CULTIVATORS-WHEEL OR SULKY. 



bridge M, bar O, lever N, and shifting seat R, sul»tantially 

 as described and represented. 



No. 52,213.— THOMAS N. .SHERWOOD, Duni.aps- 

 VII.I.E, iNl). — Cullivatoi-s.^iiuuaij 23, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The lever N, jilaced'on the rear part of the 

 draught pole I,, and cnnneclcil by a rod O to a lever E' at 

 the rear of the bar F„ in comliination with a staple M at- 

 tached to bar E. passing through the draught pole to re- 

 ceive the front end of lever M, and the connecting of the 

 rear end of the draught pole to the bar E by a hook e, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose herein set forth. 



2. — The rollers K K, when applied to the device in 

 front of the ploughs, substantially as and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



3. — The combination of the adjustable plough beams B 

 B C C, rollers K K, wheels P P, and draught pole L, all 

 arranged to operate in the manner substantially as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



No. 52,217.— J .\MES B. SKINNER, Rockford, III. 

 —Cultivators.— Janiiaiy 23, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The frame of a cultivator so constructed of 

 two longitudinal pieces as to have its front constitute the 

 tougue, while its rear extends behind the axle to support 

 the driver's seat and ploughs, substantially as set forth. 



2. — Uniting the frame to the axle by levers arranged as 

 described, in combination with the mechanism, substantially 

 as described, for rendering the frame rigid when raised to 

 its greatest height, for the purpose set forth. 



3. — The combination of the standards with the frame, 

 the bent levers, and the foot levers, when arranged and 

 operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



4. — The combination of the standards with the frame so 

 that they shall be raised and lowered with it, and be capa- 

 ble of a sidewise and pivotal movement, and these with the 

 mechanism, substantially as described, for locking the 

 standards rigidly when adjusted for the purpose set forth. 



5. — In combination with the stand irds 3 and 4, the cross- 

 bar I, ratchet bar M, and the catch plate i, and the catch 

 hooks 13 and 14, arranged and operating as and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



6.— The combination of the adjustable mould boards R, 

 with the standards and ploughs, substantially in the manner 

 and for the purpose set forth. 



7. — The combination of the doubletree N with the main 

 irame and with the levers P and P', arranged and operat- 

 ing substantiallv .1- 'I. .< lili. i, Til ilie i>urpcise set fcjrth. 



No. 52,222.— I \l \\ i I 11 s I k|(Kl,A\li, Tai.i.icv- 

 RAND, Iowa. — ( V, 'y.inn.nv 2-^, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — Til. i::'i:L;hi hii- W .uiaehe.l tutlie ploui^h 

 frames E E and connected at ilieir upper ends to handles 

 K, the front ends of which, as well as the front ends of the 

 plough frames, are connected to the framing D by staple 

 joints, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



2. — The adjustable plates \, secured to the inner sur- 

 faces of the bars W in connection with the eyes or guides 

 /, arranged as shown, to regulite the depth of the penetra- 

 tion of the ploughs in the earth, as set forth. 



3. — The shoulders /, .attached to the rear sides ofthe bars 

 H', in connection with the spring catches/ on the framing 

 D, for the purpose of holding, when required, the ploughs 

 above the surface of the earth, substantially as set forth. 



N. 52.348.— CHARLES C. WELLS, Lyons, Iowa.— 

 Cultivator!:.— y,„im,ry 30, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — So constructing and arranging the hounds C 

 C, front cross-beam ;■, and rear beam v', in combination 

 with the axle A, that the same may be adjusted by the 

 movable bolts and holes, substantially in the manner and 

 for the purpose herein set forth. 



2. — Constructing and arranging the standards D' D^ in 

 connection with the hounds, so th.at the may be shifted 

 from the straight bolts//to the elbow ones e c, substan- 

 tially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth. 



3. — The application of the stirrups F F to the rear of the 

 standards D' D^, substantially in the manner and for the 

 purpose herein set forth. 



4- — The combination of the lever E with the stirrups F 

 F and standards D' D'^ for raising the latter in conjunction 

 with the feet, substantially in the manner and for the pur- 

 pose as herein set forth. 



5. — The arrangement of the rear cross-beam v", in com- 

 bination with the stirrups and standards, so that the latter 

 may be moved in a lateral direction independent of each 

 other, substantially in the manner and for the purpose 

 herein set forth. 



No. 52,429.— A. S. MARKHAM, Bush.nell, III.— 

 Cultivators. — February 6, 1866. 



Claim. — The securing of the pendants J on the rod K by 

 means of bolts / passing through any of a series of holes in 

 plates N N attached to the draught pole, substantially as 

 shown and described. 



No. 52,462.— JOSEPH S. STUCKER, Suc.ar Grove, 

 Ohio.— Co;-« Cultivators.— February 6, 1866. 



Claim. — The combination and arrangement of the ploughs 

 or cultivators, cross-bar, axle, and frame, when made 

 adjustable, as and for the purposes set forth. 



No. 52,606.-1, HARRISON RICE, Springfield, 

 Ohio. — Cultivators. — February 13, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The combination of the three-sided double 

 frame a a a a, and a' a', with the removable seat g, and 

 adjustable axle bearings, in the manner described, for the 

 purpose specified. 



2. — The combination of the main frame with the vertical 

 frame d, windlass e, chains/, and joints c c, arranged and 

 operating conjointly, in the manner substantially as de- 

 scribed, for the purpose specified. 



No. 52,743.— GEORGE W. PRUGH and WILLIAM 

 H. BEARD, Armington, il.L.— Cultivators.— February 

 20, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — Combining and uniting in one machine the 

 shaft J, fitted with a lever and pulley, and connected to the 

 cultivator beams N N and S S for the purpose of raising 

 and lowering them, and the bell cranks P P and stirrups 1 1, 

 connected to the top of the two inside cultivator staffs V V, 

 for the purpose of moving them laterally, substantially as 

 described. 



2. — Connecting and arranging the cultivator beams N S 

 and N .S', in relation to each other, substantially as set 

 forth. 



3. — The adjustable connection between the front ends of 

 the cultivator beams N N' and the hangers E E, when said 

 hangers and beams are arranged in respect to each other 

 and to the cross-tie Z and the main frame ABC, substan- 

 tially as set forth. 



No. 52,754.— JOHN SAVILL, Monmouth, III.— C»//- 

 tivators.— February 2o, 1866. 



Claim— I.— The lient axle A, provided with arms « ir, 

 in combination with the brackets C C, containing the 

 wheels D and fitted on the arms a, substantially as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



2. — Connecting the front ends of the plough beams E E, 

 to the upper ends of the brackets C C, by pivot-bolt b, 

 arranged with circle-plates c, substantially as and for the 

 purjrase specified. 



3. — The evener, :^r draught-regulator composed of the 

 splinter bars I I K, connected by the rods J, and arranged 

 substantially as described. 



No. 52,770.-0. C. TELLER, Terre Haute, Ind.— 

 Cultivators.— February 20, 1 866. 



Claim. — The arrangement of the vibrating beams R, 

 in combination with the spring sliding draw bars F and 

 crooked arms m with the stop O, substantially as specified 

 for the purpose set forth. 



No. 52,905.— ANDREW J. STOVER, Sandyville, 

 Iowa. — Cultivators. — February 27, 1866. 



Claim. — The oblique bars D D, connected to the draught 

 pole C, and having standards I and shares J attached as 

 shown, in combination with the plough beams G G con- 

 nected to the bars D D, and arranged to admit of being 

 turned to give a lateral movement to the shares L, substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose set forth. 



No. 52,998.— ISAIAH HENTON, Shelhyville, III. 

 Cultivators.— Marck 6, 1866. 



Claim. — The combination and arrangement of the car- 

 riage frame A, the vibrating frame B, pivoted to A, the 

 beams l\ hangers i, standards «, and the hand lever 0, with 

 the sheaves ,^, and cords or chains r, substantially as herein 

 specified and for the purpose described. 



