Improvements in Hoof Pads.
Year: 1895

page_text: Improvements in Hoof Pads.
We, WALTER COLE, and THOMAS ALFRED COLE, both of Bristol Road,
Northfield, near Birmingham, Shoeing Smiths, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in elastic bars or boof pads used in
connection with the shoes of horses, the object in these pads being to allow the free
and natural action of the foot, as far as possible, and for the weight to bear on
those parts which nature has intended to be weight supporting to prevent concussion
and to give a firm foothold, and prevent slipping.
We will describe our invention thus:-
In outline this pad follows the form of the hoof to an extent somewhat
resembling a short U, but the lower and outer edge, at its bottom is slightly
curved inwards, the sides rise as bifurcations thus leaving an aperture in the
middle as in the U, each branch has a recess with a hole in each, and in these
recesses the end of the shoe fits having a hole to correspond, this is upon the outer:
or treading surface, and this is not flat, but has a rounded surface.
The inner surface is provided with leather as an undersole which is connected to
the pad by cement and corresponds to the form of the two branches but somewhat
longer.
The inner surface has two channels which join each other at the curved part
before named.
When the pad with its leather is applied to the hoof, the leather sole first takes
a bearing upon the hoof, the shoe is placed upon the hoof and the ends in the
recesses before named, and the nails driven through each hole in the ends of the
shoe, and each hole in the recesses of the pad (and the other holes of the shoes as
usual) and into the hoof so that the pad and the shoe are inseparable from each
other being secured to the pad.
The channels are open still which admits of any attention the frog may require.
These elastic pads are formed from india-rubber by compressing the same, when
in a plastic state into suitable moulds.
Dated 26th October 1895.
THOS. KENDRICK,
3 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.
Improvements in Hoof Pads.
We WALTER COLE and THOMAS ALFRED COLE both of Bristol Road
Northfield near Birmingham Shoeing Smiths, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
Our invention relates to improvements in elastic bar or hoof pads used in
connection with the shoes of horses, the object in these pads being to allow the
free and natural action of the foot, as far as possible and for the weight to bear on
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page_text: those parts which nature has intended to be weight supporting to prevent concussion
and to give a firm foot-hold and prevent slipping.
And in order that this our said invention may be more readily understood we
will now proceed to describe it with the aid of the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts in every figure in which
they occur.
Figure 1 is a plan view (outer) or tread of an elastic hoof pad and for description
shewing its position to the shoe for a horse and constructed according to our
invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view (inner) as Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the elastic hoof pad detached from the horse shoe.
Figure 4 is an end view.
A is the elastic hoof pad is the curved edge c. c. are the sides, each having a
recess d.d into which the ends of the horse shoe e. fits as Figures 1 and 3 this
refers to the outer or treading surface the inner surface of the same as Figure 2 is
provided with leather as an under sole as g, extending from g' to g² and configurated
to the elastic pad a and to part of e as shewn in Figures 1, 2, 3.
In Figures 2, 4 we shew the channels h. h. which are open or in connection with
the frog of the hoof which allows of any attention it may require.
These hoof pads are formed from elastic material india rubber by preference
and when in a plastic state compressed into suitable moulds.
The leather undersole y is first connected to the elastic pad a by cementing or
otherwise, it is then arranged so that the undersole g takes its bearing against
the boof of the horse the shoe e being arranged upon g with the ends of e in dd, the
recesses the forms i i. merely indicate the course the nails are driven through the
shoe e and the hoof pad a and the undersole g and the whole secured to the horses
hoof in the usual way.
In conclusion we would observe that we do not confine ourselves to the precise
details as above set forth as we may vary the same without departing from the
principle of our said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
"In improvements in hoof pads'
"
1. The construction of the elastic hoof pad a with recesses d, d, and channels h. h.
the leather undersole g in combination therewith substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The general construction arrangement and combination of parts substantially
as hereinbefore described on the foregoing specification and illustrated by the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated 15th July 1896.
THOS.
KENDRICK,
New Eldon Chambers, 50 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.