Improvements in Horse Shoes."
Year: 1897

page_text: "Improvements in Horse Shoes."
I, GEORGE WALTER BLANKS, of Allen Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, in the Colony
of New South Wales, engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
Improvements in Horse Shoes," and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
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The object of my invention is to make a horse shoe with renewable safety gripping
pins and protectors, the gripping pins to grip in the one case and to prevent the jar
in the other, the protectors are for the purpose of preserving the shoe and to save the
constant removal of the shoe from the horse's hoof, and which may be of various
materials and lengths to enable the horse to tread evenly, and which will be more
economical than hitherto.
In my invention independently of the ordinary nail holes for nailing the shoe on to
to the hoof, I make a number of recessed holes in the shoe, which have the object of
receiving the gripping pins and protectors without the removal of the shoe from the
horse's hoof. The gripping pins and protectors may be of hardened steel or any other
metal, rubber, cork, wood, or any other suitable material, and when worn down can
be taken out and replaced in a few minutes by any ordinary person at very little cost
and trouble.
The annexed drawings will facilitate the explanation.
Fig. 1 represents a shoe showing recessed holes and gripping pins. The recess is
nade sufficiently large to receive the key and take out the old pin when necessary.
The gripping pin is conical on the point from the face of the shoe, shouldered in the
recessed hole, hexagon or any other suitable shape and screwed or secured into the
shoe as shown on Figs. 5 and 6.
Fig. 2 represents a shoe showing recessed holes, gripping pins and shoe protectors.
The shoe protectors are preferably hexagon in shape and fluted to grip, and can be
taken out and replaced by any ordinary key or spanner, and of sufficient thickness to
prevent the shoe from wearing so rapidly as hitherto, shouldered in the recessed,
hexagon or any other suitable shape, and when worn down level to the face of the
shoe, the key can be inserted into the recess and the old pin taken out and replaced
by a new one as shown on Fig. 7.
Fig. 3 represents a side view of shoe showing gripping pin projecting from the face
of the shoe.
Fig. 4 represents a front view of shoe showing gripping pins.
Fig. 5 is a section of the shoe showing gripping pins screwed into recessed hole.
Fig. 6 is a section of the shoe showing tapered gripping pins, driven into recessed
hole instead of screwed.
Fig. 7 is a section of the shoe showing protector screwed into recessed hole, with
grooves on the face of the recess and projections on the face of the shoulder of
gripping pin, to prevent gripping pin from turning.
Fig. 8 is a section of the shoe showing rubber gripping pin.
Fig. 9 is a section of the shoe showing cork, wood, compressed leather, or any
suitable material for gripping pin.
Fig. 10 is a key for screwing and unscrewing gripping pin, also for tapping the
hole, and cleaning out recess.

page_text: Fig. 11 represents a shoe with hexagon shaped gripping pins on front and hexagon
protectors on the back, which can be removed by any ordinary key or spanner.
Fig. 12 represents a side view of Fig. 11 showing gripping pins and protectors.
Fig. 13 represents a shoe with double gripping pins, preferably of cast steel, and
suitable for frosty weather and may be of any size, length or shape.
Fig. 14 is a section of the shoe showing double gripping pins screwed into recessed
hole.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 show the shoe a, recessed holes b, gripping pins c, and
protectors d.
Figs. 5 and 6 show the shoe a, gripping pin c, and recessed hole b.
Fig. 7 shows the shoe a, protector d, and recessed hole b.
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Figs. 8 and 9 show the shoe a, gripping pin c, and recessed hole b.
Fig. 10 shows key e, cleaner f, and tap g.
Figs. 11 and 12 show the shoe a, recessed holes b, gripping pins c, and protectors d.
Figs. 13 and 14 show the shoe a, recessed holes b, and double gripping pins c*.
Having now particularly 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 :-
1. In Improvements in Horse Shoes, in combination with the recessed holes b, the
gripping pins c, and the protectors d, substantially as described and shown on the
drawings, and for the purpose herein set forth.
2. The combination of the shoe a, the recessed holes b, and the double gripping
pins c*, substantially as described and shown on the drawings and for the purpose
herein set forth.