Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 10th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, EDWARD JOHN WALCH of No. 59 Airville Mount Frizinghall near Bradford
in the County of York, Coal Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in horse shoes, and has more
especially for its object the construction of the same in such a manner that, when
it becomes necessary to have them "sharpened the same can be accomplished
without the removal of the shoes, and the aid of the blacksmith.
I accomplish my object in the following manner. Into the shoe when made I
cut a rectangular slot, square right through the thickness of the shoe into which I
fix whilst the shoe is hot, a foundation or slide so constructed as will admit of the
sliding in of a "sprung or toc piece, which for ordinary use is of the usual square
shape. When it becomes necessary to have the shoes "sharpened" the before
mentioned ordinary square "sprung or toe piece is removed and a "sharpened
one substituted.
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The heels of the shoe are prepared in a similar manner but by preference I cut
square holes through the shoe into which I place foundation or slides similarly
constructed to the one used for the toe, and slide into the same an ordinary calker
or heel piece which can be easily withdrawn and a "sharpened one inserted, as is
required.
Dated this 9th day of January 1891.
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JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, EDWARD JOHN WALCH, of No. 59, Aireville Mount, Frizinghall, Bradford, in
the County of York, Coal Merchant, 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 horse shoes and has for its
object the construction of the same in such a manner that when it becomes necessary
to have them "sharpened" the same can be accomplished without the removal of
the shoes or aid of the blacksmith.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will describe the same by
making reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1. represents a view of a horse shoe prepared according to my improvement
for receiving the toe and heel pieces, sharpened or otherwise.
Fig. 2. a section through a. b. having a sharpened toe piece attached.
Fig. 3. a similar section with an ordinary toe piece.
Fig. 4. an elevation of a toe piece as secured by a wedge, and
Fig. 5. a portion of the shoe showing the rectangular slot hole cut therein.
Into the shoe A. I cut a rectangular slot hole B. through the thickness of the
shoe, the sides of which are at right angles to the face of the shoe, and into which
I place whilst the shoe is hot a foundation or slide C. which, by the cooling and
contraction of the shoe becomes securely held therein.
The foundation or slide C. is constructed with a dovetailed groove D. which
will admit of a 66
sprung or toe piece E. provided with a projection F. made to fit
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the groove D. the said "sprung" may be secured therein by pin G. passing through
same, or in the manner hereinafter described. The toe piece or
sprung" E. as
shown by Fig. 3. is of the ordinary square form for ordinary use and when it
becomes necessary to have the shoes" sharpened" the ordinary square sprung
or toe piece E. is withdrawn and a sharpened" one H. substituted as shown by
Fig. 2.
The heels J. of the shoe A. are prepared in a similar manner, but by preference
square holes L. are cut through the shoe for receiving the foundation or slide C¹
siinilarly constructed to the one used for the toe, and admits of an ordinary or
sharpened" "calker" or heel piece, as may be required, being secured therein
by a pin G. in the manner before described.
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It will be easily understood that other means may be adopted for securing the
detachable toe and heel pieces to the shoe other than the method hereinbefore
described for example, they may be secured by driving a wedge K. into the dove-
tailed groove D. between some portion of the same and the projection F. inserted
therein by which means the detachable piece is readily secured.
The foundations C. and C' may be cast along with the shoe in either steel or
mallable iron the detachable toe and heel pieces being secured therein in the manner
hereinbefore described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A horse shoe A. having detachable toe and heel pieces E. arranged substantially
in the manner and for the purpose herein before described.
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JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.