A COMBINED HOEING AND RAKING MACHINE FOR WALKS AND ROADS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, EDWARD ENNIS, of Portarlington, Queen's County, Ireland, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "A COMBINED HOEING AND
RAKING MACHINE FOR WALKS AND ROADS" to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to an improved combined machine of simple,
efficient and durable construction, for the purpose of uprooting weeds from walks
and roads, and also raking and levelling the surface of the ground afterwards.
To this end I mount or support a suitable iron frame, on two travelling wheels,
so that the machine may be drawn by horse power, or other suitable animal or
other power. Two oblique rods are provided, one on each side, of the Iron frame,
their lower ends pointing backwards from the front of the machine, and to these
ends is attached a flat cutting-knife in such a position that it will, when the
machine is being drawn, occupy a horizontal plane, somewhat lower (about one
inch) than the periphery of the two travelling wheels.
It will thus be obvious that when the machine is drawn forward, the knife will
be caused to enter the ground, and move along underneath the surface, so long as
the machine is in motion, coming meantime in contact with weeds growing on
the ground through which it travels, uprooting and leaving them loose on the
Burface.
For the purpose of hoeing or levelling the surface afterwards a rake consisting
of a number of teeth is attached to the frame, behind the knife holders, each tooth
being hung on a transverse bar and operating through suitable vertical slots
provided in a flat plate arranged at the end of the frame.

page_text: COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
I EDWARD ENNIS of Emo Park, Portarlington, Queens County, Ireland, Land
Steward & Gardener do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
A MACHINE FOR HOEING & RAKING WALKS AND ROADS and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention has reference to the construction of a machines for hoeing up or
scuffeling and raking in one operation the surfaces of Garden Walks, Avenues,
Roads, Carriage drives, and plots of ground and collecting the weeds thereon. The
Invention-consists of an Iron_frame, fixed on two wheels, placed on the inside of
said Iron frame and from which is suspended and fixed firmly, a sharp-steel-
blade set at an angle of 45 degrees which effectually cut and uproot all surface
weeds from Walks, Avenues, Roads or plots of ground.
A number of steel teeth are suspended from a round Iron bar and which swing
loosely in pairs behind the steel blade before described and at the same level.
These teeth constitute a Rake which bring to the surface of the ground and collect
the weeds cut by the steel blade and render said surface level & clean.
The accompanying drawings represent a machine constructed according to this
invention. Fig 1 is a side elevation. Fig 2 is a plan view Fig 3 is a back view.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the machine A is the
steel knife which is bolted to the frame H. B are the teeth which constitute the
rake and which are suspended in pairs from the bar C. D is a bell crank supported
on the bar C which rise or lower the teeth by means of a bar E and is actuated by
the lever whose travel is controled by a stop G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what
I claim is this
"A combined machine for hoeing and Raking Walks & Roads formed by fixing
a steel blade at an angle of 45 degrees to penetrate the ground, this blade being
followed by a set of teeth which swing loosely in pairs suspended from a round
iron bar as described.