Improvements in or connected with Horse Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 22nd Dec., 1892-Accepted, 18th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Horse Shoes.
I, WLADIMIR KONDAKOFF, of 14, Sobornaya Street, Gatchina, near St.
Petersburg, in the Empire of Russia, Notary Public, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to horse-shoes and has for its object to provide improved
means for attaching the same without using nails.
According to my invention the shoe proper which is of usual shape has attached
to its heel portions two arms projecting forwardly and upwardly so as to embrace
the hoof and two front arms bent rearwardly to approximate to the angle of the
hoof. In practice the rear arms are preferably pivoted to the shoe so that they
can be moved to lie closely against the hoof and the front arms formed with wedge-
shaped or dovetailed ends fitting into corresponding recesses in the shoe. To the
front arms I connect a plate, preferably grooved and bent to conform to the contour
of the hoof, and over this plate I pass an elastic metallic strap, the two ends of
which are adapted to be connected to the rear arms. All the parts adjacent to
the hoof are lined with leather, lead, zinc, or other suitable material.
Dated the 29th day of March 1892.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Horse Shoes.
I, WLADIMIR KONDAKOFF, of 14, Sobornaya Street, Gatchina, near St.
Petersburg, in the Empire of Russia, Notary Public, 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 :-
This invention relates to horse shoes and has for its object to provide improved
means for attaching the same without using nails.
According to my invention the shoe proper which is of usual shape has attached
to its heel portions two arms projecting forwardly and upwardly so as to embrace
the hoof and two front arms bent rearwardly to approximate to the angle of the
hoof. In practice the rear arms are preferably pivotted to the shoe so that they
can be moved to lie closely against the hoof and the front arms formed with
wedge-shaped or dovetailed ends fitting into corresponding recesses in the shoe.
To the front arms I connect a plate, preferably grooved and bent to conform
to the contour of the hoof, and over this plate I pass an elastic metallic strap,
All the
the two ends of which are adapted to be connected to the rear arms.
parts adjacent to the hoof are lined with leather lead, zinc, or other suitable
material.
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To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can be
carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing in which :—
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horse's hoof with my improvements in or
connected with horse shoes applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating my improvements the elastic metallic
strap being removed.
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the same.
Figure 4 shews at the left hand side a plan of the under side of the shoe; and
at the right hand side a plan of the upper side of the shoe.

page_text: Figure 5 is a detached side elevation of one of the rear arms and
Figure 6 is a plan of the same.
Figure 7 is a detached front elevation of the elastic metallic strap and
Figure 8 is a plan of the same.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar parts.
A is the shoe proper of the usual shape.
a, a are the two arms attached to the heel portions of the shoe A, by means of
conical studs g on the arms which pass into dovetail grooves or slots e in the
upper side of the shoe above the calks f, in such a manner that the arms a which
project forwardly and upwardly can pivot in the shoe and thus be brought to lie
closely against the hoof. (Or the arms a can be attached to the shoe by means of
screws passing through the calks upon which screws the arms can pivot.)
b, bare the front arms bent rearwardly to approximate to the angle of the hoof,
their lower ends being wedge shaped or dovetailed, as shewn in Figure 4, and fitting
into corresponding recesses in the shoe A.
d is the grooved plate suitably connected to the front arms b by means of screws
passing into lugs on the said plate which is bent to conform to the contour of the
front of the hoof, and extends nearly to the front ends of the rear arms a.
c is the elastic metallic strap which is placed in the groove of the plate d
whereby it is supported and protected from damage by mud and shocks. The
strap c is made of thin spring steel and has an eye in each of its ends.
One of the
said ends is passed over a stud h on the inner rear arm a after which the strap is
stretched by applying a suitable tool such as a pair of tongs to the flange on its end
and the flange i on the arm a in order to pass the opposite end over the stud h on
the outer rear arm a. In the drawing one end of the strap c having the eye is
shewn made separate from the strap and secured thereto by screws; they can
however be made in one piece if required.
The elastic band c causes the shoe A to be drawn close to the hoof and the rear
and front arms a and b to their respective places.
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. A horse shoe provided with means for attaching the same without the use of
nails comprising a shoe proper such as A, rear arms pivotally connected to the
shoe, and front arms formed with wedge shaped or dovetailed ends fitting into
corresponding recesses in the shoe the front arms being also connected together by
a curved plate, and to the rear arms by an elastic metallic strap, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. The improved horse shoe and means for attaching the same without the use of
nails herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1892.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.