IMPROVEMENTS IN DITCHING, DRAINING, AND PIPE LAYING MACHINEDV
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Hibbert Binney, of Ilford, and Samuel William
Blyth, of Shelley Hall, Ongar, both in the County of Essex, for an
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN DITCHING, DRAINING, AND PIPE LAYING
MACHINEDV"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Hibbert Binney
and Samuel William Blyth at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents
on the 15th March 1881.
"
CHARLES HIBBERT BINNEY, of Ilford, and SAMUEL WILLIAM BLYTH, of Shelley
Hall, Ongar, both in the County of Essex. 'IMPROVEMENTS IN DITCHING,
DRAINING, AND PIPE LAYING MACHINERY."
This Invention has for its object improvements ir ditching, draining, and pipe
laying machinery. For these purposes we construct a plough-like machine having
a beam adapted to lie upon the land; it is linked in front with a snatch-block
around which the rope of a winding engine passes..
This beam carries a pair of coulters and a slade, so connected together that when
the machine is drawn forward they cut out a ditch like channel.
The coulters are not set side by side, but one is somewhat in rear of the other,
by which arrangement the draught of the machine is rendered considerably lighter
than it otherwise would be. The slade is rivetted to the lower ends of the coulters.
It comes to a chisel edge in front and from the back of it an inclined mould board
rises. This mould board serves to lift to the surface the slice separated by the
coulters and slade, and to deliver the slice at the side of the ditch.
Behind the mould board there is a pipe guide by which drain pipes are directed
into the ditch immediately it is formed. The pipes are placed in the pipe guide by
an attendant following or riding upon the machine. The ditch remains open so
that the pipes can be adjusted afterwards with a pipe hoe, and the ends made to
butt sufficiently accurately the one against the other.
The beam can be raised when required to lift the slade out of the ground, or
temporarily to alter the depth below the surface. This is effected as in a mole

page_text: plough by means of a windlass mounted upon the pole of a two wheeled carriage.
The pole of the carriage is at its fore end linked to the snatch block, so that the
carriage travels forward with the rest of the apparatus.
The windlass by turning its crank handle is made to wind up a chain, which is
attached to the beam already mentioned.
A great advantage which this ditching, draining, and pipe laying machine
possesses is, that the pipes are laid in an open ditch so that they can be inspected
and adjusted at leisure, whilst nevertheless the laying of the pipes is effected
immediately the cut is made, and before there is time for soil to fall in to destroy
the regularity of the pipe bed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions. of the Letters Patent_filod
by the said Charles Hibbert Binney and Samuel William Blyth in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 15th September 1881.
CHARLES HIBBERT BINNEY, of Ilford, and SAMUEL WILLIAM BLYTH, of Shelley
Hall, Ongar, both in the County of Essex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN DITCHING,
DRAINING, AND PIPE LAYING MACHINERY."
This Invention has for its object improvements in ditching, draining, and pipe
laying machinery.
For these purposes we construct a plough like, machine having a beam adapted
to lie upon the land; it is linked in front with a snatch block around which the
rope of a winding engine passes.
This beam carries a pair of coulters and a slade so connected together that when
the machine is drawn forward they cut out a ditch like channel.
The coulters are not set side by side, but one is somewhat in rear of the other,
by which arrangement the draught of the machine is rendered considerably lighter
than it otherwise would be. The slade is rivetted to the lower ends of the coulters.
It comes to a chisel edge in front, and from the back of it an inclined mould board
rises. This mould board serves to lift to the surface the slice separated by the
coulters and slade, and to deliver the slice at the side of the ditch.
Behind the mould board there is a pipe guide by which drain pipes are directed
into the ditch immediately it is formed. The pipes are placed in the pipe guide by
an attendant following or riding upon the machine. The ditch remains open so
that the pipes can be adjusted afterwards if necessary with a pipe hoe, and the
ends made to butt sufficiently accurately the one against the other.
The beam can be raised when required to lift the slade out of the ground or
temporarily to alter the depth below the surface. This is effected as in a mole
plough by means of a windlass mounted upon the pole of a two wheeled carriage,
The pole of the carriage is at its fore end linked to the snatch block, so that the
carriage travels forward with the rest of the apparatus. The windlass by turning
its crank handle is made to wind up a chain which is attached to the beam already
mentioned.
A great advantage which this ditching, draining, and pipe laying machine
possesses is, that the pipes are laid in an open ditch so that they can be inspected
and adjusted at leisure, whilst nevertheless the laying of the pipes is effected
immediately the cut is made, and before there is time for soil to fall in to destroy
the regularity of the pipe bed.
Figure 1 shews a side view, and Figure 2 a plan view of a ditching, draining,
and pipe laying machine constructed as above described. Figure 3 shews a side
elevation of a snatch block suitable for being linked to the fore part of the
implement; Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section shewing the coulters; Figure 5
is a transverse section through a part of the slade and side plates carried by it;
Figure 6 is a transverse section shewing the pipe through which the drain tiles are
deposited into the trough or ditch as it is cut.
In these Figures A is the beam adapted to lie upon the surface of the ground.
The snatch block shewn at Figure 3 is by links coupled to it by a bolt passed
through one or other of the holes A¹. The front end of the beam A has a vertical
pin A standing up from it. This pin is embraced by a collar which has a
horizontal pin A³ projecting forwards from it; the pin passes through the centre of
the axle B of the fore pair of wheels. This allows the front wheels to adapt
themselves to the surface of the soil. The two ends of the axle B have chains C
attached to them. These chains at their opposite ends are wound on and attached

page_text: to a cross shaft D, one chain being led over the top, and the other below the
bottom of the shaft, so that when the shaft is turned in either direction one chain
will be wound upon and the other unwound from the shaft, and the axle B so
caused to incline in one or other direction as desired. The shaft D has a toothed
wheel fixed upon it into which gears & pinion E. On the axis of the pinion is a
hand wheel F, and by turning this hand wheel the steering of the implement is
effected; or in place of this arrangement of steering gear other suitable arrange-
ments of steering gear might be employed for the purpose.
The shaft D and axis of the pinion E are carried by a frame G. The front end
of this frame has a short slot formed through it through which passes the vertical
pin A, which stands up from the front end of the frame A, and it is held down by
a collar embracing the pin and a key passed through it. "The rear end of the
frame has. secured to it an axle H on which are mounted the main pair of wheels I
by which the implement is carried.
At the rear end of the frame is also carried a windlass J upon which a chain K
can be wound up; the chain passes over a pulley at the rear end of the beam A,
and the end of the chain is secured to the rear end of the frame; in this way by
turning the windlass the rear end of the beam A can be raised whenever desired;
L, L, are two coulters secured to the two opposite sides of the beam A, and one in
front of the other for the purpose above explained; M is the slade rivetted to the
lower ends of the coulters. The slade in rear of the coulters is inclined upwards
to lift to the surface the slice of earth cut out by the coulters and front end of the
slade; M¹ are plates standing up from the two sides of this part of the slade to
keep the trench open and avoid friction between the sides of the trench and slice
of earth that is being raised. The slice of earth thus lifted to the surface is
delivered on to the top of a mould board N of an inverted V shape, which throws
it either to one! side or the other of the cut trench or ditch. To this mould
board are also secured plates O which rest against the sides of the ditch or
trench and keep its upper edges from tumbling in. To the rear end of the
mould board is attached the pipe P through which the drain pipes are deposited
into the bottom of the ditch or trench. The pipe might with advantage be
sloped forwards somewhat more than shewn in the Drawing, the mould board
being somewhat shortened to allow of this additional slope being given to it. The
rear end of the slade and the mould board are as shewn carried by a rearward
extension of the beam A.
Having thus described the nature of our Invention and the manner of performing
the same, we would have it understood that we claim,-
First. The construction of ditching, draining, and pipe laying machinery,
substantially as herein before described.
Second. Placing the two coulters used for cutting out the sides of the ditch or
trench one in advance of the other, as herein before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Hibbert Binney, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Fourteenth day of September, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
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