Improvement гзlating to Horse Shoe.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvement гзlating to Horse Shoe.
I THOMAS KERR of Charlwood Villas Ruscombe Road, Twyford in the County
of Berks, Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention is designed for curing Horses suffering with the disease known
as "contracted heel."
The great objection to shoeing Horses suffering from the above disease, with
ordinary horse shoes, is that the shoe being rigid prevents the hoof from expanding,
thus preventing or retarding recovery.
Now according to this invention I construct the Shoe so that it shall exert an
expansive force upon the heel.
According to one way of carrying this invention into effect, I divide the shoe
in the front and pivot the two halves together, and I form a channel in the upper
part of the Shoe in which I place a flat strong spring, thus when the shoe is put
on it will exert an expanding force upon the heel and will rapidly bring the heel
back to its normal shape.
Dated this 24th day of November 1896.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvement relating to Horse Shoes.
I THOMAS KERR, of Charlwood Villas, Ruscombe Road, Twyford, in the County
of Berks, Blacksmith, Farrier and Registered Shoeing Smith, 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;-
This Invention is designed for curing horses suffering from the disease known
as "contracted heel" and from other diseases of a similar nature, such as "sand-
cracks" and "side bones" and to help restore wasted and diseased frogs, by
relieving the sensitive parts of the heel from the inward pressure of the crust
or horny portion of the foot. The shoe may also be used for equalising odd feet,
and for the general improvement of misshapen feet.
The great objection to shoeing horses suffering from the above diseases, with
ordinary horse shoes, is that the shoe being rigid prevents the hoof from expanding
thus preventing or retarding recovery.

page_text: Now according to this Invention, I construct the shoe so that it shall exert an
expansive force upon the heel.
According to one way of carrying this Invention into effect, I divide the shoe
in the front and pivot the two halves together, and I form a channel in the upper
part of the shoe, in which I place a flat strong spring, thus when the shoe is put
on it will exert an expansive force upon the heel and will rapidly bring the heel
back to its normal shape.
And in order that my said Invention may be more clearly understood, I will
now proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying
this specification, in which Figure 1 shews a plan of horse shoe detached, Fig. 2
front view of same, and Fig. 3 view of shoe attached to horse's hoof.
The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts in all the
views.
a shews the shoe, made in two sections, jointed at b, c is a strong flat steel
spring resting in the channel or rebate d.
The spring c acting against the sides of the shoe at the points e, e, expands the
back ends of the shoe outwards, so that when the shoe is fastened on the hoof it
will tend to expand the same, the clips f, f taking into heel g of the hoof, as
shewn at Figure 3.
If a foot only requires expansion at one side, I place the joint a little from the
centre of the toe, and I extend the rebate further round the half, so as to have
more spring where required.
.I make the spring of various strengths, according to the demands of the case, and I
may in some cases use two springs.
It should be observed that the shoe tapers in thickness towards the heel, making
extra provision for expansion by frog pressure.
The clips f on the heels of the shoe are required to bring pressure on the heels,
and also to take the pressure off the nails, as otherwise the expansion of the spring
would break the hoof away with the nails.
Shoes constructed according to my Invention will also be beneficial to horses
suffering from navicular disease, since by expanding the crust or wall of the foot,
the concave sole will straighten out or come down, thereby relieving undue
pressure of sole from over the flexor tendon, and navicular bone or joint.
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. Horse shoes constructed substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
A horse shoe made in sections, jointed together, in combination with a spring
and clips, for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Twenty-third day of Ano 1907
z.h
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.