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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
ALSON Q. PLUMMER, OF MORAN, TEXAS.
RIDING-FRAME FOR IMPLEMENTS.No. 808,574.
To al whom t, ayc concern:
Be it known that I, ALSON Q. PLUMMER, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Moran, in the county of Shackelford and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
ful Improvements in Riding-Frames for Im-
plements, of which the following is a specifi-
cation.
This invention embodies a novel form of
io riding-frame for agricultural implements,
and an essential feature of the invention is
comprised in the general simplicity of con-
struction of the frame, the special means em-
ployed for adjusting the parts of the frame
15 to adapt the same for different conditions of
service, and the general advantageous ar-
rangement of parts secured.
For a full description of the invention and
the. merits thereof and also to acquire a
20 knowledge of the details of construction of
the means for effecting the result reference
is to be had to the following description and
accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a
25 frame embodying a construction comprising
the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation.
Fig. 3 is a top plan view, the front portion of
the riding-frame being broken away.
Corresponding and like parts are referred
30 to in the following description and indicated
in all the views of the drawings by the same
reference characters.
Specifically describing the invention and
the detail parts thereof, it is designed that
35 the supporting4rame shall be of a construc-
tion admitting of the attachment thereto of
a suitable hopper and dropping means con-
nected therewith in order that a planter may
be constructed. Further, the invention aims
40 to adapt the frame for the attachment of a
plow or sweep thereto in order that the sup-
porting-frame may be converted into a plow
or similar implement.
The numeral 1 denotes the mainframe, the
45 same being comprised of suitable longitudi-
nal side bars 1a and transverse end bars 1b.
Near the rear end portion of the frame 1
journal members 2 are attached to the side.
bars 1 a thereof, having bearings in which an
5o axle 3 is mounted. The axle 3 is supported by
the usual ground-wheels 4. The front end bar
1b of the frame 1 aforesaid is pivoted to a
tongue 5, as shown at 6, and brace means are
utilized to afford a connection between the
55 tongue and the frame 1 independently of the
connection shown at 6, above mentioned.Patented Dec. 26, 1905.
For this purpose spaced brace-rods 7 are
used, said rods being secured at their front
ends to the tongue 5 at a point somewhat in
advance of the point of connection 6 of the 6o
frame therewith. The rear end portions of
the brace-rods 7 are brought together, as
shown at 8, and joined by means of a link
connection 9 with a lever 10, pivotally
mounted at the rear portion of the frame 1. 65
The lever 10 is pivoted at its lower end to a
seat-post 11, the lower end of which is piv-
oted to the rear end bar 1b of the frame 1.
The seat-post 11 is attached at its upper end
to a suitable seat 12, upon which the oper- 70
ator may sit, and diverging braces 13 con-
nect the seat-post with the side bars 1 a of the
frame 1. The lower ends of the braces 13
have a plurality of openings whereby the
same may be adjustabl connected to the 75
frame 1 to admit of varying the position of
the seat in order to balance the implement-
frame and the parts supported thereby as
nearly as practicable. A toothed segment 14
is attached to the post 11 and is adapted to 8c
be engaged by a latch 15, operated by a
suitable handpiece 16 on the lever 10, and
said lever 10 may thus be held at a predeter-
mined point of adjustment in order to posi-
tively position the tongue 5 at an asesr- 8L
tamed adjustment relative to the frame 1.
Projecting downwardlyfrom the rear end por-
tion of the tongue 5 is the standard 17, at the
lower end of which is mounted a foot-piece
18, to which may be attached a plow 18 or 9c
the like, said foot-piece being adapted for
adjustment in order to vary the inclination
thereof as desired. The standard 17 is
braced by means of upwardly- extending
braces 19, the rear end portions of which are 95
attached to the side bars 1 a of the frame 1,
the front or lower ends of the braces 19 be-
ing directly secured to a member 24. A
draft-arm 20 projects forwardly from the
standard 17 and is preferably connected zo
therewith, said draft-arm being spaced from
the tongue 5 and located just beneath the
same. A suitable doubletree may be at-
tached to the arm 20 and is shown at 21.
The detail advantages of the structure as 105
above set forth will be obvious and need.not,
therefore, be described.
When the riding-frame is used forming the
framework of the planter, the seedbox or
hopper 22 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1) 1
will be carried by supporting-bars 23, the
front end portions of which will be connect-Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed August 22,1905. Serial No. 275,270.
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Plummer, Alson Q. Riding-Frame for Implements., patent, December 26, 1905; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514423/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.