IMPROVE- MENTS IN STEAM CULTIVATING MACHINERY.
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Howard, of Bedford, in the County of
of Bedford, Agricultural Engineer, and Edward Tenney Bousfield,
of Bedford, aforesaid, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN STEAM CULTIVATING MACHINERY.
Sealed the 10th August 1875, and dated the 19th March 1875.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Howard and
Edward Tenney Bousfield at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents, with their Petition, on the 19th March 1875.
We, JAMES HOWARD, of Bedford, in the County of Bedford,
Agricultural Engineer, and EDWARD TENNEY BOUSFIELD, of Bedford,
aforesaid, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said In-
vention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM CULTIVATING MACHINERY," to be as
follows: :―

page_text: And, Secondly. To the anchors used in connection with the wire
hauling ropes.
In carrying out the first part of our improvements we mount the
winding drums on a horizontal shaft which is carried by a stout angle
iron frame, and we connect the frame to the rear of the engine in such
a manner that direct spur gear communicates motion from the fly wheel
shaft to the winding drums, the hauling ropes passing under the engine
to guide pulleys as described in a Patent granted to us, January 13th
1874, No. 178. When we desire the winding drums with their frame to
be detachable from the engine we fit on each side of the engine in the
rear suitable staples or slides, and into these staples projecting ends of
the windlass frame take, simple wedges or equivalent means being used
to retain the frame in position. When detaching the windlass frame
from the engine we place a platform (or it may be planks) under the
drums as a support therefor, we then withdraw the retaining wedges
and move forward the engine a short distance so as to clear it of the
windlass frame. Instead of mounting the drums longitudinally in the
frame, they may by a modification of the frame be set up vertically
and driven by gearing from the fly wheel shaft.
Our Invention relates, secondly, to the well known disc anchorage used
in connection with hauling ropes in steam cultivation. Heretofore much
time and labour have been required to take up the anchors and to set
them down for work. By our improvements these drawbacks are
overcome. Instead of lifting the anchor by jacks or levers and putting
travelling wheels in the places of the cutting discs we fit a cranked axle
with travelling wheels at about the middle of the arch or frame, and by
means of a worm and segment rack or other suitable mechanism, the
cranked axle is partially rotated in its bearings. The discs are thereby
raised clear of the ground and the weight of the anchor is balanced on
the travelling wheels.
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When the anchor is brought to its position for work the cranked axle
is again partially turned and the weight is lowered upon the cutting
discs which are then free to enter the ground.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said James Howard and Edward Tenney Bousfield
in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th September 1875.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, wc, JAMES
HOWARD, of Bedford, in the County of Bedford, Agricultural Engineer,
and EDWARD TENNEY BOUSFIELD, of Bedford, aforesaid, Engineer, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of March, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in
the thirty-eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto us, the said James Howard and
Edward Tenney Bousfield, Her special licence that we, the said James
Howard and Edward Tenney Bousfield, our executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as we, the said James Howard and
Edward Tenney Bousfield, our executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time
and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and
Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM CULTIVATING
MACHINERY," upon the condition (amongst others) that we, the said
James Howard and Edward Tenney Bousfield, our executors or ad-
ministrators, by an instrument in writing under our, or their, or
one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was
to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal
Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after
the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said James Howard and Edward
Tenney Bousfield, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference
being had to the Drawing hereunto annexed, and to the letters and
figures marked thereon (that is to say) :—
This Invention of "Improvements in Steam Cultivating Machinery,"
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page_text: Firstly. To improvements in the hauling apparatus of the engines
used in steam cultivation, and consists mainly in an improved mode
of adapting the hauling apparatus to the engine so that it may be
actuated by direct spur gearing from the fly wheel shaft and casily
detached therefrom when desired.
Our Invention relates, secondly, to the anchors used in connection
with the hauling ropes.
In the accompanying Drawings Fig. 1, Shect I., is a plan view;
Fig. 2, a side elevation; and Fig. 3 an end elevation of an engine with
the winding apparatus adapted thereto according to our improvements.
In carrying out this first part of our Invention instead of connecting
the hauling apparatus to the frame of the engine in the manner shewn and
described in the Specification of a Patent granted to us and dated January
Thirteenth, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, No. 178, we
mount the winding drums a, a, on a horizontal shaft 6 carried by a stout
angle iron frame c, c, c, which is connected to the rear of the engine. A
direct spur gear wheel or pinion d communicates motion from the fly
wheel shaft d¹ to the winding drums a, a, by means of suitable gear, as
shown in the Drawing, the hauling ropes a¹, a¹, passing under the engine
to guide pulleys a², a², as described in the Patent granted to us January
Thirteenth, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, No. 178, and
already referred to. In order that the winding drums a, a, with their
frame c, c, may be easily detachable from the engine we fit on each side
of the engine in the rear suitable staples or sockets e, c, and into these
staples or sockets the projecting ends of the windlass frame c take,
simple wedges for equivalent means being used to retain the frame c, c;
in position. In order to detach the frame c, c, of the hauling apparatus
from the engine we place a platform or frame (or it may be simply
planks) under the drums a, a, as a support therefor; we then withdraw
the retaining keys or wedges f and move forward the engine a short
distance so as to clear it of the windlass frame c, c, which will be left
behind on the platform.
Our Invention relates, secondly, to an improvement on the well known
disc anchorage used in connection with hauling ropes in steam cultivation.
Heretofore much time and labour have been required to take up the
anchors and to set them down for work; by our improvements these
drawbacks are overcome. Instead of lifting these anchors by jacks or

page_text: levers and putting travelling wheels on the axles of the cutting discs, as
is usually the case, we fit a separate cranked axle with travelling. wheels
at about the middle of the pulley frame, and by means of a worm and
segment rack or worm wheel or other suitable mechanism the cranked
axle of the travelling wheels which carry the frame is partially rotated in
its bearings. The discs are thereby raised clear of the ground, and the
weight of the anchor is balanced on the travelling wheels. This improve-
ment is shewn in Sheet II., in which Fig. 4 is a plan view, and Fig. 5 a
side elevation of our improved anchor arrangement. The travelling
wheels g, g, are mounted on cranks h¹ at the ends of the axle / which
turns in fixed bearings i, i, secured on the framing of the machine. The
anchor discs k, k, are mounted on axles k¹, k', at each end of the machine
in the usual manner. On one of the axletrees is mounted a chain
barrel round which is wound a chain, the outer end of which is attached
to the end of the lever m which is secured on to one of the cranks ¹ of
On the end of the chain barrel is mounted
a worm wheel n which is actuated by means of a worm on the lower end
of the vertical spindle o, which is provided at its upper end with a hand
wheel whereby it may be turned.
the travelling wheels g.
When the anchoring apparatus is brought to its position for work in
the field the cranked axle is lowered by turning the hand wheel of the
worm shaft o, thereby causing the barrel to rotate and unwind the chain.
The loosening of the chain allows the lever arm m to rise into the
position shewn at Fig. 6, thus causing the cranked axle h to turn
and allow the whole weight of the apparatus to be lowered upon the
cutting discs, which are then free to enter the ground as shewn in
Fig. 6. When it is desired to raise the discs / out of the ground
preparatory to removing the apparatus from the field, the attendant by
turning the hand wheel of the worm shaft o will actuate the worm
wheel n and wind up the chain on the barrel l, thereby pulling down the
lever arm m into the position shewn at Fig. 5; by so doing the cranks /¹
will be brought into a vertical position, and the whole frame of the
apparatus together with the disc wheels will be lifted up into the
position shewn in Fig. 5, so that the entire weight of the apparatus will
rest on the travelling wheels and may then be moved over the ground
with great facility.
Having now described our Invention of " Improvements in Steam

page_text: the same into effect, we claim as the Invention secured to us by Letters
Patent, as aforesaid,―
First. Mounting the winding or hauling drums of ploughing engines
in a frame at the rear of the engine in such a manner that they may be
actuated by direct spur gearing from the crank or fly wheel shaft, and
the frame secured or detached in the manner described.
Second. Mounting the anchoring apparatus on a central cranked axle
provided with running or travelling wheels so arranged that by turning
the cranked axle the entire apparatus may be lifted up from the ground,
as herein set forth.
In witness whercof, wc, the said James Howard and Edward
Tenney Bousfield, have hereunto set our hands and seals, the
Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
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JAMES HOWARD.
(L.S.)
EDWARD TENNEY BOUSFIELD. (L.S.)