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comprising a ground engaging drag member,
draft means connected to said drag mem-
ber for drawing and dumping said drag
member, and a platform projecting rear-
s wardly from the top of said drag member
and adapted, when weight is applied thereto,
to hold the bottom of said drag closely ad-
j acent the ground.
2. In a device of the character described
10 comprising a ground engaging drag mem-
ber, scraping means carried by said drag
member, draft means connected to the rear
of said drag member and extending over
the top of said member, a platform extend-
15 ing rearwardly from the drag member,
ground engaging wheels carried by the free
end of the platform, said platform being ar-
ranged, when weight is applied thereto, to
hold the drag member and scraping means
20 in engagement with the ground to regulate
the pitch of the drag member by resisting
the tendency of the draft means to swing
the top of the drag into engagement with
the ground.
25 3. In a device of the character described
comprising an elongated drag member hav-
ing a relatively wide top and bottom sur-
face, ground engaging scraping means car-
ried by the front edge of the drag member,
3o a platform extending rearwardly from thetop of said drag member, and draft means
connected to the rear edge of said drag
member adjacent its ends and the front por-
tion of the platform.
4. In a device of the character described 35
comprising an elongated drag member hav-
ing a relatively wide top and bottom sur-
face, scraping means carried by the front
edge of the drag member, a platform extend-
ing rearwardly from the intermediate top 40
portion of said drag, and draft means con-
]Iected to the rear edge of said drag member
adjacent its ends and the front portion of
the platform, said platform being arranged
to balance the draft of the draft means ac- 45
cording to the application of weight thereto.
5. In a device of the character described
comprising an elongated drag member hav-
ing a relatively wide top and bottom sur-
face, scraping means carried by the front 50
edge of the drag member, a platform ex-
tending rearwardly from the intermediate
top portion of said drag, and draft means
connected to the rear edge of said drag to
force the front edge thereof into engage- 55
rnent with the ground.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my
signature.
CHARLEY E. NELSON.0
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Nelson, Charley E. Drag, patent, May 11, 1920; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1256541/m1/3/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.