Year: 1897

page_text: I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention has relation to horseshoes, known as cushioned shoes;
and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described.
The metal portion of the shoe is provided with nail apertures and screw-
threaded apertures the latter apertures being located and arranged at the toe and
heel ends of the shoe.
In use I provide a body portion or tread socket having a downwardly projecting
flange which is attached to the horse's hoof in the ordinary manner, after which
the tread is placed upon the under side of the said body portion. The elastic
tread is provided with the flange which flange is formed integral with the tread
so that the tread will be L-shaped in cross-section. The tread is formed of a
thickness so that it will extend a short distance. below the bottom of the flange
by which arrangement the horse receives the full benefit of the elasticity contained
in the tread. After the tread has been placed in position the retaining bar is
placed upon the under side of the flange formed upon the tread and said bar
securely held in proper position by means of retaining screws.
The retaining bar is formed of a shape to correspond substantially with the
shape of the body and is placed in a position to securely hold the tread. For the
purpose of providing a sufficient amount of metal to securely hold the retaining
screws bosses are provided, over which the retaining bar is placed. Said bosses
being formed of such a thickness that when the retaining bar is brought into
proper position, it will securely bind the tread. The bosses should be set in a
short distance, so that the tread can be placed in proper position without inter-
fering with said bosses. The flange should be slightly curved so that it will
assist in holding the tread in proper position.
It will be understood that the tread is to be composed of rubber or like material,
by which arrangement a cushioned shoe is provided.
It will be understood that many modifications of my invention can be made
without departing from the nature of my invention.
Doted this 21st dor of Sentember 1897

page_text: Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 present invention has relation to horseshoes, known as cushioned shoes;
and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawing;
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the shoe properly attached.i
Figure 2 is a detached perspective view of the shoe body...
Figure 3 is a detached view of the elastic or cushion tread..
Figure 4 is a detached view of the retaining bar.
Figure 5 is a sectional view through line zz Figure 1.
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Figure 6 is a transverse section showing the arrangement of the different parts.
Figure 7 is a detached view of one of the screws, and
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Figure 8 is a view showing the retaining bar properly attached also showing the
cushion tread properly located.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of
the drawing.
A represents the metal portion of the shoe, which is provided with the nail
apertures a, and the screw-threaded apertures b, said apertures being located and
arranged at the toe and heel ends of the shoe as illustrated in Figure 2. The
body A is provided with the downwardly projecting flange c, which flange is
located and arranged as illustrated in the drawings, and is for the purpose herein-
after described.
In use the body A, is attached to the horse's hoof in the ordinary manner, after
which the tread B, is placed upon the under side of the said body A, as illustrated'
in Figures 1 and 6. The elastic tread B, is provided with the flange.d, which
flange is formed integral with the tread B, by which arrangement the tread. will
be L-shaped in cross-section, as illustrated in Figure 6. The tread B, is formed
of a thickness so that it will extend a short distance below the bottom of the
flange c, by which arrangement the horse receives the full benefit of the. elasticity
contained in the tread B. After the tread B, has been placed in the position
illustrated in Figure 1, the retaining bar C, is placed upon the under side of the
flange d, formed upon the tread B, and said bar securely held in proper position
by means of the retaining screws d¹.
The retaining bar C, is formed of a shape to correspond substantially with the
shape of the body A, and is placed in the position illustrated in the drawing ito
securely hold the tread B. For the purpose of providing a sufficient amount of
metal to securely hold the retaining screws d, the bosses, are provided, which
bosses are located substantially as illustrated in the drawing, and over which
the retaining bar C, is placed. Said bosses d², being formed of such a thickness
that when the retaining bar C, is brought into proper position, it will securely
bind the tread B. The bosses d², should be set in a short distance, so that the
tread B, can be placed in proper position without interfering with said bosses.
The flange c, should be slightly curved as illustrated in Figure 6, so that it will
assist in holding the tread B, in proper position.
It will be understood that the tread B, is to be composed of rubber or like
material, by which arrangement a cushioned shoe is provided.

page_text: It will be understood that many modifications of my invention can be made
wthout departing from the nature of it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is:
1. The combination of the metal portion A, provided with nail apertures ",
located through said metal portion near its outer edge, and the screw-threaded
apertures located at the toe and heels respectively, and the downwardly pro-
jecting curved flange c, the elastic tread B, provided with the flange d, located
upon the under side of the body A, and against the curved flange c, the binding
bar C, located upon the under side of the flange d, and against the downward
projecting portion of said tread, and the retaining screws d' extended through
the bar C, and into the bosses d³, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. The combination of the metal portion A, provided with the nail apertures",
located through said metal portions near its outer edge, and the screw-threaded
apertures located at the toe and heels respectively, and the downwardly project-
ing clamping flange c, the elastic tread B, provided with the flange d, located
upon the under side of the body A, and in contact with the flange c, the binding
bar C located upon the under side of the flange d, and the retaining screws di,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 21st day of June 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.