Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus for “Harrowing,” Dragging," or Cultivating Land.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 16th May 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus for “Harrowing,”
Dragging," or Cultivating Land.
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I, REUBEN ROBERTS, of Potterton, Barwick-in-Elmete, near Leeds, Blacksmith,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows :-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved "harrow," "drag," or
implement for breaking up or cultivating land, which is superior in its work, and
more easily manipulated or worked than those heretofore in use.
According to roy invention the frame of the harrow or drag is made narrower at
the front end, or end nearest to the horses, and gradually tapers out broader to the
back.
The said frame is preferably made of iron.
The frame is fitted with duck-footed or diamond pointed teeth, with chisel pointed
teeth, or with teeth, in section, after the form or shape of a triangle.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicant.
Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus for "Harrowing,"
"Dragging," or Cultivating Land.
I, REUBEN ROBERTS, of Potterton, Barwick-in-Elmete near Leeds, Blacksmith,
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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved "harrow," "drag," or
implement for breaking up or cultivating land which is superior in its work, and
more easily manipulated or worked, than those heretofore in use.
According to my invention the frame of the harrow or drag is made narrower at
the front end, or end nearest to the horses, and gradually widens out broader to the
back.
The said frame is preferably made of iron or steel, and is fitted with duck footed
or diamond pointed teeth, with chisel pointed teeth, or with teeth, in section after
the form or shape of a triangle.

page_text: A are the two side bars of the frame, B is the front bar, C the middle bar,
and D the back bar. The side bars and cross-bars as aforesaid are arranged so that
the frame is narrower at the front and widens out gradually to the back.
The cross-bars B, C, and D are fixed upon the side bars A by means of the
shanks E of the teeth F, the said bars having holes for receiving the said shanks.
The holes in the side bars are square, those in the cross bars are round. The tops
of the shanks E above the holes in the side bars A are threaded for receiving
nuts G by which they are secured; and by means of the holes in the side bars and
squares upon the shanks E, turning of the teeth F after they have once been
secured, is prevented.
The teeth F are all arranged on the outside frame, and not inside the frame,
therefore the pull of the horse is directly upon the teeth F, and there is no cross
action on the side bars.
H, H, are stays joined to a common centre at J (by bolt and nut) on the cross-
bar C and to the junctions of the side bars A with the cross bar D by the shanks E
of the teeth F.
K, K, are steel bars bent over at the ends and secured on the frame by bolts
and nuts in the positions as shown, for allowing the implement to be drawn as a
sledge when not in use, or when taking it to and from the land it is desired to work
on by it.
The tapering or widening construction of the frame allows the harrow or
implement to be readily changed at any angle required.
The above construction or apparatus applies to harrows or drags to be used
singly, or to two coupled together, or to a set of three of such implements, and any
number of teeth may be fixed in the said drags or harrows as may be required.
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. An implement for harrowing, dragging, or cultivating land, having the frame
thereof narrower at the front and gradually widening to the back, such as shown
and described.
2. In an implement for harrowing, dragging, or cultivating land, having the
frame thereof narrower at the front and gradually widening to the back, the
combination of teeth arranged upon the outside, and not inside the frame, sub-
stantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. The construction and arrangement of apparatus for harrowing, dragging, or
cultivating land, as shown and described.
Dated this 17th day of February 1896.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicant.