US297906A

US297906A - anderson

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Publication number: US297906A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-04-29
Anticipated expiration: 1901-04-29

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` PLOW. r No. 297,906. Patented Apr. 29, 1884.

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PLOW. No. 297,906. Patented Apr. 29, 1884.

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` UNITED STATES4 CHARLES ANDERSON, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB TO THE BEND IRONVORKS, OF SAME PLACE. Y

PATENT OFFICE.

SOUTH PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 297,906, dated April 29, 1884. Application filed February 14, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAR-Lies ANDERSON,

of South Bend, inthe county of St. Josephand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows; and I do hereby 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.

My invention relates to an improvement in plows, the object being to provide an improved construction of standard and landside, whereby the latter may be readily renewed at its point when unduly worn, and may be secured to the standard without weakening either the standard or point of the landside.

A further object is to provide a plow constructed to receive a reversible point, with a solid share having a slip-nose shank welded thereto and adapted to engage the socket or recess in the nose of the standard.

A further vobj ect is to provide improved handle and mold-board braces. l

With these several ends in view my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be herein- 'after described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the under side of the plow, taken from the rear. Fig. 2 is abottom plan view. Fig. 3 is a 'detached view of the reversible point and spring-actuated lockinglever. Fig. 4 is a partial view-of the lockinglever and sprin g on the side which rests against the standard. Fig. 5 is a'` detached view of the reversible point and a portion of the locking-lever in side elevation. Fig. 6 is a ydetached view of a modified form of point. Fig. 7 is a view of the reversible wing. Fig. 8 is aview of the point and wing in position. Fig. 9 is a view of the lower portion of the moldboard and standard, the point and wing be-v ing-removed. Fig. 10 is a view of the wedgeshaped bearing-plate. Fig. 11is a detached outside view ofthe solid share. Fig. 12 is a bottom view of the solid share and slip-nose shank. Fig. 13 is a top plan view of the solid share and slip-nose shank. Fig. 14is atransV verse sectional view through mold-board, solid 5o share, wedge-shaped bearing-plate,and a portion of the standard.` Fig. 15 is a view in side elevation of the two sections of the landside in position.` Fig. 16 represents the lesser section of the `landside enlarged, showing dovetail projection.

Fig. 17 represents the-lower extremity of thestandard provided with the dovetail cut. Fig. 18 is a section on line x x of Fig. 16. Fig. 19 is a view'in perspective taken from the rear of the plow, the landside and point being removed. Fig. 20 is a view in perspective of the sectional landside, and Fig. 21'is a similar view of the point.

A represents the standard, and B the moldboard. The foot of the standard is provided with the seat a for a reversible wing, and the noseof the standard with the recess b and upper and lower recessed seats b b for the reversible point, as shown and described in Letters Patent No. 27 5,97 2, granted to myself and J. Oliver, April 17, 1883, and N0. 277,185, granted to me May 8, 1883. When separate and reversible wings and points are employed,

as set forth in the patent referred to, a joint is of necessity formed at the adjacent or uniting edges of the point and win g, and in prairieplowing the surface composed of the wing and point will not scour satisfactorily, owing to the joint formed at their junction.

In order to adapt this plow to prairie-plowing as well as other kinds, I have constructed a solid share, C, having `a continuous and unbroken upper surface, which renders it especially adapted to prairie-plowing. To the under side of the point of the share is welded a slip-nose shank, c, which iits within the recess b on the under side of the nose ofthe standard, and -thus securely retains the nose of the share against displacement. Between the share and the seat a on the standard is placed a wedge-shaped plate, D, which serves to level the share up with the mold-board and offera substantial bearing to the rear edge of the share. plate is provided with the perforated arms 4d Through the arm d is inserted a bolt, e, which passes through the rear end of the share. rear edge of the standard, and .by means of a bolt, e', passing through said arm, the standard, lower end of the brace E, and the mold- The rear-end of the wedge-shapedA The arm clisbent ^so as to overlap the IOO board, the several parts are firmly secured toget-her.

By means of the construction and arrangement of parts described I am enabled to use a solid share having an unbroken and continuous upper or wearing surface adapted for prairie-plowing, and thus adapting my iniproved plow to a much larger scope of work, and thereby rendering it desirable and valuable as a general-purpose plow.

Another important feature of my improvement relates to the landside of the plow. It is important that the landside shall be continuous from the point to the heel of the landside of the plow, in order that a complete scouring-surface may be exposed to wear, and that it shall be so constructed that it will easily shed the dirt; also, that the landside may be readily replaced when worn out; and, further, that the landside be of such construction that it will not be liable to breakage or displacement while in use.

In plows of the type using a reversing slipnose point, it is absolutely necessary that the standard shall have retained therein the greatest possible strength to admit of the successful employment of a reversible slip-nose, and it is impossible to bolt the forward end of a landside to the nose of a standard in the type of plow in question without materially weakening both the landside and standard by the formation of bolt-holes in said parts. To insure sufficient strength to the standard it is necessary that the forward end of the landside shall b e as thin as possible, in order to obviate the necessity for cutting away the standard for its reception and attachment. It is necessary to provide a landside that may be renewed its entire length,to insure an even surface that will scour perfectly.

To provide for the several contingencies noted and insure a perfect working landside and proper strength to the several parts, I construct the standard with an undercut or dovetail wedge-shaped recess, F, in its forward end. The landside is made in two sections, G G. Section G is a short plate having a dovetail or undercut wedge or projection, g, on its inner side. The wedge or projection g is tted into the recess I*l and then forced forward, thereby securing it in place. Section G of the landside is then bolted in place, and as its forward end abuts against the rear end of the short section G, the latteris securely reta-ined against displacement. By securing the short section to the standard by the dovctail connection, the standard is strengthened and supported, instead of being weakened, as it would be were bolts employed for fastening the landside to the nose of the standard. Again, the landside is rendered readily detachable, and either portion thereof may be renewed when unduly worn.

The mold-board brace E is constructed with an arm, t', which is secured to the mold-board and standard, and with a lug, fz", secured to the landside. The horizontal seat I of the brace is constructed with a broad seat, j, having a flange, j, on one edge. The handlebrace consists of a U-shapcd piece having its side pieces each constructed with a ange, K, which ts against the lower end of thc handle, the latter being secured in place by the bolts Z Z. The handle on the mold-board side is secured to the bracket M, attached to the mold-board. Bracket M is bent to form a central bearing, m, which is seated against the inner side of the mold-board, and is secured thereto by the bolt M. The upper arm of the bracket is provided with a bolt-hole, through which a bolt is inserted that extends through the handle. The lower arm of the bracket is provided with a teat, a, which engages the handles and prevents the bracket from turning. By this construction of bracket I am enabled to obtain two bearing-points -on the handle and firmly secure it in place. Brace E is secured in place when the plow is set up at the works, and the handle-brace is also secured in place when the handles are put together and the plows are completely set up; but when the plows are shipped in what is known as a knockdown7 condition, the handle-brace, with its handles, is not attached until the plow is set up, and owing to the simplicity of the attachment no skilled labor is required in properly securing the parts together. f

As it is evident that many slight changes in the construction and relative arrangement of parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a plow-standard provided with ya dovetail recess in its nose portion, of a sectional landside, the front section being provided with a dovetail projection that fits within the correspondingly-shaped recess in the nose of the standard, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a plow-standard having an opening in its nose portion adapted to receive a reversible plow-point, of a solid share having a slip-nose shank on its under side constructed to fit into said opening in the nose of the standard, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a plow-standard and mold-board, said standard constructed to allow of a reversible wing and point being applied thereto, of a solid share provided with a projection on its under side adapted to fit into the opening in the nose portion of the standard, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the standard and mold-board, of the solid share and wedgeshaped plate secured between the standard and share, substantially as set forth.

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5. The combination, with the mold-board and'standard, of the solid share and the Wedgeshaped plate, the latter being provided with two perforated arms at its rear ends,and bolts 5 for securing the arms to the share and standard, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, `With the mold-board brace, of a handle-brace made inasingle piece and detachably secured to the moldboard 1o brace, said handle-brace being constructed with flanged arms to which the ends of the handles are bolted, substantially as set forth. 7. The combination,- With the handlebrace, to which the ends of the handles are secured,

engages the handle, substantially as set forth. 2o i In ltestimonyT whereof I have signed this specication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

F. C. N IPPoLD, H. B. SMITH.