Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 9th Apr., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Horse Shoes.
I, JOHN WILLIAM COOPER, of the firm of R. Cooper
Sons, 40 High Street,
Aston-new-Town, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers of Spurs, Bits &c.,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in horse shoes which renders the
roughing of the shoes an easy matter which may be effected without removing
the shoes from the hoof and which may be done without the assistance of a black-
smith. My improvement also leaves the shoe as firm as an ordinary shoe while the
alteration of roughing is effected with very little trouble.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements and the manner
of carrying the same into effect.
Figure 1, is an elevation of the underside of one of my shoes.
Figure 2, is an elevation of part of one side of the shoe with the roughing piece
disconnected.
Figure 3, is an elevation of the outside of the shoe with the roughing piece
connected.
Figure 4, is a section through the centre of shoe also shewing the roughing pieces
connected up.
Figure 5, is an elevation shewing another mode of forming the joint between the
roughing piece and the shoe.
Figure 6, is a cross section through the joint shewing the pin for locking the
two parts together.
Figure 7, is a part section and part elevation of one side of the shoe showing
an alternative arrangement of joint.
Figure 8, is a similar view to Figure 7 but shewing another mode of forming
the joint.
Figure 9, is a cross elevation of Figure 7.
Figure 10, shews the shoe when not roughed with the cog B.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the body of the shoe A in the
ordinary manner but with each end formed with the stud a to receive the
roughing piece B which is provided with the slotted hole b' into which the stud a'
fits or the shoe A. may be provided with the slotted hole a and the cog B with
the stud for insertion therein. The two parts A and B are locked together
when connected up by the pin D which passes through the holes a formed to
receive it and may either be secured by the nut and lock nut d or the holes a²
may be tapped and the pins D made to screw in as may be preferred or may
be inserted from the top or underside of the shoe instead of the side.
In place
of the square stud and slotted hole I may have the tapped hole a³ and screw
stud or tapped hole and screw stud a' for connecting the two parts together
in either of which cases the roughing piece would be prevented from becoming
unscrewed by the lock pin a Figure 9.
When the roughing of the shoe is not required and where the shoes are required
to be light as in the case of carriage horses I may provide the plain end E
Figure 10 to substitute for the cog or roughing pieces and this plain end would
be attached in the manner shewn and described with regard to the roughing pieces.
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page_text: 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 :-
The improvements in horse shoes consisting of the roughing pieces and means for
attaching and detaching the same, substantially such as and for the purpose herein
set forth and shewn upon the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 4th day of March 1892.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.