CULTIVATORS-WHEEL OR SULKY. 



Cullivalors. — September 22, 1 874. Filed January 12, 

 1874. 



Claim. — I. — A ."iquare draft-post, forked to receive the 

 cross-beam in a cultivator, and secured to the latter in such 

 manner as to allow of a vertical as well as lateral adjust- 

 ment of the same by the clamping devices described, con- 

 sisting of links m m above and below the cross-beam B, 

 edge plates 11 11, jjrovided with s(|uave grooves or guides n" 

 for the recejitioii jimI -t i tii iiu: ( if tlie post in a j^erpendicular 

 position, and a- -i:. : -.i ;! \Lrtical adjustment ol the 

 same, block ;^ an ' - 1 1 fastening it at any point, 



all arranged in Ur iikuiuli II Liibcd,as and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. — A plough-standard having a lateral brace extending 

 across the inner angle of the same, and secured to the beam- 

 plate by the same bult which pivots the standard to the 

 beam-plate and beam, in the manner described. 



3. — The flanged rhomboidal beam plates O, provided 

 with ratchet parts ;- and gains j'', in combination with beam 

 C, brace /'', and standard s, as shown and described, as and 

 for the piir|H,,e ,rt iMitli. 



4. — Piaic 1 1 ami |iait^ 5' s'' e' e e" , in combination with 

 beam C, brace h' , ami standard s, arranged in the manner 

 shown and descrilied, for the purpose set forth. 



5. — The journal -• and plates i' i' and /, in combination 

 with the forked draft-post E and the clamping device, as 

 described, by winch the same is attached to the cross beam 

 B, in the manner shown and described, as and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



No. 155,419.— A. CANFIEI.D, Garnett, Kansas.— 

 Corn-Cultivators. — September 29, 1874. Filed June 20, 

 1874. 



Claim. — I. — The vertically-adjustable arched irons a o, 

 in combination with the tongue D and seat beam E', sub- 

 stantially as and li.r iIk- iiur|i..M- set forth. 



2. — The revcrsiblt |i>ni ,.v ,[i,-ni\> braces, condsined with 

 the shovel beam^. Mibsiantiall\ a, described. 



No. 7,513.- .v. ( A.MIl Idi, Davenport, Iowa. — 

 Corn-Cultivaton.— 1 55 ,4 1 9. — September 29, 1 874. — Reis- 

 sued February 20, 1877. YW^A January 16, 1877. 



Claim. — I. — The pendant bars F, curved as described, 

 and arranged to operate with the plates C", carrying the 

 bolt/, bar O, and having the holes/-", -for the adjustment 

 of the beams (5 G' substantially as described, and for the 

 purpose specified. 



2. — The vertically-adjustable arched irons a a, in combi- 

 nation with the tongue D and seat beams E', substantially 

 as and for the |nirpose specified. 



3. — The arched plates a, secured to the tongue, as 

 described, and having slots c" combined with the bar E' 

 and bolts c', substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



4. — The reversible foot or stirrup braces, combined with 

 the shovel beams, substantially as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



No. 155,717.— EDWARD I. ENO, St. Louis, Mo.— 

 Cultivators.— October 6, 1874. Filed July 14, 1874. 



Claim. — I. — The combination of the bars D and G, 

 tongue E, lever I. and lever frame K, all constructed and 

 operating substantially as set forth. 



2. — The combination of the double-ended lever M, link 

 N, and hook P with the plough beam and ^axle, all substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose set forth. 



3.— The combination of the plough beams (), clip S S T, 

 and round upright U, all ■iil>iaiiii iliv a^ ^1 ; l^ii ili. 



No. 155,905.— THEdl" >!: I i \ A \ i ' I > . l;l FT and 

 W. VANDEGRIFT, W ,, > i;, i i . :; . /•loughs. 



— October I-.,. 1S74 Fik<] /.v,;, • --5, iN;4 



Claim.— I.— The tongue, cumpo^ed of sections D D', 

 jointed together and combined with the pivoted sheath DS 

 the hand lever F, and its connecting rod b, substantially as 

 described. 



No. 155,956.— SAMUEL JONES, Linx'oln, III.— C?</- 

 tivators. — October 13, 1874. ' Filed .August 28. 1874. 



Claim.— I.— The combination of the flanged bent circle 

 A, clamp B, axle /', and set screw (/, all constructed 

 substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth. 



2. — The combination of the two short axles /) /), each 

 having a wheel, C, the sleeves // /;, one on each side of 



each \ h 1 tl j f rated f mges ; / connected to said 



slee^L 1 tl 1 I n., Cr with perforated flin.,es/, on 



the en 1 I tl j 1 ii^h beams all substantially as set 

 forth 



3 — 1 1 1 t o axles / /5 an 1 wheels 



C C tl 1 of each wheel and pro- 

 the four plough beams 



I I I 



lies 1 



foith 



1 Iju 



an i the slotted 

 all substantially 



\o ic;6-i6 — \ J rnODRK H R CK Gro\ E III.— 



Cult! is I 11 \ ^ 1874. 



Cla \ and beams C 



C w itl I 1 pended from 



the to I I I of the beams, 



in the mi nei ai d Ic tl ] | | 1 



No iS7 6oj— JAMES M II(ill\l)\\ Tw^man's 

 Store Vx—Diulle L i 1 —1 I % 1S74.— 

 Filed OctoUr 2^ 1S74 



Claim— I— 11 1 [ 1 the frame B of the 



tongue A sprin le 1 it n e 1 ate lever D rack 



I and catch II t t I 1 I 111 n^cd substantially as 



and foi tl I 1 c I 



2 — I I tr cti n frame H m combination 



with tl I the a Ijustal le supjcrts ?n sub- 



stant II I I u p e de cubed 



3 — The nl 1 t I the tuds h of the cultivator with 



the arched piece | and k \ I ulstuitiall) as and for the 

 purpose lescr bed 



4 — The comb 1 ation I the tiiction flame H the folding 

 section M, the handles N, and the cultivator O, substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose described. 



No. 157,721.— WM. P. MUNGER, Bergen, N. Y.— 

 Cultival... . — /) , , -,v,', . 15, 1R74. Filed June 30, 1873. 



Claim, !l linati.in. v itii the cultivator-frame A A, 



of the -em- Ml ih'iiiii l,iii\e, (■ (' C, arranged in alternate 

 position-, .iii'l I.i].|hiil; each other on the inside, and gradu- 

 ated in de|ith from front to rear, as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



No. 158,709.— R. S. HIGGISN, Fairfield, III.— 

 Cultivators.— Jmitinrv 12, 1S75, Filed .4ugtistl(), 1874. 



Claim. — I. --'I lie .--ml iiialh.n c.f llie pivoted oblique 

 braces 12, peiid,iii[ m, iii.iin h,ini.' 1 , beams ;■, and single- 

 trees II, substautLilU a- .111. 1 |.>i the purposes set forth. 



2. — The L-shapeil bars 27. constructed and operating as 

 described, in combination with the plough-beams 7, loops 

 31, transverse bar 24, and nuts 25 26, substantially as and 

 for the purposes set forth. 



3. — The nuts 25 26 and screw-protecting sleeves 28, in 

 combination with the L-shaped bars 27 and transverse bar 

 24, for adjusting the plough-beams as to their distance as- 

 under 



[be c 



f the hf 1 1 8 and pivoted bails 

 1 lie 17 learn 7. and draft appara- 

 , hieh the pi Uj^h-beams are support- 

 th )iit iHcctmg the application of the 



1 H SIOI FORD, Galeseurg, III. 

 Junnry 12 1875. Filed Augtist 



— Jl« 

 21 1874 



Claim — I — In a walking straddle-row cultivator, the 

 combination of the pivoted pole C rigid axle A, wheels B, 

 and plough beams D D, so that the operator may control 

 the direction of the machine by the plough handles, and 

 permit of the tongue vibrating freely, substantially as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



2. — The suspending rods E E, secured to the forward 

 ends of the plough beams, and projecting forward of the 

 axle, and operating in combination with the brace rods 

 rt' n', substantially as and for the |iurpose specified. 



No. 159,500.— EDWIN CHILDREN, Dunleith, III. 

 — Cultivators. — February 9, 1875. Filed October 9, 

 1874. 



Claim. — The combination of the pivoted draft-pole C 

 and lever E with the swing arms J J, provided at their for- 

 ward ends w ilh rollers i i, resting'upon the front timber d" 

 of the cultivator frame, the said swing arms being pivoted 

 at the centre beam d' and to the plough beam, supporting 



