US934199A - Horseshoe-calk. - Google Patents

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G. S MEYER.

HORSESHOE GALK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1909.

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GEORGE S. MEYER, 0F NEWBURGH, NEW YORK.

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Application filed January 30, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Horseshoe-calk, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to certain improvements in detachable calks for use on horse shoes, and relates more particularly to that type of calk illustrated in my previous application, Serial Number 467,377, filed December 14:, 1908.

The object of the present invention is to simplify the calk and reduce the cost of manufacture by forming not only the calk but the part for securing the same in place, all out of a single piece of sheet metal bent to the desired form. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horses foot provided with my improved removable calk; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the calk, the horseshoe being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail section taken longitudinally of the shoe; and Fig. 5 is a plan vie of a blank used in the manufact-ure of my improved calk.

The calk is formed of two main members for engagement with the opposite halves of the horseshoe, and means for securing said The general arrangement of the members is very similar to the calk shown in my prior application above referred to, but in the present construction I form each member of a single piece of sheet metal bent to the desired form. I provide twoblanks of substantially the form shown in Fig. 5, each blank being out from sheet steel or other suitable sheet metal. Each blank includes a body portion 10 in the form of a fiat plate for engagement with the under surface of the shoe, and this plate is connected to a strap portion 11 by a plurality of connecting links 12. The strap portion is adapted for engagement with the outer and upper surface of the hoof and the connecting links or pieces 12 extend upwardly from the plate beneath the shoe to the strap portion 11. One end of the strap Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1989.

Serial No. 475,204.

I portion extends a considerable distance beyond the end of the body and is adapted to be bent for engagement with the front por-' tion of the hoof. Any suitable means, for instance, a ring 13, may be employed for securing together the front ends of the two strap portions. The connecting link or piece 12 nearest to the last-mentioned end of the strap portion is of considerably greater length than the link at the opposite end, so that the rear end of the strap portion 11 will come adjacent the lower portion of the hoof, while the front end of the strap portion is spaced a considerable distance upward from the lower portion of the hoof.

The body portion 10 of each member is provided with calks proper integral therewith, and these calks are formed by cutting substantially U-shaped slots 14 in the plate and bending the partially-inclosed tongues 15 downwardly to form transversely-extending flanges. As the tongues or flanges 15 constituting the calks extend transversely of the shoe, they constitute a roughened or gripping portion which prevents the horse from slipping. As many of these flanges may be provided as desired, and they may, if desired, extend at an angle to each other rather than being parallel. The body 10 of each member is provided with a flange 16 at its inner edge, bent upwardly to engage with the inner side of the shoe and prevent the outward movement of the member. This flange may extend upwardly directly adjacent the edge of the shoe, or may be folded back upon itself as illustrated. The width of the flange would depend to a certain extent upon the width of the shoe in connec tion with which the calk is employed. The rear end of each member is provided with a slot 17 forming a loop or ring 18, through which a strap 19 may be extended to secure the members together at their rear ends.

The entire device is formed of only two members and the necessary connections beat the rear end.

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

A removable horseshoe calk formed of two members detachably connected together at their front ends and a strap for detachably and flexibly connecting them together at their rear ends, each member being formed of a single piece of sheet metal having a plate tween the members both at the front end and portion extending longitudinally of the shoe and in engagement With the under surface thereof and provided With a plurality of U-shaped slots cut therein to leave flanges extending downwardly and constituting substantially parallel transversely-extending calks proper beneath the opposite side portions of the shoe, a flange extending upwardly from said plate portion for engage ment with the inner edge of the shoe, a strap portion for engagement With the outer surface of the hoof, and connecting portions between the loWer edge of said strap portion and said plate portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE S. MEYER.

Witnesses CLAIR W. FAIRBANK, JOHN P. DAVIS.

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