IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM HASSALWOOD CARMONT of Manchester in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
HORSE SHOES to be as follows:-
My invention relates to horse shoes and the object of my Invention is to
construct a strong and durable horse shoe to prevent the horse from slipping and
to reduce jarring and noise.
Any
To effect this the body of the shoe is cast of malleable iron or steel with recesses
in the lower or outer surface for holding steel or other metal pegs or claws.
desired number of recesses for steel pegs or claws may be cast in the shoe with the
edge of the metal projecting above the recesses and to protect the animal from the
effects of jarring I propose to line the top of each of these recesses with sheet
rubber or other suitable substance and to place the peg or claw on such substance :-
each peg is formed with recesses or projections on two or more sides so that the
projecting edges of the recesses in the shoe can be driven over such recesses or
projections to clasp and secure the pegs firmly.
In some cases I secure in recesses of the shoe, rubber, preferably faced with
emery to prevent slipping: to accomplish this, the recesses are made of a dovetail
section, largest at the base, and the rubber is, by preference of dovetail section
also, the pieces of rubber when forced into the recesses are securely held by their
elasticity.
The pegs may be dispensed with and india rubber faced with emery used alone.
On the upper or inner surface of the shoe are cast a projecting piece or pieces of
metal, preferably three, which are pressed on to the hoof of the horse when the shoe
has been fitted. The shoe is also secured to the hoof by nails which pass through
holes cast or formed in the top or thin part of the shoe or in the flanges of the
recesses of the shoe.
When required to secure rubber over the frog of the hoof to protect it I cast
projecting pieces on the inner side of the shoe and these pieces can be bent over to
secure the rubber in its place.
Dated this 4th
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page_text: I WILLIAM HASSALWOOD CARMONT of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
HORSE SHOES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention relates to horse shoes and the object of my invention is to
construct a strong and durable horse shoe, to prevent the horse from slipping and
to reduce jarring and noise.
To effect this the body of the shoe is cast of malleable iron or steel with recesses
in the lower or outer surface for holding steel or other metal pegs or claws. Any
desired number of recesses for steel pegs or claws may be cast in the shoe with the
edge of the metal projecting above the recesses and to protect the animal from the
effects of jarring I propose to line the top of each of these recesses with sheet
rubber or other suitable substance, and to place the peg or claw on such substance:
each peg is formed with recesses or projections on two or more sides so that the
projecting edges of the recesses in the shoe can be driven over such recesses or
projections to clasp and secure the pegs firmly.
In some cases I secure in recesses of the shoe, rubber preferably faced with
emery to prevent slipping: to accomplish this the recesses are made of a dovetail
section, largest at the base, and the rubber is by preference of dovetail section
also the pieces of rubber when forced into the recesses are securely held by their
elasticity.
The pegs may be dispensed with and india rubber faced with emery used alone.
On the upper or inner surface of the shoe are cast a projecting piece or pieces of
metal, preferably three, which are pressed on to the hoof of the horse when the shoe
has been fitted. The shoe is also secured to the hoof by nails which pass through
holes cast or formed in the top or thin part of the shoe or in the flanges of the
recesses of the shoe.
When required to secure rubber over the frog of the hoof to protect it, I cast
projecting pieces on the inner side of the shoe and these pieces can be bent over to
secure the rubber in its place.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had
to the Figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a plan of a horse shoe partly fitted with pegs resting on india rubber
according to my invention, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line A. B. Fig. 1. Fig. 3
is a plan and Fig. 4. a side view of a horse shoe partly fitted with pegs and india
rubber faced with emery, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line C. D. Fig. 3. Figs. 6
and 7. are detailed views of one of the pegs or claws.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
In Figs. 1 and 2. a is the body of the shoe in this case cast or formed with five
recesses b, which I line with sheet india rubber or other suitable substance x, (see
Fig. 2) on which I place the metal pegs or claws c, one of which is shown detached
in Figs. 6 and 7.
The recesses b are formed with projecting edges 61 which are driven down over
the recesses or projections on the pegs c to secure then in the recesses b.
In Figs. 3, 4, and 5. only three recesses b for the pegs c are shown, but I form
instead in the body a two grooves or recesses e of a dovetail section and into these
I force pieces of india rubber f also of a dovetail section, and preferably faced with

page_text: emery. If desired the pegs c may be dispensed with and the india rubber f. faced
with emery used alone, in this case more or longer grooves e, and more india rubber f
would be required.
The form of the recesses b and pegs c may be varied if desired, and the pegs may
be used alone without india rubber or other substance x, and secured in the
recesses in the manner described.
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. The combination of parts forming the improved horse shoe, substantially as
herein set forth, for the purposes specified.
2. In a horse shoe the combination with the recesses b lined with india rubber
or other suitable substance x, of the metal pegs or claws c held in the said recesses
by the edges b¹, substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.
3. In a horse shoe the combination with the recesses b, of the metal pegs or
claws c held in the said recesses by the edges b', substantially in the manner and
for the purpose herein set forth.
4. The use and application of india rubber faced with emery, substantially as and
for the purposes herein shewn and described.
יננית
VILLIAM HASSALWOOD CARMONT.
H. B. Barlow,
Agent for Applicant,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.