An Improved Grass-edging Knife, Sod or Turf-cutting Implement, for Cutting Sods, Turf, and Grass Borders of Lawns and Flower Beds.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st Dec., 1889-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Grass-edging Knife, Sod or Turf-cutting Implement,
for Cutting Sods, Turf, and Grass Borders of Lawns and Flower
Beds.
JOHN HARGREAVES, Joiner 3 Wellington Road Undercliffe Bradford Yorks.
ARTHUR PARKER, Gardener Otley Road Undercliffe, Bradford Yorks. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To lesson the inconveniences attending the labourious task of cutting sods and turf
previous to being removed from the ground also facilitating the cutting of edges &
borders of lawns & flower beds.
This invention is constructed & used in the following manner :-
It consists of a circular blade or knife, five or more inches which is fixed on an axle
which is attached thereto an iron slipper (or drum) to slide alongside the knife
whereby the knife or blade (any size) can be adjusted to cut any depth required into
the ground for the purpose of cutting sods or turf or grass edges, the axle is fixed to a
framework which is attached to an ordinary straight shaft by which means it can be
propelled along the ground in a straight horizontal direction or round a bend or curve
from left to right or right to left by turning over the handle the contrary side of
the axle.
Dated this 30th day of March 1889.
CHARLES HENRY HOLDSWORTH,
43, Leeds Road, Bradford, Yorks., Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Grass-edging Knife, Sod or Turf-cutting Implement,
for Cutting Sods, Turf, and Grass Borders of Lawns and Flower
Beds.
JOHN HARGREAVES, Joiner, 3 Wellington Road, Undercliffe Bradford Yorkshire,
ARTHUR PARKER, Gardener, Otley Road Undercliffe, Bradford, Yorkshire, 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:-
To lessen the inconvenience attending the laborious task of cutting sods and turf
previous to being removed from the ground.
It consists principally of a circular blade or knife (A.) five or more inches in
diameter which is fixed on an axle (B) to which is attached an iron slipper or
drum () to slide alongside the knife on the surface whereby the knife or blade (any
size) can be adjusted to cut any depth required into the ground for the purpose of
cutting sods turf or grass edges.
The axle (B) is fixed to a framework (D) which is attached to an ordinary straight
shaft (E) by which means it can be propelled along the ground in a straight
horizontal direction or round any bend or curve from left to right or right to left by
turning over the shaft (E) the contrary side of the axle (B). Smaller or larger
blades can be used if required and easily adjusted to cut any depth. Also with
adjustment of the false slippers (F) the turf or garden edges can be cut with bevelled
edges.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
It
That by the use of this Invention the edges or borders of lawns and flower beds
may be cut with greater ease and facility and thus the laborious task of cutting turf
and the edges of lawns and flower beds is reduced to a minimum and any person can
do three times the amount of work that is usually done with ordinary cutters.
can be easily worked by a right or left handed person and cannot get out of order
and that by using the addition of bevel edge to the slipper the sods, turf or edges of
flower beds can be cut in a slanting way so as to shew a more finished edge.
This machine can be produced at less than half the cost of similar machines used.
for these purposes.
Dated this 30th day of Decembe 1000
C. H. HOLDSWORTH,
43, Leeds Road, Bradford, Yorks., Agent.