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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM C. PITTS, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO WM. A. PITTS, OF
SAME PLACE.
IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2S,329, dated May 15, 1860.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. PITTS, of
thecity of Austin, county of Travis, in the State
of Texas, have invented a new and useful ma-
chine, the same being a turning-plow; and I
do hereby declare that the following is a full,
clear, and exact description of the construction
and operation of the same, reference being had
to the accompanying drawings, making a part
of this specification, in which-
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the
plow. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view
from the land side of the plow, the landside be-
ing removed. Fig. 3 represents the inside of
the mold-board. Fig. 4 represents a perspec-
tive view taken from the iear and under side
of the plow.
Similar letters of reference, where they occur
in the several figures, denote like parts of the
plow in all of them.
The nature of my invention consists in the
manner in which I have constructed and ar-
ranged the mold-board and stock, so that the
mold-board may be turned on the stock and
firmly held thereto by a single bolt and the
projection and recesses on the mold-board and
stock, as will be explained.
To enable others skilled in the art to make
and use my invention, I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the drawings.
A represents the beam, B the handles, and
C the standard or stock, of the plow, which
parts may beof wood, united or framed together
in any of the usual well-known ways.
D represents the mold-board, which has a
concave face, is of a trapezoidal form, and has
at two of its diagonal corners duck-billed points
a a, and on its back two spur points or pro-
jections, c c. The standard is cut away, so as
to leave a firm bearing for the mold-board, andhas also suitable recesses, e e, at opposite sides,
one below, the other above, to receive the points
c c. A single bolt, f, is then passed horizon-
tally or obliquely through the mold-board and
the standard, and by a nut on the opposite side
firmly (in conjunction with the spurs) holds the
two together. When one of the points a be-
comes worn the mold-board may be turned
around and the other one put in use, the spurs
also fitting into the recesses prepared for them.
E is the landside. It has a projecting piece
on its upper side, which, together with the
landside itself, is let into the stock or stand-
ard flush, and a bolt, i, passes through this
projecting piece and the standard, and by a
nut, n, on the other side firmly holds them to-
gether. The nut a may also take against the
upper spur c to aid in holding it as well as the
mold-board to the standard.
mn is a brace-rod extending through the beam
and the standard, inclining backward, so as to
brace the standard to the beam.
Having thus fully described the object and
construction of my plow, I would state that I
am aware that reversible mold-boards have
been used. This I do not claim irrespective of
my particular construction of plow; but
What I do claim as new, and desire to secure
by Letters Patent, is-
The construction and arrangement of the
mold-board and its points and spurs and the
standard with its concave bed and recesses for
the purpose of forming a strong connection be-
tween the two and so that the mold-board may
be turned or reversed thereon, as herein set
forth and explained.
W. C. PITTS.
Attest:
R. W. RYLANDER,
CHAS. CONEY.
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Pitts, William C. Improvement in Plows., patent, May 15, 1860; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165102/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.