US82213A - Improvement in device fob, measuring the feet of houses - Google Patents

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'IO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, HORACE B. FERREN, of Batavia, in the county of Genesee, and -n the Sta-te of New- York, have invented certa-in new and useful Improvements in Conformature for Measuring Horses Feet; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescriptiou thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.4

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and general arrangement of a device for measuring horses hoofs for making the slices.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed` drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure I is a plan View,

, Figure 2 an cnd'view, l

Figur'e 3 a perspective of thc slide in the body of the machine, and

Figure 4 a perspective ofthe slide in tho end or heel of the machineY A A represent two metal plates of nearly circular shape, with a tongue of suitable dimensions extending from one side, and forming the heel or rear part of the device. These plates are laid together,'with a screw, a, passing through the centre of the same, which screw is firmly bolted to the lower plate, and, passing through the upper, the plates arc fastened by a wheel, B, having a female screw in its hub, which its on the screw a.

Between the plates A A are placed five slotted slides, C C, which all radiate from the centre, the screw a passing through the slots, and'all of them before passing up through the upper plate.

One of these slides is placed exactly at the toc or front side, one at each side, giving the distance across the foot, and one half way between the side and the front slidesY Bolts or pins, 't', passing through the plates in the slots on the slides at these points, keep the slides always intheii` proper places, and allow them to be drawn out or pushed in, as may be desired. I

The slides C C are provided with plates D D on their outer ends, which plates extend above and below the slides, as shown in ig. 3.

The tongues of the plates A A are slotted through their centre, lengthwise, as shown in g. 1, and a headed screw, E, is inserted from the lower side in these slots, being held from above by a wheel, F, having also a female screw in its hub. v

The head ofthe screw E forms an edge, being tapering, which, when the macnine is properly made, is on a line with the centre-bolt a, and a pin, e, in the centre of the slot of the centre-slide C. The headed screw, E, and bolt a, form centre-points fromwhich to operate when the machine is to be used.

A double slide, G, is placed between the tongues of the plates A A. This slide consists of' plates placed perpendieularly, one on each side of the tongues, said plates being provided with horizontal slotted plates or bars, which are placed, one on top ofthe other, and work each in slots on the opposite perpendicular plate, thus allowing the two perpendicular plates to be moved out or' in, as may be desired. The headed screw E passes through the slotson the horizontal plates, and when the wheel F is screwed down it of course holds the double slide G rmly in whatever position it has been placed.

The operation of my device, which I call a'conformature for measuring horses feet, is as follows:

After the blacksmith has prepared the foot for the new shoe, he marks the toe of thehoof, which is easily done, by sighting a straight linefrom the cleft of the frogand the point ofthe same, the latter being the centre of the foot. The points where the wall of the hoof joins'the frog are thus cut out. My device is then placed on the hoof, so that the screw a is at the centre, the headed screw E in the cleft of the frog, and the pin e at the mark made in the toe of the hoof. The double slide G is then moved so as to fit into the grooves cut on each side ofthe frog, and fastened by the wheel F. The slides C C are then moved so that the plates D D all touch the edges of the hoof, when they are fastened by means of the wheelE. Fromthe measure thus obtained, the blacksmith can easily make a shoe to t the horse.

It will be observed that the two'slides on the sides give the measure of the widest part ofthe foot, which is not obtained by any device of similar character now in use.

The object ofthe double slide Gr, placed in the grooves made as abovedescribed, is mainly to get the exact measure for placing the flanges-on a Tyrrell horse-shoe.

I am aware ofthe patent of Moses S. Woodward, dated October 29, 1867, and I do not wish to be understood as claiming the device therein described: but l What I do claim as animprovement thereon, is- 1. Y In combination with a device, as above described, for taking an accrnrate measure ofthe form of a horses hoof, the arrangement ofthe index-headed screw E, centre-screw a, and point e, in a straight line, so as to cer tainly adjust the measure to the centre 0 the foot, as described.

2. In combination with a device for measuring the hooi` o1" a horse,'tl1e slides G, constructed as described,

the index-headed bolt E and wheel F, arranged and operating as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set'my hand, this 25th day of August, 1868. v i HORACE B. FERREN. Witnesses:

LEOPOLD EVERT,

A. A. YEATMAN.

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