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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES ALLAN HAZLEWOOD, OF CLIFTON, TEXAS.
SU LKY-CULTIVATO R.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,583, dated July 24, 18t8.
Application filed April 16, 18P8. Serial No. X70,783. (No model.)
To all whom, it nmay concern: tongue is provided alongside the stud or ear
Be it known that I, JAMES ALLAN HAZLE- S with a vertical opening, U.
WOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing I V represents a beam, which is provided at
at Clifton, in the county of Bosque and State its rear end with a cross bar, W. X repre-
5 of Texas, have invented a new and useful Im- sents a pair of diagonally-arranged braces,
provement in Sulky-Cultivators, of which the which have their front ends bearing on oppo-
following is a specification. site sides of the beam and bolted thereto at a
MIy invention relates to an improvement in suitable distance from the rear end of the
sulky-cultivators for loosening the ground be- beam, and said diagonal braces are secured to
io fore planting the crop; and it consists in the the ends of the cross bar W by means of an-
peculiar construction and combination of de- gle irons Y, which are bolted to said braces
vices, that will be more fully set forth herein- and to the said cross-bars. The rear ends of
after, and particularly pointed out in the the braces project rearward beyond the cross-
claims. bar for a suitable distance, and are provided
15 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is with hinged rearward-extending links Z, and
a side elevation of a sulky-cultivator embody- said links are pivoted to a suitable portion of
ing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan the sulky-frame.
view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view. From the foregoing description it will be
A represents the tongue of the sulky -frame, understood that the front end of the beam is
20 B represents the axle, and C represents the adapted to be raised and lowered.
supporting wheel. From the upper side of A' represents a vertical rod, which has its
thle tongue, at a suitable distance from the rear lower end pivotally connected to the front
end thereof, projects a vertical standard, D, end of the beam V. The said rod extends up
having ears E at its upper end. through the opening U, and is provided near
25 F represents a curved arm, which projects its upper end with a vertical series of open-
from the upper side of the tongue at a suit- ings, B'. The front end of the lever I has a
able distance in rear of the standard D, and is pair of forward extending ears, and a bolt, C',
provided on its rear side with a series of is passed through the said ears and through
notches, G. A curved arm, H, connects the one of the openings B', and thereby serves to
30 upper ends of the arm F and standard D, and pivot the front end of the said lever to the rod
has its extremities bolted thereto, as shown. A' at any desired vertical adjustment on the
I represents a hand- lever, which is ful- latter.
crumed on the bolt that connects the arm HI D' represents a curved foot or standard,
to the standard D. On one side of the said which is bolted to the under side of the beam
35 hand-lever is a spring-actuated locking-bolt, V, and is adapted for the attachment of a fur-
K, which is guided in suitable keepers, L, and row-opening or cultivating plow, to be here-
is adapted to engage the notches G of the inafter described.
curved arm F. On the opposite side of lever The operation of my invention is as follows:
I, at the front end thereof, is a similar spring- When the front end of the beam is lowered so
4o actuated locking-bolt, I, which is guided in as to cause the shovel or plow to operate in the
suitable keepers, N. ground, the bolt K is engaged with one of the
O represents a lever, which is pivoted to the notches in the curved arm F, and the bolt M
lever I near the rear end thereof, and is con- is engaged with the shoulder of the ear or lug
nected to the bolts K M, respectively, by link- S, so as to lock the vertical rod A' firmly in
45 rods P R. position, and thereby support the beam at the
From the upper side of the tongue, at a correct inclination. The depth at which the
suitable distance in advance of standard D, plow or cultivator operates in the ground may
projects a vertical stud, S, which has a shoul- be regulated by adjusting the rod A' up or
der, T, projecting rearward from its upper down on the front end of the lever I. When
50 end and adapted to be engaged by the bolt M, it is desired to raise the plow from the ground
for the purpose to be hereinafter stated. The I to pass an obstruction, to enable the machine
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Hazlewood, James Allan. Sulky Cultivator., patent, July 24, 1888; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171804/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.