Improvements in Ploughs or Cultivators.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ploughs or Cultivators.
I, HENRY FORMAN of Chellaston in the County of Derby Sanitary Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved fork plough or apparatus
for cultivating the ground, getting up root crops, loosening weeds or the like or
turning over the soil in a similar manner to the ordinary plough but so breaking up
and pulverizing the same that weeds may be turned over and caused to lie on the
surface of the ground, thus doing the work of ploughing and cultivating at the same
time, the action of the improved share or tines being much the same as that of the
ordinary garden fork.
In carrying out my invention, instead of or in addition to the ordinary plough
share or in combination with a special share or cutter I fix or attach an arrange-
ment of prongs or tines having a number of fixed or moveable points ranging
diagonally with the slipe of the ordinary plough such points following each other
in echelon, the said prongs or tines being arranged so as to turn over and more
thoroughly break up and pulverize the soil or the like than is the case with the
ordinary plough or cultivator and especially adapted in this case for use on heavy
or wet land.
The width of ground that my improved fork will turn up in proportion to the
size of the plough will be considerably greater than the width turned up by
exerting the same power upon an existing machine or apparatus of this class.
Dated this 9th day of November 1892.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ploughs or Cultivators.
I HENRY FORMAN of Chellaston in the County of Derby, Sanitary Surveyor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My invention is designed to provide a new or improved fork, plough or apparatus
for cultivating the ground, getting up root crops, loosening weeds or the like, or
turning over the soil in a similar manner to the ordinary plough, but so breaking
up and pulverizing the same that weeds may be turned over and caused to lie on
the surface of the ground, thus doing the work of ploughing and cultivating at one
and the same time. Another advantage gained in using my improved apparatus is
that the area of ground turned up and cultivated when using my improved plough
is considerably greater than the area cultivated by a plough of ordinary
construction.
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For the purpose of more fully describing my invention I have supplied a sheet
of drawings for reference in connection with the letterpress and on which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved cultivator,
Figure 2 is a cross section on line a-a, Figure 4, through carrier bar A, looking
in the direction of the arrow, showing the method of securing the tines thereon,
the said carrier bar and tines only being illustrated in this figure.
Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the tines also showing the section of beam B, and
Figure 4 is a plan of the plough or cultivator looking from above.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I provide a plough of ordinary or special
construction having an adjustable or fixed coulter C.
The beam B which may be of 1 or any other suitable section is continued
rearwardly so as to allow of a bar A of peculiar section such as shown in Figure 2
to be bolted or otherwise attached thereto, it being understood that this bar may
be of any other section suitable for its purpose.
In place of the mould board generally used for the purpose of turning over the
furrowed earth I employ an arrangement of prongs or tines D having a number of
fixed or removeable points F, ranging diagonally with the slipe of the ordinary
plough such points following each other in echelon, the said tines being arranged
and widened out and shaped as shown at G so as to turn over and thoroughly
pulverize the soil or the like.
The tines D are attached to the bar A, which is bent at an angle towards the
rear, by means of lipped flanges H, (see Figures 2 and 4) resting on a corresponding
flange A on the bar A the said tines being further secured by bolts I as follows:
said bar A is slotted throughout the whole or part of its length to admit of the
heads of bolts I being inserted from either end, and the tines thus secured by nuts
or the like can be adjusted to any desired width apart and may be taken out or
replaced if necessary.
The bar A carries at its inner end a portion J, Figures 1 and 4, turned over, or
grooved and flanged, so as to embrace or ride over the web of the beam B, saddle-
wise, and be bolted to the flange of said beam B as at K; it may also be bolted to
the web or fixed thereto in any other convenient manner if desired.
It is evident that I may use any other suitable means for attaching the tines to
the bar A and that I may use any suitable form of points on the tines, such as
chisel, arrow or wing shaped, also that the said tines may be adjusted to any
distance apart on the bar A to suit the various soils upon which the plough or
cultivator is to be used; also that this principle may be adapted to be used with
steam or other ploughs or cultivators, and it will be seen that my arrangement of
tines may with little alteration be added to a plough of ordinary construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. For use with ploughs or cultivators of ordinary or special construction the
arrangement of tines connected together or separate and attached in any suitable
manner to any convenient part or parts of the beam, stock or other part or parts
of the plough or cultivator the said tines carrying fixed or removeable and
adjustable points of suitable form such as F as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described, and substantially as set forth and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
2. The general construction and arrangement of parts in the improved plough or
cultivator substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 11th day of July 1893.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.