A Combined Hoe, Rake, and Roller Machine for Weeding, Raking, and Rolling Gravel Walks or Drives.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 12th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Hoe, Rake, and Roller Machine for Weeding, Raking,
and Rolling Gravel Walks or Drives.
I, ADELAIDE CATHRINE HALL known as LADY HALL of Dunglass, in the
County of Haddington, Scotland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a combined hoe, rake, and roller machine for weeding,
raking and rolling gravel walks or drives. The machine may be driven by a pony.
It may consist of an iron frame with shafts for the pony, and with side standards
carrying hearings for a pair of carrying wheels. Pivotted upon the axle of the
wheels at each end of the axle, or mounted in any other convenient way, is a lever
or arm. Between the two arms at the lower ends thereof is carried a bar having
teeth, or a sharp edge, constituting the hoe. The hoe, and the side arms may be
forged in one. Above the axle, or arranged in any other convenient way, is a
handle or lever to adjust the hoe relatively with the ground. The lever and the
side arms may be formed as a bell crank and the hoe may be set to any required
position by adjusting holes and pins. The rake may be mounted in a somewhat
similar manner, behind the machine; the rake being preferably set at an angle.
The rake may rest upon the ground with its own weight. It inay be connected to
the machine by means of side rods or arms, and it may be fixed out of action by
raising it and hooking the longer connecting rod on to any convenient part of the
rear of the machine, that is to say that rod which is connected to the furthest end
of the angularly set rake.
To apply the roller, the hereinbefore referred to carrying wheels are removed
and a roller substituted, the hoe and the rake being also taken off or raised out of
action. The hoe and rake may be mounted and thrown into and out of action in
many different ways. Also I may use the hoe, rake and roller at the same time,
or 1 may use the one part of the machine without the other. The machine can
also be worked by manual labour by lightening it and reducing the size of the
roller.
000
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioner's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Hoe, Rake, and Roller Machine for Weeding, Raking,.
and Rolling Gravel Walks or Drives.
I, ADELAIDE CATHRINE HALL known as LADY HALL of Dunglass, in the
County of Haddington, Scotland, 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 combined hoe, rake and roller machine for weeding,
raking and rolling gravel walks or drives.

page_text: In carrying out my invention as shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawings which illustrates a machine to be driven by a pony, I employ a frame A
of iron or other suitable metal having shafts a for the pony and having side
standards B carrying bearings for a pair of carrying wheels."
Pivotted upon the axle of the wheels at each end of the axle, or mounted in any
other convenient way, is a lever or arm C. Between these two arms at the lower
ends thereof is carried a bar D having teeth, or a sharp edge, constituting the hoe.
The hoe and the side arms may be forged in one. Above the axle, or arranged in
any other convenient way is a handle or lever E to adjust the hoe relatively with
the ground. The lever and the side arms may be formed as a bell crank and the
hoe may be set to any required position by adjusting holes and pins.
The rake F may be mounted in a somewhat similar manner behind the machine ;
the rake being preferably set at an angle. The rake may rest upon the ground
by its own weight and be connected to the machine by means of side rods or
arms f,f the arm being hooked to the machine at when the rake is not
required.
To apply the roller, the hereinbefore referred to carrying wheels are removed
and a roller substituted, the hoe and the rake being also taken off or raised out of
action.
The hoe, rake and roller may however all be used at the same time or the one
may be used without the other.
The machine can also be worked by manual labour as shewn in Figures 2 and 3,
by lightening it and reducing the size of the roller. In this case however the
front of the machine is provided with a pair of wheels G mounted upon adjustable
bearings for adjusting the hoe relatively with the ground the hoe itself being also
adjustably mounted to the frame.
The rake and roller are mounted similarly to the pony machine.
Figure 2 shews the machine with the hoe and rake but without the roller,
Figure 3 shews the machine with the roller and hoe but without the rake, the hoe
blade being raised to clear the ground.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what mauner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A combined hoe, rake and roller machine for weeding, raking and rolling gravel
walks or drives, substantially as herein before described and shewn in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of November 1806
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.