IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES
Year: 1884

page_text: We; WILLIAM BODY and SILAS JOSEPH WINTON, both of Wittersham in the
County of Kent do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN HORSE SHOES" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to 'pads' formed of India rubber or other elastic material
and so constructed and applied as to fit within the ordinary iron shoe and thus give
a bearing surface over the whole of the underside of the hoof.
In Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings,
A represents a horse's hoof and B an ordinary iron shoe.
The part marked a indicates the India rubber pad which is retained in position
by the thin metal leaves b which enter the spaces between the inner edge of the
iron shoe and the hoof.
The pad a is prolonged so as to extend as far as the toe of the hoof and thus
affords a good bearing surface when the foot is placed on the ground at an angle as
is always the case when a horse is starting to drag a load or when going up-hill.
Figure 2 shews a section of the India rubber pad viewed from behind, and it
will be seen that it overlaps the iron shoe considerably at the sides as well as at
the front.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1884.

page_text: We, WILLIAM BODY and SILAS JOSEPH WINTON, both of Wittersham, in the
County of Kent, do hereby declare the nature of the said 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:-
This Invention relates to pads formed of India rubber or other elastic material,
and constructed and applied in such a manner as to fit within the ordinary iron
shoe, and give a bearing surface over the whole of the underside of the hoof
and shoe.
And in order that our Invention may be more fully understood, we hereto
annex a sheet of Drawings, marked with Figures and letters of reference, illustrative
thereof.
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Figure 1 is side elevation of a horse's hoof with shoe and pad attached.
Figure 2 is back view of same.
Figure 3 is a plan view of pad alone.
Figure 4 is a back view of the same..
Figures 5 and 6 are elevation and plan view of apparatus for inserting and
withdrawing the pad.
A is the ordinary iron shce and B the India rubber pad which is retained in
position by the metal leaves a which enter the spaces between the upper edges of
the iron shoe and the hoof.
The underside of the pad, as shewn in detail in Figures 3 and 4, is prolonged so
as to extend as far as the toe of the hoof and extends also to the outer edges
thereof, thereby affording a broad bearing surface and a good hold when the foot
is placed on the ground at an angle as is always the case when a horse is starting
with a load or when going up hiil.
The tongs shewn in Figures 5 and 6 are for the purpose of inserting and removing
the pads when necessary.
The arm C is double pronged, the arm D being single.
single prong is inserted between the frog of the hoof and
marked c in Figure 2. By closing the arms C and D, the
contracted and can be easily removed.
To remove a pad, the
the pad at the place
pad is doubled up or
Having thus described and particularly ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect, we would observe in conclusion that what we consider novel and original
and therefore claim as our Invention, is:-
The construction of pads for horse shoes, in manner substantially as herein
shewn and described.
Dated this 20th day of Natahon 1001