PLOUGHS-WHEEL OR SULKY. 



other land witli soft i 

 smoothly and 



No. 3.474.— II. BROWN, PAYSdN, h.i..— ;;7/.v/-/V,.T,..f. 

 — Mtir,/t 9, 1844. 



Claim. — I. — Const I ucting the plough in the manner de- 

 scribed, that is to say, constructing arid arranging the pro- 

 jections H and I, upon the mould-board, so that the plough 

 m ly be used either side up, a right or left. 



2. — I do not claim combing a number of ploughs and at 

 tacliing them to a frame. 



No. 8,544.— E. GOLDTHAIT, Fort Wayne, Ind.— 

 Wlifcl-Ploughs. — Nmemher 25, 1851. 



Claim. — I. — The cutter, C*, or its equivalent, to separate 

 the sward for the first furrow at a proper distance from the 

 coulter, acted upon by the droji, «' and lever, C. or their 

 equivalents. 



2. — The piece, Ds, fastened to the heel of the mould- 

 board in combination with the coulter, C*, to turn wide fur- 

 rows. 



3. — The mode of connecting the tongue and plough, re- 

 spectively, to the axle, by menns nf the links and the loose 



ati, and make the plough run 

 ind -.o as also to enalile the 

 »hman to take an exiiaDrdinaiily wide furrow, with one 

 member of the teim w.ilking in the furrow with a common 

 yoke, thus dispensing with the long yoke now commonly 

 used for th.it purpose. 



4. — The rope, D, and lever, D', or their equivalents, in 

 combination with the mode of connecting the tongue and 

 ploMgh to the axle, substantially as described, for the pur- 

 )ioies set forth. 



No. 8,Sj4.— H. KIIX.WI and G. VALLEAU, ScoTTs- 



viM.K, N. V — /r;,. /-/'/./,;,'/>.-.— j/»,/, 30, 1852. 



Claim. — I — NL.timiiiL; thi-- tMiiL^UL- ..r pdc. A-, upon the 

 timbers, II, K, an I unit 111:; tlic ■~a!inj hy an intermediate 

 jointed conneet.HL; ro,l, W, lu iIil- hoi U'lnlal coupling rod, 

 L, which unites the front and rearward ends of the pivoted 

 arms J, J, of the axles Iv', whereby the direction or guiding 

 of the gang of plouglis is regulated by the action of the 

 team itself, in moving in any direction the attendant may 

 require. 



2. — Confining the tongue or pole. A'', between the hori- 

 zontal plate, S, and timber, D, by means of a fulcrum bolt, 

 U, for the purpose of allowing the tongue or pole. A'', to 

 vibrate or move right or left with the direction of the team, 

 whereby the rj |uired direjtion is given to the propelling 

 and -upportin ; wheels ; and whereby the tongue or pole 

 may be shifted or adjusted in its position to accomodate two 

 or three horses, and yet mtintain its central draught with the 

 ploughs. 



No. lo.ioi.- C. K. TiRIXCKERHOFF, Batavia, N. 

 \ .— mu-e.'-P/oiigfis.— i I/. /■ , II, 1S53. 



Claim. — I. — Combm n,' h itli t!i ■ [ilough-beam, between 

 the plough and the clc\i^, luo hIkcIn one on each side of 

 the beam, and of different dianieicr.-^, the one resting in the 

 furrow and the other on the land, for the purposes set 

 forth. 



2.' — Making the tread of the furrow-wheel narrow, so that 

 it m.ay press lightly against the land, and guage the width 

 of the furrow-slice, and cast aside any small stones that may 

 roll against the land. 



3. — Making the wheels, especially the furrow wheel, ad- 

 justable in the direction of its axi-., (or the |iurpose of adapt- 

 ing its position to furrows ol iliirLrcul widths. 



4. — Making the funo«-\\ IkcI lievelhng outward on the 

 side which presses against the land ; aUo, making the small 

 wheel adjustable vertically with reference to the shaft B, and 

 the large wheel. 



No. 291.- C. K. BRINCKERHOFF, Batavia, N. Y. 

 — Wheel-Ploughs.— October II, 1833. Reissued yff««ff?y 

 3°. 1855- 



Claim. — I. — Combining with the plough beam between 

 the plough and the forward end of the clevis, by means of a 

 single shaft, two wheels, one on each side of the beam, and 

 of different diameters, the one resting in the furrow, and the 

 other on the land, for the purposes set forth and de- 

 scribed. 



- M 1' III. Ill I Head of the furrow-wheel narrow, for the 



a ■*! II, ill- furrow-wheel beveling outward on the 

 siil>' "lull I'lL M_, against the land as above described and 

 for the purpose.-, hereinbefore set forth. 



No. 10,153.— J. D- FILKINS and WILLIAM H. 

 Dk PUY, Lima, \^mKV,K.— lVheel-Plottf'hs.— Oclober2'k. 

 ■853. ^ 



Claim. — The combmation of the limber tongue h' and 

 stiff tongue h with the running gear, to ad.npt the g.ing- 

 plough to being drawn by two teams abreast. 



No. 12.701.— f. |. HALL, Tawakana Hills, Te.vas. 

 — i:,i„:^-riri,-hs—Aray I, 1855. 



Claim.— TiiL- arrangement of the ploughs and pivoted 

 Ijeaiiis » iih adjustable cross-beams, so that the ploughs may 

 have a convenient permanent adjustment, in connection 

 with their self-adjusting property in the plough beam, as set 

 forth and described. 



No. 3,716.— THOMAS J. HALL, Bryan, Texa.s.— 

 Gai!i;-P/oiighs. — May I, 1855.-12,791 extended seven 

 years. Reissued November 9, 1869 



Claim. — I. — The arrangement of the ploughs and pivoted 

 beams with the adjustable cross-beams, so that the ploughs 

 may have a convenient permanent adjustment, in connection 

 with their self-adjusting property in the plough beam, as set 

 forth and described. 



2. — Limiting the lateral vibration of the revolving cutter 

 or coulter, that it may not, when out of the ground, vibrate 

 .so far that it would not recover its true position when 

 again in contact with the ground, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



3. — The bent brace i, when constructed in the form as 

 described and attached to the frame of the plough in 

 the manner and for the purpose substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



No. 14,373.— AARON anfl THOMA.S .SMITH, Troy, 

 \\,U— Wheel-Ploughs.- March 4, 1856. 



Any number of shares may be used, and the front axle B 

 may, by loosening the nut on the bolt, be adjusted 

 so that the shares will be in line with the centre of the 

 axle. 



Claim. — Comliining the axle B and wheel J with the bed 

 piece A, when constructed and arranged substantially in 

 the manner and for the purpose set forth. 



Xo. 1 I.JIM \[. TURLEY, Galesburg, \i.\..— Wheel- 



I'lr:, • r 9, 1856. 



< ! 11 I 1 1 ingement of the standard, mould-board, 



ami li i' I ml 1 Iv with regard to each other, and to the 

 other parts of the plou^jh, so that they will operate as set 

 forth. 



No. 16,912.— TES.SEFRYE, Springfield, \i.i..—Ga}ig- 

 Ploiighs.— March 31, 1 857. 



Claim. — The so hanging of a gang or series of ploughs 

 U])on their stock and beam as that the conductor upon his 

 seat, may, by a system of hand-levers and connecting rods 

 substantially such as set forth, adjust said series of ploughs 

 to any desired depth or w idth of furrow, as set forth. 



No. 16,913. — T- FRYE, SPRiNciFiELD, III. — Wheel- 

 Houghs. March 31, 1857. 



Claim. — r. — Supporting the after end of the plough-beam 

 A, upon a vertical journal at the left hand end of the axle 

 T, when the bearings at the opposite end of said axle are 

 so arranged that the position thereof may be varied and 

 adjusted, substantially in the manner and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. — Arranging the bearings of the rollers e e e f, und g g 

 g in such a manner that their positions may be varied and 

 adjusted, substantially in the manner and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



3. — In combination with the mould-board, composed 

 principally of the series of adjustable rollers ns set forth, I 

 claim the adjustable triangular plate 70, for the purpose of 

 making the whole conform to the position in which the fur- 

 row slice is to be laid or tumed substantially as set 

 forth. 



No. 17,591.— J. SUTTER, St. Louis, Uo.— Wheel- 

 Ploughs.— June 16, 1857. 



Claim. — The combination of the ploughs D, with the 



