US349566A - Cornstalk-cutter attachment - Google Patents

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Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

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CORNSTALK .CUTTER ATTACHMENT.

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UNITE) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE B. BROWN, OF RED OAK, IOVA.

CORNSTALK-CUTTER ATTACH M EN'l".

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,566, dated September 21, 18.36.

Application filed March 9. 1886. Serial No. 194.669. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE B. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Red Oak, in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CornstalkCutter Attachments; and I do hereby deel are that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the nvention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the rear axle and wheels and hounds of a common wagon provided with my improved stalk-cutting attachment. Fig. 2isa longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a Fig. 4 is a front view with the hounds and` tongue broken off, and Fig. 5 is a side view with one wheel removed.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to stalk-cutters; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of a stalk-cutting attach ment, which may be secured to the rear axle of a common farm-wagon, and removed from the same when used, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the axle, which has the wheels B B Y and the bolster C; and D D are the hounds,

which aresecured at their forward converging.

ends to the reach E, to the underside of which a tongue, F, is secured. The stalk-cutting wheel G, which is of the usual construction, provided with the transverse cutting-blades H, has its a'xle I journaled in hangers J J, projecting from the under sides of the rear ends of a rectangular frame, K, the forward ends of the side pieces, L L, of which are formed with flat rails M upon their upper sides, and with straps N parallel to the rails and a short distance above them. Rollers O O at theends of a transverse shaft, P, travel in the ways formed by these rails and straps, and

the shaft is secured in bearings Q at the lower ends of hangers R, by 'means of set-screws S. The upper portions of these hangers form 'ward each other, clamping the axle and bolster. Asaddle or casting, W, isprovided with downwardly-projecting lipsX and Y at its forward and rear edges, and a setscrew, Z, passes through the forward lip and bears against the forward side of the bolster', the saddle resting upon the bolster and having its lips projecting at the forward and rear side of the same, the.

set-screw serving to hold the saddle upon the bolster. .Thelower end of the spring A,which supports the seat B for the driver, is bolted to the forward portion of thesaddle, andthe rear portion of the saddle is provided with two upwardly-projecting bearings, C C', in which a rockshaft, D', is journaled, the said shaft having a lever or handle, E', atits outer end, and an arm, F', at its innerend, to the end of which arm the end of a chain, G, is secured, they other end of which chain is secured to the rear end piece of the cutter-frame. The double tree H is pivoted upon the under side of the tongue, and a transverse bearing, l', is secured to the said tongue slightly forward of the double-tree. The double end J of two rods, K K, is journaled in this bearing, and the rear ends of the rods are curved downward to form hooks L, for scraping up loose stalks. The rear ends of t-he rodsabove the hooks are connected by means of a cross-piece, M, and the lower end of a chain, N, is secured to the middle of this cross-piece, the upper end of which chain may be engaged by a hook, O,'

upon the side ofthe reach within convenient distance from the seat for the driver. The frame having the cutter is'in this manner hinged to the under side of the axle, the ways being pivoted upon the rollers at the ends of the shaft or bar under the axle, and the ways will allow the cutter-frame to yield to any uneven places in the soil without connnunicat ing the motion to the axle, and at the-same time the ways will allow the frame to be IDO brought farther forward when the rear end of the frame is raised by means of the lever and shaft and chain, throwing the weight of the frame toward the axle. The hooked rods will collect loose stalks and draw them into a row in front of the cutters, and will also serve to draw the stalks which may lie crosswise to the path of the implement to lie lengthwise, so as to give the cutters an opportunity for cutting them.

The entire attachment may be secured upon the rear portion ofthe running-gear of awagon of any construction, forming a complete stalkcutter, and the entire attachlnent may be removed from the said portion of the runninggear, allowing` the axle, wheels, bolster, and reach and hounds io be used in thewagon again after the implement has been used for cutting stalks. A

In transporting` the implement from one place to another. the cutter-frame and the cutter may be raised, and the hooks may be raised by their chain, so that none of the operative portions of the attachment will come in con- V tact with the ground and retard the progress ofthe implement, the handle or lever being thrown forward and held there during transportation.

Having thus described my invention, l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ol' the United States- 1. In a stalk-cutting attachment for the rear portion of the running-gear of a wagon, the Combination of clamps for clamping the axle and bolster, a frame having a revolving cutter, and hinged at its forward end to the lower ends ofthe clamps, a saddle for clamping upon the bolster, having a seat and bearings for ali f tinglever, and a liftinglever having a chain attached to it and to the rear' end of the cutterframe, as and for the purpose yshown and set forth.

2. In a stalk-cutting attachment, the combination of a frame having a revolving cutter at its rear end, and formed with long horizontal boxes upon the upper sides of the forward ends of the side pieces of the frame, with a shaft or bar secured under the axle, and having rollers at its ends within the boxes, as and for the purpose shown and set forth. I

3. In a stalk-cuttingattachment for the rear portion of the running-gear of a wagon, the combination of clips formed by two upper shackles and two lower shackles having hangers upon their lower sides provided with setscrews, and bolts passing through the ends of the shackles, a shaft secured in the hangers and having rollers at its ends, and a frame having a cutter at its rear end and formed with long horizontal boxes upon the upper sides of the forward ends of its side pieces, as and for the purpose shown and set forth. I

4. In astalk-cutting attachment 'for the rear portion of the running-gear of a wagon, the combination of a saddle having downwardly- .projecting lips at its forward and rear edges,

a set-screw passing tlnrough the ioi'rward lip, and a seat secured to the upper side of the saddle, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. BROWN.

Witnesses:

O. J. GIBsoN, H. l). v FINLEY.

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