US770917A - Horseshoe. - Google Patents

Description

NO MODEL.

PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904 J. M. MYERS. HORSESHOE.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 25, 1903. RENEWED MAY 9, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

J. M. MYERS.

HORSESH-OE.

APPLICATION FILED mass, was. RENEWED MAY 9, 1904.

2 SHBETS-SHEET 2.

NO MODEL,

IJNiTEn STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

JOHN M. MYERS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. ASSIGNOR TO THE MYERS ADJUSTABLE HORSE SHOE 00., OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A COR- PORATION OF KENTUCKY.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 770,917, dated September 27, 1904.

Application filed February 25, 1903. Renewed May 9, 1904. Serial No. 207,193. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN M. MYERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of 5 Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provid improved means for detachably connecting IO horseshoes to the hoofs of horses and mules.

My invention relates to horseshoes of the kind which are made in sections, one part being adapted to be permanently attached to the hoof, while the other part is detachably con- 5 nected therewith. A shoe of this general construction is shown in my United States Patent No. 690,984, of January 14:, 1902. By-

my present improvements I so construct the parts of the shoe that they may be more 20 readily assembled and connected and more readily taken apart, while at the same time being simple in construction and easy of manufacture.

In carrying outmy invention I provide a 5 U-shaped or semicircular plate, which I call the hoof-plate, provided with nail-holes and having at the toe an opening to receive the shank of a toe-calk. A lug or flange is formed at the toe close to the opening, and 3 this lug is perforated to receive a key which attaches the calk to the shoe. The opposite ends of the hoof-plate are formed with recesses having inclined walls adapted to engage with hooks having corresponding surfaces on 35 the other section of the shoe, which is of conventional horseshoe form, is perforated at the toe to receive the shank of the toe-calk, and has heel-calks permanently attached to it at its rear ends. At the heel ends the shoe is 4 formed with heelplates provided with the hooks before referred to, which engage the recesses in the hoof-plate. The arrangement such that when the hooks are engaged with the recesses and the toe-calk is secured in place the two sections of the shoe are firmly united. By this arrangement the hoof-plate may be used for a considerable time, as it is It is sometimes desirable to use pads or 55 I cushions in connection with horseshoes, and I have adapted my invention for the attachment of such pads or cushions. The pad is so formed as to lie within the bounds of the shoe, and it has a flange which is adapted to 66 be clamped between the hoof-plate and the outer shoe-section. This outer section when a pad is employed is preferably .formed with relatively small hooks with no heel-plates beyond them, the space occupied by the heel- 5 plates being replaced by portions of the pad.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a hoof with a hoof-plate constructed in accordance with my invention attached thereto. The figure also 7 shows the outer section of the shoe, and the position of this outer section indicates how it may be applied to the hoof-plate. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of a portion of a horses hoof with a horseshoe made in accordance with my 7 5 invention attached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the two sections of my improved horseshoe. Fig. 4:183. perspective view showing a toe-calk and a key for attaching the toecalk to the shoe. Fig. 5 shows alongitudinal 5O central section through both sections of the shoe and the toe-calk. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a pad or cushion adapted to be used in connection with the shoe. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a sharp toe-calk which may 5 be employed. Fig. 8 is aperspective view of the outer section of the shoe adapted to be used in connection with a pad. Fig. 9 shows a side elevation of the shoe and pad combined. Fig. 10 is a top plan view of the hoof-plate, 9 the pad, and the outer section of the shoe, the two latter being separated from the former and the pad being partly broken away. Fig.

11 is a perspective view of the two sections of the shoe, showing a modified way of connecting them together. Figs. 12 and 13 are Views showing other forms of toe-calks.

The hoof-plate A is substantially l J-shaped or semicircular in outline and is formed with nail-holes a in order that it may be secured to the hoof in the usual way. At its front end the hoof-plate is formed with a lug or flange a, which is provided with an opening a to receive the key G, that attaches the toe-calk to the shoe. In rear of the lug a the body of the hoof-plate is formed with a vertical opening (0 through which the shank b of the calk B extends. formed with recesses a} open on three sides, but closed at the inside by means of the portions a of the shoe. The hoof-plate is permanently secured to the hoof in the manner indicated in Fig. 1. It covers the front portion of the hoof, but leaves the heel portions thereof uncovered. The outer or removable section D of the shoe is formed at the toe with a vertical opening cl and at the heel with heel-calks (Z. On its upper side the outer section of the shoe is provided with heel-plates E, having at the front hooks a, adapted to enter the recesses a in the hoof-plate, while recesses c are formed next to the hooks e to receive the portions a' of the hoof-plate. The heel-plates E are of such length as to cover the heel portions of the hoof left bare by the hoof-plate. The outer section D may be applied in the manner indicated in Fig. 1 by causing the hooks e to enter the recesses a. The shank b of the toe-calk B is then inserted through the openings (Z and a and the key C is inserted through the opening a" in the lug a and the opening 7) in the shank l). The hoof is of course cut away at the front to accommodate the lug a and the shank b and key C. The latter is preferably made of spring metal having arms 0, which may be readily expanded and collapsed. As shown, the key is so formed that the arms will be collapsed by moving the key endwise through the openings (0 Z). When the key is fully inserted, the arms expand, and the key securely holds the parts together. There is no danger of the shoe being accidentally detached from the hoof; but it may be readily detached, when desired, by merely drawing the key C horizontally forward, removing the toe-calk, and moving the outer section D rearwardly until the hooks are disengaged from the recesses a. It will be observed that the portions a of the hoof-plate bear against the inner sides of the books a, and thus sidewise movement of the outer section D relatively to the hoof-plate is avoided. It will also be observed that the formation of the parts a a e e is such that they may be readily manufactured without skilled labor. Preferably the parts E are made separately and riveted or otherwise attached to the body of the section D.

Pads or cushions are now often used in con- At its rear ends the hoof-plateis nection with horseshoes, and these may readily be attached to my improved shoe when desired. It is practicable to attach a pad to a shoe of the precise construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3; but preferablyI slightly modify the construction of the shoe-sections to receive a pad. The only material modifica tion, however, consists in omitting the heelplates E and employing relatively small hooks G, adapted to engage the recesses (4 The pad which I preferably use consists of a body F, which may be made of one or more thicknesses of material, preferably leather or rubber, the rear or heel portion being somewhat thicker than the other portion, as shown at f The upper body portion is formed with wings f, which are adapted to bear against the hoof at the heel in rear of the hoof-plate. At the front portion the body is formed with a laterally-projecting U-shaped or semicircular flange f, conforming in shape and dimensions with the hoof-plate and adapted to be clamped between the hoof-plate and the outer section of the shoe. Side recesses f are provided that accommodate the shanks of the hooks G, while the portions (0 of the hoofplate enter the corners f At the toe the flange f is formed with a recess f to accommodate the shank of the toe-calk. In using a shoe with a pad of this description the hoof plate is attached to the hoof in the manner before described. The pad is attached to the outer section of the shoe in the manner inclicated in Fig. 10, the wings f being arranged over the heel portions of the'outer section D in rear of the hooks G, while the flange f covers the front portion of the shoe, the rear ends of the flange extending under the hooks G, as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10. The pad is held in the proper position on the outer section D when attached in this way, and the two may be readily applied to the hoof-plate by causing the hooks G to enter or engage 4 the recesses a, and then the toe-calk may be applied and secured by the key in the manner before described.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a slight modification of the toe-calk. In this instance it is made sharp, and it is provided with studs or lugs 9, adapted to enter holes 70 in the outer section D.

The toe-calk H (shown in Fig. 12) is curved, and its edge it is sharp. It is provided with a shank h, similar to the shank b of the other calks. My object in curving the calk is to prevent the shoe from slipping side-wise, and when using such a toe-calk I can dispense with the use of sharp heels or sharp heelcalks, which latter are sometimes objectionable, as horses will very often cut themselves with sharpheel-calks. In Fig. 13 the calk I has the usual shank a" and a sharp edge 6; but in this case the lower part of the calk is made in sections, which will enable it to take a better hold.

In Fig. 11 a slight modification is shown. In this instance the two sections of the shoe are hinged together on one side. The hoofplate A is formed with a recess 6 having an oval or oblong opening J, adapted to fit over the tapered lug j on the outer section D. The two sections may be made to engage with each other when the opening J is in line with the longest diameter of the lug j, as indicated by dotted lines, and then one section may be turned upon the other until they occupy the proper relative positions. When thus turned, the parts cannot be separated. The heel end of the hoof-plate, which is provided with the opening J, is preferably curved, as shown, to fit a curved recess K in the heel-plate E. The opposite heel end of the hoof-plate is formed With a beveled or inclined end m, adapted to fit under the hook Z in the corresponding heelplate. In this instance the hook Z is equal in width to the heel-plate, and the beveled end m is of corresponding width. In other respects the shoe shown in Fig. 11 is similar to that hereinbefore described.

I do not herein claim the toe-call: per 80, nor broadly the devices for attaching the toe-call; to the shoe, as these inventions are claimed in my application for patent filed May 9, 1904, Serial No. 207,118.

1 claim as my invention 1. A horseshoe comprising a hoof-plate having recesses atits heel ends, and an outer shoesection having at the heel hooks adapted to enter said recesses, and at the toe a vertical opening registering with the opening at the toe of the hoof-plate and adapted to receive the shank of a toe-calk.

2. The combination of ahoof-plate provided with recesses at the heel, a vertical opening at the toe, and an upwardly-projecting lug in front of said opening, an outer shoe-section having hooks at the heel adapted to engage the recesses in the hoof-plate, and a vertical opening at the toe, and a toe-calk, having a shank extending through the openings in the two sections of the shoe and secured thereto by means of a key passing through openings in its shank and in the front lug of the hoofplate.

3. Thecombination of a hoof-plate having recesses at the heel, an upwardly-extending lug at the toe, and a vertical opening in rear of this lug, an outer shoe-section having hooks adapted to engage recesses in the hoof-plate, and heel-plates in rear of the hooks, and means for securing the shoe-sections together at the toe.

AL. The combination of a hoof-plate having an upwardly-extending perforated lug at the toe, and a vertical opening in rear of this lug, an outer shoe-section having a vertical opening at the toe, and a hook at the heel on one side adapted to engage the inner end of one side of the hoof-plate, means for securing the opposite heel end of the outer section of the shoe to the corresponding heel end of the hoofplate, and a toe-calk and key for securing the two sections of the shoe together at the toe.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN M. MYERS. Witnesses:

RAYMOND O. MYERS, Jos. SHORT.

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