US550196A

US550196A - sater

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Publication number: US550196A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 1912-11-19

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(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 1.

' H. H. SATER.

PLOW.

' Patented Nov. 19', 1895.

ANDREW BGRAHAM. PHOTO-LUNQWASHINETEKDC,

(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 2.

H. SATER. PLOW.

No. 550,196. Patented Nov. 19; 1895.

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4 SheetS-Sheet 4.

PLOW.

(No Model.)

No. 550,196. Patented Nov 19,1895.

U ITED STATES ATENT QFFICE.

HANS H. SATER, OF MADISON, XVISCONSIN.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,136, dated November 19, 1895.

Application filed an ry 2, 1895- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS l-I. SATER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top or plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the furrow side of the plow, showing the share lowered. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the landside of the plow, showing the share raised. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, being a top or plan view of the connections between the lever for lifting the plowshare and the beam. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, being a view of the support of the rear wheel, partially in vertical cross-section. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail, being a view of the top of the upright supporting the front wheel, partially in vertical section.

My inventian relates to riding-plows,-and its object is, in general, to provide a new and improved plow.

It has for a further object the providing of means by which the draft of the horses may be equalized, and 'by means of which the horses may be placed upon one side or the other, or more horses placed upon one side than the other, and yet leave the pull equal.

It has for a further object to provide means for regulating the hitch by which the draft may be regulated with referenceto the position of the point of the plowshare.

It has for a further object to provide anew and improved support upon the vertical spindle of the rear wheel, by means of which the seat is supported.

It has for a further object to provide new and improved means by which the rear of the plow may be raised without disturbing the wheels.

It has for a further object to provide a new and improved method of connecting the lever for lifting the plowshare with the beam, so as to permit an extra forward movement of the lever for depressing the point of the plowshare into the ground.

It has for a further object to provide a new and improved lifting-lever upon the front furrow-wheel of the plow. i

Other'objects. relate to certain details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter specified.

Serial No. 533,538. (No model.)

. That which I regard as new will be set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the plowshare.

2 indicates a standard which is bolted or otherwise secured to the share 1.

3 indicates a beam which is formed of two .parts separating from one another at the front, as is best shown in Fig, 1. The upright 2 is pivotally mounted upon the beam 3 bymeans of a pivot 4. (See Fig. 3.)

5 indicates an armwhich is bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the beam 3, and projecting rearward therefrom.

6 indicates a hollow casting which is smallest at its lower end and flares out backward and forward toward its top. The casting 6 is pivotally connected with the arm 5 by means of a pivot 7. r

8 indicates an inclined rear guide-wheel journaled upon the spindle 9. The spindle 9 is bent so as to form a vertical support 10.

11 indicates a block which is movably secured to the upright portion 10 of the spindle 9 by means of a set-screw 12, forming a support for the lower end of the casting 6, as shown in Fig. 5.

13 indicates a block which is movably secured to the upright portion 10 of the spindle 9 by a set-screw 14 above the top of the casting 6.

15 indicates a hollow cylinder which is slidingly mounted upon the upright 10.

16 indicates a spiral spring interposed between the cylinder 15 and the block 13.

17 indicates a bar, the forward end of which is pivotally connected with the beam 3 and the rear end pivotally connected with the cylinder 15, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

18 indicates a seat mounted upon a standard 19, which is bolted or otherwise secured to the bar 17.

20 indicates a lever which is pivoted at its lower end to the beam 3 and is provided with the usual spring-actuated dog 21 and bellcrank lever 22. V

23 indicates a segmental rack which is secured to the beam 3, as best shown in Fig. 2, and with the teeth of which the dog 21 engages.

24 indicates bars which are pivotally connected with the lever 20 by means of a'pin 25.

26 indicates a rod which is pivotally connected at its front end with the bars 24 by a bolt 27, and the rear end passes slidingly through a guide 28, which is secured to the casting (3.

29 indicates a box which is slidingly mounted upon the rod 20.

30 indicates a spiral spring bearing against the forward end of the box 29 and against a pin 31, which passes through the rod 26.

32 indicates a red, the forward end of which passes through the box 29 and the rear end of which is pivotally connected with the upper forward portion of the casting U, as best shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

33 indicates a spiral spring which surrounds the rod 32 and bears against the forward end of the box 29 and against a pin 34, which is fitted into suitable holes 35 for that purpose in the rod 32. The tension of the spring may be regulated by adjusting the pin to one or the other of said holes.

The standard 2 is pivotally connected at its upper end with the bars 24 by means of a bolt 39.

37 indicates an inclined land-wheel which is journaled upon an axle 38. The axle 36 is bent, as shownin Figs. 1 and 3, and isjournaled at its inner end in the spreading fol-Q ward portion of the beam 3, being bent so as to form a crank 39 between the spreading sides of said beam The crank 39 and the axle 238 are not upon the same plane, but are so arranged that when the crank 39 is rotated backward, as hereinafter described, beyond its highest point it will still continue to raise the beam 3 upon the land-wheel 37.

40 indicates a guide having two projections 41 42 and bolted or otherwise secured to the bars 24 at their forward ends, as best shown in Fig. 4.

43 indicates a rod, the forward end of which embraces the crank 39 and the rear end of which passes through suitable openings in the projections 41 42 of the guide 40, and it is provided at its rear end with a number of holes 44. 45 indicates a block which is slidingly mounted upon the rod 43 and is adjustably secured thereto by means of a suitable pin passing through said guide and the holes 44.

46 indicates a spiral spring embracing the rod 43 and bearing between the projection 41 and the block 45, the tension of the spring being regulated by adjusting the block upon the rod 48, as above described.

47 indicates a revolving colter which is carried in a bracket 48, which is pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the side of the frame 3, as is best shown in Fig.

49 (see Fig. 1) indicates a pin which is rigidly secured to the standard 2 at a suitable distance above the top of the plowshare 1.

50 indicates a bar, the rear end of which is pivotally mounted upon the outer end of the pin 49 and the forward end of which is pivotally connected with the lower end of the bracket 48.

The operation of the parts of my device so far described is as follows: \Vhen the handlever 20 is pulled back the upper end of the standard 2 is swung back with it, turning the standard upon the pivot 4 in the beam and elevating the point of the plowshare. At the same time, by means of the connections above described between the hand-lever and the casting 6, said casting is pushed back, turning upon its narrow base on the block 11 and thus raising its forward projecting portion and the pivot 7, which raises the projection 5 secured to and projecting rearwardly from the beam 9, as above described, thus lifting the entire plowshare. At the same time, by means of the connections between the lever and the crank 39, the crank 39 is rotated backward in the same direction, thus raising the front portion ofthe beam through the bent axle 38, the land-wheel 37 bearing upon the landside. At the same time the upper portion of the standard 2 being moved back ward, as above described, by means of the bar 50, the lower end of the bracket 48 is moved backward, thus lifting the revolving colter 47 with it. \Vhen it is desired to lower the plowshare into the ground,"the lever is moved forward, reversing the operations above described. N'Vhen it is desired to still further lower the point of the plowshare, the lever is moved still further forward upon its segmental rack, as shown in Fig. 2. As the lever is thus moved forward beyond the central point of the segmental rack 23, the adjustment of the springs 30 33 in the box 29 ,upon the rods 26 32 is such that the rod 26 slides in the guide 28, compressing the spring 30. The downward motion of the heel of the plow is thus arrested, but the forward motion of the upper end of the standard 2 is still. continued, thus depressing the point of the plowshare, as may be desired.

51 indicates an inclined forward guidewheel which is journaled upon a spindle 52, the inner end of the spindle being bent so as to project vertically upward, forming an up right portion 53, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 54 indicates a sleeve which is slidingly mounted upon the upright portion 53 of the spindle 52, and which is adjustably secured to a bracket 55,which is bolted to the beam 3. the adjustable connection of: the sleeve 54 to the bracket 55 is secured by means of a slot 56 in the outer end of the bracket 55, through which suitable bolts pass so as to support the sleeve 54 thereon, as shown in Fig. '1.

57 indicates a segmental rack which is mounted upon the rear surface of the sleeve 54.

58 indicates a hand-lever, the forward end of which is pivoted to an arm 59, projecting forward from the front of the sleeve 54. The lever 58 is provided with the usual. bellcrank lever and spring-actuated dog.

Referring to Fig. (3, (which is a detail. of the upper end of the vertical portion 53 of the spindle 52,) 60 indicates a frustumed cone-bearin g, which is mounted upon the upper end of the spindle 52 and is provided with a peripheral shoulder 61 at its base.

62 indicates a ring which embraces the conebearing and rests upon the shoulder 61.

63 indicates hangers, the upper ends of which are mounted upon pins 64, secured to the ring 62, and the lower ends of which are pivotally connected with the hand-lever 58. 65 indicates a collar which is rotatably mounted upon the cone-bearing 60, and is provided with rings 66, Fig. 1, in which a suitable handle or lever may be inserted for the purpose of turning said collar.

67 indicates a rod which is pivotally connected at its front end to an inward projection 68 of the collar 65, and the rear end of which is pivotally connected to an inward projection 69, formed integral with or rigidly secured to the block 13, forming a connection between the wheels 8 and 51, so that one may be turned with the other operating as guides for the plow. A nut 70 (see Fig. 6) is screwed upon the upper end of the spindle 52, so as to hold the bearing-ring and collar in place.

The operation of this portion of my device is as follows: When it is desired to raise the front portion of the beam free, the hand-lever 58 is pulled backward and depressed, thus raising the sleeve 54 upon the vertical portion 53 of the front-wheel spindle 52 and raising the front end of the beam. By means of this hand-lever and sleeve 54 the position of the plowshare in the ground is regulated.

'71 indicates a frame which is adjustably mounted between the forward spreading ends of the beams 3. 72 indicates upright slotted arms, which are pivotally mounted at their lower ends upon each side of the frame 71 and bear against theinner sides of the beam 3 near their outer ends. The frame 71 is provided with upwardly-projecting ears 73, which are provided with a number of holes by means of which the frame is pivotally mounted at the forward ends of the sides of the beam 3 by means of a bolt 74. By providing two or more holes 75 at the forward ends of the sides of the beam 3 the height of the pivotal point upon which the frame 71 turns may be adjusted.

7 6 indicates bolts which pass through the sides of the bifucated end of the beam 3 and through the slotted arm 7 2. By means of the usual nuts upon the ends of the bolts 76 the position of the frame 71, turning upon the bolts 74 as a pivotal point, may be regulated and the frame secured in the desired position, thereby regulating the line of draft with reference to the position of the plowshare, and enabling the draft to be applied at a point nearer the point of the share or farther away from it, as may be desired.

77 indicates a clip which is mounted by means of bolts 78-79 and slots 80 81 upon the frame 71. This construction provides for the transverse adjustment of the equalizer.

82 indicates a lever which is pivoted by means of the bolt 78 below the frame 71. The furrow-side arm of the lever 82 is longer than the landside-arm, for the purpose hereinafter described.

83 indicates a lever which is pivoted upon the landside side of the clip 77 in front of the frame 71, and is pivotally connected by a link 84 with the short arm of the lever 82.

85 indicates a lever which is pivotally mounted upon the furrow-side side of the clip 77, and is connected by a link 86 with the long arm of the lever 82. The lever 85 is shorter than the lever 83 in order to equalize the draft, as hereinafter described. The longer lever 83 is provided with a series of holes 87, into one or. the other of which the forward end of the link 84 may be mounted in order to equalize the draft, as hereinafter described.

88 indicates a doubletree and 89 singletrees, which are mounted in the usual manner at the outer end of the lever 83.

90 indicates a doubletree and 91 singletrees,

which are mounted at the outer end of the lever 85.

It will be seen that horses hitched to the singletrees 91 pull upon the shorter lever 85, which is connected with the longer arm of the lever 82, while horses hitched to the singletrees 89 pull upon the longer lever 83, which is connected with the short arm of the lever 82. By this arrangement horses can be hitched to the singletrees 89, extending a considerable distance upon the landside of the machine and out of the furrow, and yet by adjusting the levers the draft will be equalized, so that the pull may be exerted in a direct line with the plowshare. By the same means the arrangement of the horses can be varied, more or fewer horses being placed upon the landside of the machine, and yet the draft be equalized.

As is best shown in Fig. 1, the colter-bracket 48 is laterally adjustable in a frame 100, said bracket being secured to said frame by a 'bolt 101, passing through a slot 102 in said frame. The bolt-head and one side of the frame are notched in order to provide for a secure fastening.

As best shown in Fig. 2, the rack 23 is provided with a movable segment v103, which is secured to said rack by bolts 104, the movable segment being provided with suitable slots, so that its position with relation to the rack maybe adjusted as desired.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to provide mechanism for elevating the point of a plowshare for the purpose of causing the plow to run out of the ground, and therefore I do not broadly claim mechanism for such purpose.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a plow, the combination with a beam, of a rocking standard pivoted to said beam and having the pivot fixed relatively to the beam, a share carried by the standard and the point of which is raised or lowered by rocking the standard, alever pivotally mounted on the beam, and connected with the upper end of the rocking standard, for rocking the latter on the beam, substantially as described.

2. In a plow, the combination with a beam, of a rocking standard pivoted to the beam and having the pivot fixed relatively to said beam, a share carried by the standard and having its point raised or lowered by rocking the standard on the beam, a lever pivotally mounted on the beam and connected with the upper end of the rocking standard, for rocking the latter on the beam, and means for lifting the rear portion of the beam to raise the heel of the share, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a beam, and a rear guide wheel, of a rockingsupport mounted on a vertically extended portion of the shaft of said guide wheel and connected to said beam,

whereby said beam may be raised or lowered by rocking said support, substantially asdescribed 4. The combination with a beam, and a rear guide wheel, of a rocking support carried by a vertically extended portion of the shaft of said guide wheel, an arm secured tosaid beam and pivotally connected to said support, and means for rocking said support to raise or lower the beam, substantially as described.

5. The combination with abeam, and a rear guide wheel, of a rocking support yieldingly supported upon avertical portion of the shaft of said guide wheel, an arm having one end 2 secured to said beam and its other end pivoted to said support, and a lever pivoted to 1 said beam .and connected to said support, l whereby the said support may be rocked forward and back to depress and raise the beam, 1

' and a lever for adjusting the position of said shaft, of a vertically movable seat bar connected at its forward end to the beam and having its rear end mounted upon said shaft,

and a spring surrounding said shaft and supporting the seat bar, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a'beam, of a rockmg standard pivoted to said beam and having the pivot fixed relatively'thereto, a share carried by the standard and having its point raised or lowered by rocking said standard on the beam, a laterally adjustable colter hav ing a support pivoted to the beam, and means i for imparting lateral adjustment to the 001- i ter, substantially as described.

9. The combination with aiframe', of a land wheel, a bent axle therefor, a crank in said axle, said crank and the bent portion of said axle being in different planes, and means for rotating said axle through said crank, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. The combination with a frame, and a land wheel, of a cranked axle supporting said wheel, a lever, a rod 43, spring 46 on said rod, and guide 40 connected to said lever, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a frame, and a land wheel, of a cranked axle supporting said wheel, a lever, a rod 413, spring 46 on said rod, a guide 40 connected to said lever, a rear guide wheel, a support carried thereby, rod 26 connected. to said support, a spring 30 upon said rod, and a box 29 confining said spring, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a frame, a guide wheel, a shaft 53, a sleeve having a rack, an arm connected to said sleeve, and means for connecting said frame to said sleeve, of a leve-r pivoted to said arm, and a link connect- 1 ing said lever to a cap at the upper portion of said shaft, whereby by operating said lever the frame may be raised or lowered, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a frame, a guide wheel, a shaft 53, a sleeve having a rack, an

arm connected to said sleeve, and means for 1 connecting said frame to said sleeve, of alever pivoted to said arm,..a link, a conical hearing at the upper end of said shaft, anda ring mounted upon said bearing and connected to said link, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14. The combination with a frame, and a lateral guidewheel, of a shaftsupporting said guide wheel, a bracket vertically movable upon said shaft and connected to said frame,

bracket, substantially as described.

.15. The combination with a frame, and a lateral guide wheel, of ashaft supporting said guide wheel, a bracket vertically movable upon said shaft and connected to said frame, a lever pivoted to said bracket, locking devices for said lever, a link connected to said lever, and a ring or cap arranged at the upper portion of said shaft and connected to said link, substantially as described.

16. The combination with a frame, and a lateral guide wheel having a vertical shaft, of a bracket pivotally mounted thereupon, and connected to the frame and a lever for .movingsaid bracket vertically on said shaft,

vertically adjustable, and draft devices eonpassing through the slots and adjustably se- 10 nected to said frame, substantially as decuring the clip in position, and an equalizer scribed. carried by the clip and adjustable trans 19. The combination with the beam, of an versely therewith, substantially as and for 5 equalizer adjustable transversely of said the purposes described.

beam, substantially as described. HANS H. SATER.

20. In a plow, the combination witha frame Witnesses:

having transverse slots 80 and 81, of a clip M. O. CLARKE,

77 adjustable laterally on said frame, bolts S. HIGHAM.