improvements in Nailless Horseshoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 18th Apr., 1900-Accepted, 19th May, 1900
improvements in Nailless Horseshoes.
I, WLADIMIR KONDAKOV, of 63/12, Catherinhof Perspective, Saint Petersburg,
in the Empire of Russia, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows;-
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This invention relates to horseshoes adapted to be secured without the use of
nails, and to be readily put on, or taken off, without injury to the hoof of the
animal.
In one construction of shoe according to my invention, there is an under plate,
forming the shoe proper, and an upper plate adapted to lock therein, both these
plates being of horse-shoe shape. Between these plates is inserted a pad or strip
of rubber (or other appropriate resilient material) say of double T or I shape in
cross section, and secured at the toe end of the shoe by a bolt or calk, which at
the same time serves to secure the upper to the lower plate.
From the toe or front of the shoe, are two upwardly projecting strips or plates
which are bent backward and lie against the front of the hoof, while from the
heel of the said shoe are two other upwardly projecting strips or plates which are
so bent as to embrace the back and sides of the hoof.
These front and heel strips or plates are connected together by a flexible detach-
able fastening band, which also serves to secure the shoe to the hoof. Said band
is provided with slots and with a catch adapted to engage corresponding devices
in the aforesaid strips or plates. Blade springs arranged beneath the band aid in
keeping it in place and prevent it becoming detached.
To prevent the shoe working slack, owing to the spreading and contraction
of the hoof when the animal is in motion, I arrange at the rear of the shoe a
slotted liner plate and secure it in place by any suitable means, for example by
headed studs on the underside of the heel strips passing through the slots in said
liner and engaging in recesses in the heel portions of the shoe proper..
Dated this 20tL
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1000

page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accom-
panying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say:-
This invention relates to horseshoes adapted to be secured without the use of
nails, and to be readily put on, or taken off, without injury to the hoof of the
animal.
According to my invention, the horseshoe consists of an upper and under plate,
with a pad or strip of resilient material between them. At the front and rear of
the shoe are upwardly projecting strips or tongues adapted to embrace or clasp
the hoof, and to be tightened thereon by means of a fastening band, the strips or
tongues at the rear of the shoe being made movable and detachable. The ends
of the shoe are connected by a slotted liner or cross plate, to strengthen the same
and prevent it spreading, and so working loose when the animal is in motion.
The connections of the various parts are of a simple character, so that the shoe
can be easily attached to, or detached from, the hoof.
And in order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the same by aid of the accompanying
drawings, in which:-
.
Fig. 1 is a side view of one construction of horse shoe embodying my improve-
ments, but with the fastening band omitted.
Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and
Fig. 3 is a plan of the same, with one of the rear strips removed.
Figs. 4 and 5 are front and edge views of the fastening band.
Figs. 6 and 7 are plan and edge views of the cross plate for connecting the
ends of the shoe.
Figs. 8 and 9 are sections of the shoe, taken respectively on the lines 8-8 and
9-9 of Fig. 3.
Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view of the lower end of one of the rear strips.
a and b are respectively the upper and under plates of the shoe, the latter of
which forms the shoe proper, whilst the former is adapted to lock into it near
the rear, as seen at c (Fig. 9), both plates being of horse-shoe shape, and the
under one having enlarged extremities 6*.
d is the pad or strip of material, in this case rubber, which is recessed or
channelled on its upper and lower sides, so that the plates and 6 fit into it, as
shewn in section in Fig. 8.
e are calks which are adapted to serve the same purpose as those of an ordinary
horse shoe. In addition to this however the front calk (see Fig. 8) has a nut e¹
screwed on its shank and countersunk into the plate a and the pad. The said
pad is thus securely clamped in place, and the plates are firmly connected
together at the front.
The
f and are respectively the front and rear strips or tongues, whereby the shoe
is held in position, a lining of soft metal, or other suitable material, being, if
desired, provided on their inner surfaces to prevent injury to the hoofs.
strips are bent back against the front of the hoof and have flanged heads or
enlargements at their upper ends, these flanged heads lying in the same curve
as the rear strips. The said strips embrace the back and sides of the hoof, and
their lower ends g* are bent to a right angle (see Fig. 10). They are detachably
connected to the under plate by studs g', on their extremities g*, engaging
in under cut recesses b₁ (see Fig. 9).
is the fastening band, whereby the strips are connected together and tightened
on to the hoof so as to hold the shoe in position. This band is provided with
slots h¹, h, and with a catch h³, the slots engaging respectively with a stud g²
and a tooth g³ on the heel strips g. whilst the catch engages a projection g* on the
same strip as the tooth g. The tooth enables the band to be kept in position
temporarily whilst the engagement of the catch is being effected.
To the front strips f. a pair of blade springs i are secured, in the manner
indicated, so that when the band is placed in position over them, it compresses

page_text: them, and their re-action consequently tends to keep the band tight, thus enabling
it to constantly maintain an effective strain on the strips.
jis the slotted liner or cross plate, whereby the ends of the shoe are connected
together. This cross plate has its ends, interposed between the ends 6*, g*, of
the under plate b and the rear strips g respectively, suitable slots j' being formed
in it for the passage of the studs g².
The shoe is put on in the following manner: The heel plates are turned aside
on the studs as pivots, and the shoe is passed on to the hoof, which can
obviously be done without difficulty. The band h is then secured in place by
causing the stud g³ and tooth to engage in its slots h¹, h³, and by then foreing
its catch h³ over the projection. The band rests securely against the flanged
heads of the front strips, and as these conform to the curvature of the rear
strips, the band can seat itself without difficulty. The four strips are thus bound
together tightly and keep the shoe securely in place.
In removing the shoe, it is only necessary to disengage the catch and loosen
the band, whereupon the rear strips can be forced apart and the shoe freed from
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 that what
I claim is:-
:―
1. A nailless horse shoe formed of an upper and under plate, with an inter-
posed resilient channelled or recessed pad, and having front and rear strips or
tongues, the latter being detachable, substantially as described.
2. A nailless horse shoe having its strips or tongues, as above claimed, adapted
to be secured and tightened on to the hoof by a detachable fastening band, so as
to hold the shoe in position, substantially as described.
3. My improved nailless horse shoe, constructed substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Tatal thin 10th dove of t...: 1000
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, & 5A, Market Street, Nottingham.
Agent for the Applicant.