US1296203A - Horse-overshoe. - Google Patents

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G. W.'MOHR. HORSE OVEBSHOE. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 22. 419m.

1,296,208. ,Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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HORSE ovERsHoE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. Z2. I9I8.

l ,296,203 .Patented Mar. 4., 1919.

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NTO/MIEI .citizenof the United gtates, and .residentof shoes,` .of-which the fo cation. A The object GEORGE WILLrAMMoHmoF rnnsnvormnmnwJnnsnv. 7

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Jersey Gity, in `the county of Hudson and Stateof New Jersey,haveinventcdfanew and useful linprovemcntnin I 'IorseOverf Hoving .1S a Speclof v.invention is to provide a Vconvenient L l.and serviceable lovershoe .for horses adaptedto `h egput `on over asinooth or worn shoe toenable the horse to be eifecltively lrough-shod.wwheneverY desired finslipi i part hereof:l l

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pery .weather, withoutV reshoeing. The in- I vention comprises certain novel vfeatures.;and.` combinationsthereof, v as I.will presently ap.-

Peill", GQntributingtothis end.

Injphe accompanying drawings forming-Qa' qFigure l isaside elevationof the overshoe appliedetaV a lioofshodwith an. ordinaryshoe V AYinvvhich .theitoe and heel calksmaybe underlstoodas havinggworndown;

Fig.j2 is al lvertical' flongltudnalQsection through. the saine,I theirfront vcalli .of .the nailed shoebeing shown5glessworn,and front calks with.y .lower yheads being used Vvon `the Fig.. 3 is a similar View of a modiication, illustrating removablecalks with .still .lower 'lig. 541s afront elevation;

,Figs 5,5? and 5" areelevationsof sorne different callS; vhich in-ayghe l employed; Y.

Fig.- "7A 's avertical crossfsection on-the Fig. -8 is afplan view vofthe `form' shown inFignB.V Y

The hoofis designated a, and yan ordinary shoe thereon b .jx

d The overshoe' .comprises a v.sole Yplate 1,52 whichl ispreferably. solid' as shown-in Figs. 1, 2. and 6, butmaj] bejopen. A.nopen plate la isshown in Fig.?8 .f, In either eventgthey plateV ,-isso formed as to'extend-beneaththegnailed V.flic

--r'shoe from toe Vto the'heel thereofinelusivm, and is integral, asA;distinger iishe d-.fromfoneV made. ojointed E sections., The .top f part vof theplates cutfawayacross Vthe, front, fr. i

i conditionille calks 5.. are Aprovided with. dif-'ll ferent lheiglits ,o f'headasl shown, to be used andhence it'can bereadfilystarted and then vingfa' .,toe.,reoess 2,and;,atl'thefrear.corners "I heel- .recesses 3, are provided. These recesses.. will aQCommodatefw-hetmay remain of fthe' toeand,heelcalksof,theshoe b." i Two or mQrvverticaI--ralk 'openings .4' are formedahrough the hottoin wall Qoflrfthe A.toe

recess' .27.-and similar-.openings .are formedY` through .the'beftom iwlls-efthefheel recesses inserted fromtheltop, sotjhatltheir pointedy ends project below tlieplate.'V The holesand the upper .parts of the Shanksy yof .the calks are preferably,screwfthreadedbutithisisnot. y

essential., 'Chpllllfl idesirableto avoid loose- 265 ness. v 'Ihe .fshoe. b isshownas smooth andflat 01.1, @bosom in rig: .1.19am .practicum original y,toe {andheel calksfwill".naturallyf y f wearunevenly. I nrorderftoiallow gfor this' "5f int erclilaii'ggeably..l Sdsituated, thecalks cangl 'il notl drop' lout; beca-use of, the POJtions oiy the;V

l with .removable calks, ,possessesfthe double 'l advantage that the vca lks ,cannot wearloose 85 and drop out, and thatfWhQnfa new calkis tobeput init is `first; enteredlinto .a partfof ther hole .whichghas been protected froniweanl forced, if necessary, down into place.

perience with c'alks screwed up'gfrornsbelow has. showed Vme thatlreplacementofsuch a callryis. likelytor he diicul-t, orimpossible without 1re-tapping, .because oit' the; bottom of Vthethreaded holehaving become worn orlthe 95 threadldistorte'd. l Asifar as I, arn-.awaregfam the1 iirst yto .provide an overshQe, applicable Vbe neath -,a.fnailed shoe, having, or capableot Y having; 'elks; insertdidow from above..

i ks beingllocatedet the.;true te'and ".109

hee regions; Thelocaton 0f. the 5 CalkSS is important/...because is. at these regns where the horse naturally obtains its grip on icy surfaces, and because if. calks are placed at the intermedlatervreglon, so as to shorten the base, the hoof will rock, while av multiplicity ofcalks distributed yfrom front to` rear renders the grip less effective. Y

Clips 6 projecting up-ward'from theside front portions of the sole-plate, and `clips 7 e similarly projecting from the rear side portions, -embrace the nailed shoe and preferably also the lowerpart of the hoof Vand constitute rigid abutments preventing the plate from slipping `rearward or sidewise rela'tivelytoy the hoofr and nailed'shoegthe clips 7,' being rearward of the greatest widthj ofv the average shoe, also prevent` forward i displacement. the back there may alSO bea raised rib'or stop 8,,whicli isuseful more particularly to keep the plate from slipping forward on broad, short shoes vVand-l shoes'fwith rubber heels,'pthis Yback stop being relatively low and adapted tocoperate with the heel of the nailed shoe without `"bearing against the soft back part of the hoof.

VThe advantage of the solid over the open soleplate. is thatit will exclude snow and mud; `and in order to prevent such material entering .at the rear a transverse 'packing strip `9 of felt or other suitable vmaterial is shown upon the top of the plate near the f rear, and slightly in front'of theheel re# cesse's 3terminating at its ends inwardly of the sides of the sole plate, andof'ailength to extend between the'side members Hofl the shoe and to llthe space. between the hoof and plate, this strip being secured tothe' Y'.plate in anyv suitable'manner..

' .common anchorage member corqolate 1() is curved to fit the front upper partxof the y' hoof, vas shown in Fig. 1. A tension member. 11, consisting preferably of a metalj strap, is securedfby a hinge connection or otherwise to the clip 7 atthe inner side of the:y sole-plate 4and thence' extends upward* and forward over the hoof to a. point of atf ta'chlnent l2 on the adjacent later-al portion of A' y the anchorage plate l0. The saidpoint o-f'attachinent is desirably in .the vnature 'of aY permanent, flexible connection, and lmay be a,y hinge, as shown; Another tension mem ,berYV 11a is united .with 'theother rear clip 7, and passes .upward and forward like the member v1l, its upper end being vpreferably formed with'an arrow or T-head 13, constiktutinga member of aseparable" connection cooperating with a pair of lugswlil onthe-y corresponding lateral portion-of thel anchor` age. plate'. A' turnbuckle 15 in the member 1lEL enables this'member to be tightenedand loosened when putting Yon and taking off the By undercuttingA lthe abuttingl` surfaces of the lugs and 'head as indicated atl@A in Fig. 4:, disengagement is permitted, only'after a-certain amount ofloosening at overshoe.

transverse rubber heel. -sole-plate la, instead *of h'aving'the cornerY "or at least its lower portion, and its connectionfwith the soleplate, are made so as to V.lie close to the hoof. a

A pairv of Afro-nt tension members v17 ,areY

connected with the clips 6., at what 'may be' termed the forward lcorner regions ofthe sole-plate, and extend upward and rearward 1n converging relationupon thehoof, being preferably'united witheach other in V-form and 'provided with av common central extension 18, containingfa turnbuckle `19- andA a head 20, the latterl coperating With'a pair of lugs 21 on. the central lower part of the' anchorage plate, after the manner of the head and lugs 13 and V14: already described.4 The clips' 6 may be twisted at the top, in order that'hinge connections 22 may be Yprovided, thefaxes of ment.

' It will be understood, however, that IidoVK which will be in alinenot limit myself vto 'the'precise form'ofthe fastening means.' f1

Y `The overshoe of Figs. 3 and Sisdesigned for use with shoes in whichthe usual heel portionsA arev omitted and replaced with a In such Acases, the

heel recesses 8 of the other form, 'is recessed entirely across the top and. rear,r to receive plate section 23,'which-isLheld -in'jplace by screws 24 or otherwise,^and prevents therear callrs 5 workingupward into the rubber heel.y l

It -will beapparentfthat theovershoe cani'- be quicklyy and readilyr applied and removed,

and when tightened is secure againstfdisplacement'. Y The calfks can be replaced -as often asfmay be necessary to insure against slipping, and may be of various styles.' lfIt may bev noted that the'calks are readily" re- `movable 'and replaceable, that isjtosayfby hand 'or with ordinary implements such Vas a screw-driver orwrench, asf distinguished from operations requiring Va mechanic or, horseshoer or special tools 'and' appliances.A

The'recesses and openings in which they are received vare .entirely accessible when ,the

overshoe is ofi' the hoof, and when inuse the i,

removable calks lare'held between thevs'ole-l plate and the nailed Shoe, except in the spe- VVcial 'caseof the heel calks of'Figs. 3 and 8,

wheretheir heads are covered by an additional rplate s`ection,'which, howeven'is re-'f movable in the same co-nvenient'manner as the c'alks themselves, that is-to say by un v 2 Y 125YV` screwing. y

-iWhat IClm as new-is: l v

Yl. Ahorse overshoe having. a soldpla 'formed to extend beneatha 'nailed shoe'fromfy amenazas; w

toerto heel :thereogf inclusive and provided with :means for rholdingit .fini place, ;Sad plate 1having .recesses :in tsiupper sideiat the f toe and? heelf-with openings -.thrO11g-h sthe bottoms of said recesses, `and removableheaded calks inserted-.downward through said lo'penings with their heads below the surface of the .gplate on which the mailed z. shoe rests, whereby the removable ealks and the worn calk `part-vo'f the-nailed shoeia-re':iboth` accommodated one below the other, the removable calks being prevented from coming out.

2. A horse overshoe having a sole-plate formed to eXtend beneath anailed shoefrom toe to heel thereof inclusive and provided with means for holding it in place, said plate having recesses in its upper side at the toe and heel with openings through the bottoms of said recesses, in combination withv Vthrough the bottom of said recess, removable Vcalks insertedidownward through said openings with heads adapted to be accommodated beneath theV worn toe calk. of the shoe,

and other removable headed calks inserted downward through the heel portions of the plate.

4. A horse overshoe comprising a soleplate with means forholding it in place beneath a nailed shoe, said plate having recesses in its upper side. at the eXtreme toe and heel regions adapted to receive the worn toe and heel calks of a nailed shoe, Vand openings through the bottoms of said recesses, and removable headed calks in- A serted downward through said openings to be held against dropping out by the portions of the plate beneath the heads and against upward movementby the shoe. n

5. A horse overshoe, comprising a soleplate provided with means for holding it beneath anailed shoe, saidsole-plate havingV accessible recesses in its upper side with openings through the 1bottoms of said recesses, and headed calks having their Shanks extending downward through said openings and their heads accommodaated in said re- Y cesses below the surface-of Vthe .plate lupon which. thenailed shoe rests.V

" of a sole-plate adapted to be held beneath 6. n a horse Vovershoe, the combination a nailed shoe, said plate having an -accessible l reccss'in its upper Aside anda screw-threaded y opening through the bottom of said recess,

a removable calk A having' andrew-threaded shank v extending downward .through 1 said.;l opening and, ahead accommodated .finisaid recess.V Y Al horse overshoe vcomprisin,g angintegr-.al fSQ1e-p1atefadaptedto extend i .beneath ,y

inclusive landhavinggrecesses in its Atopposi; .i tioned to receive the worn toeand heel calks of ftheashoe; removablefcalks :misa-1d#recessed portions o-f the plate, clips projecting up from the side front and Vside rear portions of the plate to prevent horizontal displacement, and fastening means connected-with said clips and adapted to pass over the hoof. Y 8. A horse overshoe comprising anv integral sole-plate adapted to extend beneath i a nailed shoe from the toe tothe heel thereof inclusive and having recesses in its top positioned to receive the worn toe and heel calks ofthe shoe, removable calks in said'recessed portions of the plate, clips projecting up vfrom the side front and side rear portionsoflthe'plate to prevent horizontal displacement, an additional low back-stop onk the plate-adapted to coperate .withthe heel of the nailed shoe without-'bearing upon the soft part of the hoof-,and fastening means connected with said clips and-adapted to pass over the hoof. .1 n 9. A horse overshoe comprising a solid calk-bearing sole-plate, aV transverse packing-strip on top of saidv plateV adjacent the"A yrear and terminating at yits ends inwardly A of the sides of the plate adapted to comeV under the hoof to prevent entrance of materialbetween the hoof and the late, andV Y means for holding said plate vin p ace. i i

10.- In a horse overshoe, the combination Vwith a sole-plate, of fastening -means com-V prising af common V.ancho-rage member Vadapted to be applied to the front of `the hoof, and tension members connected with the forward and rearward portions ofthe .sole-plate and provided with turnbuckles and means offseparable connection upon said f,

anchorage member. y v

11. In a horse overshoe, the combination with a sole-plate, of :fastening means comprising a common anchorage .member adapted to be applied to vthe front of the hoof andhaving undercut lugsfandtension i members connected with the forward and rearward portions of thel sole-plate and having tightening Ymeans, and heads adapted to hook with said undercut lugs. V

with a Ysole-plate, of 1 fastening A meansy compr1s1ng a common anchorage member adapted to be applied to thev front of the l Y V125 y hoof, and tension members connected with Vthe forward and-rearward portions-of the sole-plate and having means of separable.

connection upon Vsaid anchorage member, the f* '1b. f afnailed shoe-.from the toe toftheihee'l thereof 12. In a horse overshoe, the combination v forward members being 'united inf Vform= Ltegral sole-plate with means for holding 1t f in place beneath a nailed shoe, said plate having 'a recess in'ts upper sidelat theextreme toe regionadalpted t0 receive the worn toe vczillr` of the nailed Shoe, andA openings' 10 through the `bottom fof said recess,.,remo`vable calk inserted downward throughsaidopenings -wth heads adapted-to: 'be acconr modated beneath the wornftoe'eaikfof the Washington, D. C.

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