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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
BERT C. LUCKEY, OF LIBERTY, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-TWENTIET&I TO PAUL F.
SCHWANDT, OF LIBERTY, TEXAS.
CULTIVATOR.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Feb. 1, 1916.
Application filed August 2, 1913. Serial No. 782;684.
To al whom it mray concern:
Be it known that I, Be'rr C. LucKEY, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Liberty, in the county of Liberty and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Cultivators, of
which the following is a specification, refer-
ence being had to the accompanying draw-
ings.
10 This invention relates to new and useful
improvements in cultivating devices, and
more particularly to a device known as a
weeder, and the primary object of the inven-
tion is to provide a labor-saving device of
15 this character for removing weeds, grass and
the like from truck and farm lands.
Another object of this invention is to pro-
vide a device which, after engagement there-
of with the ground, will leave the latter in
20 a smooth condition, and which will thor-
oughly clean the ground, removing weeds
and the like immediately adjacent the
plants, without injuring the latter.
Still another object of the invention re-
25 sides in providing a device which is simple
and durable in construction, inexpensive to
manufacture, and one which will be very
efficient and useful in operation.
With these and other objects in view, the
30 invention consists in the novel features of
construction, combination and arrangement
of parts as will be hereinafter referred to
and more particularly pointed out in the
specification and claim.
35 In the accompanying drawing forming a
part of this application, Figure 1 is a per-
spective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a
fragmentary vertical section therethrough;
and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view
40 of the stock. with the blade removed.
In describing my invention, I shall refer
to the drawing in which similar reference
characters designate corresponding parts
throughout the several views and in which-
45 1 indicates a beam, such as is used on a
plow or the like, to the rear end of which is
secured a pair of upwardly diverging arms
2, the free ends of the latter being designed
to form handles 3. These arms are rein-
50 forced against spreading by a brace rod 4,
adjacent the handle portions of the same,
and said arms continue below the beam 1 in
parallel relation to one another to form the
extensions or stock 5. These extensions are
55 connected with the beam by means of abracing arm 6, and said extensions, or what
I have termed a stock, is inclined forwardly
or disposed at an acute angle with respect
to the beam 1. Secured to the lower end of
the stock 5 by means of bolts 7, is the shank GO
8 of a blade 9, the latter being of elongated
type and disposed at an obtuse angle with
respect to the shank. This blade may be of
any desired length, according to the use to
which the same is put, and is beveled to 65
provide a sharp forward cutting edge 10.
Blocks 11 and 12 are also secured to the
lower portion of the stock 5 to brace the
stock, and by reason of their spaced relation
form a channel for the passage of the bolts 70
7, by which the blade is secured in position,
and as the lower bolt is in contact with the
upper face of the lower block, and the upper
bolt is in contact with the lower face of the
upper block it will be obvious that it is im- 75
possible for the blade to move vertically
upon the stock. Any form of draft securing
appliance 13, may be attached to the front
end of the beam.
This device may be driven over farms or 80
truck lands to remove the weeds, grass and
the like from the ground between the rows
of plants. The depth to which the blade of
the device is operated, is controlled entirely
by the operator, and it will be seen that as 85
the device is propelled, the weeds will be
removed and the soil will be left smooth
without turning the same. In actuating the
device, the blade may be brought im-
mediately adjacent to the plants without 90
danger of injuring the latter.
From the foregoing description of the
construction of my improved device, the
operation thereof will be readily understood,
and it will be seen that I have provided an 95
improved cultivating device which is simple
and durable in construction, inexpensive to
manufacture and one which will be very
efficient and useful in operation.
While I have particularly described the 100
elements best adapted to perform the func-
tions set forth, it is obvious that various
changes in form, proportion and in the
minor details of construction may be re-
sorted to without departing from the spirit 105
or sacrificing any of the principles of the
invention.
Having thus described this invention,
what is claimed is:-
A cultivator of the class described, coin- 110
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