Year: 1887

page_text: We, RILEY Cox, and HENRY Cox, both of Caldwell in the County of Ada, and
Territory of Idaho, United States of America, Farmers, 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 is an improvement in harrows, and especially in that class of such
implements known as "sulky" or "wheel" harrows; and the invention consists in
certain features of construction and novel combinations of parts as will be described.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 a side view partly
broken away, of a machine constructed according to my invention.
The sulky A has its axle B provided with wheels C, and it is provided with
standards D, to which are pivoted between their ends the levers E, for elevating the
harrow proper. Hooks e are arranged on the sulky for securing the forward ends of
levers E when such ends of the levers are depressed to elevate the harrow.
The sulky is provided with a frame, F, which extends forwardly and inclines
downwardly from the axle. The harrow proper is connected to this frame by chains G,
which may be secured directly to the frame or be guided by the same and be secured
to the axle, as shown in Fig. 2. The chains G connect with the harrow sections near
their torward ends and may be termed the "draft chains."
Chains H are employed for use in turning the machine, and they connect at one end
with the axle and at their opposite ends with the harrow proper near its rear end.
It will be noticed that by the frame F the dft is applied to the harrow low down,
thus avoiding any upward draw thereon when in use, and the elevating devices are
rranged on the opposite side of the axle from the frame F, so that in elevating the
arrow any depression of the sulky frame in rear of the axle by the weight of the
arrow will cause an elevation of the forward end of the frame F, the latter acting as
crank and causing the harrow to rise practically level.
The harrow I is formed of two sections, 1 and 2, which, for convenience of
eference, may be termed, respectively, the "first" and "second" sections.
The first section has its front bar, 3 arranged diagonally or at an angle to its length.
he second section has its front bar or beam 4 arranged at an angle to its length, and
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page_text: is lapped against the forward position of the inner side bar of section 1.
and laps against the diagonal front of
side bar of section 2 is extended forward at
section 1. The two sections are hinged together af 6 and have their rear ends
connected by a bar, J, which latter is hinged to each of the said sections. One of these
sections is connected with one of the elevating-levers and the other with the remaining 5
lever, so that either section may be raised to clear it of rubbish, or both may he raised,
as in moving the harrow from place to place.
By the peculiar formation of the sections, as described, it will be seen that the
forward ends of each are arranged practically in the centre of the sulky, and that
together in operation they form almost a solid harrow frame, and by fitting together
as shown, one section will in part brace or support the other, as by the diagonal
arrangement of the abutting portions of the sections a portion of each rests in rear
of a portion of the other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. In a sulky harrow, the combination of the sulky provided with a frame extended
forwardly and inclined downward from its axle, the harrow, the connections between
said harrow and frame, and means for elevating said harrow with relation to its sulky,
substantially as set forth.
2. A harrow comprising a section having its front end bar or beam arranged at an
angle to its length, and a second section having its front beam or bar arranged at an
angle to its length and lapped against the inner side bar of the first section, and having
its outer side bar extended forward and lapped against the front bar or beam of the
first section, and a hinge connection between said sections substantially as set forth.
3. A harrow formed with two sections fitted and hinged together, one of said
sections having its front beam arranged at an angle to the line of draft, and the other
section being provided with a beam extended forward and lapped in front of the
other section, substantially as set forth.
HORN & SON.
HORN & SON.
Agents for the Applicants.