CULTIVATOR-DISKS. 



axles of llie g.in^-s,sub,t.intially as and for the puiposL's set 

 forth. 



5. — Tlie combination, with the transverse connecting 

 frame, of the dis"< gangs arranged to oscillate horizontally 

 on a pivot situated below the axle of the gangs, substantially 

 as and for the purposes set forth. 



6. — The combination, with the transverse connecting 

 frame, of disk gangs arranged to oscillate vertically on pivots 

 which are situated bilow the axles of the disks, substantially 

 as set forth. 



7. — In a cutting disk harrow, tlij c.imbiiiation. substan- 

 tially as herein set forth, of ill f >II '.< ii:.; i I. Ill ill-, \i/ : a 

 transverse connecting framj, t ; (li,k 



gangs supported independently ;' 1 ■: n.iiis- 



verse frame, and each provide'! I wnli ,1 - [mui, i!ii,ui^li .i\le, 

 and separate springs connected to tlie gang frames at points 

 between the ends of said frames, to cause the gangs to oscil- 

 late in vertical lines. 



S. — The combination of the'main frame, a ^disk'gang piv- 

 oted to i;ie main frame at a point between the ends of the 

 gang, and a spring, which is arranged to oscillate the gang 

 vertically, and is situated at the center of oscillation of the 

 g'-ing- 



9. — The combination of the follow^ing elements, viz : the 

 draft tongue, the main frame attached to the tongue trans- 

 \ei-sely, the disk gangs pivoted horizontally to the transverse 

 frame, and the metaUic bracJS C, pa^sint; Lwi^dy tln.>UL;li 

 the transverse frame and connected bjth t . the Ji^k L;an',;, 

 and to the tongue in front of the ll.ln^^cl^.: fianiL. 



10.— The combinadon with the transxci^c ^'ang iVaiiiL- 

 and the disk gang, of devices arranged, sub-tantially as de- 

 scribed, to adjust said frame vertically upon the gangs, as set 

 forth. 



II. — The combination with a main frame and disk gangs 

 connected to said frames by vertical pivots, of mechanism, 

 substantially as described, arranged to adjust the main frame 

 oil said vertical pivots as set forth. 



12.— The combination of the f<illr«vin- rlcmenK. vi7 : the 

 draft tongue, the main fia!-,!. alta. !i il iM ilnj t.n^ur trans- 

 versely, the disk gan-- l.u<it'l I. I'lr iiKiiii Iranii-, llic 

 b:arings L for the gan- axle, th/ lu-^ 1 ,-, atia-. he.l to tli.' 

 b;arings L in front of the axles, and the l>races C C, which 

 jjass loosely through the main frame and through the lugs 

 L-, and are b;nt upward to form the vertical pivots C for 

 the gang frames. 



13. — In a disk harrow, the combin ition, with a rotating 

 di^k, of a scraper surrounding the axle and rotated therewith 

 substantially asset forth. 



14. — The combination, with a nilatint; .lisk, of a disk 

 scraper which is supported at nn . n I ■■>']; . m ! lias it, fixed 

 end at or near the center of till I ' n i h n , en 1 at or 

 near the circumference of the ill- 1 i,i:.:i ,1- ,et fortli. 



15. — In a fli-k harrow, the e .ii, 1 ...; ,.■ 1', i.,]], . •.,,„- 



elei-n.-m-., m- a -en,, uf nn.u.e • e ' . ■. ..• 



having a disk rigidly secured to its outer face and each 

 beveled at the end contiguous to the adjacent disk hub, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



21. — The combination, with the rotating disk and a scra- 

 per U,t ,aiJ .hsk. of the hub a' a'\ having the collar a 

 form 1 \Mtli ilie leeess ii> , to receive the scraper, substan- 



21. — riie Combination, with the axle B, the , connecting 

 rod p, and the series of disks, of the inner disk hub. A', 

 provided with the flange o*, wdiereby said hub is adapted to 

 be loosely attached to the connecting rod D, substantially as 

 set forth. 



23. — The combination, with the axle B, the connecting rods 

 D D, and the gangs of disks separate from each other at 

 their inner ends, of hubs respectively mounted upon the 

 gang axles and arranged to project inwardly from the in- 

 nermost hub of each gang, to provide a fastening for the 

 connecting rods D D, substantially as set forth. 



24. — The combination, with the disk and fixed stops a^ 

 of the ring N, having the inclined faces n^ ri^ arranged 

 to bear against the said steps, substantially as and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



No. -39,219,— I.\ME.S W. BODLEY, New Orleans, 

 L,\.— A',.',/ r Cultivators.— March 22, 1881. Filed Jaim- 

 arv 5. iSSo. 



riaini.-i.-In e. .mbination, the standard C, adjustably 



2. I M i!,!.i;,ii. , ill the beams A and B, provided 

 with : ■ ' ' . I M lards C C, con-structed as here- 



in sluwi:, iut.a) |jluu^li, I), and braces I K L, adjustably 

 connected with the beams .-V and B by means of crank- 

 nuts e e and e' e', substantially as herein shown, and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



No. 249,993,— THOMAS A. GALT and GEORGE .S. 

 IKM '^", Sriiu.iNf;, li.i..—Dhk-Harrows.—Mavi 1881. 

 Ill -il lii^iist 5, 1880. 



( l.iiiii. -I. — 111 a disk harrow composed of two gangs of 

 cUsIn, I, I iiij liii 11 inner ends contiguous to or approaching 



eaeli ■ '> i '■ ■ ally a, shown, the combination of the 



two I'll, iniird on the tongue A, and the rods 



^ </, I'll':-! Ill le\er-- respectively to each gang of 



disks, whereby, by means of the separate use of said le- 

 vers, either gang of disks can be thrown back past the end 

 of the the other to discharge intervening obstructions, and 

 be returned to its position without affecting the position of 

 the other gang of disks, substantially in the manner herein 

 shown and described. 



2. — The combination, with the concavo-convex disk D, 



mechanism which engage, with tlie scra|iers to bring them 

 into action, and which is entirely disengaged from the sera- | 

 ])ers when they are idle, substantially as set forth. , 



i&. — The combination, with the rot.uing disks and the 

 series of the scrapers O, of the sliding bar F and arms i i, 

 adapted to engage with said scrapers, substantially as and 

 for the purposes stt forth. 



17. — The combination, with th.- s.-rapers O and mechanism 

 arranged to stop the rot m n ..! - ml -erapers, of the levers 

 G, arranged to automaiii ill . i inii iie further rotation of 

 said scrapers, substantial 1; .1- , 1 Inili. 



18. — In a disk harrow, the eoiiiliination, with a rotating 

 cutting di,k, of a hollow hub which is beveled at both ends, 

 to have the plane--, of said ends obli.|ue to the plane of the 

 di,k and to the axi, of rotation, substantially a, set forth. 



19. — In a disk harrow, the combination, with a through 

 axle, of disk hubs which are ananged in contact in a con- 

 tinuous series along the axle, and are beveled at their con- 

 tiguous ends, to have the planes of said ends oblique to the 

 axis of the hulis, substantially as set forth. 



2D. — In a di,k harrow, the combination, with a .series of 

 rotating disks and the through axle revolving continuously 

 with said disks, o.'' a series of contiguous disk hubs, each 



periphery thereof, and project slightly beyond said periph- 

 ery, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and 

 descrihed. 



3. — The combination, with the concavo-convex disk D, 

 beam C, and ]>endant g-, of the revolving scraper E, having 

 a continuous unbroken surface on the side conriguous to the 

 disk, and a unilateral journal, //, mounted in said pendant, 

 said sera|>er arranged so as to be presented to the concave 

 face of the disk, and operate between the axle and the 

 perijihery thereof, and project slightly beyond said periph- 

 ery, snb,taiitially as and for the purpose herein shown and 

 deseribed. 



No. 2 + 1,074-— PHILIP SEITZ, Baton Rouge, assignor of 

 one half to RICi I ARD W. BOLAND, New ORLEANS, La. 

 — Cul ,va ■„',. — May 3,1881. Filed ^ .v,?;«s/ 6, 1 88 1 . 



Claim. — 1. — In a cultivator, the combination, with the 

 carriage A B C, the U shaped bar F, and the draw rods E, 

 ofthe short b:ams I, the swiveled l| shaped standards J, 

 having locking turn-tables or disks N, the sets of rotating 

 circular cutters or plough plates L, the long beams H,the 

 swiveled IJ shaped standards P, having locking turn-tables 

 or disks R, and concavo-convex rotating disks or plough 

 plates (J, as and for the purpose .specified. 



