Improvements in Horse-shoe Nails.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1889-Accepted, 13th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse-shoe Nails.
I, JULIUS MOELLER, of the firm of Moeller & Schreiber, of 10, Monbijouplatz,
Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, Horse-shoe nail manufacturers, do hereby declaro
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to horse-shoe nails having bayonet-shaped shanks.
Horse-shoe nails of this description have hitherto had their points, that is to say, the
tapered side of the point used for guiding the nail to a certain position outside the hoof,
made on the bayonet-shaped side of the shank and in driving the nail into the horse's
hoof it has been the practice to present the flat side of the nail outwards and the
bayonet-shaped side inwards.
The result of the arrangement of the point above referred to was that the edge of
the shank had to be flattened down and removed entirely at the point of the nail the
useful effect of the edge being thereby to a great extent lost. Besides which it has
often happened that in manufacturing the nail the point was turned rather to one side
as regards the edge of the shank, that is, sometimes towards the right-hand and some-
times towards the left-hand instead of being accurately in the centre. This faulty and
scarcely avoidable position of the point causes the nail to take a wrong direction when
being driven in and by not coming out of the hoof at the right place, causes an
uncertainty in shoeing horses.
The object of my invention is to obviate this defect, and for this purpose arrange
the tapered side of the point of the nail on the opposite side to that above mentioned,
that is to say, on the flat side of the nail so to have the sharp edge extending right up
to the point of the nail, whereby the edge when the nail is driven, will cut through
the hoof in the proper direction, the resistance it offers whilst being driven in is much
less than heretofore and the nail in general can be driven more easily and with greater
certainty.
This arrangement of the point allows the nails to be driven in with the bayonet-
shaped side outwards and with the flat side turned inwards. The advantage arising
from this is, that the tendency of the nail, through having its edge commencing at the
very point, is rather to go outwards than inwards, so that it follows more surely in
the proper direction towards the outside of the hoof and entirely obviates the risk of
pricking a horse.
In driving in nails in the ordinary way, the edge is very liable to cause pressure on
the inner or soft part of the horse's hoof. By my invention this is entirely prevented,
the flat side of the nail is turned inwards and pressure on the hard or horny part of
the hoof cannot do any harm.
It has moreover been found that when clinching nails with ordinary points, they
readily break and, through filing of the edge, the point is rendered less strong and the
clinched ends will not hold so well.
With my improved nail on the contrary, the edge, when the nail is clinched, is
turned towards the outside of the hoof and the edge easily enters the hoof and thereby
gives a firm hold, and the necessity for rivetting over the end can be dispensed with."
Moreover in most cases it will be found unnecessary to file down the point of the
nail after it has been clinched, the weakening of the rivetted end will be thereby
prevented as the clinched point of my nail has the flat side turned outwards and can
be entirely imbedded in the horse's hoof.
The edge of the shank can be made more or less sharp, and hollowed out or
rounded off.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse-shoe Nails.
I, JULIUS MOELLER, of the firm of Moeller and Schreiber, of 10 Monbijonplatz,
Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, Horse-shoe nail manufacturers, 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 relates to horse-shoe nails having bayonet-shaped shanks.
In the accompanying drawing.
Figure 1 represents in three elevations and a section a horse-shoe nail having å
bayonet shaped shank and made in the usual manner.
Figure 1 represents two elevations of such a nail when imperfectly made.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan of a horse's hoof with a shoe applied thereto by means
of the ordinary nails.
Figure 3 represents three elevations of a horse-shoe nail with bayonet shaped shank
made according to my invention.
Figure 4 is a sectional plan of a horse's hoof with a shoe applied thereto by means
of my improved nails.
Figure 5 is a vertical section of a part of figure 1.
Figures 6, 7 and S are sections of various forms of my improved nails.
Horse-shoe nails having bayonet shaped shanks have hitherto had their points, that
is to say, the tapered side of the point used for guiding the nail to a certain position
outside the hoof, made on the bayonet-shaped side of the shank as shewn in figure 1
and in driving the nail into the horse's hoof it has been the practice to present the flat
side of the nail outwards and the bayonet-shaped side inwards as shewn in figure 2.
In this arrangement of the point, the edge r of the shank had to be flattened and
removed entirely at the point of the nail, the useful effect of the edge being thereby
to a great extent lost. Besides which it has often happened that in manufacturing
the nail the point was turned rather to one side as regards the edge of the shank,
that is, sometimes towards the right-hand and sometimes towards the left-hand instead
of being accurately in the centre as in Figure 1. This faulty and scarcely avoidable
position of the point shewn in figure 1 causes the nail to take a wrong direction when
being driven in and by not coming out of the hoof at the right place, causes an
uncertainty in shoeing horses.
The object of my invention is to obviate this defect and for this purpose I arrange
the tapered side of the point of the nail on the opposite side to that above mentioned,
that is to say on the flat side of the nail as shewn in figure 3 so as to have the sharp
edge extending right up to the point of the nail, whereby the edge r when the nail
is driven will cut through the hoof in the proper direction, the resistance it offers
whilst being driven in is much less than heretofore and the nail in general can be
driven more easily and with greater certainty.
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This arrangement of the point allows the nails to be driven in with the bayonet-
shaped side outwards and with the flat side turned inwards as shewn in figure 4. The
advantage arising from this is, that the tendency of the nail, through having its edge
commencing at the very point, is rather to go outwards than inwards, so that it
proceeds more surely in the proper direction towards the outside of the hoof and
entirely obviates the risk of pricking a horse.
In driving in nails in the ordinary way as represented in figure 2 the edge is very
liable to cause pressure on the inner or soft part of the horse's hoof. By my invention
this is entirely prevented because as indicated in figure 4 the flat side of the nail is
turned inwards and pressure on the hard or horny part of the hoof cannot do any
harm.
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It has moreover been found that when clinching nails with ordinary points (figure 1)
they readily break and through filing the edge the point is rendered less strong and
the clinched ends will not hold well.
With my improved nail, on the contrary, the edge
when the nail is clinched is as

page_text: shown in figure 5 turned towards the outside of the hoof and the edge easily enters
the hoof and thereby gives a firm hold, and the necessity for riveting over the end can
be dispensed with.
Moreover in most cases it will be found 'necessary to file down the point of the nail
after it has been clinched the weakening of the riveted end will be thereby prevented
as the clinched point of my nail has the flat side turned outwards and can be entirely
imbedded in the horse's hoof.
The edge of the shank can be made more or less sharp and hollowed out or
rounded off as will be understood by reference to figures 6, 7 and 8.
The nail shewn in figure 7 has the advantage of being of small section with a large
surface and the hollow form of the nail gives it greater security in the hoof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is.
(1) Making horse-shoe nails, having bayonet shaped shanks with the tapered side z
of the point portion on the flat side of the nail and with the edge extending to or
nearly to the extreme point of the nail on the opposite side substantially as herein before
described.
(2) The manufacture and use of the improved horse-shoe nails hereinbefore described
and illustrated in figures 3 to 8 of the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 7th day of June 1889
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.