USRE3457E - Improvement in horse-rakes - Google Patents

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A. w. COATES;

" Horse Rake.

Reissued May 25, I869.

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inafter fully shown and described, whereby a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 68,288, dated August 27, 1867; Reissue No. 3,457. dated I May 25, 1869.

.To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, A. W. OOATES, of AL liance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and Improved Horse- Rake and I do hereby declare that the follow ing is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figs. 1 and 2 are side views of my invention; Fig. 3, a plan or top View of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved combination and arrangement ofparts, as herevery simple horse-rake is obtained, one which will operate perfectly, and be capable of being manipulated with the greatest facility.

A represents an axle having a wheel, B, placed loosely on each end of it, and thills O O attached by joints a. a.

To the rear side of the axle A there are attached two or more projectionsfl) b, to which a bar, D, is secured, said bar extending nearly the whole length of the axle, and having wire teeth E coiled around it, the ends of the coils passing into the rear of the axle, the bar D and teeth E being both secured to the axle.

F represents the drivers seat, which is attached to the upper end of a stud, G, secured to the rear cross-bar, c,of the thills, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

H is a toggle, one arm, 01, of which is pivoted to an arm, I, secured to the axle A, and the other arm, d, pivoted to an upright, J, on the front cross-bar, c, of the thills, the rear part of the arm d of the toggle being curved upward to form a handle, e,

ating the same.

The arm d is provided at its outer or front end with a series ofholes, and is connected to the upright J by a removable pin in such a for the convenience of operor back any required distance to regulate the heightoftheteethfromtheground. Bymeans of this adjustability of the arm d it is always retained in the same line with the arm d.

K K represent two arms, the front ends of which are fitted loosely on the ends of a bar, L,

the seat F 5 and M is a bar which is secured to the rear ends of the arms K K, the bar M being also provided with pendent pins g, which pass down between the rake-teeth.

The operation is as follows: When the rake is at work the toggle H is do wnthat is say, the arms cl d are in line with each other, or nearly so (see Fig. 2)-and the lower ends of the raketeeth E in con tactwith the surface ofthe ground, the rake-teeth being prevented from casually rising in consequence of the arms of the toggle having that position. When the rake has gathered up its load the driver from his seat F raises or draws upward the handle 2, and thereby raises the inner ends of the arms d d of the toggle, and raises the rake-teeth E, the bar M working over the teeth toward their rear ends andinsuring the discharge ofthe hay. Thisraisingof the rake-teeth, in order that the hay may be discharged, is facilitated by the weight of the driver on seat F, the stud G of which, being on the rear cross-bar of the thills, causes the gravity of the driver to have a tendency to turn the axle.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The toggle H, constructed as described, whereby the rake-teeth are held down when the arms d (I are in line, or nearly so, with each other, and lifted by drawing up the handle 0, which raises the inner ends of the arms 61 d, the weight of the driver assisting, substantially as herein shown and described.

. A. W. GOATES. Witnesses:

manner that the bard may be moved forward E. V. J oHNsoN, JOHN F. OLIVER.

attached to the under side of the front part of I

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