Improved Means or Device for Preventing Horses Slipping.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means or Device for Preventing Horses Slipping.
I, ROBERT A BELL of Elm Tree House, Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, in the
County of Derby, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved means or device for
preventing horses slipping and in carrying out the said invention I provide a piece
of steel or other suitable material of an elastic nature of a similar shape on plan to
the inside of the horse shoe to which it is intended to be fitted, the said piece of
steel being sprung inwardly and placed inside the shoe and then allowed to open or
recoil upon which it clasps the inside of the shoe firmly, the latter being bevilled
or splayed inwardly from the bottom inside edge, the attachment being also splayed
inwardly to fit or bed thereto. The said attachment or piece of steel thus sprung
into the shoe is provided with suitable devices such as studs, bars, teeth, spikes or
the like on its underside to come in contact with the ground and to prevent slipping,
suitable means are also provided for preventing the attachment from working loose or
bearing upon the inside or frog of the foot; in one form of the device the studs
may be formed so as to effect this or I may provide a plate or other suitable stop or
stops to project outwardly from the bottom inside edge of the splayed portion of
the attachment and bear upon the bottom of the shoe.
I
may provide any suitable mechanical device for springing together the heels of
the attachment while being placed inside the shoe.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1893.
W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means or Device for Preventing Horses Slipping.
I, ROBERT ABELL of Elm Tree House, Uttoxeter New Road, Derby in the
County of Derby, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved means or device for
preventing horses slipping and in order that my said invention may be the more
readily understood I have caused to be annexed to this Specification two sheets of
drawings the different figures and letters of reference marked upon which will be
hereinafter referred to :-
Figure 1 is a plan of a horse shoe with one of my improved devices attached.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation on line a. a.
Figure 3 is a section shewing an alternative method of fixing the studs or
calkings as will be hereinafter explained.
Figures 4 and 5 are a plan and section on line b. b. respectively shewing the
adaptation of a different form of my improved device.
In carrying out my said invention I provide a piece of steel or other suitable
elastic metal, material or composition carrying studs, bars, teeth, spikes or the like
technically known as "calkings" adapted to come into contact with the ground the
Baid piece of steel or the like being also provided with suitable means of clipping
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page_text: the inside of the said shoe, the heels or sides of the said device being sprung
together and placed inside the horse-shoe and upon being released it recoils and
firmly grips the inside of the said shoe.
.
Referring to the accompanying sheets of drawings: I cast, cut, stamp or other-
wise form a piece of steel or the like A in the manner shewn on Figures 1 and 2
(partly by dotted lines on Figure 1) and turn parts of same upwards as shewn at B
to clip the bevilled or splayed inside edge C of the shoe D, other parts E I turn
downwards and form into suitable studs, spikes or calkings; it is evident however
that in place of the latter I may employ any kind of projection best calculated to
prevent slipping and may form the said spikes studs or calkings separately and
screw them into the said plate or device as shewn at E' on Figure 3, or I -may fix
them in by any other suitable means. Again, instead of the plate A passing all
round the underside of the said shoe it may only be carried thereunder at intervals
for carrying the studs or calkings and the portions bearing upon the splayed inside
edge of the shoe may either be continuous and carried all round the inside of same
as shewn by dotted line on Figure 2, or not, as desired.
An alternative device is also shewn on Figures 4 and 5 which may be adopted
without departing from the spirit of my invention; the clip on to the shoe is
provided by cutting or forming projections G under the shoe (carrying calkings E
as before) and slanting pieces H; cross ties or supports I being also provided from
one point to another, this device when being sprung into the shoe is doubled
back until fitted between the sloping inside edges of the shoe and then released.
It is evident that the inside edge of the shoe may be made of any section other
than a splay that will effectually allow of the device being clipped on to the shoe
and holes F may be provided for convenience for inserting an instrument for
springing together the said device when placing in or releasing from the said shoe,
any suitable means may however be used for this purpose, and I may employ
any suitable number of calkings and place them in any convenient position on the
shoe.
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 :-
1. The improved means or device for attaching calkings to the horse shoe by
bevilling or splaying the inside edge of the said shoe which effectually secures the
plate, ring or other suitably formed device carrying the said calkings to the shoe,
substantially as described and illustrated.
2. The improved device for preventing horses slipping consisting of spikes, studs,
teeth, bars, projections or calkings carried by a plate or other suitably formed piece
of metal or material or composition, adapted to clip on to the inside edge of the
horse shoe, the said inside edge being splayed down, bevilled or formed into other
suitable section found advantageous for receiving the said plate or portions of the
said plate, spring, clip or piece of metal or other device substantially as herein
described and illustrated.
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