Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1895-Accepted; 18th Jan., 1896
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, HARRY D. SHAIFFER, of 232 North Fifth Street, in the City and County
of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, Mining
Engineer, 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 :—
My invention relates to new and useful improvements in horse shoes, and consists
in the matters hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims.
The object of my invention is to provide an improved form of horse shoe which
may be secured to the hoof without the use of nails, and which may be readily
removed when desired.
In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective
view of my improved horse-shoe; Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the same;
Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken ou line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a horizontal
detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.
Referring by letter to said drawings, A A designate two parts or halves of my
improved horse-shoe, which may be made of any suitable shape and size to fit the
hoof.
An upwardly and inwardly extending flange B is provided upon each of the
parts or halves A, said flange being arranged so as to rest against the outer surface
of the hoof, and a flange C extends inwardly and somewhat upwardly fron the
inner edge of each of the parts or halves A, said flanges CC being suitably shaped
to fit the concave under surface of the margin of the hoof.
Extensions D D are provided upon the flanges C C, which extensions are
prolonged inwardly and somewhat forwardly, in the manner shown, and pivoted
together as at d, at the central part of the shoe. E E designate the heel calks,
and FF the two halves of the toe calk, one of which halves is formed upon each
part A of the shoe.
Apertured lugs ff extend rearwardly beneath the forward parts of the
flanges CC in rear of the parts F F of the toe calk, and a locking-screw or bolt G
has a screw-threaded engagement with said lugs in the manner shown in Fig. 2 to
hold the forward ends of the parts A. A of the shoe, together.
As shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 4, the flanges B B are made to
overlap at their forward edges when the two parts of the shoe are brought
together, and screws H H are inserted in said overlapping edges to secure the
flanges together.
My improved horse-shoe may be readily secured to the hoof without the use of
nails, it being only necessary to remove the bolt G and the screws H H, in order
to swing the two parts A A upon their pivotal connection d so as to open the
shoe. The shoe may then be adjusted upon the hoof in an obvious manner, and
when in position may be securely fastened by the insertion of the bolt G and the
screws H H.
The central part of the shoe being left open, in the manner shown, permits of
free access of air to the central under part of the hoof.
By the described construction of the flanges B B and C C, to conform to the
curved surfaces of the hoof, dirt and small pebbles are prevented from lodging
between the shoe and the hoof, and a firm, even bearing of all parts of the shoe
upon the hoof is insured.

page_text: In practice, I prefer to construct my improved horse-shoes from malleable iron
or steel, and the flanges are made tapering toward the edges in such a manner as
to enable said flanges to be readily shaped so as to conform exactly to the surfaces
of the hoof.; By this means the shoe may be readily fitted to any hoof...
In fitting the shoe to a hoof, the hoof may be pared so as to cause the lower
edge thereof to rest within the shoe at a slight distance from the angle formed by
the outer flanges. B B and the base of the shoe so as to allow of a considerable
degree of expansion of the hoof, and to permit the hoof to grow within the shoe
without causing pressure upon any part of the hoof.
By the described construction of the. under flanges C.C. to closely fit the concave
under surfaces of the hoof, the under side of the shoe is given a generally rounded
or concave form, within which snow or dirt is not liable to become lodged, as is
common with the ordinary forms of horse shoes. This obviates the necessity of
different styles of shoes for use in winter and summer, my improyed shoe forming
a." snow-shoe" besides being adapted for use in all seasons and on all kinds of
roads.
Furthermore, by the described construction of the extensions D D they are
caused to rest against the frog of the horse's foot in such a manner as to protect
the same from injury.
.
If desired the screws H H which pass through the overlapping edges of the
flanges B B may be arranged to engage with screw-threaded apertures in the inner
edge and elongated slots in the outer edge, so as to afford means for adjusting said
flanges to correspond with the adjustment of the two parts A. A of the shoe by
means of the set-screw or bolt G.
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.-A. horse shoe provided with an inwardly and upwardly extending flange
adapted for engagement with the outer surface of the hoof, and an inwardly and
upwardly extending flange adapted to rest against the concave under surface of the
hoof, substantially as described..
2.. A horse-shoe comprising two parts or halves each provided with an upwardly
and inwardly extending flange adapted for engagement with the outer surface of
the hoof, and an inwardly and upwardly extending flange adapted to rest against
the concave under surface of the hoof, substantially as described.
3. A. horse-shoe comprising two parts or halves each provided with an upwardly
and inwardly extending flange adapted for engagemeut with the outer surface of
the hoof, and an inwardly and upwardly extending flange adapted to rest against
the concave under surface of the hoof, a pivotal connection between said parts, and
a suitable locking device for detachably securing said parts together, substantially
as described.
4. A horse-shoe comprising two parts or halves each provided with an upwardly
and inwardly extending flange adapted for engagement with the outer surface of
the hoof, and an inwardly and upwardly extending flange adapted to rest against
the concave under surface of the hoof, a pivotal connection between said last
mentioned flanges, and a suitable locking device for detachably securing the front
ends of said parts or halves of the shoe together, substantially as described.
5. An improved horse shoe comprising two parts or halves each provided with an
upwardly and inwardly extending flange adapted to fit against the outer surface of
the hoof, and an inwardly and upwardly extending flange adapted to fit against
the curved under surface of the hoof, inwardly extending projections upon the rear
portions of said last mentioned flanges and having pivotal engagement with each
other, rearwardly extending lugs upon the under surfaces of the front ends of said
parts or halves, and a suitable bolt or screw adapted for detachable engagement
with said lugs to secure the shoe to the hoof, substantially as described.
6. An improved horse-shoe comprising two parts or halves each provided with an

page_text: upwardly and inwardly extending flange adapted to fit against the outer surface of
the hoof, and an inwardly and upwardly extending flange adapted to fit against
the curved under surface of the hoof, inwardly extending projections upon the rear
portions of said last mentioned flanges and having pivotal engagement with each
other, rearwardly extending lugs upon the under surface of the front ends of said
parts or halves, a suitable bolt or screw adapted for detachable engagement with
said lugs to secure the shoe to the hoof, the forward edges of the first mentioned
flanges being arranged so as to overlap, and suitable screws adapted for engagement
with said overlapping edges when the shoe is in position upon the hoof, substantially
as described.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of November 1895.
HARRY D. SHAIFFER.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.