Improvement in Plows. Page: 2 of 2
[1], [1] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.View a full description of this patent.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
THOMAS CANTY, OF KAUFMAN, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,026, dated December 22, 1874; application filed
August 10, 1874.To all wlhom it may concern:
Be it known that I, TioIAs CANTY, of
Kaufman, in the county of Kauinman and State
of Texas, have invented a new and useful Im-
provement in Skeleton Tillage-Plow, of which
the following is a specification:
Figures I and 2 are opposite side views, and
Fig. 3 a bottom-plan view, of the plow.
The invention relates to the construction
and arrangement of the land-side, share, mold-
board, and brace, as hereinafter described.
The handle M and vertical standard B are
bolted to the laud-side C, and secured to the
beam A in the usual manner. The share E
and bar D are welded to the forward end of
the land-side C, and said bar extends back-
ward and upward to support the part F of the
mold-board, and is bolted to tile standard B.
Several deep notches or open slots are cut itn
the upper edge of the share E, and to tongues
or projecting parts thus formed the curved
parallel and flat strips or plates F G H are
attached by bolts or rivets. Thus said plates
form continuations of the share E, over which
the soil glides with a minimum amount of
friction.
The result is practically the same, in respect
to a smooth and flat continuous surface, as if
the share and mold-board were cast solid to-
gether, while the weight of the parts and their
cost are greatly reduced.
The means of supporting the rear ends of
the strips I' G H is a brace having arms I, N,
and J. The T-shaped head of the same is
bolted to the standard B, and the arm J to the
lower end of the handle K. The latter is thus
supported or held in position by such arm J
and the round L, which connects it with theother handle, Mf. The arm I extends laterally
to meet the strip H, to which its end is bolted.
The bent arm N extends up from the arm I,
to support the strip G. Thus all the mold-
board strips are supported and held rigidly in
position, so as to resist the lateral and down-
ward pressure to which they are subject in the
process of plowing.
The combination is such as to form a plow
capable of being economically manufactured,
and having a very light draft, yet strong and
durable, and efficient in operation as the or-
dinary plow with solid mold-board. It has
advantage over other skeleton mold-board
plows in several particulars, among others
this, that the share and mold-board divide anti
pass under and turn or Ilay" the soil with
less friction.
While not, therefore, claiming a plow hav-
ing a skeleton mold-board,
I do claim-
1. The share E, having the continuous cut-
ting-edge and notched upper edge, the flat
mold-board strips F G HI, and branched T-
headed brace I J N, combined and arranged
as shown and described, for the purpose speci-
fled.
2. The land-side C, share E, and brace D,
welded together, as shown and described.
3. The brace ID, welded to the land-side C,
bolted to the standard B, and arranged to sup-
port the strip F of the mold-board, as set
forth.
THOMAS CANTY.
Witnesses:
JAMES BROWN,
C. H. I3ENNETT.
Search Inside
This patent can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Patent.
Canty, Thomas. Improvement in Plows., patent, December 22, 1874; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167022/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.