US663358A - Plow. - Google Patents

Description

No. 663,358. Patented neo'. 4, |900.

W- R- 0YLEn PLOW.

(Application led 16, 1900.)

("0 Model.)

Unirse STATES WILLIAM R. OYLER, OF AKRON, OHIO.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION'forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,358, dated December 4, 1900- Application filed March 16, 1900. Serial No. 8,986. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. OYLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is a specification.

rIhis invention relates to plows, and has for its object to provide improved means for at- ILaching in proper working position a moldboard that is made of glass.

It is the principal purpose of my invention to so attach a glass moldboard that it will be firmly supported on the plow-frame Without being subjected to any strain in handling the and combinations of parts in a plow, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexeddrawings, illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved plow looking toward the moldboardface. Fig. 2 is a view of the same from the rear. Fig. 3 is a plan View with parts removed. Fig. 4L is a sectional detail view.

The reference-numeral 1 designates the plow-beam, secured by means of bolts 2 and 3 to a plate 4 on the top of the plow-standard 5, the foot of which is secured in any usual or convenient manner to an iron landside 6,Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of suitable form and dimensions.

To the share side of the landside 6 there is securely bolted an approximately-triangular brace-frame 7, Figs. 2 and 3, to assist in supporting the plowshare 8 and mldboard 9 in proper position. The plowshare 8, of suitable configuration, is made from steel and is securely bolted along its upper portion to the lower half of the inclined outer side of the brace-frame 7, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The moldboard 9 is made from glass to present a smooth face and is so arranged as to join the top edge of the plowshare and is supported on the upper half of the said inclined outer side of the triangular brace-frame 7, as shown.

For the purpose of securing the glass moldboard 9 in position Without subjecting it to strain it is provided on its rear or inner side with a lug 10, Fig. 2, that is passed through a suitableslot or opening in a bar 11, which is supported from the plow-frame in an outwardly -inclined position behind said moldboard. The forward end of this bar 11 is provided with a rearwardly-inclined ange 12, through which said bar is bolted to the plowstandard 5, as shown. The bar 1l is supported also from the landside 6 by means of inclined stays 13 and 14, which may be tubular for the sake of lightness and are preferably connected with said bar by means of sunken heads. Their other ends -may be bolted or riveted to the landside 6 in any convenient manner. After the lug 10 on the back of the moldboard 9 has been inserted through the slot or opening in the bar 11 a pin 15 is to be passed through a transverse opening in said lug, thereby securely connecting the said moldboard and bar in such manner as to provide a firm support for the upper portion of the moldboard, while its lower portion joins the upper edge of the steel plowshare 8 over the upper half of the brace 7, as above described.

To the forward end of the landside 6 there is welded a V-shaped steel lip 16, Fig. 1, which forms a pocket or shield to receive the point of the glass moldboard, thereby greatly protecting the same, besides assisting to hold it in proper position at the front. This lip also presents a smooth and hardened steel top and bottom for thelandside and projects over the share side of thelandside to receive a portion of the plowshare, thus assisting to hold the share and moldboard in place at the front end, besides protecting the same from injury.

The plow-handles are not connected to the moldboard, and therefore the latter is not subjected to any strain in handling the plow. One plow-l1andle 17 is bolted to the plowbeam at 18 and to the landside at 19, Fig. 1. The other plow-handle 2O is secured to the handle 17 by braces or cross-bars 21 21 and has its lower end extended down to about the top of the mold board, behind the same,lout not attached thereto. The lower end of this plowhandle 2O has securely bolted thereto a rod or bar 22, Fig. 3, which is extended down- IOO wardly and forwardly to the plow-standard 5 and is securely bolted thereto, both handles 17 and 20 being thus so arranged aste give complete control of the plow without subjecting the moldboard to any strain. A handle-stay28, Fig. 1, is extended from the plowhandle 2O to the plow-beam 1, where it may be connected thereto by means ofthe bolt 3, that also assists in securing said beam to the plow-standard.

In all its several parts the plow-frame is very light, strong, and durable, and the construction and arrangement of the braceframe 7, bar 11, and stays 13 and 14 will afford a very steady and safe support for the plowshare and moldboard, so that they are not aected by injurious strains in handling the plow.

The removal of the moldboard is easily and quickly eiected by withdrawing the pin 15 from the lng l0 and then lifting said moldboard outward. and away from the plowshare 8, brace 7, bar 11, and lip 16, which constitute its supports when it is in place,while the lug lO and pin 15 serve to secure it when in position on the plow-frame.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a plow, the combination with the landside, and the plow -standard, of the brace- 'frame secured to and projecting from the share side of the landside in an inclined position, the plowshare secured to the lower half of said brace-frame, the mold board having a lug on its rear side, a bar secured to the plow-standard and located behind said Inoldboard, said bar having an opening to receive the lug on the moldboard, a pin inserted in an opening in said lugto secure the moldboard to said bar, and stays bracing said bar-from the landside, the lower portion of the lnoldboard being arranged to join the plowshare and supported on the upper half of the said brace-frame and its upper portion being supported by said bar and lug, substantially as described. y

2. In a plow, the combination of the landside, the plow-standard, the brace-frame secured to the share side of the landside and projecting therefrom in an inclined position, a bar provided with a slot or opening and having at its forward end a flange through which it is secured to the plow-standard to project rearwardly therefrom in an inclined position', stays conne 5tingsaid bar with the landside, a plowshare securedtothe lower half of said brace-frame, a moldboard joining the upper edge of the plowshare and on top of the upper half of said brace-frame, said m'oldboard being provided on its back with a lug to be inserted through the opening in said bar that is attached to the plow-beam, and a pin inserted in said lug to secure the moldboard, substantially as described.

3. In aplow, the combination with the plowbeam, plow-standard, and landside, of the brace-frame secured to the landside, the slotted bar secured to the plow-standard, stays connecting said bar and landside, the plowshare secured to the lower half of said braceframe, the moldboard joining the upper edge of the plowshare with its lower portion on 'top of the upper half of said brace-frame and its upper portion supported by said bar, and the steel lip welded to the forward end of the landside to receive the front portion of the moldboard and plowshare, substantially as described.

4. In a plow, the combination with the plowbeam, plow-standard, and landside, of the plow-handles, one of which is secured intermediate its ends to the rear end of the plowbeam and at its lower end to the landsde, and the other connected, bya bar or rod, with the plow-standard, and cross-bars connecting said handles, both handles being independent of the moldboard, substantially as described.

5. In a plow, the combination with the plowbeam, plow-standard, and landside, of the triangular brace-frame secured to the landside, the slotted bar having, a flange at one end secured to the plow-standard, stays connecting said bar and landside, the plowshare and moldboard supported at their adjacent edges by a part of the said triangular braceframe, and a lug on the moldboard arranged to enter the slot in the said slotted bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM R. OYLER.

Witnesses LESTER L. KAHLER, H. L. FRITCH.

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