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face the curved rake fingers 22, formed of
wire or of such material as to permit the
same to have a certain amount of resiliency.
It is thought that the function of these rake
5 fingers will be plainly understood. When
it is desired to make these rake fingers in-
operative, the handle 23 is depressed and
caused to engage the catch 24, carried by
the cross strip 15. This handle 23, projects
10 from the bar 20, at such an angle as to per-
mit the fingers 22, being lifted to an almost
vertical position as is plainly indicated in
Fig. 1. The catch 24, is positioned to one
side of the seat 17, so that the handle 23,
15 may be easily disengaged therefrom by the
operator without the necessity of his chang-
ing his position.
The side bars 3, adjacent their forward
ends are provided with openings 25, the
20 rear walls 26, of which are inclined up-
wardly. Through these openings 25, pass
the shanks 27, of the side plows 28. The
upper portion 29, of each shank 27, is
angular as more particularly shown in Fig.
25 3. This angular portion 29, is engaged by
the end of a lever 30, said engagement be-
ing afforded by passing the angular portion
29, through a perforation 31, in the lever 30.
Projecting upwardly from each of the
30 side bars 3, slightly in advance of the cross
strip 15, is an upward or standard 32. This
standard has its lower portion bifurcated
as at 33, to straddle the side bar 3 and is
held to the bar by the bolts 34, passing
35 through this bifurcated portion 33, and the
bar 3. The upper portion of the standard
32, is also bifurcated as indicated at 35.
The members of this bifurcated portion 34,'
are provided with alining apertures 36, and
40 within this.bifurcated portion 35 one of the
levers 30, is intended to pass, said lever 30,
being provided with an opening 37, through
which a suitable securing pin 38, is intended
to pass, the said pin also passing through
45 certain of the alining apertures of the bifur-
cated portion 35. By this means it will be
readily understood that the position of the
plows 28 may be readily adjusted. The
shanks 27, are united by a cross bar 39, and
5o ire further connected beneath said bars 3,
by a second bar 40. The bars 39 and 40,
are provided with alining openings through
which pass the shanks 41, of the interme-
diate plows 42, said plows 42, being of the
55 same structure as the plows 28, hereinbefore
referred to. The upper bar 39, may be
termed the plow carrying bar, while the bar
40, may be termed the spacing bar. This
spacing bar 40, is provided with a series of
Go set screws 43, one for each plow shank, and
is intended to engage the shanks 45 and hold
the same against rotation. These set screws,
therefore, - hold the plows 28 and 42, for
without the use of these set screws, the
65 plows or the shanks thereof would have atendency to rotate. This set screw arrange
ment also provides for the further ad-
vantage of adjusting the plows so as to
present them angularly to the surface, should
the requirements so necessitate. 70
The levers 30, not only afford an adjust-
ment of the plows vertically but permit the
plows to be thrown into an inoperative posi-
tion as is shown in the detail Fig. 3, and it
is for this purpose that the rear walls 26, of 75
the openings 25, are inclined upwardly as
said levers facilitate the plows in assuming
their inoperative position.
In order that sufficient movement may be
given the plow carrying bar 39, the side bars 80
3, are notched as at 44, to receive the plow
carrying bar 39, particularly shown in
Fig. 3.
The attachment of the levers 30, and the
standards 32, is intermediate the length of s5
the levers and these levers 30, extend rear-
wardly a sufficient distance as to be within
easy reach of the operator on the seat 17.
The plows 28 and 42, are each similarly
constructed and may be as desired, it only 90
being necessary that the shanks of the plows
be rigidly secured thereto.
What I claim is:-
1. A device of the character described
comprising a carrying frame, plows having 95
shank members passing upwardly loosely
through said frame, transverse bar members
applied to said shank members, above and
below said frame respectively, and lever
suspending and manipulating means for 100
said plow shanks.
2. A device of the character described
comprising a carrying frame having its side
menibers provided with openings near their
forward ends, having rearwa.rdly and up- 105
warmly inclined walls, plows having their
shanks passing through said openings and
adapted to rest upon said inclined walls,
transverse bars effecting connection between
said plow shanks above and below said 110
carrying frame and arranged apart suffi-
ciently to allow of disposing said plow
shanks at an inclination thereto and a sus-
pending and manipulating lever for said
plows and shanks. 115
3. In a device of the character described, a
frame having perforations adjacent one end,
a carrying bar positioned above the frame,
plows, shanks carried by the plows secured
to the carrier bar, certain of the shanks 120
passing through the perforations of the
frame.
4. A device of the character described em-
bracing a carrying frame having its side bar
members provided with openings having up- 125
wardly and rearwardly inclined walls, said
side bar members also having angular
notches in their upper surfaces, at the upper
rear edges of the inclined walls, plows hav-
ing shank members extending through said 130
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Floyd, James. Cotton-Thinner., patent, March 30, 1909; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510886/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.