IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES
Year: 1885

page_text: I HORACE HOBSON 130 Ecclesall Road Sheffield in the County of York
Decorator do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN HORSE SHOES to be as follows:-
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My invention of improvements in Horse Shoes, relates more particularly to
the construction of Horse shoes to be used in the winter months, the object being,
to construct a shoe for holding a removeable elastic pad or pads in a convenient.
and simple manner, and so that the pads can be easily removed and réplaced with
new ones when necessary.
These shoes can be made by any suitable process, but preferably by casting in
steel or malleable iron.
I make in the underside of the shoe an open dovetailed or undercut slot extending
in each arm of the shoe from the heel to a short distance from the centre of the
toe, at which part I form a projecting calk or stud. preferably divided to save
weight of metal.
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The slots are open at the ends next the heel and closed at the toe, and the pads
which are made of a rubber compound or other suitable elastic material, correspond
with and are inserted into the said slots at the open ends; and are forced forward
until the slots are filled from end to end, when a split pin gr other suitable appli-,
ance is passed through the metal and the pad to secure it and prevent it working.
out The pad is made to stand out from the slot and face of the shoe a suitable,
distance to form a wearing surface.
The nail holes are made through the bottom of the 'slot, so that the shoe is
first secured to the hoof, and then the pads are put in and secured as before,
described.

page_text: I HORACE HOBSON 130 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield in the County of York
Decorator do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN HORSE SHOES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement that
is to say:-
My invention of improvements in the construction of Horse Shoes, refers more
particularly to the construction of shoes to be worn during frosty weather, the
object being to avoid the damage caused to horses feet by the frequent repetition
of roughing or sharpening, which necessitates the removal of the shoes, and to
increase the comfort of the horse.
It consists in the construction of a shoe arranged to hold in a secure manner,:
and so that they can be readily replaced, pads of elastic material, or other suitable
material; and in order that my invention may be fully understood, I annex a sheet
of drawings representing a shoe made according to my invention.
Fig. 1, represents a Horse shoe prepared to receive the pads of elastic material.
Fig. 2, is the same shoe, with the elastic pads inserted, and secured.
Fig. 3, one of the elastic pads for the toe.
Fig. 4, a steel toe piece to substitute for the elastic pad shown in Fig. 3.
In carrying out my invention I make the Shoe proper of any suitable material
but by preference I cast it in steel, or in what is known as malleable cast iron, and
on the underside of the shoe I form two longitudinal slots or grooves A, and one
transverse slot or groove across the toe B, all the said slote or grooves being undercut
or of a dovetailed section.
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The two slots or grooves A, are open at the end next the heel and closed at the
other; the slot B is open at both ends, and I prepare pads of rubber compound, or
other suitable material marked A¹, and B¹, shown in Fig. 2, shaped to fit into the.
said slots and to project a sufficient distance through the face opening to form the
tread, see Fig. 2.
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The pads are inserted at the ends of the slots and forced forward to the desired
position, where they are finally secured by means of a split pin C, passed through
both the metal shoe and the pad, see Fig. 2.
For horses that are put to heavy work,.or whenever it may be thought desirable
a steel toebit as shown in Fig. 4, may be substituted for the rubber or elastic toebit
which enables the animal to obtain a firmer grip of the road.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Baid
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st In the construction of Horse Shoes, the combination of the two longitudinal
slots A with the transverse slot B, all of them being undercut or dovetailed, and
the removable pads A¹ and B¹ for the purpose specified, and substantially as
described and illustrated.
2nd The manufacture of horse shoes, having three openend undercut slots, to
contain elastic projecting pads, arranged as shown for the purpose specified.
1000
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ROBT F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.