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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
FLETCHER SMITH, OF MERTENS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO
JOE VANE SMITH, OF MERTENS, TEXAS.
PLOW ATTACHMENT.No. 820,147.
To all whom it ima, concern:a
Be it known that I, FLETCHER SMITH, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Mertens,
in the county of Hill and State of Texas, have
5 invented new and useful Improvements in
Plow Attachments, of which the following is
a specification.
This inventionrelates to plow attachments,
and particularly to that class adapted for
a converting walking - plows into riding or
sulky plows.
One of the objects of the invention is the
provision of means for the attachment of
walking-plows, planters, and, other cultivat-
[5 ing implements to a carriage.
Another object of the invention is the pro-
vision of means for various adjustments of
the plow when connected to the carriage.
With these and other objects in view my
20 invention consists in the construction, com-
bination, and arrangement of parts, as here-
inafter described, and the preferred embodi-
ment of the invention illustrated in the ac-
companying drawings. However, I desire it
25 to be understood that I may make such
changes, variations, and modifications as
come properly within the scope of the claims
hereunto appended.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in per-
30 spective looking toward the rear. Fig. 2 is a
similar view looking toward the front with
one of the axles and wheels removed and a
cripple-wheel attachment substituted there-
for. Fig. 3 is a detail view, on an enlarged
35 scale, of the sliding block.
Reference being had to the accompanying
drawings, wherein like characters of refer-
ence indicate corresponding parts through-
out the several views, the numeral 2 indicates
40 the frame of the carriage, which includes sec-
tions 3 and 4 vertically arranged and held
separated a distance from one another by
parallel bars 5 and 6, connected by bolts 7 at
opposite sides thereof. Above the sections 3
45 and 4 and connected thereto by fastenings 8
is an inverted-U-shaped frame 9, having a
slidable block 10 mounted thereon, the latter
provided with a groove 11, corresponding to
the shape of the said U-shaped frame 9 and
5o held in position thereon by tie-plates 12, se-
cured to the block 10 with bolt-fastenings
13. Said block 10 is provided with an open-
ing 14 to receive a rod 15, the latter having
its lower end connected to a block 16, whichPatented. May 8, 1906.
is secured by fastenings 17 to a couplincr de- 55
vice composed of spaced sections 18 and 19,
the same extending downwardly between
the parallel bars 5 and 6 and the ends thereof ..
detachably connected by plates 20 to the
beam of a plow 21 of the ordinary walking 6o
type. Interposed between the sections 18
and 19 is a frictional wheel 22, mounted on a
detachable pin 23, the latter mounted in
openings 24 in the parallel bars 5 and 6, so as
to allow lateral shifting of the said sections 65
18 and 19 and to form a guide therefor when
the same are vertically adjusted.
To one side of the U-shaped frame 9 is a
segment 25, having a series of notches 26,
which are engaged by a lever 27, pivotally 70
connected to said segment 25. Said lever
27 is connected by a link 28 to the slidable
block 10, so as to move the same on the U-
shaped frame 9 to cause the shifting of the
sections 18 and 19 on the frictional wheel 22 75
and to move the beam of the plow 21 in a lat-
eral direction when desired. At the opposite
side of the U-shaped frame 9 is a toothed seg-
ment 29, the latter being engaged by a lever
30, having a catch device 31, adapted to lock 8o
the same in an adjusted position on the said
segment. Said lever 30 is pivoted at 32 to
said frame 9, and the lower end is connected to
a plurality of pivotally-connected levers 33,
3.4, and 35, the latter pivoted at 36 to said 85
frame 9.
Secured between the plates 20 by a pin 37
is a link member 38, which is connected to
the lever 34 by a pin 39, passing through
openings 40 in said link member 38, and to 90
raise or lower, the beam of the plow 21 it is
necessary to release the catch 31 on the lever
30 from the tooth-segment 29 and by moving .
the same, which will impart motion to said
pivotal levers 33, 34, and 35, and through the 95
medium thereof and the link connection 38
causes the said beam of the plow 21 to be
either raised or lowered to any desired. posi-
tion.
Each of said sections 3 and 4 is provided zoo
with sockets 41 for receiving detachable
axles 42 and 43, which are secured thereon by
set-screws 44, and on said axles 42 and 43 are
wheels 45. The latter are capable of being
adjusted on said axles 42 and 43 and are 105
held in position thereon by collars 46, pro-
vided with set-screws 47. Said section 3 is
provided with an extension 48 at one sideSpecification of Letters Patent.
Application filed April 29, 1905. Serial No. 258,024,
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Smith, Fletcher & Smith, Joe Vane. Plow Attatchment, patent, April 29, 1905; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512159/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.