[PLOWS.] 



WHEEL OR SULKY. 



1569 



allowed to turn and give positive motion to ' 

 l.ho turning of Hie rear wherl, snbstautiatly 

 :is shown and desei-ibcil. 



•J. 'I'lii' ('oiiiliiiialion, willi llic ijlow-I'ramo rt, 

 or llio iVoiit castrr-whci;]. /', und tlie rear cas 

 t«M wlici'l, in, upon the swivcled standard /, 

 aihijited to be free or lockctl, and to carry tlu 

 I)h)\v-(Vanio Avithont other support, snbstan 

 tinlly as shown and described. 



3. Tlic combination of frame «, adjustabU 



caster- wheel 7i, castcr-whcebH, swivcled stand 



ard / 11, currying rack </, adjustable lever o. 



loiinccting bar r, and tongui^ /, substantially 



;is sliowii and described. 



299,343. W TT.T.TA M L. CASSADAY. 



assignor of one-halt' to tlu* South Benu 



Iron Works, South Bend, Ind. Snlky- 



Plow. May 27, 1884. Fik-d Feb. 12, 



1884. 



1. In a sulky-plow, tbe combination, with 

 the supporting-wheelg, of a crank having a 

 jointed plow-beam journaled thereon, and de- 

 vices for detachably locking the crank to one 

 of the supporting -wheels for elevating the 

 plow by the draft of the team,, substantially 

 as set forth. 



2. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with 

 the supporting- wheels and tongue, of a crank- 

 axle, and a jointed plow-beam journaled at its 

 iointed portion on the crank-axle, means for 

 "securing the forward section of the beam to 

 any desired vertical adjustment, ana aevices 

 for detachably locking the crank to one of the 

 supporting-wheels, substantially as set forth. 



3. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with 

 the supporting-wheels, a crank -axle, one end 

 of which is jonmaled in a sleeve, and a tongue 

 secured to said sleeve, of a hinged plow-beam 

 Constructed to be locked to form a rigid beam, 

 and devices for locking the crank-axle to one of 

 the supporting-wheels for i-aising the plow, 

 substantially as set forth. 



4. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with 

 a crank-axle, a plow-beam journaled on the 

 crank -axle, and supporting- wheels, one of 

 which is provided with an annular series of 

 pockets or recesses, of a sliding dog supported 

 in the hollow spindle of the crank-axle, and 

 devices for moving the dog into and out of en- 

 gagement with the pockets or recesses on the 

 supporting-wheel, snbstantiallv as set forth. 



5. Tiie combination, with a cranked axle 

 supported ou wheels and a jointed plow-beam 

 journaled on tbe axle, of devices for rigidly 

 locking the two parts of the beam together, 

 and devices for locking the axle to one of the 

 wheels, substantially as set forth. 



6. The combination, with a cranked axle, 

 wheels supporting the axle, a jointed plow- 

 beam jcurnaled to the said axle, and devices 

 for locking the ax^ to one of the wheels, of a 

 device for 'oeking the two parts of the jointed 

 beam, and a lever for simultaneously unlock- 

 ing the two parts of the beam and locking the 

 axle to one of the ground-wheels. 



7. The combination, with a cranked axle, a 

 jointed plow-beam journaled on said axle, 

 wheels supporting the axle, and devices for 

 locking one of the wheels to tbe axle, of a 

 sliding tongue for locking the two parts of the 

 jointed beam, a spring -actuated dog indirectly 

 connected to said tongue, and a lever for si- 

 multaneously moving the tongue and dog. 



8. The combination, with a cranked axle 

 having spindles formed ou tbe opposite ends 

 tliereof, sleeves iu which the said spin<^lesrAst, 

 and wheel spindles connected to the sleeves, 

 of a sector secured to the axle-spindle on one 

 side of the machine, and a hand-lever con- 

 nected to the sleeve on the same side of the 



nuichiue, and provided witli a dog for engag- 

 ing the sector, and a hand-lever couuecCcd to 

 the axle-spiudle on the opposite side of the 

 machine, and provided with a dog for engag- 

 ing a sector secured to the sleeve on the same 

 side of the niachine. 



0. The combin.ation, with a crtnked axle 

 supported in sleeves and wheel-spindles con- 

 nected to the sleeves and forming craTiks, of a 

 jointed plow-beam, tongue for locking the two 

 parts of the beam, a sliding dog for locking 

 the axle to one of the wheels, and nicehanisni 

 connecting the tongue and dog, whereby they 

 are operaterl sinmltaneously, substantially as 

 set forth. 



10. The combination, with the cranked axle 

 provided with the spring-actuated dog, the 

 wheels, one of which is provided with a re- 

 cessed plate, and a jointed piowbeam joui 

 naled to the axle, of a tongue for locking the 

 two pai-tSof the jointed beam, and provided 

 with a plate having a cam-slot formed therein, 

 a bell crank lever, one cud of which is con- 

 nected to the dog.whilc thoopposite end rests 

 within the cam slOt, and a lever for operating 

 the tongue and dog simultaneously. 



11. The combination, with the cranked axle 

 and spring-actuated sliding dog seated within 

 the axle, wheels, one of which is provided 

 with a iccessod ring or plate, and a jointed 

 plow-beam jo«i'>i{^lctl on the axle, of a spring 

 actuated sliding tongvie for locking the two 

 parts of the beam, and intermediate devices 

 connecting the <log and tongue, whereby both 

 arc operated simultaueously. 



12. The cond.>iiiation, with a cranked axle 

 andsupportingpMhcels,ofa jointed plow-beam 

 made up in sections and embracing the axle 

 at the joint, the said sections being provided 

 with lips or projections for holding the two 

 portions of the beam in the same plane. 



IJ. The cond)ination, with a cranked axle 

 and suppovting-whccls, of a jointed plow 

 beam consisting, essentially, of two rear sec- 

 tions seen red together and embracing the axle, 

 and two front sections secured together and 

 embracing the rear section, one ormoro of the 

 said sections being provided with projections 

 for holding the parts of the beam in the same 

 plane, substantially as set forth. 



14. The combination, with a cranked axle 

 and supporting-wheels.of a jointed plow-beam 

 consisting, essentially, of two rear scctions,se- 

 cured together, each of which isprovided with 

 a semicircular bearing for embracing the axle, 

 and a rearward extension and two front sec- 

 tions secured together and provided with bear- 

 ings for embracing the bearings of the rear 

 sections, ouc or more of the said sections be- 

 ing provided with lips for holding the two 

 parts of the beam iu the same plane, and a 

 plow -standard secured between the rearward 

 extensions of the rear sections, substantially a* 

 set forth. 



15. The combination, with a crank-axle hav- 

 ing spindles on opposite ends, a spring-actu- 

 ated dog seated in one of the said spindles, 

 devices for ojierating the dog, and a spinelle- 

 sleeve having a wheel-spindle formed integral 

 therewith, of a sector secured totbeasle spiii- 

 dle, a hand-lever secured to the sleeve and 

 provided with a spring-actuated dog, and a 

 land-wheel provided with a recessed ring, with 

 which tliC spring actuated dog engages. 



16. The combination, with an axle having 

 spindles formed on opposite ends thereof, of a 

 sleeve rigidly secured to the draft-tongue, a 

 wheel-spindle pivotally secured to the sleeve, 

 and a lever for moving the spindle horizon- 

 tally. 



17. The condiination, with an axle having 

 a spindle on ouc cud tliereof, of a sleeve, L\ 

 rigidly secured to the drafl-tongue and pro- 

 vided with a sector, a lever, R'. loosely secured 

 to the spindle, and pro\ iilcd wun ji uug Cor 

 engaging the sector, and a plate, It', rigidly 

 secured to the spindle and connected to tlie 

 lever W. 



IS. The rombiiiatiou, with an axle having 

 a spindle on one end thereof, of the sleeve C, 

 rigidly sccnrcd to tlic -d rail-tongue and sup- 

 porting said spindle, the leveis B' and B', and 

 the sector for engaging the dog on the lever 

 ]!', all of the above parts constructed as do- 

 scribed. 



19. The combination, with tbe axle having 

 spindles on opposite ends, of the sleeve C, rig- 

 idly secured to the diuft-tongue and support 

 iug one end' of the axle, the pivoted block se- 

 cured to the under side of the sleeve, devices 

 for turning the block, and a whccl-spindle se 

 cured to the block, substantially as set forth. 



20. Tbe combination, with the sleeve C, sup- 

 porting one end of theaxle,and provided with 

 a two-part sector, one part of which is adjust 

 able on the other, of a hand-lever rigidly sc- 

 cnrcd the axle, and provided witli. a dog foi 

 engaging the two-part sector. 



21. The combination, with thesleeveC, sup- 

 porting one end of the axle, and provided 

 with a two-part sector, one part of which is 

 provided with ordinary pinion-teeth and ad- 

 justably secured to the other, which is pro- 

 vided with ratchet -teeth, of the hand-iever 

 rigidly secured to the axle, and provided witli 

 a dog for engaging the sector, substantially as 

 get forth. 



22. The cond.ination, wilii a sulky-frame 

 having atongue,alaterally-projecting bracket 

 secured to the tongue, and a plow-beam sit 

 situated under the bracket, of a sleeve loosely 

 journaled to the bracket, and provided with 

 an extensible arm, the lower end of which is 

 loosely secured to the front end of the beam, 

 substantially as set forth. 



2;i. The combination, with a plow-standard 

 provided at its lower end with a transversp 

 slot, of a plow provided on its roar face with 

 a block, K', the arm K", bolt i', for clamping 

 the stJindard between the arm and block, and 

 a bolt for secoriug the lowerend of the stand 

 ard to the plow, substantially as set forth. 



24. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with 

 the supporting-wheels, of a crank-axle jour- 

 naled at its opposite ends in sleeves connected 

 with short axles, on which the snpporting- 

 whcc's are mounted, a jointed plow - beam 

 journaled on said ciunk-axlc,said jointed beam 

 being adapted to be locked together and form 

 a rigid beam, and devices for detachably lock- 

 ing the crank-axle to one of the snpoorUng- 

 whecls,. substantially as set forHi, 

 300,892. ROBT. A. RADFORD, Cen- 



trnlia, Alo. Sulkv-FImv. June 24, 1S84 



Filed A|.iil 1::, 1884. 



1. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with 

 the arched axle provided with the spindle D 

 and the arc-rack K, of the crank-journal B, 

 the lever E, connected thereto by the angle- 

 arms G H, and fnlcrumed on the spindle D 

 between the sleeve C and the shoulder h, and 

 the spring-pawl I, substantially as specihed. 



2. The combination, with the bail Maud its 

 operating-levers, of the pivoted perforated 

 clevis-plate, the clevis, and plow-beam, snb- 

 stantially as specified. 



