US584701A - Detachable horseshoe - Google Patents

Description

.(No Model.)`

\ '3. P. PFLUEGER.

DBTAHABLE HORSESHOE.

Patented June 15,1897.

L Atto l'ney.

Witnesses.

ERNEST PFLUEGER, OF AKRON, Oli-IIO.

DETACHABLE HonsEsHoE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,701, dated 1' une 15, 1897'.

Application filed December 3l, 1896. Serial No. 617,541. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom 7115 may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representa# -d-evice II. Fig. (5 is a sectional view of modilication of tread, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating` the use of a strap in place of boot.

This invention is designed to provide asoft or flexible tread horseshoe the tread portion of which can be readily removed from the upper portion when worn out and be thereuponv replaced by a new tread, the entire shoe being also readily detachable from the foot at any time without the necessity for the service of a smith.

W'ith this object in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

My improved horseshoe consists of Atwo parts-to wit, a sole or tread portion (designated by letter A in the accompanying; drawings) and an upper or boot portion B.

The sole or tread portion is designed to be made of rubber, leather, or other flexible material or of a covering or casing of such material lled with steel or iron iilings, emery,corundum,or other comminuted material, as indicated at O, Fig. 6. If desired, this portion may have a metal plate secured thereto, as shown at D, Fig. 3.

The upper or boot portion B may be made in various ways. It may consist, as shown in Fig. 1, of a piece of leather,which is shaped to slip over the hoof and foot in manner similar to that in which an overshoe is slipped upon the human foot, being provided with gores or insertions B of rubber or of elastic webbing, or it may be made entirely of rubber or other elastic fabric. The toe portion is preferably provided with a cap or shield B2 of metal. I also propose to make the boot in the shape of a strap, such as shown at D2 in Fig. 7, which is designed to be fastened around the hoof and to be secured bya buckle D or other suitable fastening device.

E designates a series of lugs or plates by means of which the sole or tread portion is designed to be securely but detachably connected to the upper or boot portion. These lugs or plates are usually of L form, their vertical a rms bein g riveted or otherwise firmly secured to the boot with their horizontal arms projecting inwardly. To receive these horizontal arms the sole or tread portion is formed with a series of recesses F, which may be formed in the body thereof, and which may be provided for by leaving a space underneath the marginal portion of the metal plate D. (Shown in Fig.

Vhen the lugs or plates are sprung into enga-gement with these recesses and the boot portion is secured uponthe foot, the sole or tread portion is securely held thereby and cannot work loose or escape.

The entire shoe is designed to be of inexpensive character, the principal expense. being for the boot or strap portion, which can be used indefinitely, the sole or tread portion being removed and replaced as often as worn out. The shoe is, moreover, easy for the foot and can be readily applied or removed Without the assistance of an artisan. C

To assist in pulling the shoe on a detachable device, such as shown at Il, Fig. 5, may be used. This device has hooks h, which are designed to be engaged with perforations in the rear portion of the boot.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isp l. The herein-described detachable horseshoe, consisting of a flexible boot portion adapted to be held around the hoof, and having at its lower edge a series of inwardlyprojecting metallic lugs, and a tread portion consisting of a thick pad of soft yielding material or character and adapted to fit within the said boot portion, and having in its pen ripheral edge a number of recesses or openings for the reception of said lugs, substantially as specified.

2. The herein described horseshoe, comprising an elastic boot portion designed to be slipped over the hoof and retained in place by reason of its elesticity, and provided at its lower portion with inwardly-projecting lugs or plates, and a soft flexible tread portion having peripheral recesses designed to be engaged by said lugs or plates, substantially as specified.

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