A New or Improved Shoe for Horses or other Shod Animals.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Shoe for Horses or other Shod Animals.
I CHARLES THOMAS MITCHELL, of 178 Holly Villas, Waterloo Road, Cape
Hill, Smethwick, Staffordshire, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to a new or improved shoe for horses or other animals such
as mules or asses, and consists as follows:-
I produce this my improved shoe by the stamping process, that is, suitable dies
are provided, in the lower one of which is placed a piece of heated steel, which,
by a blow or blows from the drop hammer is shaped into the required form.
This form is somewhat of the usual shape in so far as the base of the shoe is
concerned that is, it consists of a flat or rectangular or similar section of metal, of
the shape of the hoof. The wearing surface or side of the shoe, I will term its
face, while that next the hoof I will term the rear side.
Upon the face of the shoe I provide a number of rather deep projections
generally of a conical shape but which may be varied as to their precise shape.
These projections are made hollow, that is, they are stamped from the rear side
of the shoe, by projections being formed upon the face of the top stamping tool,
which forms the interior of the cone.
Thus, at the commencement of wear of the shoes the point of the projection
gives the required roughness, while when such points are worn away, an annular
surface is presented, (by reason of the cones being hollow) and the central hole
thus presented constantly presents a fresh rough edge of metal which effectually
prevents the animal from slipping. Upon the one side (generally inside) an
opening is provided through which an accumulation of dirt &c. may be removed,
which has collected within the said cone through the opening on its face caused by
the said wear.
On the face of the toe part I form an elongated hollow projection similar to
those already described, and which both at the commencement of wear and after-
wards, serve the same purpose as the conical projections. In addition to this elongated
projection, one, two or more elongated or pointed projections are made at such toe
part of a lesser depth, which forms an additional security against slipping. Also at
the front rear side an upright toe part is formed in one with the stamping, which
further adds to the security of the attachment of the shoe to the hoof.
By making these shoes in this manner and by the stamping process, I am enabled
to produce them cheaply, and also to make them of steel which increases their wear
considerably. Hitherto when shoes have been forged of steel in the ordinary form,
they have proved objectionable by reason of their wearing so much smoother than
those of irou, but inasmuch as these shoes of my improved make, always wearing
rough, such objection is overcome, while this may be made lighter and yet very
strong and durable.
With these shoes the necessity of roughing" or inserting loose studs in times
of frost will be obviated, while with the wearing surfaces being distributed well
around the shoe it affords an easy and comfortable pressure to the foot, and being
further of wrought metal, they may be heated and bent into any particular size or
shape.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1892.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Shoe for Horses or other Shod Animals.
I CHARLES THOMAS MITCHELL, late of 178 Holly Villas, Waterloo Road,.
Cape Hill, Smethwick, Staffordshire, but now of 5 Vicarage Road, Kings Heath
near the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 a new or improved shoe for horses or other animals such
as mules or asses, and consists as follows:-
I produce this my improved shoe by the stamping process, that is, suitable dies
are provided, in the lower one of which is placed a piece of heated steel, which, by
a blow or blows from the drop hammer is shaped into the required form.
This shoe is somewhat of the usual shape in so far as the base is concerned, that
is, it consists of a flat or rectangular or similar section of metal of the shape of
the hoof. The wearing surface or side of the shoe I will term for description sake,
its face, while that next the hoof I will term the rear side.
Upon the face of the shoe I provide a number of rather deep projections generally
of a conical shape but which may be varied as to their precise shape. These pro-
jections are made hollow, that is, they are stamped from the rear side of the shoe,
by projections being formed upon the face of the top stamping tool, which forms
the interior of the conc.
Thus, at the commencement of wear of the shoes the point of the projection
gives the required roughness, while when such points are worn away, an annular
surface is presented, (by reason of the cones being hollow) and the central hole thus
presented constantly presents a fresh rough edge of metal which effectually prevents
the animal from slipping.
An opening at the side may be provided through which any accumulation of
dirt &c may be removed, which has collected within the said cone through the
opening on its face caused by the said wear.
On the face of the toe part I form an elongated hollow projection similar to
those already described, and which both at the commencement of wear and after-
wards serve the same purpose as the conical projections. In addition to this
elongated projection, one, two or more elongated or pointed projections are made at
such toe part of a lesser depth, which form an additional security against slipping.
Also at the front rear side an ordinary upright toc part is formed in one with
the stamping, which further adds to the security of the attachment of the shoe to
the hoof.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, I have appended hereunto
an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of
reference similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same
thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a general plan view of the shoe upon its face side.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the shoe.
Fig. 3, is a sectional view of the toe part on line A-B.
Fig. 4, is a sectional view of the conical part on line C-D.
Fig. 5, is a plan view showing modified forms of projections.
Fig. 6, is a side view of such modified forms of projections.
1, is the face of the shoe, 2, is the rear side. Upon the face 1, of the shoe, I
provide a number of projections 3. These projections are made hollow at 4, upon
their rear side, that is they are stamped from the rear side by reason of pro-
jections being formed upon the face of the descending tool of the drop stamp or
hammer.
On the face of the toe part, I form an elongated projection 5, (see Fig. 3) having
the hollow rear side at 6, which both at the commencement of wear and afterwards

page_text: serves the same purpose as the conical projections as aforesaid. In addition to this
elongated projection, one two or more elongated or pointed projections 7, 7, are-
made of a lesser depth, which forms an additional security against slipping. At
the front of the stamping is formed the part 8, which is afterwards turned up at
about right angles against the front of the hoof in the usual manner to assist in
the security of the shoe to the hoof.
Instead of making these projections in the conical shape, I may modify such
shape as seen in Figs. 5 and 6, that is, they may be pyramidical as seen at 9, gothic
as seen at 10, and triangular as seen at 11, but the conical form is generally
adopted, as requiring more easily made tools.
I provide when necessary, for the removal of dirt which may accumulate inside
when the front of the projections has worn off, by swelling up the side (one or both)
as seen at 12, Figs. 5 and 6, and forming a hole or recess at 13 through which such
dirt may be so removed.
The ordinary nail holes 14, 14 &c. are made for attachment, and in any suitable
position upon the plate of the shoe.
By making these shoes in this manner I am enabled to produce them cheaply,
and also to make them of steel which increases their wear considerably. Hitherto
when shoes have been forged of steel in the ordinary form, they have proved
objectionable by reason of their wearing so much smoother than those of iron,
but inasmuch as these shoes of my improved make, always wear rough, such
objection is overcome, while they may be made lighter and yet very strong and
durable.
I wish it to be particularly noticed that in these my improved shoes I do
not require any substance other than the metal of which the shoe itself is made.
With these shoes the necessity of roughing" or inserting loose studs in times
of frost will be obviated, while with the wearing surfaces being distributed well
around the shoe, it affords an easy and comfortable pressure to the foot, and being
further of malleable or wrought metal, they may be heated and bent into any
particular size or shape.
Although I have described the making of these my improved shoes by the
process of stamping, I do not wish it to be understood that I thereby claim the
process of stamping shoes, nor yet broadly the making of shoes having projections
upon their face, but,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
:-
In shoes for horses and other shod animals, the combination with the base plate,
of the projections (conical or modified) having rear hollow formations as herein.
described and substantially as illustrated upon the drawings.
Dated thin 21th dor of Datakon 1000
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent..