An Improved Plough.
Year: 1892

page_text: 'Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893'
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Plough.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Frederick William Wellhausen of Amite City in
the State of Louisiana United States of America Inventor) to be as follows:-
--
This my invention relates to an improved hand plough. The object of this
invention is to simplify and improve the construction of hand ploughs, increase
their strength and durability, to enable the parts to be readily separated and
assembled and to permit blades to be readily changed and to be easily adjusted as
to depth.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrange-
ment of parts hereinafter fully described.
The handles or push bars slightly converge towards their front end and have
journalled between the same a wheel and are connected by a front cross bar and
a rear cross bar.
The front cross bar is constructed of metal is provided at its ends with perforated
flanges through which pass screws or bolts, whereby it is secured to the handles
and it has a central socket in which is secured by a set screw a plough-standard.
The plough standard is constructed of metal and is curved and connected by
braces with the front ends of the handles and it is provided at its lower end with a
socket in which is secured a shank of a blade. By means of the socket through
the front cross-bar, the standard and the blade may be adjusted vertically to
regulate the depth of the plough, while the socket of the standard permits blades
to be readily removed and attached to the standard, to enable different kinds of
blades to be used. The shank of the blade is secured in the socket of the standard
by a set screw.
This plough is simple, inexpensive strong and durable, its parts may be quickly
assembled and separated, which is advantageous in packing and shipping, different
kinds of blades may be readily employed and it may be adjusted to regulate the
depth of its cut.
Dated this 27th day of February 1892.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Plough.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Sou of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
a .communication to me from Frederick William Wellhausen of Amite City in
the State of Louisiana in the United States of America Inventor, 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 improvements in hand ploughs.
The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve the construction
of hand-ploughs, increase their strength and durability, to enable their parts to be
readily separated and assembled, and to permit blades to be easily changed and to
be readily adjusted as to depth.

page_text: The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrange-
ment of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand-plough constructed in accordance with
this invention.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.
Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the cross bar.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, 11 designate handles or push-bars
slightly converging toward their front end and having journaled between the same
a wheel 2 and connected intermediate their ends by a front cross-bar 3 and a rear
cross-bar 4. The front cross-bar 3 is constructed of metal, is provided at its ends
with perforated flanges 5, through which pass screws or bolts, whereby it is secured
to the handles, and it has intermediate its ends a socket 6, in which is secured by
a set screw 8 a plough-standard 9. The plough-standard 9 is constructed of metal
and is curved and connected by braces 10, with the front ends of the handles, and
it is provided at its lower end with a socket 11, in which is secured a shank 12 of
a blade 13. By means of the socket 6 of the front cross-bar the standard and the
blade may be adjusted vertically to regulate the depth of the plough while the
socket of the standard permits blades to be readily removed and attached to
the standard to enable different kinds of blades to be used. The shank of the
blade is secured in the socket 11 of the standard by a set screw 14.
The plough is simple, inexpensive, strong, and durable, its parts may be quickly
assembled and separated, which is advantageous in packing and shipping, different
kinds of blades may be readily employed, and it may be adjusted to regulate the
depth of its cut.
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. In a plough, the combination of the handles, the wheel journaled between the
handles, the front cross-bar connecting the handles and provided at its ends with
flanges and having intermediate its ends a socket, a set-screw, the curved plough
standard arranged in said socket and engaged by the set-screw, the blade secured
to the lower end of the standard, and the braces connecting the standard and the
handle, substantially as described.
2. In a plough, the combination of the handles, the wheel journaled between
the handles, the front cross-bar connecting the handles and provided at its ends
with flanges secured to the same and having intermediate its ends a socket and a
set screw, the curved standard arranged in said socket and engaged by the set-screw
and provided at its lower end with with a socket and a set-screw, the blade provided
with a shank arranged in the socket of the standard, and the braces connecting
the standard and the handles, substantially as described.
Dated this 28th day of November 1892