IMPROVEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE SHOES OF HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James McKenny, of Dublin, Ireland, M.R.O:V.S.,.
London, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE SHOES
OF HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS."
Sealed the 25th June 1869, and dated the 4th January 1869..
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James McKenny at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
4th January 1869.
I, JAMES M'KENNY, of Dublin, Ireland, M.R.O.V.S., London, d
hereby declaro, the nature of the said Invention for "I PRO
APPLICABLE TO THE SHOES OF HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the application of an artificial frog or sole
piece of india-rubber, leather, or other suitable material to the shoes of
horses or other draught animals for the purpose of protecting the foot
and bringing the frog into action, instead of the wall of the hoof sus-
taining the whole of the pressure, as is the case in the ordinary mode.
of shoeing, which is the reverse of the natural arrangement of the foot.
This sole picce I attach to the horse-shoe in any suitable manner, such,
as by means of pins projecting therefrom taking into corresponding holes,

page_text: in the inside of the shoe so as to allow of the ready application and
removal of the sole piece, or it may be otherwise secured in position.
This sole piece I prefer to hollow out on the upper side to receive the
frog, or it may be simply a flat surface, and if required I may provide
the under surface bearing on the ground with a thin steel or other plate
at the parts most subject to wear. By the employment of these sole
pieces the jarring and consequent injury to the feet when travelling on
hard roads is obviated, and the animal is rendered less liable to slip than
hitherto. I prefer to remove the sole pieces at night for the purpose of
cleansing and at same time casing the animal's feet.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said James McKenny in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 3rd July 1869.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JAMES
MCKENNY, of Dublin, Ireland, M.R.C.V.S., London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fourth day of January, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine,, in the thirty-
second year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said James M.Kenny, Her special
licence that I, the said James McKenny, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said James McKenny, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "In-
PROVEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE SHOES OF HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS," upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said James McKenny, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Scal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said James M°Kenny, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, 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 Sheet of Drawings
hereunto annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thercon (that
is to say):-
My Invention consists in the application of an artificial additional
frog or solo pieco of india-rubber, leather, or other suitable material.to
the shoes or feet of horses or other draught animals, said sole piece
bearing on the ground when in action for the purpose of bringing the
natural frog into action, instead of the wall of the hoof sustaining the
whole of the pressure as is the case in the ordinary mode of shoeing,
and which is the reverse of the natural arrangement of the foot. This sole
piece also serves as a protection to the foot. I attach the sole piece to
the foot in any suitable manner, such as by means of pins projecting from
the sole picco taking into corresponding holes in the inside of the shoo
so as to allow of the ready application and removal of the solo picce,
or it may be otherwise, secured in position. This sole piece I prefer to
hollow out on the upper side to receive the natural frog, or it may be
simply a flat surface on that side, and if required, I may provide the
under surface bearing on the ground with a thin steel plate or other
protection for the parts most subject to wear. By the employment of
theso solo pieces tho jarring and consequent injury to the feet when
travelling on hard ground is obviated, and the animal is rendered less
liable to slip than hitherto. I prefer to remove the sole pieces at night
for the purpose of cleansing and at same time casing the animal's feet.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings shows in plan the artificial
frog of my Invention; Figure 2 is an under side plan of the same;
Figure 3 is a mid-sectional view of the shoe with the artificial frog
applied thereto; Figuro 4 is a plan of the frog also as applied to the
shoo; while Figure 5 is a mid-sectional view of a horse's hoof and shoe
with the artificial frog in position. In all these Figures the same letters
of reference indicate like parts.
a is the artificial adjustable frog or sole pieco made of india-rubber
or other suitable material, which is moulded or otherwise formed, as
represented in the Drawings. The artificial frog a is shown as attached

page_text: b
to the shood by means of the parts 6 projecting from the sole piece a,
which take into corresponding holes c in the inside of the shoe d, or any
other convenient mode of securing the frog a may be adopted so as to
allow of its ready application and removal. Instead of securing the frog
to the shoo d by means of projections 6, in the manner above described,
the edges of the adjustable frog may be simply sprung into position
between the shoo and the hoof, the necessary rigidity for holding it in
place being obtained by the aid of a thin metal plate of smaller diameter
secured on each side of the sole piece. I prefer to hollow out the
artificial frog or sole piece a on the upper side, as scen at d', to receive
the natural frog e of the horse's foot, as shown in the section Figure 5.
When made of leather the sole piece or frog would be found of one or
more thicknesses united by sewing or otherwise, a hollow being formed
on the upper side, as before, for the reception of the frog of the foot, or
it may be left flat if preferred so long as the frog is brought into action.
The sole piece is made adjustable in all cases. If required, I may also
provide the under surface f of the artificial frog bearing on the ground
with a thin steel plate, or otherwise protect the parts most subject to
wear.
Having described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I would observe that I do not make any claim for
the protection of the feet of horses or other animals, as leather and
other materials have already been used for this purpose, nor do I limit
myself to the precise form of artificial frog shown, nor to the particular
mode of securing the same to the foot; but what I claim as my
Invention to be protected by the hercin-before in part recited Letters
Patent is, an adjustable appliance forming an additional or artificial frog,
substantially as described and shown in the accompanying Drawings, to
be applied to the feet of horses and other animals as and for the purpose
specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said James M Kenny, have hereunto
set my hand and scal, this Second day of July, in the year of
specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said James M Kenny, have hereunto
set my hand and scal, this Second day of July, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.