Improvements in Shoes for Horses and other similar Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1891-Accepted. 5th Dec.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shoes for Horses and other similar Shoes.
I,, ARTHUR JOWETT of 61 Gresham Street in the City of London in the County
of Middlesex, Manufacturer's Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
This invention relates to shoes for horses and for other animals requiring to be
similarly shod, and its objects are to afford a better grip or foothold for the animals
especially on wood paved roads, and to prevent sprains which arise when animals
shod in the usual manner are travelling over such roads.
On the tread of each shoe, according to these improvements, I form or secure a
number of angular serrations which may all point in the same direction or which
may point in different directions, so that in use, the serrations and not the body of
the shoe itself, come into contact with the road surface.
In addition to the serrations I may employ such calks, roughing, and other
devices as may be desired.
Dated this 27th day of February A.D. 1891.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shoes for Horses and other similar Shoes.
I, ARTHUR JOWETT of 61 Gresham Street in the City of London and County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer's Agent, 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 shoes for horses and other animals requiring to be
similarly shod, and its objects are to afford a better grip or foothold for the animals
especially on wood paved roads, and to prevent the sprains which arise when
animals shod in the usual manner are travelling over such roads.
On the tread of each shoe, according to these improvements, I form or secure a
number of serrations which may all point in the same direction or which may point
in different directions, so that in use, the serrations and not the body of the shoe
itself, come into contact with the road surface.
In addition to the serrations 1 may employ such calks roughing and other devices
as may be desired.
I will more particularly describe my said invention with reference to the
accompanying drawing which represents in perspective a shoe constructed according
to these improvements.
In the drawing, in which the position of the shoe is reversed, A is the body of the
shoe B B are serrations or short inclined planes formed on the tread; and CC
are nail holes which may be formed in convenient parts of the shoe.
In the drawing, a toe calk D is shewn but this may be dispensed with in some
cases or any desired forms of toe and heel calks may be employed. It is preferred
that the angles formed by the inclined planes or serrations should be transverse to
the body or to the centre line of the shoe. The number and dimensions of the
serrations will have to be determined in each case by the nature of the work done
by the animal, its size, and other considerations, but for ordinary town traffic, and
for saddle carriage and other similar horses, the shoe may be made of the usual

page_text: weight and dimensions with about six inclined planes or serrations on each side as
indicated by the drawing.
The shoes may be conveniently formed by striking up in a die or in a series of
dies as is well understood, or they may be cast in the ordinary manner from steel or
other suitable metal, or they may be constructed from titanic steel, bent and applied
in the cold state.
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,
A shoe for horses or other animals requiring to be similarly shod, constructed
with serrations or inclined planes on its wearing surface, substantially as and for
the purpose hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 3rd day of November A.D. 1891.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.