A New or Improved Implement for Tilling Land.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Implement for Tilling Land.
I WILLIAM KNOWLSON, of Huby, Easingwold, Yorkshire, Blacksmith, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved implement for tilling land, and has
for its object to combine in one handy implement a plough and a device for clearing
weeds and rubbish from the furrows formed by such plough.
According to my invention I provide a frame into which the plough-beam is
bolted or otherwise fixed, such frame being of a square or other convenient form.
The plough-beam is located more towards one side of the frame than the other,
and to such side on the inner part, is provided a driving-wheel to which is keyed
a toothed-wheel which gears with the toothed axle of two wheels provided with a
number of spikes, the points of which are adapted to just touch the ground as the
wheel revolves. The plough-share is fixed to the plough-beam immediately in
front of the revolving spikes.
On the opposite side of the frame I provide a wheel of sufficient diameter to
travel along the land above the furrow and to keep the whole implement in an
upright position and steady same, in conjunction with the driving-wheel which
travels along in the furrow formed by the plough-share in advance of such driving-
wheel. The usual shackle and front wheel are provided at the forward extremity
of the plough-beam.
The spiked-wheels which travel immediately behind the plough-share in the
furrow formed by same, pick up and throw or shake away all weeds or rubbish
that may be in such furrow.
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kahan 1000
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Implement for Tilling Land.
I WILLIAM KNOWLSON, of Huby, Easingwold, Yorkshire, 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved implement for tilling land, and has
for its object to combine in one implement, a plough, and a device for clearing
weeds and rubbish from the furrows formed by such plough.
In order that the said invention may be the more readily understood, reference
is made to the accompanying perspective drawing of same.
Referring to the drawing, a is the frame, which may be of the form shewn, or
of any other suitable shape, to any desirable part of which frame, the plough-beam b¹
is bolted, carrying the plough-share b.
At the rear of the implement, is provided a driving-wheel c, working upon an
axle c¹ mounted in suitable bearings in the two sides of the frame, immediately in
front of the handles d, which driving-wheel c has its outer periphery c² corrugated
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page_text: or indented as shewn for the purpose of obtaining a more secure grip upon the
ground over which it travels.
Mounted upon the axle c' of the driving-wheel c, is a toothed-wheel e which
engages with a smaller toothed-wheel keyed upon the spindle f¹, and not shewn in
the drawing, (or the said spindle itself may be toothed if desirable) carrying the
bevil-wheel, which engages with a smaller bevil-wheel g₁ keyed to the rear
extremity of a shaft g2 working in suitable bearings g³ in the rear vertical portion
of a plate or grid h. Upon the forward extremity of the said shaft 92 are mounted
the devices for scattering the clods and separating the weeds and rubbish therefrom,
consisting of bosses i fixedly mounted upon the said shaft g², and having
number of projecting spokes or arms i¹, of such a length as to allow the undermost
ones to nearly, or just, come in contact with the ground.
a
jis a travelling-wheel working upon a fixed spindle projecting from the side
of the frame a, the said wheel being of such a diameter as to travel upon the
land at the side of and above the furrow, and to maintain the whole implement
in an upright position, and in conjunction with the travelling-wheel c to steady
: same.
The usual front travelling-wheel k, and the shackle for yoking the horses to
are provided at the forward extremity of the frame.
In operation, the shaft g2 carrying the scattering devices i, ¹ is rotated through
the medium of the before described gearing, by the wheel c which travels in the
furrow formed by the plough-share b, and as the ground is turned over by such
plough-share, it is caught up by the spokes or arms and thrown against the
plate or grid which breaks up the clods and separates the weeds and rubbish
from the earth. The said plate or grid h, may or may not have vertical or other
openings in same, as desirable or convenient.
m is a forked lever fulcrummed at m¹ to the frame a, the forked end m² of which
lever straddles the bevil-wheel g' upon the rear extremity of the shaft g².
The object of this lever m is to enable the shaft g² to be thrust forward or
backward, for the purpose of throwing the wheel g¹ into or out of gear, respectively,
.as required.
A lever n is fulcrummed at n', to the rear part of the frame a, the lower end
of which lever may be connected to a brake-block n², or to a clod-scraping device
for freeing the driving-wheel c from clods of earth.
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:
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1. An implement for tilling land, comprising devices fixedly mounted upon a
rotating shaft actuated through suitable gearing, by a travelling-wheel, for
throwing the earth against the grid or breaking-plate, substantially as described
and illustrated.
2. In combination with a plough, the clod-throwing devices, fixedly mounted
upon a rotating shaft actuated through suitable gearing, by a travelling-wheel
having a corrugated or indented outer periphery; and a grid or breaking-plate,
substantially as described and illustrated."
3. The improved implement for tilling land, substantially as and for the purpose
herein before set forth, and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.