Improvements in Shoes for Horses, Mules, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th June. 1894-Accepted, 21st July. 1394
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shoes for Horses, Mules, and the like.
We, THOMAS BENNETT, of 16 Glen Dhoon Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Timber Machinist, and LUKE COCHRANE, of 3 Cavendish Street,
Salford aforesaid, Foreman Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to Improvements in Shoes for Horses, Mules and the like,
and the chief objects of our improvements are to dispense with the use of nails in
shoeing the animal, and also to enable the animal to obtain a better foothold than
is possible when metal shoes are used on granite sets, asphalte, and other slippery
surfaces.
In carrying our invention into effect we make the sole or tread of the shoe of
compressed paper, vulcanized fibre or other suitable non-metallic material, and of
the usual horse shoe form, and on the upper side along the outer edge of the shoe
we secure a strip or collar of rubber or other suitable material preferably of an
clastic or yielding nature, and attached to the sole or tread at such an angle as to
form an undercut groove corresponding to the inclination of the animal's hoof.
The resilient or yielding nature of the strip or collar euables it to be displaced
sufficiently to admit the animal's hoof which dovetails into the undercut groove,
and the shoe is then firmly secured in its position on the hoof by means of cement.
The tread of the shoe may be corrugated or serrated if required so as to afford
a better foothold for the animal.
Dated this 15th day of September 1893
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shoes for Horses, Mules, and the like.
We, THOMAS BENNETT, of 16 Glen Dhoon Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Timber Machinist, and LUKE COCHRANE, of 3 Cavendish Street,
Salford aforesaid, Foreman Joiner, 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 :-
Our invention relates to Improvements in Shoes for Horses, Mules, and the like,
and the chief objects of our improvements are to dispense with the use of nails in
shoeing the animal, and also to enable the animal to obtain a better foothold than
is possible when metal shoes are used cn granite sets, asphalte, and other slippery
surfaces.
In carrying our invention into effect we make the sole or tread of the shoe of
compressed paper, vulcanized fibre or other suitable non-metallic material, and of
the usual horse shoe form, and on the upper side along the outer edge of the shoe
we secure a strip of rubber or other suitable material preferably of an elastic or
yielding nature, and attached to the sole or tread at such an angle as to form an
undercut groove corresponding to the inclination of the animal's hoof.
The resilient or yielding nature of the strip or collar enables it to be displaced
sufficiently to admit the animal's hoof which dovetails into the undercut groove,
and the shoe is then firmly secured in its position on the hoof.

page_text: And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. I is a sectional view, Fig. 2 a plan and Fig. 3 a back view of a horse shoe
made according to our invention.
In the drawings, a represents the sole or tread of the shoe which is composed
of compressed paper, fibre, vulcanized fibre or other suitable non-metallic material
of the usual horse shoe form and shaped so that the rim or raised part of the tread
and the sole of the shoe form an internal undercut groove corresponding to the
external inclination of the animal's hoof. Into the groove is fitted closely a collar
or strip of rubber or other elastic material b, which is moulded to the shape
required to fit the hoof c, and to fill the space round the tread and also to turn
under the hoof to form a pad. The parts and may be cemented or otherwise
secured together if required. In this rubber we prefer to mould a band of steel
or other metal d the ends of which are rounded at ' and have right and left hand
screw threads cut upon them the ends being coupled by a nut e when the shoe is in
position. Secured to each side towards the back of the horn of the foot by cement
or otherwise is a piece say of leather or other suitable material and corresponding
recesses to these pieces are moulded into the collar to fit over the pieces 7.
When the shoe is complete, that is to say, when the part has been squeezed
into the part a the shoe is drawn on to the foot c of the animal, the rubber b
yielding sufficiently to allow of this being done and when the shoe is in position,
the ends,d of the band d are introduced into the nut e which is turned to draw the
ends together and firmly secure all the parts. Instead of the band d with threaded
ends and the nut e the collar b might be cemented or otherwise suitably secured
to the hoof.
The tread a of the shoe may be corrugated or serrated if required so as to afford
a better foothold for the animal.
Our improved shoe does not cover or interfere with the frog of the foot nor does
the rubber or other portion b extend above the hoof and consequently the coronet
is not in any way injuriously affected by wearing the same.
When the tread a or the rubber portion is worn or destroyed a new part can
be fitted without necessarily renewing the whole shoe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
•
In a shoe for horses or other draught animals-
1. A sole or tread of compressed paper, vulcanized fibre, or other suitable non-
metallic material formed with an internal undercut recess into which is fitted a strip
or collar of rubber or other suitable material shaped inside to fit the foot of the
animal and with means for securing the shoe in position substantially as and for the
purposes described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In combination, the sole or tread a, the rubber or other yielding collar b, the
projecting pieces f on the hoof c and the locking band d and nute or equivalent
means for securing the collar 6 on the hoof substantially as shown and describe!
by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of June 189.1
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicants.