Improvements in and connected with Detachable Horseshoes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 29th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 2nd July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Detachable Horseshoes.
I, GEORGE BARKER, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, of 77,
Colmore Row, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Consulting Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention as communicated to me from
abroad by Ernest F. Pflueger, a citizen of the United States and a resident of
Akron, in the County of Summit and State of Ohio, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is an improved detachable horseshoe and is designed
to provide a soft or flexible tread horseshoe the tread portion of which can be
readily removed from the upper portion when worn out and be thereupon re-
placed by a new tread the entire shoe being also readily detachable from the foot
at any time without the necessity for the service of a smith.
With this object in view the invention consists in the novel construction and
combination of parts all as hereinafter described.
My improved horseshoe consists of two parts to wit a sole or tread portion and
an upper or boot portion.
The sole or tread portion is designed to be made of rubber leather or other
flexible material or of a covering or casing of such material filled with steel or
iron filings, emery, corrundum, or other comminuted material. If desired, this
portion may have a metal plate secured thereto.
The upper or boot portion may be made in various ways. It may consist of
a piece of leather, which is shaped to slip over the hoof and foot in manner
similar to that in which an overshoe is slipped upon the human foot, being pro-
vided with gores or insertions of rubber or of elastic webbing, or it may be made
entirely of rubber or other elastic fabric. The toe portion is preferably provided
with a cap or shield of metal. I also propose to make the boot in the shape of a
strap, which is designed to be fastened around the hoof and to be secured by a
buckle or other suitable fastening device.
A series of lugs or plates are used to securely but detachably connect the sole
or tread portion to the upper or boot portion. These lugs or plates are usually
of L forin, their vertical arms being riveted or otherwise firmly secured to the
boot with their horizontal arms projecting inwardly. To receive these horizontal
arms the sole or tread portion is formed with a series of recesses which may be
formed in the body thereof, and which may be provided for by leaving a space
underneath the marginal portion of the metal plate.
When the lugs or plates are sprung into engagement with these recesses and
the boot portion is secured upon the foot, the sole or tread portion is securely
held thereby and cannot work loose or escape.
The entire shoe is designed to be of inexpensive character, the principal ex-
pense being for the boot or strap portion, which can be used indefinitely, the
sole or tread portion being removed and replaced as often as worn out. The shoe
is, moreover, easy for the foot and can be readily applied or removed without the
assistance of an artisan.

page_text: To assist in pulling the shoe on a detachable device may be used. This device
has hooks which are designed to be engaged without perforations in the rear
portion of the boot.
Improvements in and connected with Detachable Horseshoes.
I, GEORGE BARKER, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, of 77,
Colmore Row, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Consulting Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention as communicated to me from
abroad by Ernest F. Pflueger, a citizen of the United States and a resident of
Akron, in the County of Summit and State of Ohio, and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:
The object of my invention is an improved detachable horseshoe and is designed
to provide a soft or flexible tread horseshoe the tread portion of which can be
readily removed from the upper portion when worn out and be thereupon re-
placed by a new tread the entire shoe being also readily detachable from the foot
any time without the necessity for the service of a smith.
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With this object in view the invention consists in the novel construction and
combination of parts all as hereinafter described.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improvements.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side view of invention as
applied.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of boot portion of shoe with device H in position.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of tread portion of shoe.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of boot portion from rear..
Figure 5 is a perspective view of device H.
Figure 6 is a sectional view of modification of tread.
Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating the use of a strap in place of boot.
My improved horseshoe consists of two parts to wit, a sole or tread portion
(designated by letter A in the accompanying drawings) and an upper or boot
portion B.
The sole or tread portion is designed to be made of rubber, leather, or other
flexible material or of a covering or casing of such material filled with steel or
iron filings, emery, corundum, or other comminuted material, as indicated at C,
Figure 6. If desired, this portion may have a metal plate secured thereto, as
shewn, at D Figure 3.
The upper or boot portion B may be made in various ways. It may consist,
as shewn in Figure 1, of a piece of leather, which is shaped to slip over the hoof
and foot in manner similar to that in which an overshoe is slipped upon the
human foot, being provided with gores or insertions B1 of rubber or of elastic
webbing, or it may be made entirely of rubber or other elastic fabric.
The toe portion is preferably provided with a cap or shield B2 of metal.
I also propose to make the boot in the shape of a strap, such as shewn at D³ in
Figure 7, which is designed to be fastened around the hoof and to be secured
by a buckle D¹ or other suitable fastening device.

page_text: E designates a series of lugs or plates by means of which the sole or tread
portion is designed to be securely but detachably connected to the upper or boot
portion. These lugs or plates are usually of L form, their vertical arms being
rivetted or otherwise firmly secured to the boot with their horizontal arms pro-
jecting inwardly. To receive these horizontal arms the sole or tread portion is
formed with a series of recesses F, which may be formed in the body thereof, and
which may be provided for by leaving a space underneath the marginal portion
of the metal plate D, (shown in Figure 3).
When the lugs or plates are sprung into engagement with these recesses and
the boot portion is secured upon the foot, the sole or tread portion is securely
held thereby and cannot work loose or escape.
The entire shoe is designed to be of inexpensive character, the principal expense
being for the boot or strap portion which can be used indefinitely, the sole or
The shoe is,
tread portion being removed and replaced as often as worn out.
moreover, easy for the foot and can be readily applied or removed without the
assistance of an artisan.
To assist in pulling the shoe on a detachable device such as shewn at H,
Figure 5, may be used. This device has hooks h, which are designed to be
engaged with perforations in the rear portion of the boot.
said
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:
CLAIMS.
First: The herein-described detachable horseshoe, consisting of a flexible
boot portion adapted to be held around the hoof, and having at its lower edge a
series of inwardly-projecting metallic lugs, and a treat portion consisting of a
thick pad of soft yielding material or character and adapted to fit within the
said boot portion, and having in its peripheral edge a number of recesses or
openings for the reception of said lugs, substantially as specified.
Second: The herein-described horseshoe, comprising an elastic boot portion
designed to be slipped over the hoof and retained in place by reason of its elas-
ticity and provided at its lower portion with inwardly projecting lugs or plates,
and a soft flexible tread portion having peripheral recesses designed to be engaged
by said lugs or plates, substantially as specified.
Dated this 27th day of April 1898.