Weed Puller (Patent No: 219675)

Inventor: Beingessner, Albert John

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description: Albert John Beingessner, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 20th June, 1922. Filed 13th June, 1921. Receipt No. 350,412.

Claim.—1. In a weed puller, in combination with a carriage and a frame mounted thereon, a pulling bar automatically and adjustably mounted in relation to the said frame within pivoted hangers and a pressure member adapted to engage the top of the weeds and press them upon the surface of the ground, all substantially as described.

2. In a weed puller, in combination with a carriage and a frame mounted thereon, a pulling bar mounted in the lower end, of hangers pivoted in brackets upon the frame, depth control rods pivoted to the said hangers and adapted to raise or lower the position of the pulling bar, a setting lever and quadrant controlling the movement of the said depth control rods and a rotary pressure member adapted to engage the top of the weeds and press them upon the surface of the ground, all substantially as described.

3. In a weed puller, in combination with a carriage and a frame mounted thereon, a pulling bar mounted in the lower and quadrant controlling the movement of the said depth control rods pivoted to the said hangers and adapted to raise or lower the position of the pulling bar, a setting lever and quadrant controlling the movement of the said depth control rods and a rotary pressure member adapted to engage the tops of the weeds and press them upon the surface of the ground, the said pressure member consisting of disc wheels mounted loosely upon a control shaft and separated from one another by a plurality of rods mounted upon and joining their peripheries across the space between the said discs, the central shaft upon which the disc wheels are mounted being secured in brackets pivoted upon the carriage of the device and adapted to be always in rolling contact with the ground surface, all substantially as described.

Claims allowed, 3.