Improvements in or relating to Horse Hoes and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
סע ענגען UMI
Improvements in or relating to Horse Hoes and the like.
1, WILLIAM WALKER of Beathwaite Green, Milnthorpe, Westmorland,
Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 horse hoes, stitch harrows or side hoes and the like and
consists chiefly in a novel arrangement of parts whereby two rows of furrows may
be operated upon at one and the same time, and the combination of the said parts
with the main frame and rollers of turnip drills so that the parts can be used for
their respective purposes.
And in order that my said invention shall be the more readily understood and.
carried into practical effect I have hereunto annexed two sheets of drawings and
will now proceed to describe the same with the assistance of the various figures.
and letters of reference marked thereon.
These
In performing my invention I employ a frame (A) for carrying the horse-
shafts (B) and road wheels (C) and upon the axle (D) I mount a pair of hollow
cast iron drums or rollers (D¹) and (D'). These said drums being curved to roll
upon the rows serve to guide the frames (E) which carry the stitch hoe blades (F), (F).
and the side hoe blades (G), (G) one of which frames is shewn in Fig. 3.
said frames are (by preference) made of wood and are provided with guide
handles (E) and forked extremities (E') for the purpose of attaching the same to.
the axle (D) by means of the pin (E³). The drums or roller (D') and (D') are
capable of sliding laterally along the axle (D) according to the varying widths of
rows and furrows and carry with them the frames (E). The stitch hoe blades (F).
are secured to the frames by set screws (F) screwing into slots (F) and the blades.
are capable of adjustment vertically and are held secure in the wrought iron.
guides (F) (see detail view Fig. 4).
The side hoe blades (G) (see inverted detail plan view Fig. 5) are capable of
angular adjustment and are provided at one extremity with a pin (G¹) attached to
the said blades by staples (G'). These pins pass through slots (I) formed in the
frame (E) and are screw threaded and provided with wing nuts (G³) and serrated
washers (G) thus taking into serrations formed in the metal plates (H) secured to
the upper and under sides of the frame (E).
The other extremity of the said side hoe blades are provided with lugs (K) and
are attached to the frame by means of screwed adjustment hooks and nuts (M) and
lugs (N) as illustrated.
The action of these several adjustments will be readily understood from reference.
to the drawings.
When travelling along the road or when turning the frames (E) may be raised
and hitched to the hooks (O) provided for that purpose and the blades (E) and (G).
will then be out of contact with the ground. The special feature of my invention
therefore is the frame (E) attached to the shaft of the curved rollers so that such
frames and the hoes depending therefrom are automatically guided and operate
upon two furrows at one and the same time, so saving a considerable amount of
time in the hoeing operation.
I am aware that a pair of hollow and curved rollers have been used in turnip
drills and I therefore make no claim to the curved rollers except in combination
with the double hoeing attachments. It will be obvious that these hoeing
attachments may be applied to any turnip drill in which the drills can be removed,
and that new machines may be so constructed that the main frame shafts and

page_text: rollers may be used to serve the alternate purposes of a turnip drill and a double
horse hoe by simply removing the drills and adding my trailing attachments.
Having thus 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.
1st. In horse hoes, stitch barrows or side hoes the use. and employment of the
hollow or curved rollers (D¹) (D³) guiding the frames (E) carrying the hoes (F), (G)
all mounted and operating substantially as described and illustrated on the accom-
panying drawing.
2nd. The frames (E) carrying hoes as described and provided with forked or
other attachments (E) for connecting to the shaft (D) of a turnip drill
substantially as and for the purposes described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 25th d... A 2004
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.