US1080757A - Detachable calk for horseshoes. - Google Patents

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I. H. GILLILAND.

DETAGHABLE GALK FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.26, 1912.

1 00 757 Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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IRA H. GILLILAND, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

DETACHABLE CALK FOR, HORSESHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 9, 1913.

Application filed. August 26, 1912. Serial No. 717,160.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA H. GILLILAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Calks for Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to horse shoes and has for one of its objects the provision of means for detachably securing calks to the toe and heels of the horse shoe.

Another object of my invention is the pro vision of an improved horse shoe having detachable toe and heel calks, the calks on the two heel portions being oppositely disposed relative to one another.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of my improved horse shoe showing the calks in position; Fig. 2, an end view from the heel portion of the shoe showing the calks removed; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the toe calk;

Fig. 4, a view in perspective of the heel calk on the outside of the animals hoof; Fig. 5, a view in perspective of the heel calk used on the heel portion of the shoe at the inside of the hoof; and, Fig. 6, a fragmental view in perspective of the under side of the shoe at the heel portion to which the call: shown in Fig. 4: is attached.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

1 indicates a horse shoe of the ordinary construction having a projection 2 formed integral therewith and extending downwardly from the under side thereof transversely of the toe of the shoe and other projections 3 and 4t extending downwardly from the under side adjacent to the heel portions of the shoe, said portions being provided with openings 2 3 and 4?, respectively.

5 indicates a boss or projection extending inwardly of the shoe from the toe portion thereof and 6 indicates another boss or proj eetion extending inwardly of the shoe adj acent to the heel portion of the arm that is adapted to be secured to the outer side of the horses hoof.

My improved toe calk consists of a bar 7 having it upper portion beveled to an edge as shown at 8 and provided with a forwardly extending integral lug or projection 9 that is adapted to engage the opening? in the projection 2, and a rearwardly extending boss or projection 10 that is adapted to seat upon the boss 5 heretofore described, and to be secured to said boss by means of a bolt or other suitable fastening 11 inserted through an opening 12 in the boss 10 and a corresponding and alined opening (not shown) in the boss 5.

The calk that is adapted to be secured to the heel portion of the shoe on the outside of the animals hoof consists of a bar 13 beveled as shown at 14 to a sharp edge having a vertical wall 15 toward the outside of the shoe, said bar being provided with a tongue or projection 16 extending fro-m its rearmost end and adapted to engage the opening 3 in the projection 3. Said bar 13 is also formed with an integral boss or projection 17 that is adapted to seat upon the boss 6 and to be secured thereto by means of a bolt or similar fastening member 18 engaging an opening 19 in said boss 17, and a similar opening (not shown) in the boss 6. The bar 13 is also provided with a downwardly extending tongue or projection 20 from the vertical wall 15 at the forward terminal of said bar 13, said tongue or projection being formed with an inwardly extending terminal 21, said tongue 20 and its terminal 21 constituting a hook member that is adapted to seat within a recess 22 in the side of the shoe and a recess 23 in the bottom thereof, said recesses 22 and 23 being continuous.

The calk that is adapted to be secured to the heel portion of the shoe on the inner side of the animals hoof comprises a bar at that is beveled as shown at 25 to a sharp edge and has an integral tongue or projection 26 that is adapted to engage the opening P in the project-ion 4. and an oppositely extending boss or projection 27 that is adapted to be secured to the shoe by means of a bolt 28 or other similar fastening engaging an opening 29 in said boss or projection 27 and a similar and alined opening (not shown) in the shoe.

It will be understood from an inspection of the drawings and the above description that any or all of the calks are adapted to be displaced to renew the same when broken or worn out and that the specific means for securing the calks in position not only contribute to this end but also provide means to securely hold the calks on the shoe. Furthermore, by having the calks on the heel portion of the shoe secured to the outer side of the hoof with the edge formed by the beveled portion 14 extending substantially longitudinally of the arm of the shoe and with the vertical face 15 toward the outer side of the hoof and shoe the shoe is especially adapted to prevent the animal from slipping sidewise while in motion. The hook shaped member consisting of the flange 20 and its terminal 21 engaging the shoe contributes to securely hold the calk on the heel of the shoe and to brace it while in position to prevent the slipping thereof from position.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. The combination with a horse shoe having an integrally formed downwardly proj ecting perforate lug arranged adjacent one heel terminal, of a heel calk including a beveled body member, a laterally extending securing plate carried thereby and formed flush with the shoe engaging face of said body member, said plate being adapted to be secured to an inwardly extending laterally disposed lug formed integrally with said shoe, means for detachably securing said plate to said inwardly extending laterally disposed lug, a tenon projecting laterally from said calk and seated in the assembled position of the call: in the said perforation of said perforate lug, and an integral L-shaped locking tongue formed on said calk and adapted to be seated in a corresponding mortise formed in said shoe.

2. The combination with a horse shoe having a mortised vertical lug and a perforate lateral lug formed adjacent one heel terminal, of a heel calk including a beveled body member, a lateral tenon formed on said body member, a securing plate carried by said body member, means for securing said plate to said lateral lug, and an L- shaped locking tongue formed integrally with said body member and adapted to be seated in a receiving mortise formed in said shoe.

3. The combination with a horse shoe of an integral downwardly extending mortised lug, and a lateral inwardly extending lug, said lugs being formed integrally with one heel terminal of said shoe, and a heel calk including a beveled body member, a securing plate formed on said body member, means for attaching said plate to said lateral lug, a tenon formed on said body member, and seated in the assembled position of the calk in the said mortise of the downwardly extending lug, and an integral L-shaped looking tongue formed on said member and adapted to be seated in a receiving mortise formed in said shoe.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA H. GILLILAND.

Witnesses TAYLOR TOME, LEO SEELINGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents: each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eaten-ts, Washington, D. C.

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