PLOL'GHS-WHEEL OR SULKY. 



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all in combination, substantially as described and shown, 

 for tlie olijects set forth. 



2 — The bail-bar supporting the rear. clamp, the ends of 

 said bail located both in the ways of the looped frame 

 and the slot of the angled extension of the lever, the 

 lever havin;.^ tlie hookrod and adjusting-chain, said chain 

 connectMV^ with the bail near where the clamp is located 

 all in combination substantially as described. 



3. — In a liding-sulky for ploughs, the frame having the 

 ways or recess shown, the nut with its eye or loop end 

 adjustably located in said way and supporting and securing 

 together the clutch-joint, and also adjustably retaining in 

 its eye the angled extension of the wheel axle, all con- 

 structed and combined substantially as specified and shown, 

 for the object set forth. 



4. —In a sulUy-plough, the bail-bar ht.ving either end 

 loosely located both in the ways of the looped frame and 

 in the slot of the lifting-lever, all substantially as described 

 and shown. 



No. 243,125.— CH.\RLES A. HAGUE. Chicago, III., 

 assignor to Flir.st & Bradley Manufacturing Company, 

 same place.— 5«/4i'-/V(«<.j-/(j.—y««f 21, l83l. Filed Octo- 

 ieriz, 1S79. 



Claim.— I. — In a snlky-plnusrh baviiic; a frame or arch, 

 B, mounted on wheels and a mii;^1c iiiM,|.(niliiii .i-.mk or 

 bail, A, carrying a plough-bfani. 1 ;. ,\iul a |iloii-li, a pivoted 

 connection for the plough bjam ii. the i laiiU. w Im h will 

 carry the beam in the arc of a circle on a line passing 

 through or near the centre of the axial supiiorts for the 

 frame or arch, substantially as described. 



2. — In a sulky-plongh, the frame or arch B, horizontal 

 supports or arms C, and crank or bail A, carrying the 

 plough-beam G, in combination with the lever K, directly 

 attached to one end of the crank or bail, suljstantially as 

 specified. 



3. — In a sulky-plough, the combination of the arch or 

 frame mounted on wheels, the tongue rigidly connected 

 with the arch or frame, the crank having a connection with 

 the plough-beam which carries the plom^h in the are of a 

 circle on a line passing through or ik " H- .mi ,a iL, 

 axial supports, the rack rigidly attacli> i i i : i. 

 tongue, and a hand-lever rigidly altaeli. 1 iril,, , i.ai,, ,1, , 

 arranged to engage the rack, all suljslaiUially as ilescjibed, 

 for the purpose set forth. 



No. 243,140.— JOHN L. LAUGHLIN, Racine, Wis. 

 — IVheel-PUm^hs.—Jiine 21, 1881. Filed April 7, 1880. 



Claim. — I. — The arm a'", journaled on the end of the 

 axle \, and carrying the wheel B' at its lower e)i<l and 

 lever C at its upper end, in combination with the axle A 

 and plough and yoke F, which is journaled to the axle and 

 connected with the arm a'" by a link, L, substantially as 

 and for the purpose specified. 



2. — In combination with the axle A and yoke F, hinged 

 to the axle, and to which the plough is attached, the arm 

 o'", journaled on the axle A, and the lever M, provided 

 with a dog, »;', adapted to engage with the notched hub of 

 the wheel B', and thereby oscillate the arm a'" and yoke 

 F, which is connected therewith by a link, L, and raise the 

 plough by the draught of the team, substantially as and for 

 the purpose specified. 



3. — In combination with the arm a'" , journaled on the 

 end of the axle A, the levers C and M, connected by a 

 slotted arm, <r, substantially as described, and for the purpose 

 specified. 



4. — In combination with the arm «'", journaled on the 

 axle A, and levers C and M, wdiich may be oscillated 

 totjether, and are adapted to raise the ploughs by the draught 

 uf the team, the rack-bar K, having a cam-projection /•", 

 on its front end, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



5 — In a wheel or sulky-plough, the combination of the 

 arched axle A, having a slot/", in one of its vertical sides, 

 the yoke F, journaled at one end to the vertical side part of 

 the axle and its other end seated in the slot/" in the axle, 

 link/ arm J, rock-shaft H, and lever H', substantially as 

 and for the purpose herein shown and described. 



No. 243,236.— .SAM. T. FERGUSON, Min.neai-olls, 

 Minn.— .S«.'/-i'-/Y,.«<-/ii.— /««,- 21, 1S81.— Filed Mar.h 5, 

 1S81. 



Claim. — I. 



pl.ju^h. the bail 

 1 ann'f, and the 

 , |.ni|.at,in^ up- 



ira. li inan the 



l"g' 



aiilanaii »iili ilie link Kan.l ihe hand-lever 



D, of the f..,,i I- \, I llaipla -eparale link, ,/, connecting 

 the foot-le\er to the link of the hand lever, and extending 

 ab.-)ve the fulcrum of the hand-lever, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



No. 243,242.— AUGUSTUS J. GALE, Albion, Mich. 

 —SiiIky-Ploiis;hs.—Junc 21, 1S81. Filed Februarv 17, 

 1881. 



Claim. — In combination with the frame A, pivoted bail D, 

 and hanger E, having arms a n, to which the levers F G 

 are pivoted, the pivoted lever F, connected at one end with 

 the bail D, and having at its other end a roller working in 

 the curved slot i/ of the lever G, substantially as and for the 

 purpose described. 



No. 243,676— THOMAS E. |EFFERSON, Boston, 

 Mass. — .V;///'i'-yY,w-/«.— /»«,■ 28, 18S1.— Filed M,!y 21, 



Claim. — I. — The main frame, constructed, preferably, of 

 metal, having the extension 11 a and the shorter extension a'^ 

 (t', united to the first by the part a', and having also the 

 front projecting bar, to which the tongue of the machine is 

 adapted to be attached, substantially as described. 



2. — The combination, with the main frame, of the rotary 

 axle, having its bearings in the lower end of the extension a 

 17 and in the inner part of the extension 11' a', the fixed axle, 

 secured to the outer part of the extension a'' a'-, and the sup- 

 porting wheels, one secured to the rotating axle and the other 

 mounted loosely upon the fixed axle, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



3. — The means for suspending the plough, consisring of 

 the short curved arm adapted to lie secured to the suspend- 

 ing shaft, and having side llanges, the link articulated to the 

 llaii!;es (.f the said curved arm and adapted to work between 

 il ■ 'la . and one or more other links for forming the con- 

 11 liitween the first link and the plough, substantially 



;.f the 



suspen.lmg 

 :relo, the lin 

 the [.lough, ' 



ift, the 



a, thelilung ..peratain pi, MCeiU, -uK-l ail lally a^ .l-cribed. 

 5.— The combination, « 1th the suspending cross shaft, of 

 the curved arm having an opening through it for the accom- 

 modation of the shaft larger lliaii the diameter of the latter 

 and the bolt for holdiu- tlie arm .ai ihe shaft, whereby the 

 arm is allowed to tilt ta pel nai tl. p'-u'li 1, swing laterally 

 slightly in either dnecliMii, all I ■■■•. 1 le-cribed. 



I 6. — The combination <A iia •\-'~- ■'.,.,',{. the plough sus- 

 I pended therefrom by a llcxiMe euijiieeliun, «ith means for 

 i driving said shaft from the rotating axle, so as to raise the 

 plough by the power of the team, substantially as described. 

 7. — The combination of the cross-shaft, the plough-sus- 

 pending devices, and the plough with the fixeil jjulley on 

 the cross shaft, the loose pulley on the rotating-axle, the 

 cniUess chain, and means for throwing the loose pulley into 

 and out of engagement at will with a clutch on the rotating 

 axle, sul.-tamiallyasdesenl.e.l. 



S.—The coniliinathin, hkIi ilie piillrv .m the end of the 

 plough-suspending s|,aU.i,i llie le\ei 1 >, liavmgthe literally- 

 projecting pin, the siaiug lor Ijeaiing ag.unst said pin to force 

 the lever outward, and the stationary shouldered locking- 

 vilate, with wdiich s.aid lever automatically engages when the 

 plough is raised, substantially as described. 



9.— The eomliinatioii, wiihe loose inilley on the revolving 

 axle, of the ^tup ,,n the frame, adapted to automatically en- 

 gage with the 'tud on tlie pulley w lien the ]ilough is lifted to 

 its highest point, so as fj throw the said pulley out of en- 

 gagement with the clutch on the revolving axle, substantially 

 as described. 



ic. — The combination, wiih the fixed pulley on the sus- 



