US224188A - Sulky-plow - Google Patents

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- Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a rear elevation.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM'A. JAMES, OF ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

- SULKY-PLOWL dated February 3, 1880,

Application filed December 4, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAMAUSTIN JAMES,

of St. Louis, in the county ofSt. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a;new and useful Improvement in Sulky-Plows,of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a sectional side elevation of my improvement; taken through the line a; m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is a sectional plan View. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a sectional side elevation taken through the line y y, Fig. 2. Figs. 5, 6, 7 8 represent a modification.

The object of the present invention is to produce a ready and convenient adjustment of the plow, as hereinafter particularly described in connection with the drawings.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspgnding parts.

A are thewheels, and B is the axle, of' the sulky. The axle B has a crank, 0, formed upon its middle part, and is twisted so that when the left arm of the crank O is horizontal its right arm may incline upward'at an angle of forty-degrees, or nearly so, as shown in Fig. 1. The left arm of the crank, that carries the land-wheel, should be a little longer than the right arm, that carries the furrow-wheel, so

that the two wheels A will always be opposite each other, or nearly so.

D is the beam,-E is the land-side, and F is the mold-board, of an ordinary plow. The plow-beam D rests upon the center of the bar Gr, the ends of which are bent downward and have holes formed through them to receive the middle part of the axle-crank U. The plow-beam D rests between two low stops, H, attached to the bar G, and is secured in place by two angle-irons, I, the upper arms of which are secured to the opposite sides of the beam D by a bolt, J, passing through them and through the said beam- The lower armsof the angle-irons I are secured to the bar G by bolts K. With thisconstruction, by loosening the three bolts J K K the plow may be turned toward its land-side or toward its mold-board, as may be required, and by tightening the said bolts the plow will be held securely in place. The plow is further strengthened in position by the two inclined braces L, the for- ,ward ends of which are bolted to the end parts I of the bar Gr.

The rear ends of the braces L have screw- ;threads formed upon them, are passed through jlugs M, attached to the opposite sides of the beam D, and have nuts N screwed upon them upon the opposite sides of the lugs M. With this construction the plow may be adjusted with its point toward the land by loosening the three bolts J K K, the forward nut Nupon the left brace L, and the rear nut N upon the right brace L.

When the plow is to be adjusted with its point from the land the three bolts J K K are loosened, and the forward nut N upon the right brace, and the rear nut N upon the left brace. When the plow has been adjusted it is held securely'in place by tightening the bolts J K K and the nuts N.

The bar Gr turns freelyupon the crank-axle B, and may be made detachable by slotting its ends to receive the said axle B. In this case the bar G is secured in place upon the axle B by the blocks 0, which have projections formed upon one side to fit into the slots of thebar G and notches in their upper ends to receive the axle B, and are bol ted to the slotted ends of the bar G, as indicated in Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8.

P is a bent or arched bar, the left arm of which has a hole formed through its end to receive the axle B. The right arm of the arched bar P has a hole formed through its end to receive the bolt Q, by which it is hinged to the outer end of the arm R. The inner end of the arm R has a hole formed through it to receive theaxle B, to which it is secured by a set screw, S. With this construction the arched bar P will be held vertical however the axle B may be adjusted.

T is the drivers seat, which is connected with the top of the arched bar P by a springstandard, U, or other suitable means.

' V is the tongue, or a bar to which the tongue is attached. The tongue or barVis bolted to the upper part of the righfia'rm of the arched bar P, and isstrengthened in position by the braces W, the forward ends of which are bolted to'the opposite sides of the tongue or bar V. The rear ends of the braces W are bolted to the arms of the arched bar P near their ends. The braces W are strengthened by a cross-bar, X, bolted to their forward parts.

Y is a lever, the lower end of which is inserted in a socket, Z, where it is secured in place by a screw or bolt, a. The lower part of the socket Z has a transverse hole formed through it to receive the axle B, to which it is secured by a set-screw, I), so that the axle B may be turned to adjust the plow and level the machine by operating the lever Y.

The lever Y moves along a notched bar, 0, andis provided with a flange or catch, (1, to engage with the notches of the said bar 0 and hold the said lever Y securely in any position into which it may be adjusted. The notched bar 0 is arched, and its ends are curved inward and upward and are secured to the bar or tongue V. The lever Y is held against the notched bar 0 by a spring, 6, which rests against the inner side of the said lever Y, and

its lower end is secured to the socket Z. With this construction, by operating the lever Y the plow may be adjusted to run at any desired depth in the ground, and raised away from the ground, the sulky being all the time held level.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the crank C of the axle B and the beam D of a plow, of the bent bar G, provided with stops H, the angle-irons I, adjusting-bolts, and the adjusting-braces L, substantially as herein shown and described, so that the plow may have the adjustments as set forth.

YVILLIAM AUSTLN JAMES.

Witnesses:

J. R. HoLLowBUsH, W. ALFRED JAMES.

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