Improved Iron or Steel Horse-roughs.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1890-Accepted, 20th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Iron or Steel Horse-roughs.
HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER Madeira House 90 King's Road Brighton Member of the
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
A preventative against horses slipping and falling on the wooden, asphalte,
macadamised and all description of ronds, also in the hunting field, and race course,
and especially during snowy icey and frosty weather. They consist of several sizes of
iron or steel plates (but of the same character in shape and principle) for various
kinds and sizes of horses shoes. They are flat, ohlong, wedged shaped, bevelled, and
tapering, varying in length from about half of an inch to about two inches, also varying
in width at the head or insertion ends into the substance of the horses shoes from
about three cights of an inch to about three quarters of an inch, the bevelled side
being about one thirty second, and one sixteentli of an inch less in width respectively.
The width at the other extremities or ground surfaces edges are about seven sixteenths
to about seven eights of an inch. The thickness also varies from about one-eight,
to about five sixteenths of an inch at the insertion ends into the substance of the
horses shoes. When about three quarters of the respective lengths from the insertion
ends the thickness is about three sixteenths and seven sixteenths of an inch, from
which they recede conically to sharp edges which form the ground surfaces ends.
The wedge bevelling and tapering shape of the "improved iron or steel horse roughs"
greatly ensure their retention in the punch holes through the substance of the horses
shoes, the punch holes being made at the time of the manufacture of the shoes in
readiness for their application, or removal of the shoes for that purpose, so that they
can always be inserted or withdrawn at will.
The "improved iron or steel horse roughs" are very effective and durable.
DILWAL
SM 1800
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HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER, M.R.C.V.S.L.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Iron or Steel Horse-roughs.
HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER Madeira House, 90 King's Road, Brighton, Member of
the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons London, 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 :-
A preventative against horses slipping and falling on the wooden, asphalte,
macadamised, and all description of roads, also in the hunting field and race course
and especially during snowy and frosty weather, and after showers and watering the
roads, securing as it does in combination with the horse's shoe to the animal a sure
foot hold and thus giving confidence in progression whether being used for draught
work or riding purposes.
The invention consists of several graduated sizes of iron or steel plates but of the
same character of shape and principle for various kinds and sizes of horses shoes from
the smallest poney's to that of the largest horses feet, the Improved Iron or Steel
Horse Roughs being duly regulated for insertion for the respective substance or
thickness of all kinds and sizes of horses shoes. The "Improved Iron or Steel Horse
Roughs have irregularity of shape being longer than broad, broadest at the lower
extremity which is the wearing or ground surface, and narrowest at the upper
extremity, or insertion end into the substance of the ground surface of the horses
shoe by means of punch holes finished with a steel drift corresponding to the form

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half the length of the "Improved Iron or Steel Roughs" from the blunt to the
insertion end, except that the holes are made oblong so as to allow the widest or
knife edge of the bevel to fit into the punch and drift holes which are mado near the
beels and toes (when requisite) tightly, for in that to a great measure are their
retentive properties in the shoe to be attributed. The Improved Iron or Steel
Horse Roughs" are tapered the whole length edgeways both edges are bevelled from
one flut side to the other, thus constituting one flat side to be broader than the other.
The insertion or blunt end is oblong with the exception of the bevel which is
continuous in the edges throughout the length of the rough. The sizes vary from
about half of an inch the smallest, to about two inches the largest, respectively, in
length. The former size of the "Improved Iron or Steel Horse Roughs" being
specially for very thin shoes or horse racing plates I will describe first. The greatest
width at the insertion end is about three eights of an inch while on the bevelled or
narrowest side it is about one thirty second of an inch less, its thickness, at that end
being about one eighth and one thirty second of an inch while about two thirds of its
length from the insertion end. The taper or walge shape of the flat sides censes and a
receding in thickness takes place which at this part is about three sixteenths of an
inch, the latter third to the ground or sharp elge wearing surface terminating
conically from the commencement of the receding part. The sharp edge or ground
surface wearing end is about seven sixteenths of an inch in breath. The next of the
Improved Iron or Steel Horse Ronghs" number 1 for ponies from which all the
remaining undescribed sizes to number seven are graduated to that of the largest
cart-horse is precisely similar to the latter with two exceptions first in being one
eigth of an inch longer and secondly in the receding conical part commencing
about three parts down in length from the insertion end, the latter being in
consequence proportionately reduced through the additional one eighth of an inch in
length as to width and thickness at that end. The size of number seven is as follows,
about one inch and three eights long, its greatest width at the insertion end, is about
three quarters of an inch, while on the bevelled side it is about one sixteenth of an
inch loss, its thickness being about five sixteenths and one thirty second of an inch
while about one inch from this the insertion end is the receding or formation of the
conical part, it is about seven sixteenths of an inch in thickness. The other three
eights of an inch of its length forming the conical part terminates in a sharp ground
edge or wearing surface of about seven eights of an inch in width. It will thus be
seen that the intervening sizes number two, three, four, five, and six, respectively (the
first described as the rough for the racing shoe or plate being designated by the
figure 0) increase one eight of an inch in length each and are otherwise proportioned,
but the remaining five sizes are exactly the same as number seven from the conical
and sharp edge ground surface end to the insertion end with the exception that ench
size lengthens one eight of an inch at tho insertion end but thus preserving the
same continuous formation in gradually reducing the insertion extremities of each into
the substance of the shoe. These extra five sizes of one eight of an inch each makes
the longest rough two inches in length.
The Improved Iron or Steel Horse Roughs" from the best metals are manufactured
and are very durable, effective and by their simple and practical shape being so
slightly wedge or tapering and bevelled at the insertion ends, ensure their retention
in the shoe and increasing in size as they do from the insertion ond to the recoding
or conical part the four angles of each from the wearing or protruded part of the
ground surface of the horses shoe constitute by their severe grip a sure foothold.
The finished drift holes for the reception of the roughs are made through the
substance of the shoes but the roughs do not penetrate through the foot surface but
with the smallest to within a thirty second and the largest a sixteenth of an inch of
the upper or foot surface of the shoes. The holes describe an elongated square or
oblong and are wedged shape or taporing and should be made when the shoes aro
manufactured in readiness for application of the roughs, but they can be punched and
drifted any time subsequently by removing the shoes from the horses feet for that
purpose.

page_text: The "Improved Iron or Steel Horse Roughs" have the following advantages,
perfect simplicity, safety in travelling, instantly fixed and removed at will, quickly
renewed, retentive properties in substance of shoes, never break, and others already
mentioned.
The accompanying drawings have reference to the most novel, certain, effectual and
useful invention for improvements connected with roughing horses shoes, the benefits
resulting from such system are before mentioned in the Provisional and Complete
Specifications, No. 6911 dated May 5th 1890. The remaining sizes not delineated in
these drawings, being similar in character, shape, and form, are each proportionately
graduated in size, throughout, as previously stated.
Fig. 1 a view of underside or ground surface of horse's shoe, with punch holes for
application of the "Improved Iron or Steel Horse Roughs" with size number 3 with
that figure in centre, each side of the toe nails holes, and sizes number 4 with also
that figure in the centre at each heel, each of which sizes are hereinafter described
for this size shoe.
Fig. 2 front view of No. 3 size rough, with that figure in centre, each side
showing the bevelled edge, and the shading at bottom the conical shapa, receding to
the sharp or ground wearing surface, while the upper part is the insertion end.
Fig. 3 side view of number 3 size rough, showing thickness from upper or
insertion end, to the conical and receding part formning at bottom the sharp edge or
ground surface wearing end.
Fig. 4 front view of number 6 size rough with that figure in centre in other respects
a modification of Figure 2.
Fig. 5 side view of number 6 size rough, in other respects a modification of
Figure 3.
Fig. 6 front view of number 4 size rough, with that figure in centre, in other
respects a modification of Fig. No. 2 and Fig. No. 4.
Fig. 7 side view of number 4 size rough, in other respects being a modification
of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
1st. This my invention, and desire to secure by patent, is the combination with
horses shoes, with suitable holes therein for the reception of the roughs of the particular
form of the roughs hereinbefore described.
2ndly. The manufacture, or having manufactured, by any process, the "Improved
Iron or Steel Horse Roughs" in shape, and form herein before described.
Dated this 9th day of July 1890.
HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER, M.R.C.V.S.L.