IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE FEET OF HORSES
Year: 1885

page_text: the Feet of Horses.
I, ARTHUR BENJAMIN CROSSLEY, of Halifax, in the County of York, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
HORSE SHOES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE FEET OF HORSES," which
invention has been communicated to me from abroad by Auguste Vanderkerken,
of Brussels, Farrier, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to preserve the hoofs of horses' feet, which
I accomplish by making improvements in their shoes.
To carry out my invention I form a groove or slot in that part of the shoe where
there are no nails, and into this groove I insert vulcanized caoutchouc or other
suitable material. The slot goes through the shoe and is filled up with the
caoutchouc so that the lower part of it touches the ground, but the upper part of
the shoe which comes in contact with the horse's foot is covered or nearly covered
with the caoutchouc forming thereby a cushion under the hoof.
By this means the whole of the metal shoe is not in contact with the hoof, con-
sequently it is softer and deadens the shock of the foot against the ground and
makes less noise; when horses have blemished feet and painful tendons such shoes
will be found advantageous over those at present in use, in addition to which, with
the caoutchouc touching the ground danger of slipping will be lessened.

page_text: · Improvements in Horse Shoes for the Purpose of Preserving
the Feet of Horses.
I, ARTHUR BENJAMIN CROSSLEY of Halifax, Yorkshire, Patent Agent (com-
municated to me by Auguste Vanderkerken of Brussels) do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE SHOES FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PRESERVING THE FEET OF HORSES," and in, what manner the same is to be
performed; to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of my invention is to preserve the hoofs of horses' feet, which
I accomplish by making improvements in their shoes.
To carry out my invention I form a groove or slot in that part of the shoe where
there are no nails, and into this groove I insert vulcanized caoutchouc, or other
suitable material.
.The slot goes through the shoe and is filled up with the caoutchouc so that the
lower part of it touches the ground, but the upper part of the shoe which comes
in contact with the horses foot is covered, or nearly covered with the caoutchouc
forming thereby a cushion under the hoof.
Such being the nature and object of my Invention, I will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose have illustrated my improved
horse shoe in the accompanying sheet of drawings wherein Fig. 1 is plan view of
the shoe looking at the underside of it, or that part which touches the ground.
Fig. 2 is plan view looking on the top side of the shoe, or that part which comes
"into contact with the hoof of the horse, and Fig. 3 is section of the said shoe.taken
through line A, B, in Fig. 1. a is the metal part of the shoe having ordinary
'holes 6 through which to pass the nails to secure the shoe to the hoof of the horse.
c are slots formed through the metal, between each hole for the reception of the
nail, and into these slots c I insert caoutchouc or other suitable material shewn in
black ink. This caoutchouc not only fills up each slot, but on the upper side of
the shoe the caoutchouc projects out and covers the surface of the metal so that
' when it is placed to the hoof none of the metal except the nails touches the hoof of
the horse, consequently it is softer and deadens the shock of the foot against the
ground and makes less noise; when horses have blemished feet and painful
tendons, such shoes will be found advantageous over those at present in use, in
addition to which with the caoutchouc touching the ground danger of slipping will
be lessened.
Although I have shewn and described that caoutchouc may be in contact with
both the horses hoof and the ground, it is obvious that caoutchouc may be in con-
tact only with the hoof, or in contact only with the ground, the employment of
either of which systems would be an advantage over existing horse shoes.

page_text: 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
Firstly. The construction of horse shoes in manner substantially as herein
shewn and described where caoutchouc or other suitable and similar material
is arranged to be in contact with the hoof of the horse, and with the ground as set
forth.
Secondly. The construction of horse shoes in manner substantially as herein
shewn and described where caoutchouc or other suitable and similar material is
arranged to be in contact with the horses hoof only,
Thirdly. The construction of horse shoes in manner substantially as herein
shewn and described where caoutchouc or other suitable and similar material is
arranged to be in contact with the ground only.
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