US1403071A - Horseshoe - Google Patents

Description

G. 1. GAPEWELL.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1918.

1 103,071 Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

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Application filed June 14,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen J. CArnwnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at ilar tford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of devices employed for protecting the hoofs of animals from undue wear; and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a shoe that shall have particularly efficient means for removably securing it in place, that is, without the use of nails or similar devices.

One form of device embodying my invention and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a top plan view of a shoe em bodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in section on plane de noted by dotted line 22 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a view in cross-section on plane denoted by dotted line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. l is a view in elevation of a hoof and shoe attached thereto showing a manner of loosening the fastening for removal of the shoe; and

Fig. 5 is a view illustratinganother operation of the removing tool.

My improved shoe, illustratee and described herein, comprises a member 6 and a member 7 having ears 8 and 9 that are halved together. A. pivot 10 secures the ears together in a manner to permit swinging movement of the members 6 and 7, this pivot, especially in its original form having a recess 11 forming a lip 12 which may be readily turned over to secure the. pivot in place.

Plates 18 and 14, preferably formed integral with the members 6 and 7, project from the inner edges of the heel portion toward and in line with each other, one of said plates having a slot 15 to receive a stud 16 projecting from the opposite plate.

The stud 16 may have a recess in its end as set forth with respect to the pivot 10, and in operation said stud may be headed to afford a slight frictional resistance to swinging movement of the members, and the shoe having been fitted by placing it on the hoof, it may be then removed and the heading of the stud completed to secure the two mem- Specification of Letters Patent. Patagyfigd Jan, 1%), 192

1913. Serial No. 239,999.

bers rigidly together. Awasher 31 may be employed if desired on the stud 16 underneath its head when formed.

Cavities 17 are formed in the bottoms of the members 6 and 7, these cavities preferably extending from the heel to about the lengthwise center of the shoe, and cushions 18 are secured in these cavities in any suit able manner, said cushions being composed of any suitable material. A toe clip 19a11d side clips 20 are secured to said members, theside clips'beinglocated preferably at or near the lengthwise center of the shoe. A lip E EQ, extends preferably entirely around the edge of the toe clip, this lip being turned inwardly and being sharpened so that it will penetrate the surface of a hoof to a slight extent. All of the clips, when the shoe is secured in place, will rest against the sloping side surface of the hoof and thus retain the shoe from vertical movement, that is, a movement toward and away from the hoof,

. and the lip 22 also aids in securing the shoe against vertical displacement. Spurs 23 project from the inner surfaces of the side clips, as shown near the top, and each preferably from a base 2% removably secured to the clip. These spurs are of considerable length and comparatively narrow, providing knife edges that are curved in a vertical direction. This knife edge enables the spurs to readily penetrate the outer surface of a hoof, the length being provided to prevent horizontal movement, that is a sliding movement on the hoof, and the curved shape being provided to assist in preventing vertical movement of the shoe on the hoof. In the preferred form of construction and as shown herein, two spurs secured at opposite ends of a single'base' are provided for each clip, and thebase may be riveted in place.

Holes 25 extend through each of the clips, these holes being primarily intended for use in removal of the shoe, in which operation a tool having a lip 26 and a fulcrum 27 is inserted through the hole, the lip 26 engaging the inner surface of a'clip above the hole and the fulcrum 27 resting upon the lower edge of the hole. By exerting force on the outer end of this tool the clip may be readily bent outwarc ly and thus disengaged from the surface of the hoof. The holes also; serve a purpose of weakening a clip to a slight extent so that it may be readily bent when it is desired to remove the shoe.

In the form of removing tool shown in 5, it embodies a hook 28 located on one side of and at the end of the tool and shaped to engage the upper edge of a clip, the fulcrum being formed by a lug 29 adapted to enter a hole 25, pressure on the opposite end of thetool bending the clip away from the surface of the hoof. "These two tools may be formed one at the opposite end of a bar from the other, and as shown in Fig. 4- of the drawings.

In some cases it may be desired to use a pad of comparatively soft material between the bottom of the hoof and the upper surface of the shoe,:and while the curved shape of the spurs 23 acts to resist vertical movement of the shoeon the hoof, yet this curved shape will allow a slight movement to provide for expansion and contraction of the pad owing to conditions caused by moisture and drying.

If desired, small spurs 30 may be provided on the side clips in addition to the spurs 9 3, or said spurs 30 with when desired. 1

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, 1 have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative'and that the may be dispensed invention may be carried out by other means. 7

I claim 7 1. A shoe comprising two members, -a pivot originally I recessed in its end and headed to pivotally unite said members, means at the opposite end comprising a stud recessedat its end to permit partial heading to frictionally hold the side members for 1 ustment purposes and to be finally headed to rigidly secure said members together, and clips upstanding from the shoe to engage the side of a hoof as an aid in retaining the shoe in place.

2. "l shoe comprising two members pivotally unitedat one end, plates rigidly connected to and projecting from the inner edges at the opposite end and overlying one 7 another one of said plates having a slot, and a member rigidly secured to one'plate and pro ectlng through said slot to finally rigidly secure said members against'swinging movement. r

3. A shoe comprising two members pivotally united at one end, plates rigidly connected to and projecting laterally from the inner edges of the opposite ends of said memv bers and resting one upon another, and a stud integrally formed with one of said plates and projecting through a slot in the opposite plate and having means to finally rigidly secure'said members together.

i. A shoe having a toe clip bendable to conform to the sloping surface of a hoof, a lip with an extended knife edge projecting inwardly and extending practically about the entire edge of said clip and therefore in different directions to prevent both vertical and sliding movement of the shoe on the hoof, and means for otherwise removably se curing the shoe to a hoof.

5. A shoe having a clip upstanding therefrom and a spur projecting inwardly from said clip and having a knife edge extending in a vertical direction, said spur being curved as to its knife edge, and means otherwise securing the shoe inplace.

6. A shoe comprising a clip rising therefrom, spursoppositely arranged on said clip and having knife edges extending in a vertical direction, said spurs being curved as to said knife ed es, and means for otherwise securing the shoem position.

7. A shoe comprising two members pivotally united, means for finally rigidly securing said memberstogether, clips upstanding from said members on opposite sidesof the shoe, and spurs projecting inwardly from said clips and having knife edges extending in vertical directions, said edges being curved. I

8. A shoe comprising two members, a

pivot to pivotally unite said members, means at the opposite end comprising a stud partially headed to frictionally hold the side members for adjustment purposes, said stud being arranged to be finally headed to rigidly secure said members together, and clips upstanding from the shoe to engage the side of a hoof as an aid in retaining the shoe in place.

GEORGE J. CAPEWELL.

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