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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
BARTLEY BROWN, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
PLOW-FRAME.1,018,094.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Feb. 20,1912.
Application filed August 10, 1911. Serial No. 643,330.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, BARTLEY BROWN, citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Fort
Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Plow-Frames, of
which the following is a specification.
This invention has relation to plow
frames, and has for its object to provide a
10 frame of special design and construction
to which may be attached plow bottoms or
cultivator beams, as desired.
With this object in view, the frame con-
sists of side portions connected together at
15 their tops and spaced from each other,
whereby a stalk passageway is provided be-
tween them. Each of the said side por-
tions is provided with vertically adjustable
bar meinbers which are mounted upon the
20 supporting wheels, the said wheels being
adapted to be positioned at either side of the
said bar members, whereby the wheels may
be outside of the side portions of the frame
or within the same, as desired. A tongue
25 is mounted upon the frame, and means is
provided for shifting the tongue laterally
while the frame is traveling or while it is
at rest.
For a full understanding of the invention,
30 reference is to be had to the following de-
scription and accompanying drawings, in
which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the plow
frame; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the
35 beam. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the
beam.
Corresponding and like parts are referred
to in the following description and indi-
cated in all the views of the accompanying
40 drawings by the same reference characters.
The frame consists of a forward cross bar
1 and a rear cross bar 2 which are connect-
ed together at their ends by 'side bars 3.
These bars are arranged in pairs the mem-
45 bers of which are spaced from each other.
Bars 4 depend from the ends of the bars 1,
2 and 3 and are also arranged in pairs the
members of which are spaced from each
other. The bars 4 constitute the corner bars
50 of the frame, and bars 5 are connected at
their forward ends with the forward corner
bars 4 and at their rear ends with the rear
corner bars 4. These bars are located under
the bars 3. Bars 6 depend from the inter-
55 mediate portions of the bars 1 and 2 and are
spaced from each other, whereby a stalkpassage is provided between the said bars
6 which are located at the opposite side por-
tions of the frame. Bars 7 are connected
at their forward ends with the forward bars 60
6 and- at their rear ends with the rear bars
6. Bars 8 are connected at their outer ends
with the lower ends of the corner bars 4
and at their inner ends with the lower ends
of the bars 6. Bars 9 are connected at their 65
outer ends with the corner bars 4 and at
their inner ends with the bars 6 at points
above the bars 8, the space between the bars
8 and 9 at the rear portion of the frame be-
ing greater than the space between the said 7o
bars and the forward portion of the said
frame. The bars hereinbefore described
may be held in proper relation by appropri-
ate or suitable brace rods.
Arms 10 are pivoted at their forward ends ms
between the members of the forward corner
bars 4 and extend rearwardly and have their
rear ends passing through the spaces be-
tween the members of the rear corner bars
4. The said arms 10 are adjustably con- 80
nected with the forward corner bars 4,
whereby their points of pivotal connection
may be raised or lowered, as desired.
Blocks 11 are adjustably mounted upon the
bars 10 and carry spindles 12 which may be 86
disposed at the inner or outer sides of the
said blocks, as desired. Supporting wheels
13 are journaled upon the spindles and when
the spindles are outwardly disposed, the said
wheels are beyond the outer sides of the 90
frame, but when the said spindles are in-
wardly disposed, the said wheels are po-
sitioned between the bars 5 and the lower-
most bars 7. Bars 14 are fixed at their
lower ends to the blocks 11 and at their 95
upper ends rest loosely between the mem-
bers of the side bars 3. The members of
the side bars 3 fit snugly against the oppo-
site sides of the bars 14, but the said bars
are free to move up or down between the 1c
members 3, but the members of the bars 3
are sufficiently close to the bars 14 to pre-
vent the same from twisting or turning in
a horizontal direction. Inasmuch as the
bars 14 are fixed at their lower ends to the 105
blocks 11 and the said blocks are slidably
mounted upon the arms 10, the bars 14 and
the blocks 11 will serve to prevent the in-
termediate portions of the arms 10 from
bowing inwardly or outwardly. 110
Blocks 15 are supported at the upper rear
corners of the frame and rods 16 pass
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Brown, Bartley. Plow Frame, patent, February 20, 1912; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508891/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.