Year: 1888

page_text: 1, WILLIAM GILMOUR WALLACE of Ardino Villa, Cambuslang, in the County of
Lanark, North Britain, Advertising Manager do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This Invention, which relates to an improved horse shoe, has for its object to enable
horse shoes to be fastened to the hoofs of horses without the use of nails being driven
through holes in the shoe and into the hoof as is at present in practice.
The improved horse shoe is formed at its front part with a clip piece, whilst two
other clip pieces are formed at the side of the shoe so that when applied to the hoof the
three clip pieces by their combined influence keep the shoe in position on the hoof.
For the purpose of tightening the shoe it is formed at the back part with studs or
projections, one at each side thereof. To one of these studs a metallic strap is fastened,
which strap passes over all the clips and is tightened to the requisite degree of tension
by means of a screw bolt acting upon a spiral spring.
ST. JOHN V. DAY,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Petitioner's Agent.

page_text: WILLIAM GILMOUR WALLACE, Ardine Villa, Cadzow Drive, Cambuslang, N.B.
Advertising Agent 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 body of the shoe is of the ordinary type, but without receptacle for nails. A
toe clip (a) is drawn up to within or an inch of the top of the cornet or hoof,
having a small kneed end (). A heel clip (a) is placed on either side, past the round
of the hoof near the heels, and sloping backwards at the same angle as the front of
the hoof. In these two clips or the side of the shoo at the clips as the shape of the
hoof necessitates-slits (d) are punched at the same angle. Into the slits are inserted
the hooked or kneed ends of a metal band (e) in two parts-the inside one of which
passes round the hoof over the front clip (but underneath the small kneed end of same,
to prevent it from slipping upwards) and terminating at the outside front of the hoof in a
kneed end (g) with hole for reception of bolt. The outside band is brought round the
outside of the hoof to within about half an inch of the termination of the inside band. This
is kneed likewise but the hole for bolt is tapped. A square headed bolt (4) is passed
through the knees of the band for screwing to the required tightness. To prevent the
bolt from slackening through the concussion of the horse's foot with the ground, a small
plate of soft metal (1) is placed round the neck of the bolt projecting slightly at one
side. When the shoe is tightened to the required firmness this projection is turned
down () on the square of the bolt head.
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 :-
1. An improved nail-less horse shoe.
2. A remover of the chief source of lameness in horses caused by present system
of nailing.
3. A preventative of sandcrack-as the band appliance of this shoe binds the hoof
together.
4. Can be kept in stock by users and easily fitted without practical knowledge.
Dated this Sixteenth day of November 1888.
W. G. WALLACE
Y.