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T. s. BROWN.

MOWER. No. 522,314. Patented July 3, 1894..v

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T. S. BROWN. MOWER.

No. 522,314. Patented July 3, 1894.

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ATENT THOMAS S. BROWN, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE` ADRIANOE, PLATT da COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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To aZZJ/ uvhom t maycomerm I Se it known that I, THOMAS S. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented new and useful 'Improvements in Mowers, of which the follow- 1ng is a specification.- v This invention relates to that class of mowlng machines in which the finger bar projects laterally from the grainward side of the machine and which are employed in some cases merely as mowing machines for cutting grass, and in otherV cases as grain harvesters with manual delivery.,l l

One part of my invention relates to simple devices whereby 'the auxiliary seat is supported,which is arranged over the grainward wheel of the machine.

Another part of vmy invention relates to a simple device Afor firmly adjusting the position 'of the hand lifting lever whereby the height of the cut is regulated,

Another'part'of my inventionrelates to the construction Yof the draft pole and has the obz ject toenable the horses' to walk in the wheel j tracks and preventthem from walking on the out grass or grain. l

In the accompanying drawings consisting of three 'sheetsz-#Figure l is a topplan view of amowing machine provided with a manual delivery and embodying my improvements. Fig. 2;'is a top plan view, on an enlarged scale, of the devices whereby the auxiliary seat is supported, and adjacent parts. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof the sleeve'which supports the standard of the auxiliary seat and of the bearing with which that sleeve is connected. Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation, on an enlarged scale, yof the machine viewed from the grainward side and with the grainward ground wheel removed. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the two seats and supporting parts. Fig. Gis aV vertical longitudinal section through the main seat and its supports in l'ine 6 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 'Z is a fragmentary sectional side elevationof' the'hand lifting lever and its adjustable support. Fig. 8 is a vertical section in line 88,`Fig. 7. i

Like letters of reference refer to like parts 5o in the several figures.

.A represents the mainv frame, a 0. the

V gag lever.

ratentrivo. 522,314, daten July 3,1894.

Serial No. 467,408. (No model.)

ground wheels, a? the axle on which these wheels are mounted; B the coupling bar and b hthe braces constituting with the coupling bar the coupling frame; O the linger bar projecting laterally from the grainward side of the` machine@ the inner shoe and cthe outer shoe.

D represents the main seat arranged in rear of the main frame and d represents the seat .stan dard bywhich the seat is attached to a rock shaft d which is arranged parallel with the main axle and journaled in bearings d2 formed on the rear portion of the main frame. This seat standard extends upwardly and rearwardly from the rock shaft and is connected at its upper end to the under side of the seat by a transverse pivot di so that the standard can change its angle with reference to the seat. v E representsarestraining rod which is arranged in front of the seat standard and parallel therewith, or nearly so, and which is connected at its upper end bya transverse pivot e`to the front portion of the seat, on the under side thereof, and with its lower end to the rear portion of the main frame by a transverse pivot e. When the seat is rigidly secured to the seat standard, as in my above mentioned Letters Patent, the seat changes its angle with reference to thephorizon as the standard rocks back and forth which is in? convenient for the driver. yThis isprevented by the restraining rod E which holds the seat in substantially the same level position at all elevations. Y

f represents an arm projecting upwardly from the rock'shaft, F an elbow lever pivoted to a bracket f formed on the adjacent side of the main frame, f? a rod connecting the G the gag lever pivoted upon the coupling bar, and g the chain connecting the lower arm of the elbow lever with the long arm of the The latter bears with its short arm upon the inner shoe in a well knownvmanner. These parts are arranged, .as described in my Letters Patent referred to, so that the backward movement of 4the seat causes a downward movement of the short arm of the gag lever and a corresponding elevation of the linger bar.

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. 9 armfwith the upper arm of this elbow lever,

Il represents the lifting hand lever pivoted at its front end to a segment h secured tothe rear portion of the pole I. This lever extends from its pivot rearwardly on the right hand side of the main seat D, and is provided with the usual locking bolt which enters a notch h in the segment h when the le- Ver is in its elevated position. h2 represents a segment secured to the lever near its fulcrum and h3 the chain connecting this segment with the rear brace b of the coupling frame, so that, when the driver swings the lever upwardly the coupling frame is raised and the seat is depressed.

K represents a depending supporting bar attached to the hand lever H, preferably above the hub j of the elbow lever F, and resting with its lower end upon this hub or upon some other suitable support on the main frame. The lower end of this supporting bar is made concave, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, to straddle the hub or other support and so hold itself in place thereon. This bar is attached to the lifting lever by a bolt 7c which is passed through one of a vertical series of holes k formed in the bar, and whereby the latter can be adjusted vertically on the lever and the height at which the coupling frame is supported can be more nicely regulated than by notches formed in the segment h. Furthermore, this bar enables the driver to bring the lifting lever, without any particular attention on his part, back to the same position to which it had been adjusted for holding the finger bar at the desired height of cnt.

L represents a bearing projecting laterally from the grainward side of the main frame and supporting the main axle near the grainward wheel a.

L represents a sleeve surrounding the axle between this bearing and the adjacent ground wheel and held against turning on the axle bya tongue l formed on the upper side of the bearing and entering a recess Z in the over lapping inner portion of the sleeve. The latter is provided on its upper side with a bracket m to which is secured the lower end of a standard M which extends upwardly on the inner side of ground wheel a and outwardly above the same and supports above this wheel the auxiliary seat N which is occupied by the operator attending to the manual deli very device.

fn represents a horizontal brace which extends forwardly from the bracket m, along the inner side of the ground wheel a and terminates in front of the latter in a foot rest or stirrup n.

n represents a curved brace which connects the front end of the horizontal brace with the upper end of the standard M. This brace covers the upper front portion of the tread of the wheel and serves at the same time as a wheel guard. By this means the auxiliary seat is supported upon the main frame in a very simple and reliable manner, while these seat su pporting devices can be omitted,with out changing any other part of the machine, when the machine is to be used simply as a mowing machine and not as a grain harvester with manual delivery.

P represents the toothed head of the manual delivery device attached to the upper side of the linger bar by transverse pivots p p and provided atits inner end with an inwardly projecting arm p2 which carries a stirrup 2J in convenient reach of the operator who occupies the auxiliary seat. This head is arranged in the usual manner, so that the operator, by pressing his foot down upon the stirrup of the arm p2, holds the toothed head in a rearwardly ascending position, until a suicient amount of grain has accumulated thereon, when he releases the arm p2 and thereby allows the head to drop down into a horizontal position, or nearly so, in which the accumulated grain is raked one. by the oper ator.

The draft pole is attached to the main frame by a transverse pivot q, as represented in Fig. 8, or otherwise. The rear portion of the pole carries the hand lifting lever, as hereinbefore described. In order to enable the horses to walk in the track of the wheels, and prevent them from walking on the cut grass or grain outside of the wheel tracks, the pole is arranged obliquely, as represented in Fig. l, and extends forwardly from the main frame toward the stubbleward side of the machine at such an angle that its front end, to which the neck yoke R is attached, is located about in the center line of the machine. The pole is provided near the main frame with a bracket S projecting toward the stubbleward side of the machine and supporting the evencr T at a point located in the center line of the machine. t is a brace extending from the pivot of the evencr rearwardly to the pole. T represents the whifle trees hung to the ends of the evencr at points located over the wheel tracks.

This construction and arrangement of the parts place the horses in the wheel tracks, provide a continuous pole, support the hand and foot levers on the rear portion of the pole on the right hand side of the driver and provide a neck yoke hung at its middle whereby the weight is evenly divided between the horses.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with the main frame, ground wheels and axle, of a scat arranged over one of the ground wheels, a sleeve mounted loosely on the axle adjacent to such ground wheel and interlocked with the main frame to prevent the sleeve from turning, and a scat standard secured with its lower end to said sleeve and connected with its upper end to said seat, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the main frame, ground wheels and axle, of abearingproject- IIO IZO

ing from the main frame toward one of said ground wheels, a sleeve mounted loosely on vthe axle between said. bearing and ground t ground wheels, and interlocked with the main frame to prevent turning, a seatarranged over such ground wheel, a standard supporting the seat on said sleeve, a curved brace extending from the seat downwardly over the frontside of the wheel, and a horizontal brace which said supportin g bar rests, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the main frame, coupling frame, finger bar and the hand lifting lever extending rearwardly from its fulcrum, of a supporting bar provided witha vertical Series of openings, a bolt passing through one of said openings and connecting the bar to the lifting lever, and a support on the main frame on which said bar rests, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with the main frame and laterally projecting finger bar, of an obliquely arranged draft pole having its rear end secured to the main frame near the grainward side thereof and having its front end arranged in the center .line of the machinev and provided with a bracket which supports the evener in the center line of the machine, 45

substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 16th day of March, 1893.

THOMAS S. BROWN. Witnesses: Y

STEPHEN G. GUERNSEY, WILLIAM M. KETCHAM.

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