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the cross piece 4 and have their terminals
clamped to the forward ends of the beams
18 by bolts 22, and similar U-shaped clips 23
straddle and embrace the cross piece 5 and
5 have their terminals clamped to the arms 20
by means of bolts 24. When the bolts 22 and
24 are tightened, the clips tightly embrace
the cross pieces, for holding the beams in
place, and when the bolts are loosened, the
10 beams can be shifted transversely either to-
ward or away from one another for purpose
of adjustment.
Each of the beams 18 carries a standard
at its rear end, and to this end, a casting 25
15 is provided with split sleeve 20 slipped onto
the end of the beam 18. and secrted thereto
by means of bolts 2'. r1lhe casting 25 has
means for holding the standard 40. The
rear or free end of the bracket 29 bas piv-
20 oted thereon, as at 34, the foot plate 32 of a
handle 33. The plate 32 can be loosened,
whereby the handle 33 may be held at vari-
ous angular positions. The handles can thus
be adjusted about vertical axes to adjust
25 them closer together or farther apart, ac-
cording to the adjustments of the beams 18.
Any suitable cultivator blade 42 can be
attached to the lower end of the standard
40, the blade preferably being carried by a
30 spring trip foot of ordinary construction.
The handles 33 being attached to the
brackets 29 of the casting 25 enable the
frame to be shifted conveniently, whereby
the cultivator blades will properly work the
35 soil along crooked as well as straight rows
of plants.. The frame 1 will readily follow
the draft animal or animals, and at the same
time, it can be shifted sidewise easily by the
operator, due to the fact that the frame is
40 carried by the caster wheels.In order to pivot the caster forks 10 to
the frame, each fork 10 is provided with an
upwardly projecting socket portion 44 re-
ceiving the downturnecl forward terminals
45 of the respective side member or rod 2, -15
and the upper end of the portion 44 is pro-
vided with an outturned annular flange 46.
A ring 47 surrounds the flange 46 and is pro-
vided with a lower inturned flange 48 below
the flange 46, said ring 47 being threaded 50
upon a collar 49 secured to the terminal 45.
The flange 46 is upheld between the collar
49 and flange 48, and the portion 44 is rota-
tably mounted upon the terminal 45 in order
that the fork 10 can swing toward one side 55
or the other.
having thus described the invention, wi t
is claimed is:
A cultivator embodying a frtme having a
Cross piece l)etweenl its forward and rear C
portions and another cross piece at its rear
portion, ca steri Wheels pivotal ly connected
with the front corners of the frame and
movable under the side portions thereof, the
rear portion of the frame being trIed 5
downwardly in rear of said wheels, the rear
cross piece being lower than the first men-
tioned cross piece, a pair of longitudinal
beams below the rear cross piece and having
their forward terminals curved upwardly 7
and extending to the first mentioned cross
piece, and clips carried by said beams and
slidably engaging said cross pieces.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing
as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- 7
ture in the presence of two witnesses.
HENRY A. HARRIS.
witnesses:
L. L. MOORE,
M. C. FALL.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."TM
956.4
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Harris, Henry A. Cultivator, patent, February 27, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858518/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.