An Improved Mode of Securing India Rubber to Metal Horse Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Mode of Securing India Rubber to Metal
Horse Shoes.
I THOMAS LEWTY of 215 Stockport Road Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Machinist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:--
The object of this invention is to secure india rubber to cast metal shoes for
horses or other animals in such a manner that it shall be practically inseparable
therefrom, will prevent the horse, or other animal from slipping and will lessen
the danger of injury to the legs of the animal by concussion against stony
roads.
For this purpose I cast the shoes with a recess upon the face to receive the india
rubber, such recesses extending (say) about two thirds through the metal in some
parts thereof, so as not to weaken the shoe too much, and to have a backing of
metal behind the india rubber.
At some parts of the recesses openings are made entirely through the metal.
I then apply the india rubber to the shoe in such a way as to fill the recess or
recesses, pass through the openings, and extend all over the surface at the back of
the shoe.
The india rubber held in the recess is therefore firmly united to that which covers
the back by the connecting webs or pieces which pass through the openings and
hence the india rubber is held firmly in its place and cannot be detached from
the shoe.
If preferred the india rubber may be further secured by cement or by vulcanizing
onto the metal.
In consequence of the elasticity of the india rubber the surface of the metal will
always wear away quicker than the rubber so that the surface of the latter will
project slightly and this will prevent the animal from slipping, and in conjunction
with the india rubber at the back (between the shoe and the hoof) it will also
deaden all shock and prevent injury to the hoof or leg of the animal from concussion
with the road.
Dated this 31st day of July 1890.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Mode of Securing India Rubber to Metal
Horse Shoes.
I THOMAS LEWTY of 215 Stockport Road Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Machinist 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 :-
The object of this invention is to secure india rubber or similar material or
composition to metal shoes for horses or other animals in such a manner that it
shall be practically inseparable therefrom, will prevent the horse or other animal
from slipping, and will lessen the danger of injury to the legs of the animal by
concussion against stoney roads.

page_text: The nature of my invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the sheet
of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1. on the drawing represents a 'face view of a horse shoe illustrating my
improved mode of securing india rubber or composition thereto, the right hand
half showing the metal shoe before the india rubber or composition is applied
thereto, and the left hand half the finished article. Fig. 2 is a back or inside view
of the same, and Fig. 3. is a transverse section through about the line A-B.
For the purposes of my invention I cast forge or stamp the metal shoe with a
recess a upon the face to receive the india rubber or composition such recess
extending (say) about two thirds through the metal, either all round as shown at
Figs. 1 and 3 or in some parts thereof only so as not to weaken the shoe too much
but so as to leave in all cases a backing of metal, and a rim all round preferably as
shown at Fig. 1.
At suitable intervals in the recess a openings e are made entirely through the
metal.
I then apply the india rubber or composition in such a way as to fill the recess
or recesses, pass through the openings & and extend all over the surface of the back
of the shoe as shown at Figs. 2 and 3.
The india rubber or composition held in the recess a is therefore firmly united
to the coating which covers the back by the connecting webs or pieces of rubber
or composition which pass through the openings as shown at Fig. 3. and the india
rubber or composition is held firmly in its place and cannot be detached from
the shoe.
C
If preferred the india rubber may be further secured by cement, or by vulcanizing
onto the metal, and the inner coating may have cemented to it or embedded in it a
piece of coarse canvas or other similar material which will prevent the lateral
spreading of the india rubber in use.
In consequence of the elasticity of the india rubber or other similar substance or
composition, the surface of the metal will always wear away quicker than the rubber
or composition itself so that the surface of the latter will project slightly as shown
at Fig. 3, and this will not only prevent the animal from slipping, but also in con-
junction with the the india rubber at the back (between the shoe and the hoof)
will deaden or absorb all shock due to the concussion of the shoe against the hard
surface of the road, and thus prevent injury to the hoof and also to the joints
sinews bones and nerves of the legs of the animal.
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,
The improved mode of securing india rubber or similar material or composition
to metal horse shoes by forming a recess or recesses in the face of the shoe in
which are made openings or holes through the web forming the back, so that when
the india rubber or composition is applied thereto it fills the recess, passes through
the openings, and also coats the back of the shoe substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 27th day of Aneil 1891
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.