Improvements in Frost Nails and Toe Pieces for Horses.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 7th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 8th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frost Nails and Toe Pieces for Horses.
I, ROBERT SPENCER of 55 Church Street Manningham, Bradford in the
County of York Farrier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in frost nails and toe pieces in
horses shoes and has for its object the fixing of a frost nail or toe pieces in such a
manner as to secure the same more firmly than hitherto.
Hitherto toe pieces and frost nails have been constructed with one nail and
a boss. My invention consists in the construction of such with two nails, as
being more secure when so fixed to the horse shoe than when secured by the
one nail.
In the method of driving the two nails at one time, the difficulty has no doubt
been in the fact that it was impossible to drive two nails at one time with any
certainty thro the shoe and into the horse foot. My method of accomplishing this
is to drive in two ordinary nails separately, withdrawing the same and then
introducing my improved frost nail or toe piece.
In the case of old shoes my improved frost nail or toe piece may be introduced
into the holes formerly occupied by the old nails.
Dated this 6th day of November 1893.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frost Nails and Toe Pieces for Horses.
I, ROBERT SPENCER, of 55 Church Street, Manningham, Bradford, in the
County of York, Farrier 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 certain improvements in frost nails and toe pieces for
horse shoes, and has for its object, the construction and fixing of frost nails or toe
pieces to the shoes and feet in such a manner, as to secure the same more firmly
than hitherto.
Hitherto toe pieces and frost nails have been constructed with one nail and a
boss. My invention consists in the construction of such with two nails arranged to
pass through the shoe into the hoof, by which they are more firmly secured than
when fixed with one nail and boss.
In describing my invention in detail, reference is made to the accompanying
sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 represents a shoe fitted with my improved toe piece and suitable for the
reception of frost nails: similar letters indicate similar parts where they appear.
Fig. 2 is a section through line a. b.
Fig. 3 is a detached front view of a toe piece constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 4 a side view of the same, and

page_text: At the toe portion A. of the shoe are formed-two square, round or other suitable
shaped taper holes B, into which fit the taper prongs C. C, of the toe piece D,
which may be sharpened as shown, or left somewhat of square section.
Each prong C is extended by the formation of a nail E which are driven into
the hoof and turned at the ends similar to an ordinary nail for securing the shoe.
In the method of driving two nails at one time the difficulty has no doubt been
in the fact that it was impossible to drive them with any degree of certainty
through the shoe and into the horse foot. My method of accomplishing this, is to
first drive in two ordinary nails separately, then withdrawing same, and introducing
the nails of my improved toe piece or frost nails.
Similar holes to B for holding the toe pieces may be formed at the sides in place
of the ordinary nail holes F. and frost nails secured in the same manner as the toe
pieces; or in the case of old shoes, my improved frost nail or toe piece may be
introduced into the holes F formerly occupied by the old nails, in which case the
shanks of the nails are also formed taper soinewhat as shown by Fig. 5, at C. C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Toe pieces or frost nails formed with two nails E forming part of same, by which
the toe pieces or frost nails are secured to the hoof in the manner as herein before
set forth.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.