two whether rivetted together or not being secured
to the hoof by the nails as before.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The construction of a compound shoe of metal and indiarubber combined as
herein described and represented in the respective Figures of the drawing, in which
the elastic material constitutes an integral part of the shoe and is so disposed as to
take a considerable part of the weight and transfer it to the walls of the hoof, the
metal serving to protect the indiarubber from undue wear and to clamp it to the
boof, as specified.