MOWING MACHINE

FAUCHEUSE

Claims

Claim lst An annular frame, having a continuous groove or recess formed around its periphery, to receive a series of loose rollers and floats alternately arranged, so that the rollers are separated from each other by said floats, the said rollers and floats being retained in the groove or recess by a ring attached to or forming part of the rim of a wheel, and having a groove or recess formed in the said ring to inversely correspond with the groove or recess in the annular frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 2nd An annular frame, having a continuous groove or recess formed around its periphery, to receive a series of loose rollers and floats alternately arranged, so that the rollers are separated from each other by the said floats, the said rollers and floats being retained in the groove or recess by a ring attached to or forming part of the rim of a wheel, and having formed on its inner surface a groove or recess to inversely correspond with the groove or recess in the annular frame, and on the outer surface of said ring a gear wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 3rd A ring attached to or forming part of the rim of a wheel, and having a groove formed on its inner surface, and a gear wheel extending around its outer surface, in combination with an annular frame extending around the said ring, and forming a shield to enclose its inner and outer surfaces, a groove or recess being formed around the periphery to correspond inversely with the groove or recess in the ring, and form a continuous annular chamber to receive a series of loose rollers and floats alternately arranged, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 4th A pitman crank-shaft, one end of which is supported by a suitable bearing pivotally connected to the frame of the machine, its other end being adjustably supported by the said frame, and having secured to it a, bevel pinion designed to engage with a bevel-wheel secured to a cross-shaft deriving motion from the wheels of the machine, in combination with a cam-lever arranged to swing the crank-shaft on its pivot, so as to throw its pinion in or out of gear with its driver, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 5th A pivoted bracket designed lo support the inner or heel end of the cutter-bar, in combination with a pinion arranged to engage with a gear formed on the bracket, and connected to a rod journalled in the frame of the machine, and provided with a handle by which the said rod may be caused to revolve, for the purpose of turning the bracket on its pivot and thereby fold the cutter-bar, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 6th A bracket connected to the inner or heel end of a cutter-bar, and extending through a vertical slot formed in the frame of the machine, in combination with a rod arranged to connect the bracket to a lever pivoted on the frame of the machine, arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified. 7th The bar B, arranged to connect the annular frames A, on which the cutter-bar F is centrally supported, in combination with the lever u pivoted on the tongue E and provided with a jaw X to engage with the bar B, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 8th The cutter-bar F pivotally supported on the frame A, and having rigidly fixed to it the shoe N, in combination with the rods 0 and P, arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.