IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE AND STEAM HOE'S
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
SAMUEL MASON of 92 London Road Leicester Engineer in the county of
Leicester and AUSTIN HILL of 10 Belgrave Road Leicester Engineer in the county
of Leicester do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
HORSE AND STEAM HOE'S to be as follows:--
1st Our invention consists of a parallel bar or bars of any suitable shape upon
which slide clips or holders made of iron or steel or any suitable material, the
socket of which is made a proper angle to carry the stems or standards to which'
are attached the different steel knives, points, shares, or cutters.
2nd Our invention consists of the standards or stems of the above hoes being.
made of tubular iron or steel or round bars The object of using round stems or
standards is to give greater facilities for altering the pitch litterally of the steel.
knives, points shares or cutters so that the cropping can be hoed the moment the
young plant shows itself or at any stage of its growth.
3rd Our invention consists of a new & novel arrangement for fixing on the steel
knives, points, shares or cutters. For this purpose we use a moveable clip made of
iron, steel or other suitable material. The clip being made with a groove and
secured to the stems or standards with a bolt & nut or any suitable holdfast to
allow any kind of steel knives, points, shares or cutters to be inserted instantly by
the attendant in the field. By this arrangement any kind of steel blades, points,
shares or cutters can be used on the same stems or standards to suit the various
conditions of the cropping. This arrangement is applicable to any, or all Horse
Hoes now in use.
4th Our invention consists of sliding & moveable bar and clips, so arranged as to
allow the parallel bars to expand or contract to any suitable width. By this
means any width of cropping can be hoed, and, any number of hoe stems or
standards with steel knives, points, shares or cutters can be used at pleasure to
suit the condition of the land.
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SAMUEL MASON:
AUSTIN HILL.

page_text: I, SAMUEL MASON of 130 London Road Leicester in the County of Leicester,
Engineer, and AUSTIN HILL of 10 Belgrave Road Leicester in the county of Leicester
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
HORSE AND STEAM HOES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
1st Our invention consists of a parallel bar or bars of any suitable shape upon
which slide clips or holders made of iron or steel or any suitable material, the
socket of which is made a proper angle to carry the stems or standards to which
are attached the different steel knives, points shares or cutters.
2nd Our invention consists of the standards or stems of the above hoes being
made of tubular iron or steel or round bars. The object of using round stems or
standards is to give greater facilities for altering the pitch latterally of the steel
knives, points shares or cutters so that the cropping can be hoed the moment the
young plant shows itself or. at any stage of its growth.
3rd Our invention consists of a new and novel arrangement for fixing on the
steel knives, points, shares, or cutters. For this purpose we use a moveable clip
made of Iron, steel or other suitable material. The clip being made with a groove.
& secured to the stems, or standards, with a bolt & nut allows any kind of steel
knives, points, shares or cutters to be insérted instantly by the attendant in the
field, By this arrangement any kind of steel blades, points shares or cutters can
be used on the same stems or standards to suit the various conditions of the
cropping. This arrangement is applicable to any, or all Horse and steam Hoes
now in use.
4th Our invention consists of sliding & moveable bars and clips, so arranged as
to allow the parallel bars of the "Horse Hoes" to expand or contract to any
suitable width. By this means any width of cropping can be hoed, and, any
number of Hoe stems, or standards, with steel knives points, shares or cutters can
be used at pleasure to suit the condition of the land.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is the implement herein described.
Dated this 16th day of December 1884.