IMPROVEMENTS IN "PLOWS
Year: 1885

page_text: I GEORGE BURDET CASADAY of Hudson Township, in the County of La Porte,
and State of Indiana, in the United States of America, gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN "PLOWS," and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
I GEORGE BURDET CASADAY of Hudson Township, in the County of La Porte,
and State of Indiana, in the United States of America, gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN "PLOWS," and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1, is a perspective of a plow provided with my improvements.
Fig. 2, is a front elevation with the reversible parts removed.
Fig. 3, is a perspective of the combined wing and point.
Fig. 4, is a perspective of the reversible cutter.
Fig. 5 a side elevation, and
Fig. 6, a detail.
My invention relates to improvements in plows, having reversible combined
wings and points.
It consists in providing a plow with a hollow combined wing and point, having
opposite corresponding wearing faces and points, the bearing by which it is secured
to the standard being entirely independent of said wearing faces and said combined
wing and point being adapted to be used with an ordinary mold-board or with a
mold-board and reversible shin or cutter.
The construction and arrangement of the various parts of my invention I will
now describe.
In the drawings, A, is the standard, B, the mold board, C, the landside, D, a'
reversible shin or cutter having two opposite cutting edges and wearing faces,
d, d, are opposite and corresponding V shaped shoulders on the upper part of the
cutter between the diverging ends of its opposite faces, a, is a V shaped shoulder
or bearing on the upper part of the standard corresponding in form to the
shoulders, d, d, on the cutter, a¹, is a groove in the standard corresponding in
shape to the wearing faces of the cutter and located between the mold board and
landside.
When adjusted, the face of the reversible cutter not in use rests in the groove, a¹,
and one shoulder, d, engages with the bearing on the standard and is secured to
said standard by a suitable bolt.
The wearing face of the cutter which is in use forming a continuation of the
mold board and the outer side forming a continuation of the land-side, the upper
edge of which conforms to the curve of the cutter. d, d, are correspondingly
wings and points.
It consists in providing a plow with a hollow combined wing and point, having
opposite corresponding wearing faces and points, the bearing by which it is secured
to the standard being entirely independent of said wearing faces and said combined
wing and point being adapted to be used with an ordinary mold-board or with a
mold-board and reversible shin or cutter.
The construction and arrangement of the various parts of my invention I will
now describe.
In the drawings, A, is the standard, B, the mold board, C, the landside, D, a
reversible shin or cutter having two opposite cutting edges and wearing faces,
d, d, are opposite and corresponding V shaped shoulders on the upper part of the
cutter between the diverging ends of its opposite faces, a, is a V shaped shoulder
or bearing on the upper part of the standard corresponding in form to the
shoulders, d, d, on the cutter, al, is a groove in the standard corresponding in
shape to the wearing faces of the cutter and located between the mold board and
landside.
When adjusted, the face of the reversible cutter not in use rests in the groove, a¹,
and one shoulder, d, engages with the bearing on the standard and is secured to
said standard by a suitable bolt.
The wearing face of the cutter which is in use forming a continuation of the
mold board and the outer side forming a continuation of the land-side, the
edge of which conforms to the curve of the cutter, d, d, are correspondingly
upper

page_text: shaped shoulders on the lower ends of the opposite faces of the said cutter and, d²,
is a bearing projecting from the shoulders, d¹, d¹.
When in position the shoulder on the face not in use, engages with a shoulder, c,
on the lower forward part of the landside. The bearing, d³, resting in the lower
end of the groove a', and projecting under the combined wing and point is securely
held in place by said combined wing and point, the shoulder, d, on the face in use
forming a continuation of and being in a straight line with the lower line of the
mold board.
E, is a wedge shaped wing-bearing on the lower part of the standard extending
from the point to the rear end of the lower line of the mold-board, e, e, are
shoulders on the under side of the wing-bearing, the lower line of the mold board
and one of the shoulders, d, forming a shoulder on the upper side of said wing
bearing, the same distance from its edge as the shoulders c, c.
c¹, is a notch about midway in the bearing, E. e², is a bolt-hole. F is a hollow
reversible combined wing and point having two opposite corresponding wearing
faces converging and continued to a common edge, and two opposite and corre-
sponding points. Said combined wing and point fits upon the wing-bearing, E,
rests against and forms a close joint with the lower line of the mold board and
cutter. f, is a hook-bolt fastened to the inside of the hollow wing and point, and,
passing through the bolt-hole, e³, secures the said wing and point on its bearing by
a suitable nut.
This construction is simple and very strong. The bearings are all independent
of the wearing faces of the reversible parts and are not affected by any wear on
said faces, thus producing a plow which always has close and accurately fitting
joints for its reversible parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a plow, a hollow reversible combined wing and point having two opposite
corresponding and converging wearing faces continued to a common edge and two
opposite and corresponding points substantially as shown and described.
2. In a plow the combination with a standard and mold board, of a hollow
reversible combined wing and point, fitted upon a wing bearing on the standard
and having two opposito corresponding wearing faces and points substantially as
shown and described.
3. In a plow, the combination with the standard and mold board, of a removable
cutter secured to the standard, and a hollow reversible combined wing and point
fitted on a wing bearing on the standard, having two opposite corresponding
wearing faces and points and operating when secured in place to engage with the
lower end of the cutter and lock the same in position substantially as shown and
described.
4. In a plow the combination with the standard and mold board of a removable
cutter secured to the standard and having two opposite and corresponding faces
and cutting edges and a hollow reversible combined wing and point fitted upon a
wing bearing on the standard, having two opposite corresponding wearing faces
and points and operating when in position to engage with the lower end of the
reversible cutter and lock it in place substantially as shown and described.