IMPROVED CLENCH GROOVEING TOOL FOR SHOEING HORSES
Year: 1884

page_text: ROBERT STANILAND BIRD of Brandon Nr Coventry in the County of Warwick
Shoeing Smith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for an IMPROVED
CLENCH GROOVEING TOOL FOR SHOEING HORSES to be as follows:-
I construct the improved Clench grooveing tool for Improved Shoeing of horses,
of Steel having a centre portion of the tool sett in on one side and sett out upon
the other side, This set portion gives the required depth of cut for takeing out
the horn of the horse hoof as also the width of same, so that no more is taken out
than is required for the reception of the horse shoe nail, when clenched or turned
over by a blow with the hammer the tool may be formed of a rectangular section
or may be slightly curved to suit the form of the horse hoof, each side of the
cutting portion is not sharp, but serves as a Guide for the cutting portion and may
be from half an inch to an inch or more in length as may be desired, the Improved
clench Grooveing tool dispenses with the use of a rasp to cutt a Groove in which to
force or clench the nail, which Groove being usually longer than required is
unsightly, besides unneceraliy weaking the hoof, and to remove the mark the
rasp has inado portion of the saine is filed out as also the clench with it, thus
weakening the hold of the nail upon the hoof, and causeing the Shoe to be
prematurely thrown off, The Improved Clench Grooveing Tool by preparoing a
proper Groove of sufficient dept and width and of the form of the nail, provides
that the full strength of the nail shall have full hold of the hoof when the shoeing
operation is complete, thus makeing the Shoe proportionatly secure upon the hoof
whilst the strength of the hoof is preserved, which is a great consideration in the
case of weak hoofs, also the time occupied and labour is much less than that
required where a rasp is used, The Improved Clench Grooveing Tool is provided
with a suitable handle prefferably of wood similiar to a file handle shaft and may
be fitted to the Top of the Tool similiar to a carpenter's chisel, or the shank may be
at any suitable angle and the handle secured thereon or if desired I may form the
handle out of the same material with the Tool

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, ROBERT STANILAND BIRD of Brandon. Near Coventry in the County of
Warwick Shooing Smith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVED CLENCH GROOVEING TOOL FOR SHOEING HORSES and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
I construct the said Tool of Steel having a centre portion set in one side and
set out upon the other side, this set portion gives the required depth for takeing out
the horn of the horse hoof, as also the width of same for the reception of the shoe
nail, when said nail is clenched or turned over by a blow with an hanner, each
side of this cutting is arranged to form a Guide upon the horse hoof, one side
being prolonged, and turned up to form a guide in advance of the cutting portion,
said guide being pressed against the nail during the operation of cutting, which
enables the operator to keep the cutting tool in line with the nail, this form of
Tool only takes out sufficient of the horse hoof in which to clench the nail and
does not weaken the hoof as in the case where a rasp is used, as also the full
strength of the nail remains after the clenching is effected and is not filed off
with the rasp when finishing the operation of shoeing, and cleaning of all
projections etc.
In order that my Invention may be more clearly understood, I will now proceed
to describe the same having reference to the accompanying Drawings. Fig 1 shews
a side elevation of the said Tool, secured in a haft or handle in the usual manner,
Fig 2 is a plan of Fig 1 shewing the edge of Tool Guide and cutting portion.
Fig 3 is an end elevation Fig 4 is a section through the cutting part C.
a is the head and body of said Tool, G is a head which is struck with the
banner to force C' into the hoof, C is the cutting portion which is sharp and
tempered to cutt the hoof the required depth and width for the reception of the
nail, & forms a guide which is pressed lightly against the nail whilst the Groove is
cutt, e rests against the face of the hoof and prevents C cutting the Groove too
deep, the edge of e is blunt or rounded upon edge to prevent injury to the hoof,
the shank is prolonged and secured in haft or handle 6 to enable the operator to
hold the Tool with the hand but may construct the handle out of the shank ƒ of
the said Tool in any convenient manner.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim'is
1st The Improved Clench Grooveing Tool as shown in Fig 1 to 4 of the
drawings, and substanialy as described and set forth.
Dated this 21st day of March 1885.