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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
BLANTON E BLOUNT AND I3ENJAMEN R. GUICE, OF GRAPELAND, TEXAS.
HARROW.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,56, dated September 26, 1899.
Application filed June 2, 1899. Serial No, 719,092. (N6 model)
TO all WlboI)U / /n ay ('oJbceri its rear end and adapted at its forward end
Be it known that we, BLANTON E. BLOUNT for the attachment of a draft-animal. At one
andBENJAENR.GuICE,citizensoftheUnited side of the beam 5 is an element comprising 55
States, residing at Grapeland, in the county parallel bars 7 and 8, the inner ends of which
5 of Houston and State of Texas, have invent- are pivotally connected, preferably, with the
ed a new and useful Harrow, of which the fol- under side of the beam and in such a manner
lowing is a specification. that they may have a pivotal movement with
This invention relates to harrows, and has respect to the beam. Pivotally connected at 6o
for its object to provide an implement which their ends with the beam 7 is a series of bar-
10 may be readily adjusted to adapt it to the row-teeth9,having theirrearendsbentdown-
usual harrowing operation or for raking in wardly in the usual manner and formed of
either of two distinct positions. spring-steel or other suitable material. The
The implement consists of a beam to which horizontal poitions of the teeth 9 lying be- 65
are pivotally connected two elements, which tween the bars 7 and 8 serve to maintain par-
15 comprise two parallel bars having harrow- allel alinement of said bars at all points of
teeth secured thereto and projected down- their pivotal adjustment. The pivots 10 and
wardly therefrom. The ends of one pair of 11 of the tooth 9, in the form of bolts, are ex-
bars project beyond the beam and are perfo- tended upwardly above the bars 7 and 8 for 70
rated to receive pins upon the bars of the other a purpose which will be presently explained.
20 element to hold the respective bars of the two Passed downwardly through the beam 5 and
elements in alinement when the implement is forwardly of the pivotal connections of the
in one position and adapt it for raking. In bars 7 and S therewith is a pin 12, projecting
order to hold the elements rigidly in their ad- below the lower face of the beam and adapt- 75
ousted positions, brace-bars are pivotally con- ed to enter a perforation 13 in the brace-bar
25 nected with the outer ends of the bars, said 14, whose opposite end is pivotally connected
brace-bars being perforated at their opposite with the outer extremity of the bar 7 through
ends to receive pins cairied by the beam. By the medium of the bolt 10, which forms the
disengaging the several pins from theengaged pivotal connection of the outermost tooth 9 8o
parts the elements may be adjusted to the va- therewith. Thus when the brace-bar 14 is in
30 iious positions of which the implement is ca- engagement with the pin 12 it will hold the
pable. bars 7 and 8 against pivotal movement
In the drawings forming a portion of this On the opposite side of the beam 5 is ar-
specification and in which like numerals of ranged a second element comprising bars 20 85
reference indicate similar parts in the several and 21, whose inner ends project beyond the
5 views, Figure 1is a plan view of my harrow, beam and are perforated, as shown at 22.
showing the elements thereof adjusted for the In the rear of the perforations are formed
harrowing operation. Fig. 2 is a view similar additional perforations through the medium
to Fig 1 and showing one of the elements ad- I of which the bars are pivotally connected 90
justed to cause its bars to aline with the re- with the under side of the beam, the connec-
40 spective bars of the other element to form a tion 20' of the bar 20 being common to the
rake and a construction that will discharge bar 7 in the opposite element, while the con-
the material raked at one side. Fig. 3 is a nection.of the bar 21 with the beam 5 is in
similar view showing the elements adjusted common with the connection 21' of the bar 8 95
into a position opposite from that shown in with said beam, the positions of the' perfora-
45 Fig. I and forming a drag-rake of the form tions 22 being such that when the bar 20 is in
that will retain the material raked thereby. alinement with the bar 7 and bar 21 1s in
Fig. 4 shows the adjustment of the implement alinement with the bar 8, as shown in Fig. 2
to cause the elements thereof to extend at op- of the drawings, said pei orations 22 will re- too
posite sides of and at right angles with the ceive the innermost bolts 10 and 11 to hold
5o beam. the respective bars rigidly in alinement, the
Referring now to the drawings, our inven- bolts being removed for this purpose.
t ion consists of a beam 5, having handles 0 at The bars 20 and 21 are disposed parallel,
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Blount, Blanton E. & Guice, Benjamen R. Harrow., patent, September 26, 1899; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512858/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.