Improvement in Hand-Cultivators. Page: 2 of 2
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124,140
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
WILLIAM G. JONES, OF MARSHALL, TEXAS,
IMPROVEMENT IN HAND-CULTIVATORS.
Specifieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,140t, dated February 27, 1872.To all whom it may concern::
Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. JONES, of
MIarshall, in the county of Harrison and State
of Texas, have invented a new and valuable
Improvement in Hand-Cultivators; and I do
hereby declare that the following gis a full, clear,
and exact description of the construction and
operation of the same, reference being had to
the annexed drawing making a part of this
specification, and to the letters and figures of
reference marked thereon.
Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation
of vertical section of my invention. Fig. 2 is
a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached
sectional view.
This invention has relation to hand-cultiva-
tors; and the novelty consists in the improved
construction and arrangement of the stock,
tongue, and plows; and in the application to
the end of the tongue of a shoulder-strap to
assist in working the implement.
In the accompanying drawing which illus-
trates this invention, A represents the stock,
slotted length wise as shown at b. B represents
the plows or shovels, secured to pointed beams
c, which are adjustable within the slot b. The
plows may be changed from right to left for
different purposes, and may be right and left-
hand plows, or the ordinary cultivator-shovels.
They may be removed from their beams, in
which case the latter answer the purposes of
harrow-teeth. The pins b', projecting through
the upper parts of the plow-beams, rest in
notches b" cut in the upper side of the stock.D represents a wedge-shaped aperture cut
through the center of the stock, and D' is the
tongue. A metal shank, D", is secured to the
rear end of said tongue and bent down to fit
the aperture D, wherein it is held by means
of a key, d. The shank is widened at d', and
rests in one of the notches of the curved racks
shown at l". By removing the key 4 the tongue
may be adjusted to a different notch for the
purpose of regulating the depth and pitch of
the pillows. E designates handles. Oneisplaced
at the forward end of the tongue, and the other
about eight inches back therefrom, on the
opposite side. They are then in convenient
positions to be taken hold of by the operator.
F represents a strap, which the operator passes
under one arm and over the other shoulder,
and in drawing the implement exerts the most
of his strength through the medium of said
strap.
I claim as my invention-
The adjustable tongue I', having the bent
shank D" with enlargement d', in combination
with the stock A having the plows B, tapering
aperture D, and notches d", as and for the pnr-
pose specified.
In testimony that I claim the above I have
hereunto subscribed my name in the presence
of two witnesses.
WILLIAM G. JONES.
Witnesses:
J. P. WILLSON,
W. N. CLARK.
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Jones, William G. Improvement in Hand-Cultivators., patent, February 27, 1872; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165326/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.