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UNITED~. STATESPATENT OFFICE.
JOHN WILLIAM LOVE, OF TRUhIY, TEXAS.
STEERING DEVICE FOR WKEELEO VEHICLES.
2 o. 841,991. .Speciication of LettersPaten Patefed 7aa. 22907.
1.04:0.4 August 0, 5.19050. Be"WNo. 27296L,
To all whorm it nay 6o&e;,. forn pa of the cultivator plowor the like
Be it known that I, Jouw WzuruIxLo in'connection with which my improvements
a citizen of the United Statesad aresidendt are::.tobe employed butwhich:ispreferably
of Truby,.in-the couigty of Jones andState of constructed independentyso as to be read- 6o
5 Texas, have invented' hew and Impro ed ily attached to .the vehicle inany desired
Steering' Devices for' Wheeled Vehicles, of manner for enabling the performance of the
which the following is a full, clear, and exact ctins of the steering devices to be prop-
description. ..erT carried out.
This invention-relates to wheeled vehicles; Iv:improved steering. devices comprise 55
io and it consists, substantially, in the details of special means directly associated with the
construction and combinations of parts more tongue of 'the "vehicle by which the proper
particularly described hereinafter-and point- steering of the wheels of the truck may be ac-
ed out in the claims. complished in either direction and also other -
The invention has reference more espe- special means directly associated with part of 70
5 cially to steering devices for wheeled vehicles,' the special means first referred to for effect-
such as cultivators, planters, sulky-plows, ing the .same results. The said -last-named
grain-drills, and the like; and one of the prin- special means are .adapted to be'operated
cipal objects thereof is to overcome numerous either by the hand or foot of the operative in
disadvantages, and objections frequently en- charge of the, vehicle or cultivating opera- 75
20 countered' in the ,use of other contrivances tions in the field, and while I have herein rep-
orstructures hitherto devised for similar pur- resented my improvements in a certain pre-
poses. - ferred embodiment it will be understood, of
A further object is to provide devices for course, that. I am'-not limited thereto.in pre-
enabling:the wheels of a vehicle of any of the cise detail, since immaterial changes therein 8o
25 types referred to to be readily shifted in either may be resorted to .coming within the scope
direction in conformity with varying require- of my invention.
ments of use of the vehicle in the field-as, for . The two sets of devices hereinabove re-
instance, 'when effecting either long or short ferred to in a general way are adapted for co-
turnings thereof, either at the end of a row operation with each other and are also capa- 85.
30 or when turning the vehicle to effectively ble of independent operation. accordingly'as
operate the same in its return over the field. may be desired in use, as will hereinafter
A still further object is to provide devices be more particularly explained. In other
of this kind which 'are simple in their embodi- words, the devices having direct association
ment and comparatively inexpensive to with the tongue of the vehicle may under. 90
35 manufacture and which are effective and re- some circumstances be amply sufficient. to ef-
liable in use, besides possessing the capacity feet the necessary shifting or turning of the
for long and repeated service. vehicle, whereas, contrarily, the devices to.
The above and additional objects are at- be operated either by the hand or thefoot of
tained by means substantially such as are the operative may also in themseles be suf- 95
do illustrated in '.the accompanying drawings, ficient for the purpose of steering the vehicle
orming a part of this specification,. in which under some circumstances. On- the other. .
similar characters of reference indicate corre- hand, there are certain conditions under
sponding parts in all the views. which the cultivator, planter, plow, or the .
Figure 1 is a top plan view of -steering de- like may be operated, which for the purpose. oo
45 vices, for. vehicles embodying my improve- of more quickly and effectually swinging or
ments. Fig, 2- is a similar view with parts turning -the same may render it. desirable
broken away and. illustrating .the manner in that both sets of the devices referred to be
which the devices are operated for effecting a employed cooperatively. Hence my inven-
shifting.or turning of the wheels of a vehicle. tion will be understood to comprehend the i05
5o Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation, and Fig. 4'is a combination of the two sets of.said devices as
longitudinal sectionalview on the line 4 4 of well as' either of theri separately.
Fig.,1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the seat. Reference being had to the drawings by
Before proceeding with a more detailed de- the designating characters thereon, 1 repre-
scription it may be stated' that in the forni of .sents an axle, preferably in the form of a flat a e
55 my improvements herein shown I employ a piece of metal-of suitable length and other.
truck of ordinary construction, which may dimensions and secured to the ends of which
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Love, John William. Steering Device for Wheeled Vehicles, patent, January 22, 1907; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510053/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.