Brown v. Davis

Original.Reissue.

"Be it known that I, Charles | "Be it known that I, Charles F. Davis, of Auburn,in the| F. Davis, of Auburn, county county of Cayuga,andState | of Cayuga, State of New York, of New York, have invented | have invented certain new and certain new and useful improvements | useful improvements in grain in grain drills;and| drills,of whichthe followingisI do hereby declarethe following | a full, clear and exact description, to be a full, clear, and exact | reference being had to the descriptionof the same, reference | accompanying drawings, making being had to the accompanying | part of this specification,

drawings, making | in which Figure 1 represents aapart of this specification, in | planor top viewof the drill, which Figure 1 represents a | with the seed-box removed,topplan of the drill, with the | (but its position shown by seed-box removed, but its position |dottedlines,) to show the parts shown byredlines, to | underneath it.Fig. 2 represents show the parts underneath it. | the crank-rod or shaftFigure2 represents the crank-rod | to which the front ends of the or shaft to which the front | drag-bars are attached, detached ends of the drag-bars are | from the machine. attached,whendetached from |Fig. 3 represents an end view the machine.Figure3 represents | of the drill, with the wheel removed, an end view of the drill, | to show the parts behind with the wheel removed, to | it, and representing, by show the parts behind it, and |full anddotted lines, the representing, byblack, dotted | several operative parts, andand redlines, the several operative | their positions under the parts, and their positions | changes of the machine or its under the changes of the | parts. Similar letters of reference machine or its parts. Similar | denotecorrespondingletters of reference,where they| parts in all thefigures.occur in the separate figures, | denotelikeparts in allofthe |drawings. | | The object and purpose of | The object and purpose of my inventionareto shift or | my inventionisto shift or change the seeding shoes or | change the seeding shoes or hoes from a straight to a zigzag | hoes from a straight to a zigzag line, andvice versa, and, | line, andvice versa, and further, to so hang the shoes | further, to so hang the shoes or hoes, as, in addition to the | or hoes, as, in addition to the shifting process, to admit of | shifting process, to admit of being raised separately, or the | being raised separately, or the whole series together, as may | whole series together, as may be found necessary. | be found necessary. | To enable others skilled in | To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my | the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to | invention, I will proceed to

describe the same with reference | describe the same with reference to the drawings: | to the drawings:

Upon an axle, A, supported | Upon an axle, A, supported on the usual carrying wheels, | on the usual carrying-wheels,

B B, is mounted a main frame, | B B, is mounted a main frame, C, and on the main frame a | C, and on the main frame a seed-box, D, the slides of which | seed-box, D, the slides of which may be operated in any of the | may be operated in any of the well-known ways. In bearings, | well-known ways. In bearings, E, in the front portion of | E, in the front portion of the main frame, is hung, so as | the main frame, is hung, so as to rock or turn therein, a zigzag | to rock or turn therein, a zigzag or crank shaft, F, (shown detached | or crank-shaft, F, (shown detached in Fig. 2,) and to the | in Fig. 2,) and to the cranks or wrists,a a a, of this | cranks or wrists,a a a, of this shaft are connected,seriatim, | shaft are connected,seriatim, the drag-bars,b b b, by means | the drag-bars,b b b, by means of bows or yokes,c, each bow | of bows or yokes,c, each bow or yoke taking two of said | or yoke taking two of said wrists, as shown in Fig. 1. To | wrists, as shown in Fig. 1. To the rear ends of these drag-bars, | the rear ends of these drag-bars,b, are attached the shoes |b, are attached the shoes or or hoes, G, in any of the usual | hoes, G, in any of the usual well-known ways. In the projecting | well-known ways. In the projecting rear portion of the main | rear portion of the main frame C there is hung a shaft, | frame C there is hung a shaft,d, upon which there is a lever, |d, upon which there is a lever,e, by which it can be rocked or |e, by which it can be rocked or rolled in its bearings. At | rolled in its bearings. At suitable distances upon this | suitable distances upon this shaftdthere is placed a series | shaftdthere is placed a series of levers,f f, one for each shoe | of levers,f f, one for each shoe or hoe, which are kept in their | or hoe, which are kept in their proper positions on the shaft by | proper positions on the shaft by pins, 1, 1, or other suitable devices, | pins, 1, 1, or other suitable devices, but which can be moved | but which can be moved independent of the shaft or of | independent of the shaft or of each other, or all together, as | each other, or all together, as will be explained. The levers | will be explained. The leversfhave a hub or swell,g, at |fhave a hub or swell,g, at their central portions, where | their central portions, where they are slipped on to the shaft | they are slipped on to the shaft

d; and into each one of these |d; and into each one of these hubs is set a pin, 2, which is | hubs is set a pin, 2, which is above the pins 1, 1, in the shaft, | above the pins 1, 1, in the shaft, so that each lever can be turned | so that each lever can be turned upon the shaft; but, when the | upon the shaft; but, when the shaft is rocked or turned, then | shaft is rocked or turned, then all the levers are worked simultaneously. | all the levers are worked simultaneously. To the forward | To the forward ends of these leversfthe shoes | ends of these leversfthe shoes or hoes are respectively connected | or hoes are respectively connected by a link or hinged rod, | by a link or hinged rod,h, the rearward-projecting ends |h, the rearward-projecting ends of said levers serving as handles | of said levers serving as handles for the operator to seize and | for the operator to seize and work separately, when necessary | work separately, when necessary to do so, or he can raise | to do so, or he can raise the whole series by seizing and | the whole series by seizing and working the levere. One end | working the levere. One end of the shaftdprojects through | of the shaftdprojects through the timber of the main frame, | the timber of the main frame, for convenience of placing the | for convenience of placing the parts, and upon it is a lever, H, | parts, and upon it is a lever, H, and a spring-locking lever,i, | and a spring-locking lever,i, connected with it, both of which | connected with it, both of which levers the operator may grasp | levers the operator may grasp at once, and by pressure first | at once, and by pressure first unlock the catch, and then move | unlock the catch and then move the main lever, H, and the shaft | the main lever, H, and the shaftd, as well as the parts connected |d, as well as the parts connected with it. The catch or locking-lever | with it. The catch or locking-leveritakes into or against |itakes into or againstastop-plate,j, on the main |thestop-plate,j, on the main frame, when not otherwise controlled. | frame, when not otherwise controlled. The upper portion of | The upper portion of the lever H serves as a handle to | the lever H serves as a handle work it by, and to the lower | to work it by, and to the lower end of it is pivoted a rack-bar, | end of it is pivoted a rack-barm, which takes into a pinionn, |or connecting-rod, m, which

fastened on the end of the crank | takes into a pinion,n, fastened or zigzag shaft F, and, when | on the end of the crank or zigzag the pinionnis turned, the crank | shaft F, and, when the shaft is also turned, and, as it | pinionnis turned, the crank-shaft is turned, it shifts the shoes or | is also turned, and, as it is hoes into a zigzag or a straight | turned, it shifts the shoes or line, as the case may be. When | hoes into a zigzag or a straight the lever H, and the zigzag | line, as the case may be. When shaft F, and their several connected | the lever H, and the zigzag shaft and operative parts, are | F,and the connecting-bar m, and in the positions shown by the | their several connecting andblacklines in Figs. 1 and 3, the | operative parts, are in the shoes or hoes G are then in a | positions shown by thefullstraight line across the machine; | lines in Figs. 1 and 3, the shoes but, when the lever H | or hoes G are then in a straight is shifted into the position | line across the machine; but, shown by theredlines in Fig. | when the lever H is shifted into 3, it turns the shaft and moves | to the position shown by the the parts connected with them, |dottedlines in Fig. 3, it turns and the shoes or hoes will then | the shaft and moves the parts stand in a zigzag line across | connected with them, and the the machine, as shown by the | shoes or hoes will then stand in aredlines, or in what may be | zigzag line across the machine, termed two lines, one in advance | as shown by thefulllines, or in of the other; and, that | what may be termed two lines, the shoes or hoes may be thus | one in advance of the other; moved into one or two lines, | and,in orderthat the shoes or and still be susceptible of being | hoes may be thus moved into raised up separately, or in their | one or two lines, and still be series capacity, their connections | susceptible of being raised up and attachments must all | separately, or in their series capacity, be hinged or yielding. When | their connections and there is an odd number of shoes |theattachments must all be or hoes on the machine, the odd | hinged or yielding. When one should be in the rear series, | there is an odd number of shoes in which case there would be | or hoes on the machine, the odd no necessity of locking the | one should be in the rear series, lever H when the shoeswereso | in which case there would be no

arranged, as the greater resistance | necessity of locking the lever on the greater number | H when the shoesareso arranged, would always keep them so. | as the greater resistance But, if an even number of shoes | on the greater number be used, and an equal number | would always keep them so. in each row, then the lever | But, if an even number of shoes would have to be locked or | be used, and an equal number fastened in both of its positions. | in each row, then the lever | would have to be locked or | fastened in both of its positions. | It is obvious that other mechanical | It is obvious that other mechanical devices may be used | devices may be used for for shifting the shoes or hoes | shifting the shoes or hoes from from a straight into a zigzag | a straight into a zigzag line, line, orvice versa. I have devised | orvice versa. I have devised several ways of accomplishing | several ways of accomplishing this movement,as, for| this movement.The rack-barinstance, a sheave, pulley, or |or connecting-bar m may be usedchain wheel may be keyed to |for this purpose, and therebythe end of the crank shaft, and |the shoes or hoes may be shiftedto this sheave or wheel a chain |from a straight to a zigzag line, may be attached, and, passing |or vice versa, said connecting-bararound it,extend thence to|m being held in position, ifthe lever, so that, byworking|desired, by any of the usual mechanicalthe lever, the same effectwould|devices for that purpose;be attained as by the rack and |second, by means ofa pinion. | sheave, pulley or chain wheel, |whichmay keyed to the end | of the crank-shaft, and to this | sheave or wheel a chain may be | attached, and, passing around | it, so that, bymeans thereof, | the same effectcanbe attained | as by the rack and pinion. | Another plan may be as follows: | Another plan may be as follows: A crank or cross arms | A crank or cross arms may be placed on the turning | may be placed on the turning shaft, and, by means of connecting | shaft, and, by means ofaconnecting

rods,which connect the|rod orrods, the shaftcranks or arms with the levers, | may be turnedby the operator, the shaft may be turned, and | and the shoes thus thrown into the shoes thus thrown into a | a straight or zigzag line, as may straight or zigzag line, as may | be desired; or, instead of the be desired; or, instead of the | crank-shaft, the shoes may be crank-shaftto shift the shoes, | united in sets to different bars, the shoes may be united in sets | which may be straight, both to different bars, which may | bars being united to cross-bars be straight, both bars being | or heads at their ends. Now, united to cross-bars or heads at | by shiftingthe relations oftheir ends. Now, by shifting | these two bars,and by thethese two bars,they willshift |means aforesaid, or by the connecting-rodthe shoes attached to them,and|m, the operator canchange theminto the positions | shift the shoesor hoesattached hereinabove described. When | to them into the positions hereinabove the hoes are set in a zigzag | described. When the line, as above mentioned, and | hoes are set in a zigzag line, as are in that position raised up, | above mentioned, and are in a pin, 3, in the extreme end of | that position raised up, a pin, the shaftd, will take against a | 3, in the extreme end of the pin, 4, in the lever H, and | shaftd, will take against a pin, thereby shifting the hoes into | 4, in the lever H, and thereby more nearly a straight line, as | shifting the hoes into more they rise, or into quite a straight | nearly a straight line, as they line, depending upon the extent | rise, or into quite a straight to which they are raised. | line, depending upon the extent | to which they are raised. | Havingthus fullydescribed | Havingnowdescribed my my invention, what I claim | invention, what I claim as newthereinas new and desire to | and desire to secure by letters secure by letters patent, is: | patent, is: | 1.So attaching the shoes or| 1.The shoes or hoes of a seed-planter,hoes of a seed-planter to the|attached to the mainmain frame, as that, by means|frame, substantially as described,of a lever, or its equivalent, |whereby they may besaid shoes may be shifted from|simultaneously shifted froma straight to a zigzag line, or|a straight to a zigzag line, or

vice versa, at pleasure, substantially|vice versa, by a single movement.as described. | | 2.I also claim, in combination| 2.The shoes or hoes of a seed-planter,with a series of shoes or|attached to the mainhoes that are capable of being|frame, substantially as described,changed from a straight to a|in combination with azigzag line, or vice versa, the so|lever or its equivalent, wherebyconnecting of said shoes, by independent|they can be shifted, at the pleasurelevers, to the lifting-bar, |of the operator, from aas that they may be raised|straight to a zigzag line, or viceby the operator individually, or|versa.as a whole, substantially as described. | | 3.I also claim hinging the| 3.The shoes or hoes of a seed-planter,shoe to both its drag-bar and its|attached to the mainindividual lever, so that the|frame, substantially as described,shoe may be raised and lowered|in combination with ain either of its changed positions, |rod or its equivalent, wherebyby a lever that is permanently|they can be shifted from alocated, substantially as|straight to a zigzag line, or vicedescribed." |versa. | | 4.A series of shoes or hoes|that are capable of being|changed from a straight to a|zigzag line, or vice versa, in|combination with independent|levers, connecting said shoes or|hoes with the lifting-bar, whereby|they can be raised by the|operator individually or as a|whole, substantially as described. | | 5.The shoe hinged to both|its drag-bar and its individual|lever, so that it can be raised or|lowered, in either of its changed|positions, by a lever that is permanently

|located, substantially|as described. | | 6.In combination with a|series of shoes or hoes that are|capable of being changed by the|operator at the rear of the machine, |from a straight to a zigzag|line, or vice versa, a shaft|and lifting lever connected|therewith, whereby the whole series|can be raised at once by the|operator, to pass obstructions, |substantially as described."