Improvements in Appliances for Preventing Horses, and the like Animals which are Shod with Metallic Shoes, during, or whens, Pavements, or other Places, being likewise, as a Remedy for Lameness. THE LIKE ANIMALS WHICH ARE SHOD WITH METALLIC SHOES, FROM SLIPPING, DURING FROSTY WEATHER, OR WHEN ROADS PAVEMENTS OR OTHER PLACES ARE RENDERED SLIPPERY FROM ANY CAUSE, THES BEING LIKEWISE APPLICABLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS A
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1886
Complete Left, 6th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 25th Feb., 1887
[Communicated from abroad by JEAN-BAPTISTE EMILE LACOMBE, of à Châtillon-sur-
Loing, Loiret, in the French Republic, Veterinary Surgeon.]
Improvements in Appliances for Preventing Horses, and the like
Animals which are Shod with Metallic Shoes, from Slipping during
Frosty Weather, or when Roads, Pavements, or other Places are
Rendered Slippery from any Cause, the Appliances being likewise
Applicable, under Certain Conditions, as a Remedy for Lameness.
I RICHARD HEBER RADFORD of 15 Saint James Row, Sheffield in the County of
York Consulting Engineer to the London and Provincial Patent Agency, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR
PREVENTING HORSES AND THE LIKE ANIMALS WHICH ARE SHOD WITH METALLIC SHOES,
FROM SLIPPING, DURING FROSTY WEATHER, OR WHEN ROADS PAVEMENTS OR OTHER
PLACES ARE RENDERED SLIPPERY FROM ANY CAUSE, THE APPLIANCES BEING LIKEWISE
APPLICABLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS A REMEDY FOR LAMENESS, to be as
follows:-
I effect the object of my invention by the employment of an appliance which as
already stated may be used for horses and the like animals, which are shod with metallic
shoes, but for convenience of illustration I will confine my description to the application
as for a horse.
The appliance or appliances referred to partake of the form of the "frog" of a horses
foot, and may be made of India Rubber or other elastic material, or, a composition
of substances possessing the necessary amount of clasticity and durability may be
employed, such material must also possess the quality of being easily moulded into the
required form, thus different sizes of artificial moveable frogs, are made to suit the
varying sizes of horses feet.

page_text: The frog or frogs so formed is provided with a flexible metallic plate or plates,
such plate or plates being made slightly longer than the artificial frog, at the fore end,
and provided with two hooks at the heel end of the frog, these hooks being used
to secure the appliance to a cross bar, or cross bars or other suitable projection
with which the horses shoe or shoes is provided, and which would have holes or slots
formed to receive the hooks last referred to.
The artificial frog can be attached to a Horse's foot by first placing the hooks into
the holes of the cross bar or cross bars at the heel of the shoe and then bending
the flexible plate sufficiently to allow of its projecting fore-end being received under the
toe or fore part of the horse's shoc, where it will be securely held in position.
The artificial frog can be removed by reversing the operation.
For the employment of the appliance herein described it is necessary that the
horses shoes should be formed with the cross bar or cross bars or other suitable
projection provided with holes or slots and in some cases a projection at the front of
the shoe may also be provided for the purpose of holding the artificial frog as already
describod.
On examining a horse's foot fitted with a moveable frog it would have the resemblance
of a natural frog projecting somewhat beyond the plate of the shoe.
This projecting elastic material in the position described furnishing the means by
which a horse's foot or feet may be prevented from slipping and be enabled to secure
a more firm footing in frosty weather or when roads, pavements or other places are
rendered slippery from any cause, whereby falls and consequent serious accidents may
be prevented.
The employment of the artificial elastic frog herein described may be found useful
in some cases of lameness to which horses or the like animals are liable, and also as
the means of protecting the natural frog in case of injury or otherwise.
The essential features of my Invention is the appliance in the form of an elastic
artificial frog which can be attached to a Horse's foot, or the foot of a like animal shod
with iron shoes at will, the operation of attaching and removing the said appliance
being speedily performed where the animals referred to are shod with shoes properly
adapted for the appliance.
R. HEBER RADFORD,
Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Appliances for Preventing Horses, and the like
Animals which are Shod with Metallic Shoes, from Slipping during
Frosty Weather, or when Roads, Pavements, or other Places are
Rendered Slippery from any Cause, the Appliances being likewise
Applicable, under Certain Conditions, as a Remedy for Lameness.
1 RICHARD HEBER RADFORD, of 15 Saint James Row, Sheffield, in the County of
York, Consulting Engineer, to the London and Provincial Patent Agency, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, for, "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR
PREVENTING HORSES, AND THE LIKE ANIMALS, WHICH ARE SHOD WITH METALLIC
SHOES, FROM SLIPPING ON ROADS DURING FROST, OR ON SLIPPERY PAVEMENTS; THE
APPLIANCE BEING LIKEWISE APPLICABLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS A REMEDY
FOR LAMENESS;" communicated to me from abroad, by Jean-Baptiste Emile Lacombe
of à Châtillon-sur-Loing, Loiret, in the French Republic, Veterinary Surgeon, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
I effect the object of my invention by the employment of an appliance which, as
already stated, may be used for Horse's and the like animals which are shod with
metallic shoes, but for convenience of illustration I will confine my description to the
application as for a Horse.
The appliance or appliances referred to partake of the form of the "Frog" of a
Horse's foot, and may be made of India Rubber or other clastic material; or, a com-
position of substances possessing the necessary amount of elasticity and durability may
be employed, such material must also possess the quality of being easily moulded into
the required form, thus, an artificial moveable Frog, or Frogs, may be made to suit the
varying sizes of horse's feet.
The Frog, or
Frogs, so formed are provided with a flexible metallic plate or plates,
such plate or plates being made slightly longer than the artificial Frog, at the fore end,
and provided with two hooks at the heel end of the Frog, these hooks being used to
secure the appliance to a cross bar, or cross bars, or other suitable projection with
which the Horse's shoe, or shoes, are provided, and which would have holes or slots
formed to receive the hooks last referred to.
The Artificial Frog can be attached to a Horse's foot by first placing the hooks into
the holes of the cross bar, or cross bars, at the heel of the shoe, and then bending the
flexible plate sufficiently to allow of its projecting fore-end being received under the
toe, or fore part of the Horse's shoe, where it will be securely held in position.
The Artificial Frog can be removed by reversing the operation.
For the employment of the appliance herein described, it is necessary that the
Horse's shoes should be formed with the cross bar, or cross bars, or other suitable

page_text: projection provided with Holes, or slots, and in some cases a projection at the front of
the shoe may also be provided for the purpose of holding the artificial Frog as already
described.
On examining a Horse's foot fitted with a moveable Frog, it would have the
resemblance of a natural Frog projecting somewhat beyond the plate of the shoe.
This projecting elastic material in the position described furnishing the means by
which a Horse's foot, or feet, may be prevented from slipping and be enabled to
secure a more firm footing in frosty weather, or, on a slippery pavement, and by which,
falls and consequent serious accidents may be prevented.
The employment of the artificial elastic Frog herein described may be found useful
in some cases of lameness to which Horses, or, the like Animals are liable, and also as
the means of protecting the natural Frog in case of injury or otherwise.
The essential feature of my Invention is the appliance in the form of an elastic
artificial frog, which can be attached to, and removed from a Horse's foot, or, the foot of a
like animal shod with Iron Shoes, at will; the operation of attaching and removing the
said appliance being speedily performed where the animals referred to, are shod with
shoes properly adapted for the appliance.
As a modification of the means herein described of attaching the artificial frog to
the shoe, in lieu of the cross bar, or cross bars, or other suitable projection or
projections, being formed with holes or slots to receive the hooks with which the
flexible metallic plate of the artificial moveable frog is provided; the cross bar, or
cross bars, projection or projections may be formed without holes or slots, the hooks
being forced against the cross bar, or cross hars or other suitable projection or
projections, so that they may clip the same.
The nature of my Invention will be better understood in reference to the accom-
panying three sheets of drawings in which,
Sheet 1, Illustrates the appliance, or appliances, comprising the artificial Frog,
Sheet 2, Illustrates the appliance, or appliances comprising the artificial Frog,
applied and attached to a Horse's shoe as herein first described.
Sheet 3, Illustrates a modification of the means herein first described shewing the
appliance, or appliances, comprising the artificial frog as applied and attached to a
horse's shoe without the use of holes or slots in the cross bar.
Fig. 1, (Sheet 1) Is a plan of the flexible metallic plate, provided with two hooks
before the India Rubber, or other elastic material, forming the artificial frog has been
moulded on, or fitted to the same.
Fig. 2, (Sheet 1) Is an end elevation of the same.
Fig. 3, (Sheet 1) Is a side clevation of the same.
Fig. 4, (Sheet 1) Is a plan of the artificial frog formed of India Rubber or any
other clastic material moulded on, or, fitted to the flexible metallic plate and hooks
represented in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
Fig. 5, (Sheet 1) Is the heel end elevation of the same.
Fig. 6, (Sheet 1) Is a side elevation of the same.
Fig. 7, (Sheet 1) Is a view of the tread, or reverse view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 1 (Sheet 2) Is a plan of a horse shoe, looking on the hoof side, with the
artificial frog, and appliances, fitted and attached thereto.
Fig. 2 (Sheet 2) Is a plan of a horse shoe, looking on the tread or reverse side io
Fig. 1 in which the Improved appliances resemble the natural Frog of a Horse's foot.
Fig. 1 (Sheet 3) Is a plan of a horse shoe looking on the hoof side, with the artificial
frog and appliances fitted and attached thereto without the use of holes or slots in the
cross bar.
The same letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views on the three
sheets of drawings.
is the flexible metallic plate.
b, b, are the hooks.
is the frog made of india rubber or other elastic material.
d, is the horse shoe.
e, is the cross bar with which the horse shoe is provided.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
(1). The construction and application of an artificial frog or frogs composed of
India Rubber, or other equivalent elastic substance, containing a flexible metallic plate,
or plates, provided with hooks which can be attached to, or removed from a cross bar,
or cross bars, or other suitable projection or projections formed on the metallic shoe
or shoes, with which a horse or like animal may be shod, in the manner substantially
as herein described and illustrated.
(2). The construction and application of a shoe or shoes of a horse (or like animals
which may be shod with metallic shoes) provided with a cross bar, or cross bars,
or other suitable projection or projections which an artificial moveable frog may be
attached to, or, removed from as circumstances may require substantially as herein
described and illustrated.
(3). Improvements in appliances for preventing Horse's, and the like animals, which
are shod with metallic shoes, from slipping on roads during frost, or on slippery
pavements, the appliance being likewise applicable under certain conditions as a remedy
for lameness, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
R. HEBER RADFORD,
Applicant.