US846082A - Hoof-pad. - Google Patents

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No. 846,082. PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

I c. BELLMANN.

' HOOP PAD.

urmouzon FILED mus, 1906.

UNITED STATES OFFICE.

CHARLES BELLMANN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ARNOLD GLAUS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

HOOF-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5. 1!?07.

To all whom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES BELLMANN, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have invented a Hoof-Pad, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices to be used in combination with a horseshoe for relieving and cushioning the pressure upon horses feet,

- being particularly applicable to horses having sore feet, but also advantageous for general use.

The device herein set forth consists of a cushioning-pad of rubber or like resilient material Which is placed between the shoe proper and the sole of the hoof, in combina tion with a shoe of special form which coaots therewith. The pad in addition to forming a cushion has calks of its own, which form means adjunctive to the shoe-calks for preventing slipping, and the shoe in turn is arranged to support the pad and prevent it from becoming loose at the rear part and flapping, which has been a difficulty inherent in hoof-pads as now made.

My invention may best be understood from a consideration of the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a hoof-pad according to my invention, showing part of the leather sheet torn away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the hoof-pad and shoe 'm situ. Fig. 3 is a reverse or bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 5 is a bottom'plan view of a differently-shaped hoof-pad having removable calks. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the same on the line 6. Figs. 7 and 8 show in bottom plan view a pair of right and left shoes, illustrating also a smooth calk. Fig. 9 is a transverse section through the pad shown in Fig. 7 on the line 9 of said figure. Figs. 10 and 11 are a side and end view of one form of calk. Figs. 12 and 13 are like views of another form of calk. Figs. 14 and 15 are like views of a third form of calk. Figs. 16 and 17 are like views of a pointed or neverslip calk applicable to my hoof-pad. Fig. 18 is a side view of another form of calk.

In these drawings every reference character refers always to the same part.

The pad in Figs. 1 to 4 is represented by the letter A and the shoe by the letter B. The pad comprises a sheet of rubber a, which ners of the hoof should be sore.

may be slightly tapered, if preferred, and has on its lower surface, at the rear corners thereof, a pair of protuberances or lugs 12 and between them, slightly forward of the rear edge, a similar protuberance or lug c. The horseshoe A has its front portion of generally semicircular shape, like an ordinary shoe; but at the rear it has a pair of inward extensions d and a pair of rearward extensions e, joined together by a bridge f, the whole fitting between the lugs b and c, as shown. This shoe has creases 9, receiving nails h, which secure the shoe and pad together to the hoof, as in ordinary shoes, and the shoe has a front calk i and a rear calk j, upon which it is supported, and is provided, further, with the usual toe-clip is. It is to be observed that the three lugs b and 0 do not project so far as to touch the ground but the side lugs I) each carry a metal calk Z embedded therein, which project and serve as adj unctive supports for the hoof. An important feature of the pad consists in a recess m at the rear thereof in the upper surface of the rubber, which recess prevents any pressure coming upon the frog of the hoof. The rubber of the pad is supplemented by the usual leather slab or sheet a, providing for ventilation. It will be seen that the pressure of the hoof is carried from the calk y' to the sides of the hoof, because no pressure can come upon the frog. The rearward extensions d and e and bridge f of the shoe serve the additional function of holding the rear of the pad against the hoof and preventing it from flapping back and forth, as aforesaid.

If it is found desirable, as it will be in some cases, the lugs b may be set farther forward on the pad than the extremerear corners, as shown at Z) in Fig. 5. This will be especially advantageous in case the rear cor- Fig. 5 shows a further. feature of my invention-namely, the introduction of removable calks Z in place of the calks Z of Figs. 1, 2, and 8. These will be found very desirable where it is necessary to change the style of calk used, according to the weather or surface of roads, also to enable the same pad to wear out more than one pair of calks.

The calk Z, which is illustrated in Figs. 14 and 15, has its sides made tapering, so as to hold firmly in the corresponding dovetailed recess formed to receive it in the lugs b.

With this style of pad a sharp or winter call: may be replaced by a smooth or summer calk, and vice versa, at any time during the life of the pad and without removing from the hoof. It will of course be understood that the shoe holds these calks against coming out. The style of calk Z shown in Figs. 1 to 4., on the contary, (which is illustrated separately in Figs. 12 and 13,) has its ends tapered and its sides parallel; but the style of Figs. 14. and 15 might be used equally well for fixed calks, or both sides and ends might be tapered, if found desirable.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a pair of right and left hoof-pads A, wherein the lugs b-on one side are set farther forward than those on the other. These are especially adapted for horses having one side of the foot sore, and according to the position of the soreness one pad can be used for one foot and the other for the other, and the pads can be reversed from time to time, so as to prevent the pressure from being always in one place. This form of pad differs from the others further in hav ing its central portion 0 cut out and the cen tral lug 0 pointed, whereas the recess m is carried through parallel from the rear to the opening 0. It is a matter of preference whether or not the central part be cut out, as both forms have their advantages. T hose figures also illustrate the use of the smooth call: shown in Figs. 10 and 11, which is principally for summer use, and its active surface is substantially on a level with the surface of the lug in which it is set.

Figs. 16 and 17 show another form of calk which may replace any of those shown for the removable calk forms of the pad, the same having a pyramidal or pointed extremity j) for use on specially slippery or icy roads. Fig. 18 shows a calk having a rectangular head, by which it is more firmly embedded in the rubber.

I do not herein claim the shoe itself separately, as this forms the subject of another copending application. Also it will be understood from the several modifications of my invention that it is capable of a variety of embodiments without departing from the principle thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hoof-pad having a pair of lugs near the rear corner thereof, and a central lug between them leaving a space between the central lug and the two side lugs adapted to re- 1 ceive a part of the shoe.

2. A right and left hoof-pad having a pair of protuberances or lugs carrying calks and at the rear portion of said pad on opposite sides thereof, one of said protuberances being set farther forward than the other.

3. In combination, a hoof-pad of resilient material having two side protuberances, and a central protuberance at the rear part thereof, and a shoe having rearward extensions lying between said protub erances.

4. A hoof-pad comprising a piece of resilient material underlying the hoof and having a protuberance c at the rear of the center of the foot, a pair of rear corner protuberances b carrying calks, and a recess m underlying the frog of the hoof in combination with a shoe composed of a continuous band having its front portion conforming to the outline of a hoof and having inward extensions d, rearward extensions 6 and a bridgef connecting said rearward extensions at the rear.

5. A hoof-pad of resilient material having a seat adapted to receive a metallic shoe thereupon and a projecting lug outside of said seat, and a metallic calk set in and projecting from said lug.

6. A hoof-pad of resilient material having a seat to receive a metallic shoe thereupon and a projecting lug at the rear corner thereof, outside of said seat, and a metallic call; slidably removably set in a recess in said lug and projecting from the surface thereof.

7. A hoof-pad of resilient material having a seat for a metallic shoe on its under surface, said pad having projecting lugs or protuberances on the opposite rear quarters thereof outside said seat, and metallic calks slidably removably set in grooves in said protuberances.

8. A right and left hoof-pad having a seat for a metallic shoe and immediately at the rear thereof a pair of protuberances or lugs carrying calks at the rear portion of said pad on opposite sides thereof, one of said protuberances being set farther forward than the other.

9. A hoof-pad of resilient material having a seat for a metallic shoe in the interior there of occupying the rear quarter or quarters of said pad, a pair of protuberances or lugs having metallic callrs set therein, said callrs being at the rear of said shoe-seat.

In witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand this 2d day of March, 1906.

CHARLES BELLMANN.

In presence of A. GLAUs, GEORGE WETMORE OoLLEs.

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