Improvements in Horse Shoes and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Horse Shoes and the like.
WILLIAM GOUDGE, of 5 Howland Mews, West Howland Street Tottenham Court
Road, in the County of Middlesex Axle Tree Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention more particularly relates to the construction of padded shoes for
horses & other animals of draught whereby the necessary frequent renewal of pad
is facilitated to a considerable degree.
And in order to carry out my said invention I construct the shoe of two parts
quite independent of each other but capable of being secured together rigidly &
thereby making a complete shoe.
Ono part I permanently secure to the hoof of the horse or other animal by the usual
method of nailing & construct it in every way similar to the ordinary shoe as regards
size, shape & internal bevelling, but prefer the thickness to be about three sixteenths of
an inch & provide upon the underside near the extremities of heel & at the front of
shoe centrally with same, three bosses of convenient size & length drilled & tapped
for the reception of screws.
The detachable part I form in such manner as to correspond with the permanently
fixed portion in respect to dimensions & attach it thereto by means of countersunk
head screws (or other suitable methods) passing through holes drilled therein &
screwing into the before mentioned tapped bosses provided upon the said permanently
fixed portion of shoe previously recessing front & back of detachable part to correspond
with the size of head of screw & the aforesaid bosses respectively in order that the two
portions may be securely held together & give the required solidity.
In order to provide a convenient space for the reception of the indin rubber or
other suitable pad I form the aforesaid detachable part of a frame work of metal
of sufficient depth & bevel it within & without towards the centre & so provide
spaces of a semi-annular & double wedge shaped form terminating near to &
upon each side of the centre line in front & extreme ends of shoe.
In the aforesaid spaces thus provided I cut to fit india rubber, or mould or shape
other suitable material & permit the so formed pad or pads to extend beyond the depth
of the metallic shoe a suitable distance.
The detachable part together with the double wedge shaped pads are then secured
to the beforementioned permanently fixed portion of shoe by means of the aforesaid
countersunk head screws (or other suitable methods) whereby a ready & easy
means of renewing pad by removal of screws when so required is provided; dispensing
with the existing inconveniences attached to the application of shoes of this
description making it only necessary to remove the beforementioned permanently
fixed portion occassionally to accommodate growth of hoof.
I do not confine myself to the use of the detachable portion for rubber or other
suitable pad material only but may form or arrange in such manner as to make
its use advantageous for other conditions affecting horses & animals of draught
generally.
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WILLIAM GOUDGE.

page_text: Improvements in Horse Shoes and the like.
WILLIAM GOUDGE, of 5 Howland Mews West Howland Street Tottenham Court
Rond, in the County of Middlesex Axle Tree Maker, 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 has for its object the construction of paddod shoes for horses
& other animals of draught whereby the necessary frequent renewal of pad is
facilitated to a considerable degree, and in onler to carry on my said invention
construct the shoe of two parts quite independent of each other but capable of
being secured together rigidly & thereby making a complete shoo.
One part. I permanently secure to the hoof of the horse or other animal by the
usual method of mailing & construct. it in every way similar to the ordinary shoe as
regards, size, shapo & internal levelling but prefer the thickness to be about three
sixteenths of an inch & provide upon the underside near the extremities of heel and
at the front of shoe centrally with same three bosses of convenient size & length
drilled & tapped for the reception of screws.
The detachable part 1 form in such manner as to correspond with the permanently
fixed portion in respect to dimensions & attach it thereto by means of counter-sunk
head screws (or other suitable method) passing through holes drilled therein and
serewing into the before-mentioned tapped bosses provided upon the underside of
the permanently fixed portion of shoe, previously recessing front & back of detachable
part to correspond with the size of head of screws & the afores id bosses respectively
in order that the two portions may be securely held together & give the required
solidity.
In order to provide a convenient space for the reception of the indin rubber or
other pad form the aforesaid detachable part of a frame work of metal of convenient
depth providing at the centre of front & the two extremities sufficient metal or
material for drilling for screws (or other means of securing the two portions
together) to pass through & the recesses formed front & back as herein before
mentioned to accommodate the counter-sunk portion of head of screw & the bosses
provided upon the permanently fixed portion of shoe; and although I may at times
bevel the aforesaid frame-work of metal within & without towards the centre &
30 form semi-annular and double wedge shaped spaces terminating near to & upon
each side of the centre line in front & extreme ends of shoe for the reception of
the indin-rubber or other suitable pad I prefer to form the recesses in such manner
as to give the pad mora of a T then a double wedge shape form in onler that it
my withstand the tendency to dislodge itself should the animal stamble while
travelling.
In the aforesaid recesses or spaces thus provided in the before mentioned detachable
part I mould or cut to fit indin rubber or other suitable material & permit the
so formed pad or pads to extend beyond the depth of the metallic shoo a suitablo
distance to form the tread. The detachable part together with the moulded pads
are then secured to the permanently fixed portion of shoe by means of the aforesaid
screws (or their equivalents) whereby a ready & easy means of renewing pads by the
removal of screws when so required is provided thus dispensing with the existing
inconvenience attached to the application of shoes of this description making it only
necessary to remove the before mentioned permanently fixed portion occassionally to
accomodate growth of hoof.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood I will now proceed more
particularly to describe the same & for that purpose shall refer to the several

page_text: figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference in licating
corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a plan of the underside of the permanently fixed portion shewing
nail holes in same for securing in the usual manner to hoof & the small bosses
drilled & tapped for the reception of screws.
Figuro 2 is a plan of the detachable portion shewing the particular formation of the
recesses for the pads (which are also shewn in position) & the bosses.
Figure 3 is a section of the complete shoe across the line A B while Figure 4
indicates the same across the line CD.
Referring to Fig. 1. After having secured the plate E (hitherto known as the
permanently fixed portion) to the hoof in the usual manner by the insertion of nails
through the holes e with the bosses F upon the underside. The detachable
portion G Fig. 2 is then placed in position so that the bosses F correspond with the
recesses g which is then drawn up tight upon the plate E by the application of the
countersunk head screws inserted through the holes f drilled in the detachable
portion G & screwing into the tapped bosses F upon the plate E previously inserting
the india-rubber or other suitable pad H in the recesses I formed for their reception
also in the detachable portion G.
By the construction of shoes in the manner herein described the inconvenience
attached to the renewal of pads become a matter of no importance: it being only
necessary to withdraw the screws 4, take off the detachable portion G, remove the
worn pads H from their cavities or recesses & replace with new ones and again secure
as described
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that
what I claim is
(First.) In the construction of shoes for horses & other animals a metallic plate-
provided with means for being secured to the hoof by the application of nails & tapped
bosses arranged suitably upon the underside substantially as & for the purposes
herein before described.
(Second.) In the construction of shoes for horses & other animals a detachable
frame-work of metal provided with curved recesses of T or dovetail shaped design for
the reception of india rubber or gutta percha pads & recesses for reception of studs
or bosses substantially as and for the purposes herein before described with reference
to Figures 1 & 2 of the accompanying drawings.
(Third.) In the construction of shoes for horses & other animals an india rubber or
guita percha pad or pads of curved T or dovetail shaped construction moulded or
cut to correspond with the recesses so formed in the before-inentioned detachable part
substantially as & for the purposes herein before described with reference to
Figures 2 & 3 of the accompanying drawings.
(Fourth.) In the construction of shoes for horses & other animals a shoe composed
of two independent parts (metallic) secured together by means of screws (or other
mechanical equivalents) screwing into bosses provided upon one part whereby a
means is secured of rigidly holding in position special shaped flexible pads or treads
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described.
(Fifth.) The general combination of parts constituting improvements in the
construction of shoes for horses & other animals substantially as herein before
described & illustrated respectively by Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 & Fig. of the
accompanying drawings.
WILLIAM GOUDGE.