A New or Improved Tool for Turf Cutting and other Agricultural Purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1900
PROVISIONAL DIECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Tool for Turf Cutting and other Agricultural
Purposes.
WILLIAM HENRY LOVELAND, 4, Egbert Road, Hyde Street, Winchester, Inven-
tor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved tool for turf cutting, and other
agricultural purposes.
I provide a frame of suitable material in which one or more wheels having
cutting surfaces or edges, suitably arranged, so that they may be removed when
required. These wheels are for the purpose, say for instance in the case of turf,
of cutting same which is effected by causing the tool or implement to pass over
the surface, it being so weighted as to ensure the cutting action taking place.
The tool or implement may be operated by manual or other motive power. When
the desired number of cuts have been made the tool is reversed, and what may
be termed a spade is brought into operation for the purpose of raising or remov-
ing the cut turf.
" 1000
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
A New or Improved Tool for Turf Cutting and other Agricultural
Purposes.
I, WILLIAM HENRY LOVELAND, 4, Egbert Road, Hyde Street, Winchester, Inven-
tor, 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:-
This invention relates to a new or improved tool, for turf cutting, and other
agricultural purposes.
I provide a frame of suitable material in which one or more wheels having
cutting surfaces or edges suitably arranged, so that they may be removed when
required. These wheels are for the purpose, say for instance, in the case of turf,
of cutting same which is effected by causing the tool or implement to pass over
the surface, it being so weighted as to ensure the cutting action taking place.
The tool or implement may be operated by manual or other motive power. When
the desired number of cuts have been made, the tool is reversed, and what may
be termed a spade is brought into operation for the purpose of raising or remov-
ing the cut turf, and so facilitating its removal.

page_text: For purposes of illustration, I will now refer to the annexed drawings in which
I show one wheel employed for my turf cutter.
I provide the frame a which may be of any suitable material. This frame a
carries what I term the spade g. h is a bar attached to the frame and to which
the handle is attached which terminates at c in the cross piece. The fork f
may also be if desired attached to the handle 6 or the bar h. The spindle
passes through the sides of the frame a and is secured at one end by the locking
nut k and at the other end by the nuts i and j, the nut i being upon the outside
of the frame a, and the nut j upon the inside of same.
which may be of any suitable material. The spindle e is screw threaded at e¹.
d is the cutting wheel
It may be seen that in the event of it being necessary to employ the wheel upon
a frame of smaller dimensions other than shewn, that by adjusting the position
of the nuts i and jupon the screw threaded portion e', the spindle e may be em-
ployed for size ranging between that shewn depending upon the length of the
screw portion of the spindle e.
In Figure 1 the device is shewn in the position for cutting, the whole being
suitable weighted, and pressure brought to bear so as to cause the wheel & to
cut the turf, the width of the strips being regulated as required, for instance in
the case in which it is necessary to lift the turf by using the implement in the
position shewn in Figure 2, the width of the strips of turf will be such as to
pass between the sides of the frame a. Of course it will be readily seen that
according to the number of forks employed so the wheels upon the spindle may
correspond. Although I have described my invention as applied to manual
power, it will be readily understood that it may be operated by any other con-
venient power.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The new or improved tool for turf cutting and other agricultural purposes,
substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
2. In tools for turf cutting and other agricultural purposes, a frame carrying
an adjustable spindle upon which spindle a cutter or cutters rotate, a spade or
lifting projection upon said frame a handle for operating said device, substan-
tially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 29th day of December 1899.