Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Nov., 1888
J. NICHOLAS BIRD of William Street Workington in the County of Cumberland
Blacksmith do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The Horse shoes are made with screw holes in the heels and toes as shown in the
drawings and to prevent the screw hole threads being damaged as the shoes are
reduced in thickness by wearing the screw holes are made wider on the wearing
side.
To sharpen the shoes sharps specially manufactured out of steel or cast malleable to
standard sizes of shoes (& which may conveniently be carried in the pocket) are attached
by screws with square heads to fit which a small key is provided-These sharps are
fully illustrated in the drawings lodged herewith reference to which is requested.
Fig. 1. A carriage-horse fore shoe shown with sharps attached as at A. B. Different
views of the toe sharps BB BB Different views of heel sharps A A A A A A.
The shoes are also shown without sharps but with screw holes drilled-The Heel
sharps in the Fore shoes go round the heels and a clip goes up the inside of the
heel to prevent the sharp from turning round on the shoe and to save the screw
pressure The inside sharp on the Fore shoe is rounded off on the sharp to prevent the
horse wounding the other fore leg. The toe sharp fits on with two screws and a clip
comes over, both on front and inside as shown on drawing.
Fig. II. A carriage horse hind shoe.
The outer heel sharp is fitted on the same as in Fig. I with the addition of being
bent downwards over the heel in addition to the inside clip and round the heel-
The inside heel sharp is screwed on from the inner side of the heel and goes round
the end of the heel as shown-The toe sharp of this shoe is nearly similar to toe
sharp to Fig. 1.
Different views of toe sharps E E E E E. View of inside heel sharp D. View of
sila haal shown

page_text: Fig. III. A dray horse fore shoe-The sharps on this shoe are similar to Figs. I
and II except that the too sharp has 3 clips, one on each side of the toe and one
inside The screw holes on this shoe are not made wider on the wearing side, as in
the other shoes as this shoe has a permanent toe piece which will prevent the holes
wearing.
Different views of toe sharp G G G. View of heel sharps F F.
Fig. IV. A cart horse fore shoe-This shoe has square turned up heels and the sharps
span the heels as shown-The toe sharp fits on the same as Fig. III.
I NICHOLAS BIRD of 27 William Street Workington in the County of Cumberland
Blacksmith 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 :—
The horse shoes are made with screw holes in the heel and toes as shown in the
drawings and to prevent the screw hole threads being damaged as the shoes are
reduced in thickness by wearing, the screw holes are made wider on the wearing
side, to sharpen the shoes, sharps specially manufactured out of steel or cast mallable
to standard sizes of shoes (and which may conveniently be carried in the pocket) are
attached by screws with square heads to fit which a small key is provided. These
sharps are fully illustrated in the drawings lodged herewith and in those lodged with
my provisional specification, reference to which is requested.
Fig. I a carriage horse fore shoe shown with sharps attached as at A. B; different
views of the toe sharps B. B. B. B. different views of heel sharps A. A. A. A. A. A.
The shoes are also shown without sharps but with screw holes drilled. The heel
sharps in the fore shoes go round the heels and a clip goes up the inside of the heel
to prevent the sharps from turning round on the shoe and to save the screw pressure.
The inside sharp on the fore shoe is rounded off on the sharp to prevent the horse
wounding the other fore leg. The toe sharp fits on with two screws and a clip comes
over both on front and inside as shown on drawing. Fig. If a carriage horse hind
shoe. The outer heel sharp is fitted on the same as in Fig. I with the addition of
being bent downwards over the heel in addition the inside clip and round the heel.
The inside heel sharp is screwed on from the inner side of the heel and goes round the
end of the heel as shown.

page_text: The toe sharp of this shoe is nearly similar to toe sharp to Fig. 1.
Different views of toe sharps EEEEE. View of inside heel sharp D. View of
outside heel sharp C. Fig. III a dray horse fore shoe. The sharps on this shoe are
similar to Figs. I and II except that the toe sharp has 3 clips one on each side of the
toe and one inside. The screw holes on this shoe are not made wider on the wearing
side as in the other shoes, as this shoe has a permanent toe piece which will prevent
the holes wearing.
Different views of toe sharp G G G. View of heel sharps F F. Fig. IV a cart
horse fore shoe. This shoe has square turned up heels and the sharps upon the heels
as shown-The toe sharp fits on the same as Fig. III.
Fig. 5 shows a Carriage Horse Shoe, with a plate A, with three dovetails and one
clip all being solid, the dovetails are all on the wearing surface. The clip is on the
bottom of the plate.
Fig. 5 gives edge view and so formed to go between the shoe and the foot at the
toe of the inside of the shoe, so that plate A has not the tendency to lift apart from
the shoe. This plate as shown in A sits level on the shoe all round until it reaches the
Heels which has a crank up to admit the Heel attachment C. B shows an attachment,
which slides into a dovetail A at the front of the toe and has a clip to go up the
front of the foot with holes to allow pins for fixing as shown on Fig. 5. A & B.
C. shows the Heel attachment which slides on the end of the Heels and goes under-
neath the plate A and has a pin to press down on the shoe on the upper face, which
is binding as the shoe is reduced through wear. D is a strip to answer as a spring
and when in proper position it fits round inside of the shoe and in below plates E.
A. and attachment B. A clasp is used on each side to go in below the strip and shoe
when the shoe will admit it and when the shoe is down close to the foot, the clasp will
be made shorter just to go in below the strip or spring and pin secured into A and
the clasp may be put in from the outside if the horse travels wide enough not to
cut the opposite leg. Fig. 5 shows the Heel attachments C. wide enough to admit
the spring while the Heel attachment has a pin to press against the spring shown on
Fig. 5. Ca set screw is used to screw plate A to attachment C. plate A shows long
hole (oblong) on purpose to allow the alteration of Horse Shoe in case a Horse
looses a shoe, as when a shoe comes off, the foot is broke in general, by having
long hole in attachment, it will allow the alteration to be made in the shoe.
Fig. 6. shows a Dray Horse Shoe with rolled Flat heels, this drawing shows three
attachments for the toe. A sits level on the inside of the permanent toe piece and
clips down inside of shoe as shown on Drawing Fig. 3. in the provisional Drawing,
with the exeption of being broader, which faces the frog point, to admit the strip,
letter F in below A and behind the pin that fixes A and binders B together when
properly placed in the right position, B is in two parts with prong to go in between
the shoe & foot. B slides over A and meets with a joint overlap, the pin put right
through the joint B and the attachment A, and when the pin is properly secured is in
front of the strip F which is against the clip A and continues right round the shoe
inside the Heel attachments B when fixed is jointed in front of the permanent shoe
with a pin also, something similar to what goes through the letters A and B inside of
permanent toe piece; that is to say a pin on each side of the pin that fixes the joint B
and the attachment A together.
The Heels have three attachments for each Heel, the one next to the shoe, C
goes on the shoe, the same as the attachment on Fig 3. in provisional Drawing,
The second attacliment D slides on with a bracket H. in below the attachment
next to the shoe facing the frog of the foot, the third attachment is a double
clasp E which goes across the Heel in reverse way from the outside of the shoe,
different views are given on Fig. 6 and a strip F goes right round inside of the
shoe and inside of the attachment & D. The spring or strip is purposely used
on dray horse shoes to cause a pressure not to allow them to shake loose.
Fig. 7 Agriculture Horse shoe with square turned up Heels. This drawing
shows Roughing attachments for the toe (Letter A) as shewn in Fig. 3. Provisional
drawing and can be continued round on each side of the shoe and cranked over the

page_text: heel attachment the same as Fig. 5, and also with provision to secure the toe piece
firmly down as on Fig S-Round shoe-The attachment for the heels Letter B has
brackets down each side of shoe with bar across.
This is purposely done for horses subject to screwing while travelling and fixed the
same with clips as shown in Fig. 6 Letter E.
Fig. 8. Round Horse shoe-This represents an attachment which goes round the
shoe (Letter A) on the wearing surface, which has a clip to go below inside of
the toe, but where there is no permanent toe piece on the shoe the attachment
will be put on the same as Fig. 5 Letter A.
When there is a permanent toe piece on each side of the front of the toe, there is
a clip on the inside and outside which slides into dovetails and secured with two
pins Letter B. The attachment for Heels Letter C. is a double clasp with the sharp
on it which goes in below the shoe on each side of the frog and clasps over the surface
of the attachment Letter A and fastened down with a set screw or common Bolt into
the bottom clip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is-
That all the Horses shoes shaped as shown in the drawings filed herewith and with
my provisional specification or any modification of such shoes can have readily
attached without removing the shoes from the horses feet roughing attachments
formed of metal or other suitable material in some of the various forms specified in the
said Drawings such attachments being to prevent slipping in frosty weather or on
slippery pavement or asphalt.
Dated this Twenty first day of August 1888.
NICHOLAS BIRD.