US222940A - Improvement in cultivators - Google Patents

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Cultivator.

No. 222,940.- Patented Dec. 23,1879,

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Cultivator.

Patented Dec. 23, 1879.

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IMPROVEMENT lN CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,940, dated December 23, 1879; application filed July 24, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PENDLEY, of Ludville, in the county of Pickens and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Cultivator, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a top view of my improved machine, part being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a side view of the same, partly in sectionpthrough the broken line as w m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a cross-section of the same, taken through the broken line 1 y y, Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is ,to furnish an improved machine for planting seed, distributin g guano, cultivating cotton and other plants,

and for other plowing, which shall be so constructed that it may be readily adjusted for these various uses, and' which shall be simple in construction and effective in use.

The invention consists in the combination of the draw-bar, the notched cross-bar, provided with the arms and the key, the bent bars or beams slotted at their forward ends, and one or more pairs of bent bars or beams, having their rear ends bent inward, slotted, overlapped, and secured by a screw-bolt, with each other, to form an adjustable frame-work for a cultivator; and in the combination of the adjustable hangers or uprights, the levers and their adjustable hangers, and the levers with each other, and with the wheels and axle, the arms of the cross-bar, and the frame-work.

A is the draw-bar, upon the forward end of which is formed a vertical cross-head to receive the draft attachment. In the crosshead of the draw-bar A is formed a number of holes, so that the point of draft attachment may be adjusted higher or lower, as may be required.

The rear end or, shank of the draw-bar A is inserted between the forward ends of two bars or beams, B, the forwardparts of which are parallel with each other, and are connected by bolts. In the rear end of the draw-bar A, and in the forward ends of the two bars or beams B, are formed short slots to receive the cross-bar G. V

The forward edge of the cross-bar O has a number of notches formed in it to receive the bars or beams B, so that the said bars or beams B may be adjusted wider apart or closer together, as may be desired. The cross-bar G is secured in place by akey, c, driven through the rear ends of the slots in the bars 'B A B, along the rear edge of the said crossbar 0.

One end of the cross-bar O is bent downward at right angles to form an arm, 0 The other end of the cross-bar G is passed through a short cross-slot in the upper end of the arm 0 which is secured in place upon the end of the said cross-bar G by a set'screw, 0

The bars or beams B have outward offsets formed in their middle parts, and to the outer side of their rear parts, a little in front of their rear ends, are bolted the forward ends of the two bars or beams D. In the bars or beams D, a little in front of the rear ends of the bars or beams B, are formed outward offsets.

The rear part of the bars or beams D are bent inward at right angles, overlap each other, and are slotted longitudinally to receive the bolt cl, by which they are secured to each other adjustably.

To the bars or beams D, a little in front of their angles, are bolted the forward ends of the bars orbeams E, which have outward offsets formed in them alittle in front of the angles of the bars D.

The rear parts of the bars or beams E are bent inward at right angles, overlap each other,

and have longitudinal slots formed in them to receive the bolt 0, by which they are secured to each other adj ustably. With this construction, by loosening the key 0 and the bolts d e, the framework can be expanded and contracted to bring the plows farther apart or closer together, as may be required. With this construction, in using wide or narrow plows, the furrows may be made wider apart or closer together by expanding the frame or contracting it by opening or closing the rear part of the 7 frame, the forward part being left untouched.

The frame may until all the plows will run nearly in the same furrow.

F are the plow-standards, the upper ends of which are secured to the bars or beams of the frame by bolts, and which have short longitudinal slots in their lower ends to receive the lower ends of the braces Gr.

The braces Gr are curved, and their upper be contracted, if desired,

ends are secured to the bars or beams of the frame, several holes being formed in the said upper ends to receive the fastening-bolts, so that the pitch of the plows can be regulated, as may be required.

The lower ends of the braces G are passed through theslots in the lower ends ofthe standards F, through slots in the plows H, and are riveted or headed down upon the forward sides of the said plow-plates.

The forward parts of the braces G have shoulders or notches formed upon them for the standards F to fit against, so that when the ends of the said braces are headed down upon the plow-plates the three parts may he firmly connected.

The plow-plates H may be shovel-plows, diamond-plows, turn-plows, or other kinds of plows, as the work to be done may require.

The upper ends of the forward standard and brace F G are bolted to and between the parallel forward parts of the bars or beams B, and the upper ends of the other standards and braces F G are bolted to the outer sides of the rear parts of the bars or beams B D E. With this construction the forward plow opens a furrow to receive the seed, and the other plows cover the seed and loosen and stir up the soil upon the opposite side of the row.

, When the machine is to be used as a cultivator the forward plow is detached, so that the machine may cultivate both sides of a row of plants.

As described and as shown in the drawings, seven plows are used; but, when desired, the rear pair and their bars or beams E may be detached, or the two rear pairs and their bars or beams D E may be detached.

I are the rear wheels, which are attached to the ends of the axle J, so as to carry the said axle with them in their revolution.

The axle J revolves in slots in the lower ends of the uprights or hangers K, which are bolted to the outer sides of the middle parts of the bars or beams D, several holes being formed in the said hangers K to receive the fastening-bolts, so that the said hangers may be raised or lowered, as may be required.

Blocks k are interposed between the bars or beams D and the hangers K, which are notched transversely upon their inner sides to receive the bars or beams D, and are notched longitudinally upon their outer sides to receive the hangers K, so that the said hangers will be held firmly in place.

The axle J is kept from longitudinal move ment in the hangers K by collars L, placed upon it at the sides of the said hangers, and secured in place by set-screws, so that they may be adjusted as the frame of the machine is adjusted wider or narrower. The axle J also revolves in bearings in the lever M, the rear ends of which are hinged to the lower ends of the hangers N.

The hangers N are secured to the inwardly projecting rear ends of the bars or beams D near their angles by bolts, and have several of which are pivoted to the arms 0 c of the cross-bar O by a long bolt, several holes being formed in the said arms 0 c to receive the said bolt, so that the forward ends of the said levers 0 may be adjusted higher or lower, as may be required. The rear parts of the levers O are curved upward and rearward, and are connected by a cross-bar, 0, to keep them in proper relative position. With this construction the driver can raise and lower his plows, as may be desired, by lowering and raising the rear ends of the levers O, and thus operating the levers M.

To the overlapped inwardly-projecting rear ends of the bars or beams D is attached a spring-catch, P, to catch upon the cross-bar 0 of the lever O, to hold the plows away from the ground when turning around, and when passing from place to place. Q are the forward wheels, which are pivoted to the curved and forked lower ends of the standards R, the upper ends of which are swiveled to bearings formed upon or attached to the ends of the axle S, so that the wheels Q may act as caster-wheels, and thus allow the machine to be more easily guided and turned. The axle S has holes formed through it to receive the levers O, and is provided with set-screws s, so that it may be adjusted upon the said levers 0, as may he required.

To the middle part of the axle J is attached a bevel-gear wheel, T. the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the bevel-gear wheel U, attached to the shaft V. The shaft V revolves in hearings in the projecting upper ends of the uprights or hangers K, and with it, or with the bevel-gear wheel U, is rigidly connected a pulley, W, around which passes an endless belt, X.

-The pulleys W and Y are ribbed, toothed, or roughened, to prevent the belt X from slipping, and thus force the stirrer-knives through the fertilizer in the hopper. The belt X also passes around a pulley, Y, attached to a journal of the stirrer Z, which revolves in bearings in the sides of the hopper A. The stirrer Z is provided with radial knives or fingers z, to keep the cotton-seed, or the guano or other fertilizer, stirred up, and to feed it out of the discharge opening of the said hopper. The lower part of the hopper A is made semicylin'drical in form, and to the upper part of its curved sides are attached knives or fingers a, in such position that the knives or fingers of the stirrer Z may pass between them, and

thus thoroughly separate the cotton-seed or fertilizer. The hopper A has a dischargeopening in the lower part of one of its vertical sides, and is provided with an adjustable slide, B, so that the size of the said dischargeopening may be regulated as may be desired.

As the'seed or fertilizer escapes from the discharge-opening of the hopper A it falls into the conductor-spout a? and passes down tti the ground close in the rear of the forward p ow.

The forward or opening plow is a shovelplow, and the guano is deposited in the bottom of the furrow, where it is covered by the falling in of the soil, and by the action of the other plows, which in this case should be turnplows arranged to throw the soil inward, thus forming a complete bed above the guano to receive cotton-seed.

The hopper A is attached to the parallel forward parts of the bars or beams B. The V hopper A and its attachments are detached when not required for use, so that they will not be in the way in adjusting the machine for other uses.

O is the chopper-shaft, the rear end of which revolves in hearings in the lower end of a hanger, D, which is secured by a bolt to the overlapped inwardly-projecting rear ends of the bars or beams A block, d grooved transversely upon its rear side to receive the bar or beam E, and grooved longitudinally upon its forward side to receive the hanger D, is interposed between the said hanger and the said bar or beam to keep the hanger firmly in place.

To the forward end of the shaft 0' is attached a small bevel-gear wheel, E, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the bevel-gear wheel T. The forward part of the shaft 0 revolves in hearings in the lower end of the upright lever, F, which is pivoted to the block G, so that the gear-wheel E may be thrown into and out of gear with the gear-wheel T by operating the said lever F. The block G is bolted to the overlapped ends of the bars or beams D, and is grooved transversely upon its rear side to receive the said bar or beam, so that it may be held firmly in place. To the forward side of the lever F is pivoted a lever, H, the lower end of which is bent inward at right angles to pass through a hole in lever F and enter one of the holes in the block G, to fasten the shaft 0 in place when. the gear-wheel E is in gear with the gearwheel T, and when it is out of gear with the said gear-wheel.

The upper end of the catch-lever H is held out by a spring, I, interposed between it and the lever F.

J is the chopping-hoe, the shank of which passes through a hole in the shaft G, where it is secured in place by a set-screw, j, so that it may be readily adjusted'to work at any desired depth in the soil'. With this construction the hoe J can be readily detached when desired, and replaced by a fork, K, the shank of which fits into the hole in the shaftO, and is secured in place adj ustably by the set-screw j. One or both the heads ofthe fork K are detachable, and are secured in place by a setscrew, so that the said fork K can be readily adjusted to work at any desired depth in the ground, and detached when desired.

Either of the plow-feet F G H may be detached from the frame and attached to a single beam, for use as a one-foot plow when desired.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the draw-bar A, the notched cross-bar 0, provided with the arms 1; c and the key '0, the bent bars or beams B, slotted at their forward ends, and one or more pairs of bent bars or beams, D E, having their rear ends bent inward, slotted, overlapped, and secured by a bolt, with eachother, to form an adjustable frame-work for a cultivator, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination ofthe adjustable hang ers or uprights K, the levers M and their ad justable hangers N, and the levers O with each other, and with the wheelsand axles I J, the arms a c of the cross-bar G, and the frame B D E, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The plow-frame provided with hangers K, bifurcated at the lower end and fitting on the axle, as shown and described.

4. The combination, with levers 0, pivoted to the front of the plow-frame, and supported on axle S of the levers M M, fulcrumed on the axle franie, and connected at the front with the levers O, as set forth.

5. The combination, with frame 13, standard F, and share H, of an adjustable brace, G, having rivethead and shoulder, by which the share is held to the standard, as shown a and described.

YVILLIAM PENDLEY.

Witnesses ANDERSON Moss, H. J. MILLS.

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