US476355A - Sulky plow - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

C. ANDERSON.

SULKY PLGW.

Patented June 7, 1892l GHI (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

C. ANDERSON. l

SULKY PLOW.

No. 476,355. Patented June 7, 1892.

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SULKY PLOW.

No. 476,355. Patented June 7, 1892.

UNTTED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

CHARLES ANDERSON, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 'lO THE SOUTH BEND IRON IVORKS, OF SAME PLACE.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,355, dated J' une 7, 1892.

Application tiled March 3, 1892. Serial No. 423,630. (No model.) i

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES ANDERSON, a resident of So'th Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulk 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 ro use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in sulky-plows, the object being to construct a plow of this class in such manner that it may be effcctually turned to the right or to the left on the road or when at work by simply guiding the horses in the direction desired.

A further object is to construct the device in such manner that the ground or carrying 2o wheels will be shifted when the horses are driven to one side to make a turn, and so that the furrow or caster wheel will automatically, and without the necessity of being unlocked, partake of the same shifting movement as the ground or carrying wheels, and thus facilitate the turning of the plow.

A further object is to construct a sulkyplow in such manner that ample provision will be made for turning either to the right or left, and so that when the team moves direct-ly forward all the parts will come promptly and automatically back to their normal positions, the plow carriage and bottoms being held in rigid positions, so that 3 5 uniform work will result.

A further object is to so construct a sulkyplow that simplicity and strength Will be united, and so that economy of labor, both to the plowman and the team, will follow.

IV ith these objects in View the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafterset forth, and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a plan view of my improved plow. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with one of the ground or carrying wheels removed. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

A A' represent the plow-beams, to which the plows B B are secured. A bracket O is located between the rear ends of the beams A A', and is secured thereto and to the plows B B by means of suitable bolts d. The bracket O is provided at its rear end with a vertical perforated boss O', in which the shank b of a caster or furrow wheel D is adapted to operate, said shank being provided with a rigid arm d, for a purpose hereinafter explained. The bracket O also serves as a 6o support for a drivers seat O2.

A flanged spacing-plate E is secured to the beams A A between their forward ends by means of suitable bolts c passing through the flanges of said plate and the beams. The forward ends of the beams A A rest upon a saddle F, to the ends of which a saddle-plate or yoke Gis secured, said saddleeplate or yoke being adapted to extend over the beams A A and parallel with the saddle F. The spac- 7o ing-plate E is provided at a point in proximity to the beam A with a perforated boss f for the passage of a boltf, said bolt also passing through one of a series of perforations f2 in the saddle and one of a series of 75 perforationsfS in the saddle-plate or yoke, and thus the beams A A will be pivotally connected with the saddle and saddle-plate at one side of the center thereof, the said saddle and yoke forming a swinging frame. 8o

The saddle F is provided with forwardlyprojecting arms g, in which an axle H is mounted, to one end of which a crank-arm G is adjustably secured and carries one of the ground or carrying wheels H. Projecting downwardly and forwardly from the end of the saddle F opposite the ground or carrying wheel H is a skein 71., on which a thimble 7L is loosely mounted. The lower end of the thimble h is made witha perforated boss for 9o the accommodation of a skein, on which the ground or carrying wheel II2 is mounted. The free end of the thimble h is recessed to permit the loose attachment thereto of alink h2, and the lower end of the said thimble is provided with ears h3, between which the end of a link h4 is pivotally connected. The upper ends of the links h2 h4 are pivotally connected to the ends of a lever h5. The lever h5 is pivoted at a point between its ends to a roo projection on a lever l, which lever is loosely mounted on one end of the axle H and carries a latch-bar h6, adapted to engage a toothed segment 717, secured to the axle H, said lever I also carrying latch-operating devices. By

manipulating the operating-lever I the furrow-wheel H2 can be properly adjusted, as described in my former patent. An operating-lever l is secured to the axle H in prox- IG iinity to the free end thereof and carries a spring-actuated latch-bar i, adapted to engage a segment t', secured to the saddle F. By manipulating this lever l the plows will be raised or lowered.

The spacing-plate E is made with a downwardly and forwardly projecting portion j, from one side of which an arm projects forwardlyand laterally., Pi-votally connected to the arm or portionj of the plat-e E, at one -zo side thereof," are U -shaped evener guide-plates K, the other ends of said guide-plates being also connected with the arm j at the oppositev side thereof by means of a bolt j', which passes through the ends of said guide-plates and through an elongated slotj2 in the arm A bracket Z is located between the guideplates K and is pivotally connected thereto (at the furrow side thereof) by means of a bolt Z. The long draft-bar L of a draftevener is secured in the bracket Z and is connected with a lug Z5, projecting from the saddle F forwardly of the axle, by means of an adjustable two-part bar L2. The bar L2 comprises two sections m m', the section m being loosely connected with the lug Z5 and having its other end screw-threaded for the reception of a nut Z2, said screw-threaded end being adapted to pass through a perforated ear m2, projecting from the section m. The

4o outer end of the section fm is connected with the draft-bar L by means of a bolt Z3, which passes through an elongated slot Z4 in said section m. From this construction it will be seen that the movements of the horses attached to the draft-bar L will be compensated for without effecting any change inthe positions of the wheels relatively to the plowbeams and plows. Pivot-ally connected to the arm '7'3 of the arm j of the plate E is the curved 5o short draft-bar L of the evener, said short draft-bar passing loosely between'the parts of the bracket Z, and is retained from escape from said bracket by means of a pin n in the end thereof. A lever M is pivoted at a point between its ends in the forward ends of the guide-plates K and has journaled in its ends anti-friction rollers h which run on the edge of the short draft-bar L and the bracket which supports the long draft-bar L, or on the edge 6o of the draft-bar L itself. The free ends of the draft-bars L L of the evener will be provided with suitable clevises L3. I Connected at one end to the bolt Z and at the other end to the saddle F is a two-part adjustable bar O. This bar O comprises sections o o', the section 0 being pivotally connected at one end to the saddle F and at the other end provided with screw-threads and adapted to pass through a screw-threaded perforation in an ear o2, projecting from the section o of said lever. The outer end of the section 0 is made with an elongated slot 03 for the reception of the headed end of the bolt Z. A curved bar or rod P is loosely connected at one end to a bolt p, inserted in one of a series of perforations p in the saddle-plate or yoke G, and at the other end said curved bar or rod is loosely connected with the arm d on the stem of the caster-wheel D.

he object of the construction and arrangement of the adjustable bar O is to set the wheels in uniform position to do their work, giving them more or less gather, as desired. The object of the slot o3 in the section o of the bar G is to permit the turn of the wheels to any desired angle, the length and scope of the turn being` decided by the slot. By providing the slot in the bar L ample room will be provided for the unequal movement of the horses and for the purpose, too, of aiding in the turning of the wheels when a tongue is not. used.

If desired, a tongue may be secured between arms q, projecting upwardly from the saddle-plate G. An eye o' may be secured to the plate E for the reception of the shank of a colter.

Vith the machine constructed and arranged as above described eflicient means will be provided for turning the plow either when at work or on the road, and this is etfectually accomplished automatically, so that a turn may be made to the right or left without difficulty by simply guiding the horses in the direction desired. Vheu the horses are guided to one or the other direction, the carryingwheels will be properly shifted or turned relatively to the plow-beams and plows and the casterwheel will be automatically shifted (without the necessity of unlocking) to partake of the same movement. Then plowing, the caster-wheel will be held strictly in place and prevented from climbing out of the furrow. By means of my improvements, also, all side draft will be obviated, and should a tongue be used the horses neck-s will not suffer in the least.

The plow can be used with or without a tongue, as preferred, or as circumstances may dictate. By virtue of the connections hereinbefore explained with the draft features of the plow the caster-wheels respond to and adapts itself to any turn that may be made, insuring uniform plowing and perfect work.

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

l. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the beams and a swinging axle-frame carrying wheels, of a spacing-plate secured between said beams, draft devices connected to said spacing-plate, a pivoted caster-wheel, and a connection betwen the axle-frame and said caster, whereby the two will be turned simul TOO IIO

taneously' when the team is turned, substantially as set forth.

2. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the beams and a swinging axle-frame, of draft devices, a pivoted caster-wheel, a connection between said caster-wheel and swinging axlefraine, and an adjustable bar pivotally connected at one end to the axle-frame and at the other end with the guide-plates of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

3. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the beams and a swinging aXle-frame, of draft devices, a pivoted caster-wheel, a connection between said caster-wheel and swingingframe, and an adjustable bar pivotally connected at one end to the swinging frame, the other end of said bar being made with an elongated slot and connected with the guide-plates of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

et. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame carrying wheels and draft devices having guide-plates, of a bar pivotally connected at one end to the swinging frame and provided at its other end with an elongated slot and connected with the guideplates of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame carrying wheels and draft devices comprising a long and a short bar, of a bar connected at one end to the swinging frame and at the other end to the long bar of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

G. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame, and wheels carried thereby, and draft devices comprising a long and a short bar, of a pivoted caster-wheel, a connection between the caster-wheel and swinging frame, and a bar connected at one end with the swinging frame and at the other end to the long arm of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

7. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame, wheels carried thereby, and draft devices comprising a long and a short .swinging frame and provided at its other end with an elongated slot and connected with the long bar of the draft devices, substantially as set forth. U

9. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame, beams, and a spacing-plate rigidly secured to said beams, of guide-plates secured to the spacing-plate, a short draft-bar also connected to said spacing-plate, a larger draft-bar carried by the guide-plates, and a lever pivoted to the guide-plates and bearing against the front edges of both draft-bars..

l0. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with plow-beams and a spacing-plate secured between them, of U-shaped guide-plates pivotally connected at one en d to said spacing-plate and having a sliding connection at their other 7o ends with said plate, and draft devices connected to said guide-plates, substantially as set forth.

l1. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with plow-beams and a spacing-plate, of guideplates connected thereto, a bracket pivotally connected between said guide-plates, a long draft-bar secu red to said bracket, a short draftbar pivot-ally connected to said spacing-plate and passing through said bracket, and a lever pivoted between its ends to the guide-plates and bearing against the draft-bars, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have Signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- 85 ing witnesses.

CHARLES ANDERSON. Witnesses: F. G. N IPPOLD, J. T. WALKER.

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