Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1887
1, FRANCIS SIDNEY MILLS (trading as The Hellewell Rubber Company), of 15 to
21 Corporation Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, India-rubber
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved pad for horses and other
animals, in order to afford security of foothold and prevent injury to the foot.
In carrying out my invention I form the pad from one solid moulded piece of
rubber, having a lining of canvas, leather, or other suitable substance, to form a back
lining.
By my method of forming the pad and lining in one, there is no liability of the
heel coming away from the sole, or of its working loose, or breaking in two where the
iron tip meets the heel. My invention also prevents slipping in frosty weather, and
gives the horse the greatest confidence in cases of high stepping, and improves the
action. It also prevents balling with snow, picking up nails, and bruising the feet.
The pad is made so as to fit the foot exactly, and thereby support the foot and
steady the shoe.
RICHARD JORDAN,
120, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for Francis Sidney Mills.

page_text: I, FRANCIS SIDNEY MILLS (trading as The Hellewell Rubber Company), of 15 to
21 Corporation Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, India Rubber
Manufacturer, 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 my invention is to manufacture an improved pad for horses and
other animals, in order to afford security of foothold and prevent injury to the foot.
In carrying out my invention I form the Pad from one solid moulded piece of
rubber, having a lining of stout canvas or layers of canvas, leather, or other suitable
substance, to form a back lining.
By my method of forming the Pad and lining in one, there is no liability of the
heel coming away from the sole, or of its working loose, or breaking in two where
the iron tip meets the heel. My invention also prevents slipping in frosty weather,
and gives the horse the greatest confidence in cases of high stepping, and improves
the action. It also prevents balling with snow, picking up nails, and bruising the
feet.
The Pad is made so as to fit the foot exactly, and thereby support the foot and
steady the shoe.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the Pad; Fig. 2 is a view of the underside; and Fig. 3
is a section on the line x y of Figs. 1 and 2.
a is the lining, formed of stout canvas or layers of canvas, rubber, or other suitable
substance, to form a backing to the rubber pad b.
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 manufacture and use of Pads for Horse Shoes consisting of the backing a,
formed to fit the foot, and the rubber pad b, constructed, arranged, and operating
substantially as herein before described and shown on the drawings.
Dated the 23rd day of November 1887.
Dated the 23rd day of November 1887.
RICHARD JORDAN,
120, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the said Francis Sidney Mills.