Shanks Patent No 1185 Described

1185. J. SHANKS, Arbroath," Machinery for cutting or shearing the edges of graze or tur."--Dated 11th May, 1

Under one modification this implement consists of a cast iron frame with handles, somewhat similar to the form of a lawn mower. It is fitted with a roller which is keyed to a shaft that works, in two bearings, one at catch side of the frame. The front part of the frame has fitted to it two brackets containing bearings for a shaft, on which is placed one or more small rollers which are used for studying the implement in working. These brackets may either be fixed or made to slide up or down by means of a slot; and fastened to the side of the frame with a bolt and nut to each. On the back roller shaft is keyed a toothed wheel which gears into a pinion placed on a counter shaft, and may be either keyed on the shaft or lose, and provided with a clutch to slide on a sunk key on the shaft for the purpose of putting the implement out of or in gear as may be required. On one end of the counter shaft is fastened a crank or disk, with a fixed or movable pin or an eccentric. To this movement one end of a connecting rod is attached, having a bush fitting into the crank or disk pin; or the connecting rod may have a strap to work on the eccentric, as my he preferred. The other end of this rod is made to communicate with the arm of a pair of shears by means of an ordinary joint. These shears are similar or somewhat similar in shape to the ordinary hand shears at present used for cutting the edges of turf Au arrangement of one or more levers or screws is also provided for raising or lowering the shears, as may be required, and abo for placing them at any angle that may be found necessary when cutting. In working the implement it is simply moved or pushed forward by means of the guiding handles when motion is communicated by the gearing to the shears which cut the edges of the turf with precision-Not proceeded with