Improved Horse Roughs.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 25th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1887.
RESERVE
Improved Horse Roughs.
HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,
London, Sunning End London Road Cheltenham do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows
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To prevent Horses Slipping on the Wooden or Asphalte Thoroughfares especially
after watering and during frosty and snowy weather-It consists of a steel plate
about one and a half inch long about three eights of an inch wide wide at top, with
an inclination to five eights of an inch in width at bottom, the thickness at top is
about one eighth of an inch which inclines to a thickness at an inch descent to three
eights of an inch, from which to the bottom it gradually recedes to a sharp edge
(divided) longitudinally the lower third or half inch thus forming two equal teeth or
projections, one inclining outwardly and the other inwardly, the form of the upper inch
of the plate is slightly concave which form greatly ensures its retention in the shoe-
All that is necessary for the adjustment of the Rough is punching the shoe when
manufactured with a taper punch forming a fissure corresponding with the bevelling of
the Rough, at the outside heel and about the eighth of an inch of the outside of the
shoe, just in front of the caulkin, the Rough is adjusted and removed at will by a
slight blow with a hammer or stone.
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HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER, M.R.C.V.S.L.

page_text: HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
London Sunning End London Road Cheltenham 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:-
:-
To prevent Horses slipping and falling (under all circumstances) on the Wooden or
Asphalte thoroughfares and all descriptions of Roads especially after Rain or
Watering or during frost or snowy weather.
The Invention consists of eight steel plates of irregular shape (in pairs) near or
left and off or right sides from about one inch and one eighth of an inch to two
inches long, and from about half an inch to one inch and three eighths of an inch at
the greatest width at the lowest and sharp edges, varying at top or insertion end from
about three eighths of an inch to one inch and one sixteenth of an inch.
About the lower third the plate is divided to the sharp or ground surface and forms
two teeth the near or left plate having the hind tooth perpendicular posteriorly or
backwardly and the anterior or foremost tooth inclining inwardly, the same principle
pervading the off or right plates, at the upper third from the ground or sharp edges
the teeth are wedge shaped and come to an angle or shoulder from about one quarter
of an inch outwardly, the inside of that part being slightly concave, varying in
thickness at the angle or shoulder from about one quarter of an inch to half of an
inch tapering from the shoulder until it ends at the insertion in thickness from about
one sixteenth of an inch to one eighth of an inch where the widths are from about one
quarter of an inch to seven eighths of an inch The shape of the upper two thirds of
the plates are concave outwardly and convex inwardly which form ensures the
perfect retention of them in the shoes.
All that is necessary for the adjustment of the Improved Horse Roughs is having
the Horse Shoes when made or manufactured punched with a steel punch a hole or
fissure at the outside heel of the shoe either in front of the caulkin about from one
eighth of an inch or one quarter of an inch of the external border of same or turned
down part of the ground surface of the shoe, or the hole or fissure to be made through
the centre of the usual place for the caulkin but as before stated, and about one eighth
of an inch or one quarter of an inch from the outside border of the Horse shoe and the
Improved Rough inserted through the said hole or fissure and substituted in the place
of caulkin a new Improved Rough being easily replaced after as easy a removal of the
old one rendered useless through attrition and wear. The hole or fissure to be punched
will describe an elongated square varying in size according to just free admission or
insertion of the width and thickness of the shanks of the Improved Roughs just above
the angles or shoulders. The punches are made one uniform shape throughout, for
the purpose of punching the holes or fissures also differing in sizes according to those
of the Improved Roughs in fact the punch hole or fissure represents a vacuity in the

page_text: part of the Horse Shoe indicated corresponding in size, and for the insertion or
admission of the Improved Rough.
The Improved Rough is adjusted easily and removed the same at will, by a slight
blow after the shank is inserted through the hole or fissure in the ground surface of
the Horse Shoe, by a slight blow or tap on the sharp edge of the perpendicular tooth
which is situated posteriorly or backwardly with a stone or hammer and for the latter
(by removal) by a slight blow or tap with a stone or hammer on the top of the
projecting part of the shank through the upper surface of the shoe. The Improved
Roughs are made or manufactured by either of three processes in the following way;
first wrought by hand labor, secondly stamped in Tools specially made for them and
thirdly by steam press also specially constructed for that purpose.
The principle of the formation of the shank being concave convex when inserted in
the shoc catching its hold in two places on the concave side and one on the convex
through the punch hole or fissure in the substance of the shoe retains its adherent
effects and the divided teeth by their formation and position effectually prevent
slipping or falling.
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
1st. The utmost legal Protection granted by Letters Paient.
2ndly. The form or shape of the Improved Roughs being with the greatest facility
and instant application, retention and removal at will by any unskilled hands under
all circumstances and for the lower third being divided into two distinct teeth one
perpendicular and the other inclining transversely inwards the Improved Rough being
inserted laterally or side ways in the outside heel of the Horse shoe.
3rdly. The originality of the whole design device of shape formation &c. &c. of the
Improved Horse Roughs.
HENRY WILLIAM HOOPER,