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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
TEDOI T. MILLER, OF HICO, TEXAS.
SULKY-PLOW.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,953, dated July 28, 1885.
Application filed February 28, 1885. (No model.)To all wzvom it may concern:
Be it known that I, TEDOR T. MILLER, a
citizen of the United States, residing at Hico,
in the county of Hamilton and State of Texas,
5 have invented a new and useful Improvement
in Sulky-Plows, of which the following is a
specification, reference being had to the ac-
companying drawings.
My invention relates to an improvement in
io sulky-plows; and it consists in the peculiar
construction and combination of devices that
will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and
particularly pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is
15 a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a
top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front
elevation. Fig. 4 is a detailed view.
A represents a bent axle, which has the
horizontal spindles a for the supporting-
20 wheels, the vertical curved portion a', the
upper horizontal portion, a', and the inclined
portion, a3. A driver's seat, B, is secured on
one side of the horizontal portion a, and also
secured to said portion by means of a yoke-
25 clamp, b, is a draft-bar, C, which is adapted
to be laterally adjusted on the horizontal por-
tion of the bent axle. To the rear end of the
draft-bar is secured, on its inner side, a bracket,
C', in which is pivoted the upper vertical end
30 of a bent rod, D, the lower end of which is
bent out horizontally and forms a bearing for
the trail-wheel E. The tongue F is bolted to
the front end of the draft-bar on the outer
side of said bar, and to the under side of said
35 draft-bar, at its front end, is secured a bent
angle-bracket, G, the horizontal portion g of
which is slotted, and through this slot is
passed the bolt C', which secures the draft-bar
to the bracket. By means of the slot the
40 draft-bar is permitted lateral adjustment with
reference to the bracket. Brace-rods H secure
the bracket G to the bent axle.
To the vertical depending portion g' of the
bracket G is pivoted the front end of the plow-
45 beam I, as at i. A keeper, K, is secured to
the inner side of the plow-beam, and embraces
the vertical curved portion of the bent axle,
and thereby secures the plow-beam to the
vertical curved portion of the axle and per-
50 mits it to be raised or lowered. A rack-bar,
k, is secured on the keeper, and to the bent
pxle is secured a standard, L, as at 1, in theupper end of which standard is journaled a
chain-wheel, M, with which is formed or to
which is secured a pinion, m, that meshes 55
with the rack k. A standard, N, is fulernmed
to the rear end of the plow-beam, as at n. A
plow, 0, of suitable construction, is secured
to the lower end of the standard, and the said
standard is provided with a forwardly-extend- 6o
ing arm, n', which is provided at its extremity
with a series of openings, n'. Abolt, P, passes
through one of these openings and through
the beam, and thus secures the end of the arm
thereto. Byplacing the securing-boltin either 65
of the series of openings the plow can be ad-
justed with respect to the beam so as to be
caused to enter the ground at any requisite
angle. 'A brace-rod, p, connects the standard
L with the rear end of the draft-bar. From 70
one side of the horizontal portion of the bent
axle extends a vertical standard, R, to the
upper end of which, on one side, is journaled
a chain-wheel, r, to which is secured a crank,
r'. An endless chain, S, connects the wheels 75
r and 31. By turning the crank r' the plow
may be raised or lowered, as will be very
readily understood. A pawl, S', having a
handle, 5', is pivoted to the standard R below
the wheel r, and on one side of the draft-bar 80o
is secured a foot-rest, t. A clevis, V, is se-
cured to the front end of the plow-beam, to
which to secure the draft-animals.
Two or more horses may be hitched to this
plow. 85
By reference to the drawings it will be seen
that neither of the supporting-wheels is re-
quired to run in the furrow, but all of them
are on the unplowed ground, which thereby
renders the draft of the plow very light, avoids 90o
chafing and fretting the team, and is pleasant
and easy to the driver. The draft is applied
directly to the plow-beam, and, if preferred,
the tongue may be dispensed with. The trail-
wheel supports the rear end of the draft-bar 95
and keeps it level, and steadies the action of
the plow when in operation. When the plow
is raised from the ground and not at work, its
weight is borne by the trail-wheel, and the
plow can be readily transported from point Ioo
to point.
A sulky-plow thus constructed is simple,
light, and cheap, is thoroughly efficient, and
very easily managed.
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Miller, Tedor T. Sulky Plow., patent, July 28, 1885; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171034/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.