USRE3336E - Improvement in sulky-plows - Google Patents

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SULKY-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.81,799, dated September l, 15153; Reissue No. 3,336, dated March 23, 1869.

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Be it known that we, J. B. LEwis-and J. E. UDALL, of Concord, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sulky-Plows; and we do declare that the following is atrue and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the The nature of this invention consists in oonstructing a sulky-plow in such a manner that the depth of furrow may be varied at pleasure, and the plow instantly raised from the furrow by the driver, without leaving his seat, when an obstruction is met with or in moving from place to place.

A in the drawings represents the frame, to which is firmly secured the axle B, and which is surmounted by the seat C.

D is the plow-beam, pivoted between the rear ends of the frame A, and has the plow E secured to it.

F are washers between the plow-beam and the inner sides of the frame A. By placing one of these washers on each side of the beam,

, or both 011 one side, the furrows may be made G are metallic flanges, rigidly secured to the outer ends of the axle.

I are eccentrics provided with wrist pins J, upon which revolve the traction-wheels K. These eccentrics are secured to the flanges G by means of the bolts H, and are held in any.

M is a compound lever secured in any proper anddesiredpositionbyenteringproper notches in the quadrant N, and is designed to raise or lower the plow-beam at pleasure.

W'hat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The flanges G, eccentrics I, bolts H, wrist pins J, and pins L, when constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein described and shown.

2.' The compoundlever M, when constructed and operating substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. The arrangement of the above named parts with the frame A, axle B, seat C, traction-wheels K, washers F, plow-beam D, plow E, and quadrant N, when combined and op erating substantially as herein set forth.

J. B. LEWIS. J. E. UDALL.

VitIiesses:

B. F. Moss, GEORGE HOFFERBERT.

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