USRE3541E - Improvement in cultivators - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES l J. A. WOODWARD, S. VS. VOODVARD,

AND THOMAS MASON, OF SANDWICH,

ILLINOIS.

IM PROVEM ENT IN CULTIVATO RS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 82,191, dated September 15, 186B, Reissue No. 3,541, dated .Iuly 6, 1869.

our invention as arranged for the operator to ride; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same ar- .ranged as when the operator is to lwalk in the rear; Fig. 3, a top view of the device b vwhich the shovel-handles are adjusted; Fig. 4, aview of the under side of the frame near one of the wheels and the reversible hinge-joint.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of cultivators which are supported on axle-trees and Wheels, and used more especially for cultivating crops planted in rows; and its nature in part consists in so hinging or pivoting the axletree arms to the frame of the cultvator that they may be swung to the front or back of the pivots, and thereby balance the frame when the seat is arranged either for the operator to ride or walk; and in the application of ajointed seat at the rear ot' the frame, by means of which, when the operator sits thereon and the Wheels are thrown back, the frame will balance on the axle the same as when the wheels are thrown to the 'front and the seat is folded on its top; and, further, in the application of adjustable handles pivoted to the standards of the shovels and arranged so that their upper ends may be set the desired distance apart for the convenience of tilling the row.

The object to be gained by this general arrangement is a walking and riding cultivator having a simple construction, and one which can be made at small cost and operated in a superior manner.

To enable others to fully comprehend the construction and operation of ,our invention, we have marked corresponding parts with similar letters, and will now give a detailed description.

made of wood or other suitable material, and supportsa seat, L, which is hinged to the rear end of said frameat NN and arranged for the operator to ride on it when it is in position as shown at Fig. 1, and to fold over onto the frame A B when the operator is to walk, as shown at Fig. 2. The axle-arms K, Fig. 4, are provided with hinges H, which are jointed to the side pieces, A, of the frame A B atJ J, and so arranged as to swing to the front or back of the joints, and thus balance the frame when the operator is riding or walking. In this construction no axle-tree connecting the arms K is required; but, if desirable, an ordinary axle-tree can be used by simply attaching the hinges H to it. The shovel-standards E E are secured to the 'beams C C in the usual manner, and the handles, by means of which they are operated, are pivoted to the back sides of said standards at R, Fig. 2,in order that the upper ends of the handles may be adj usted to or from each other, as the case may require, for the convenience of the operator; and in order that they may be held firmly in position when adjusted, slotted plates F of iron are rigidly attached to the handles and project over the beams O C, and are held fast to them by means of set-screws I I, Figs. 1 and 3. This latter arrangement is quite simple, yet important, for it" it or a similar device is not used the inner shovels, S S,cann0t be so conveniently guided. There are other parts of the cultivator which have not been described in detail, inasmuch as .they have a common construction and will be fully understood by reference to the drawings. Operation: Fig. 1 represents the cnltivator arranged for the operator to ride, and in order to change it into what is known as a walking-cultivator,7 as shown at Fig.A 2, the seat L must be placed or folded on the top of frame A B and the rear of thelatter raised up while the wheels are run forward. This operation will swing the reversible hinges HH to the front, and thus prevent the tongue from bearing down too heavily or raising up and choking the team.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is l A B represent a substantial frame, which is i 1. Broadly, the reversible arms K, hinged other by means of the slotted plateslF F and to the frame A B and arranged to balance the setsorews I I, as described and shown.

same substantially as set forth.

A2. lhe combination of the above-desoribed J' A WOODWARD S. S. WOODWARD reverslble arms K Wlth the frame A B and folding seat L, as and for the purpose herein lHOMAS MASON' described. Witnesses 3. The handles D D, pivoted to the stand- F. A. MUNsoN,

urds E E and made adjustable to or from each ROBT. PATTEN.

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