Improvements in Machines for Use in the Manufacture of Horse-shoes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 1st July, 1859-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by THE PROPRIETORS OF THE COPENHAGEN HORSE-SHOE
MANUFACTORY, of Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark.]
Improvements in Machines for Use in the Manufacture of
Horse-shoes.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declaro the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
.
This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of horse shoes and
comprises a machine designed for producing the indentations or nail ridges and
simultaneously marking the position of the nail holes in the horse shoe, which is in
course of manufacture.
A movable slide runs on discs or rollers, these rollers have their bearings in the
standard of the frame. The slide is governed or guided on the sides, partly by the
two rollers, which roll on the plane front side of the frame and partly by the roller,
which is in connection with the spring and the treadle, which roller rolls against a
guide bar on the slide The rollers or discs, are all adjustable by the aid of a wedge
or regulating screw. To one end of the slide a weight is attached by means of a
strap. The said strap passes over a roller. On an axis, which is rotated from the
main axle by any suitable connection, is fixed a disc upon which a marking piece is
attached, which corresponds with the size of the horse shoe and the respective distance
between the nail holes.
When the said disc rotates it will, when the marking piece, has come so far down,
that its foremost end takes hold of the piece of iron, intended for the horse shoe,
which is placed between the guide bar and the disc and which is prevented from
being carried forward on the slide by a stop knob on the same, move the slide forward.
The teeth on the marking piece will thereby mark the place of the nail holes on the
iron blank. When the hindermost end of the marking piece has left the iron blank
(intended for the horse shoe) the slide is again at liberty and is by the weight
brought back to its original position.
When the iron blank has to be placed on the slide, the treadle is acted upon, which
by its connection with the disc, moves the latter out from the guide bar. The iron
blank is placed between the disc and the roller and supported against the stop knob
on the slide already referred to, the pressure on the treadle is discontinued and
the spring will then press the roller against the iron blank and the guide bar.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Use in the Manufacture of
Horse-shoes.
1, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
O particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of horse-shoes and
comprises an apparatus designed for producing the indentations or nail-ridges and for
simultaneously marking the position of the nail-holes in the horse shoe or blank in
the course of manufacture.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 shows the main parts of the machine in side elevation.
Figure 2 shows a plan of the said machine, and
Figure 3 an end elevation of the same.
A represents a movable slide which runs on discs or rollers B, 6, 6; these rollers
luve their bearings in standards attached to or forming part of the frame. The slide
is governed or guided partly by the two rollers c, which engage with the plane front
side of the frame and partly by the disc or roller, which is in connection with the
spring E and the treadle g which roller bears against a guide bar a on the said
slide A.
The rollers or discs B, b, b and c, c are all adjustable by the aid of a wedge or
regulating screw. To one end of the slide A is attached a strap or cord which passes
over a pulley i working in a bracket attached to the frame A. To the opposite end of
the said strap or cord is attached a weight K which tends to draw the slide to one
end of the machine. On a shaft Z which is rotated from the main shaft by any suit-
able means, is fixed a disc D, to the periphery of which is attached a working pieco d,
having projections for marking the position of the nail holes, the said working piece
and projections corresponding with the size of the horse-shoe, and the distance
between the nail holes respectively.
In the operation of the machine the blank is placed between the guide bar a and
the disc and is provented from being carried forward on the slide by a stop-knob
on the same.
When the disc D is rotated in the direction of the arrow (Figure 1) and the marking
piece d moved so far down, that its foremost end takes hold of the blank, the said
disc will move the slide forward in the direction of the arrow y (Figure 1). The
projections or teeth on the piece & will thereby mark the place of the nail holes on the
iron blank. When the hindormost end of the marking piece has left the iron blank
the slide is again free to move and is brought back to its original position by the
weight K.
When it is desired to place a blank on the slide, the treadle g is acted upon, which
by means of its connection with the disc f moves the latter out from the guide bar a.
The iron blank is then placed between the disc f and the roller a and supported
against the stop knob on the slide already referred to; the treadle g being then
released the spring E presses the rollor firmly against the iron blank and the guide
bar a and holds it in position while it is being operated upon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :—
The improved machine for producing the indentations or nail-ridges and marking
the position of the nail-holes in the iron blanks intended for horse-shoes, the said
machine consisting principally of a movable slide A with counterweight K, the
driving-shaft Z, with the disc D attached to it, on which is arranged the marking
piece a, a disc or roller f connected with the spring E and the treadlo g all as above
described and shown in the accompanying drawing and for the purpose above specified.
Dated this 1st day of July 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.