1506 



CULTIVATORS. 



L'iiltiv:itiiii;'o:i(s, jmhcri/iiit; Itio i^roiiiul, Di-id 

 ]ilu\viii};. \r.. I Ik- inliiii- «»i s;iiil iiivi-iiliou con 

 ^'isi'lUiC -»r :tii ;i<l<lili<.ii:i| sli.>\i-| or pluw staiul- 

 .n.l (Mi.jilil.- <■( n-.i<!v :UI;i(IiiiH-ii1 lo :incl dc- 

 I:h-Iiiii.-ii1 IV.nii till' oKliiKMA cull i\ :ilur, in tlii- 

 lili'tltiKl nl si-rillili- lli<- sht.\rl to llic |)low- 

 l-fiMii. ;wliiistiiij:1lii-l.-ii.i;tli :iiiil jx-sit iimol' the 

 -li'.vrl luiil ]>\i>\\ scntrhml with ivlalinn totlio 

 |.l'.v\^I:(ml:inl> (•nMn(<-lnl I Iutcm itii. and of 

 ri-i(;iir) d*'l;iils nf r >n.stin<-li<m and ananf;i'- 

 riMiii nl" pLiils. sidtslantjidl\ as lioroiiialU'i- 

 ni'-i'i- lully Sfl r.M'lli and clainii'd. 



1. In a t;aii^' i-nit ivalnr. iin-anoM-l-hfain A, 

 liaviuj; t-yr -. in 4c»iidiinati<Mi with a T-rlip 

 li:nin^^ a dr|icndinj,' Iiolt inisfcnian;; beam A, 

 limrc l.ar II. an<l adjuslal.h' staple S. sub- 

 stantiallv as sJimm n and d«-sri ibcd. 



2. In a -(an-; cnllixalor. lln- Ihiid shuvcl- 

 lieani it'niii\ abh si'rniid In nu'ans of a c!i|( 

 haviii-a d.]M-iidirij; boll, bnn-o bai'. and beam 

 loo]) slaiilf, snbstnnlialh iS sliow ii and de 

 sciibeil. 



."i. ill a ganK-onltivalor, (lie third sliovel- 

 beain removably sccuiwl by melius of a dip 

 Imviiiji a dtpcndinj,' boll, bi-nce-biir H, liuviny; 

 orilircs lor icrcpiion of a staple, and beam 

 loop sla).)e loi atljnsiiiif;; tlio third shovel, all 

 substnntirtlly aw shown and described. 



1. In 11 cultivator, tlie combination of the 

 shovel-beam composed of ndinsUtble parts/ 

 and//, Mith the T eli|), hraee bar Tl. and ad- 

 justable staple W, suli.slant:ally as Nhown and 

 for the piuposc described. 

 285,723. GEO. C AVERY, Louisville, 



Kv Douiile-Shovei Plow. Sept. 25, 



1883. filed Mai-. 31. 1883. 



lu combination -witlithe usual be^ini, A, and 

 the shovel or blade carrying beams (' and 1>, 

 longitudinally ■ adJnstaVde metallic shoes or 

 their ennivah-nt arranged on either side of the 

 rear portions of the beam A. and jno^ided with 

 st*p-like i»-oiectio:is 1, 2, :ni<l ;l, iiilrrmediate 

 blocks or chockiiig-picce;^, S S, adajited to op- 

 erate as sUiy.s orbracesbelwci'nlh'' inner faces 

 of the sho\'el beams and tin- si'-p like projec 

 tions of the metallic shoes, and a suitaliU- lii-- 

 rtid and nat, or the equivalents thereof, for 

 clamping or holding iu place t^when adjusted) 

 the siiid stay piecesaiidthes;iid metalHesIioes, 

 all substantially in the manner speeilied, ami 

 for the purposes set foith- 

 286,485. JOHN T. PRIOR, I'rior's Sta- 

 tion, Ga. riowandCultivatfU- combined. 



Oct, 9. 1883. Filed Jan. 23, 1883. 



1. Tlie condiiiinlion. with the lieaiiis. of the 

 longitudinallN slolird adju-stabh- sections, and 

 the ploMsliarcs. U ■'-liajHtl conneclions, and 

 wedges, snbslnnlially asand for the [imposes 

 speciti<!d. 



2. Tlie eonduuation, with the bearnshaving 

 apertures in llu'ir enrved ends, of the lioitsor 

 fastening de\ ices, and the loiigit mlinallyslot- 

 tedadinslabte sections adaplril loeadiraie the 

 web and to lit between the llang.s. s\ibsfjin- 



tiallv as described. 



287,163. WM. F. and H. C REEVES, 



Meredith, Kan. Weed Cutter. Oct. 23, 



1883. Filed July 12, 1883. 



This ii^ventiou has relation to improvements 

 in weed-euttej-s for listed corn; and it consists 

 in the construction and novel arrangement of 

 the various parts of which it is composed, all 

 of which will be hereinafter more fully ex- 

 plained. 



1 The combination, with the body A, con- 

 structed as described, of the adjustable haudlc 

 B hinged to the raised bar rf, at its forwar<l 

 eud and provided with the hinged bail (/ , 

 strapphite r*. spring f, and hook ff. the whole 

 operating as described, and for the purpose 



set forth. , ,, ,, 1 ■. 1- 



2 The combination ot the handle li, bail <i , 

 spring/, raised bar d. hook fi, blocks fi h, cut- 

 ter-bars f/ k', perforated as descrdted, and 

 body 'A. the whole operating as descnlied. 

 and' for the jinrpose set I'ortli. 



287,531. EDWARD FULMER Mount 

 Olive, Ala, Means for securing Cultiva- 

 tor and Harrow Teeth. Oct. 30, 1883. 

 Filed July to, 1HS3. 



The condtination of the rectangular frame 

 having inwardlv-proiccting flanges on its nii- 

 der sidf. th«' blocks litted iu said frame, and 

 having aiiLiular recesses in their sides, the 

 staiabmls tH led in t heaugnlar recesses between 

 the said blocks, and havinglhe harrow ov cul- 

 tivator blades at llicir lower rnds. and the 

 tightening screws in the ends uf the rectangu- 

 lar frame, all arranged and operating substan- 

 liidly asset forth. 



287,956. WM. ORD, Brooklyn, Ohio. 

 CiU'ivnlor. Nov. 6. 1883. Filed April 

 21. 1883. 



1. In combination with the side bar, B. and 

 Wace D. the clamp herein described, consist- 

 ing of the pait h, having longitudinal groovi 

 to receive said bar B, transverse space to re- 

 ceive the brace, and Ing i, which is received 

 into an aperture iu said brace, and the cap 

 plate 6', having downwardly-extending lug 6^, 

 and the seen ring- bolt s, as and for tlie pur- 

 poses set forth. 



2. In combination with the frame U, han- 

 dles C C, and central bar, A, the clamp h b', 

 the latter having the ears e, the arm E, block 

 P, having slot to receive the standai-d of the 

 said frame U, and set-screw /, for giving any 

 desired adjusfmeut to the side wings, as set 

 forth. 



288,111. J. FLATTEN, Sr., Fort How- 

 ard, Wis. Cultivator. Nov. 6, 1883. 



Filed Jail, 6, 1883. 



The plows are ntade with angular forward 

 pai-ls, and with Iheir rear parts cut into 

 strips bent into the form of mold boards and 

 twisted lhron,:ih a miarter of a turn, so that 

 the .soil will sill through or between the said 

 strips, while Ihc weeiis will fall to the sur- 

 face of the ground from the rear ends of the 

 strips. The plows arc each connected with 

 the frame by two standards of unequal lengtli, 

 so that the said plows will be firmly supported 

 agaiust the draft-strain, as will be hei-einafter 

 fully described. 



In a cultivator, the combination, with Mio 

 center beam, 0, projected in front of the 

 frame, of thctA\oend bcut parallel guide-rods, 

 D, the i>olt K, hook F, the draft-rod (J, piv- 

 oted thereto, and the clamp I, bolted to rods 

 D. as and for thepuri)ose specified. 

 280,376. E. S. BENHAM, Attica, N. Y. 



Gang. How Frame. Dec. 4, 1883. Filed 



May n, 1883. 



By my invention a gang of plo>s may he as 

 readily handled ns a single plow, and may be 

 tipped to either <nie side or the other without 

 changing the depth of the pIoMS in the ground, 

 thereby lessening the draft, and causing the 

 plows to be as easily held ami guided as a sin- 

 gle |)low. "When one i)low moves to one side, 

 all of the i)lows in the gang )iartake of the 

 s:imeiiio\ eincnt, (si-el-'ig. 'X in which the plows 

 are shown tnrni-d slightly to the right,) but 

 Ihey may l)e lurncd either way more or less, 

 thereby adapting them to be nsed on side-hills 

 or on uneven ground. 



A gang-plow frame consisting of tlie longi- 

 tudinal bars ff «' n', jointed to the cios.« bars 

 rt' rt* a", substantially as speeilied, in eombina- 

 nation with the diagonal bar r-", handles/', 

 and plows r\ all arranged for joint operation, 

 substantially as and for the purposes descrihed, 

 289,824. S. FRENCH, Silver Lake. Kan. 



Cuitivator. Dec. 11, 1883. Filed Aug, 



27. 1883. 



1. In a enlli valor, the combination of a suit- 

 able frame pvovhled wilhlhe riding-plank A, 

 adai)fed to ride (he ridges on eilheisideof the 

 row, the cenlet braia. ( ', the knives D. secured 

 to 1 he said beam on op] 'osile sides Uicreof, and 

 extending rearward, outward, and upward,, 

 with the .shields or sei-apers F, adapt<'dto fol- 

 low the sjiid knives, sweeping orscrapingthe 

 sides of the riilges, protecting the plants from 

 falling clods or sods, all constructed and ar- 

 ranged to n])erate substantially as ami for the 

 purpose set forth. 



2. In a listing-cnltivalor provided with a 

 riding-plank. A, adapted to ride the top of the 

 ridges on either side of Mie row, 1 he beam < ', 

 canyingthepaivofkuivesD. adaiitedloloos.n 

 the sod iipnu both siilesof the row siniultane- 

 ouslv, 11m- iVonI elids of said kni\es being set 

 to enbrlhegronml nrar the pIiiHiN ami thence 

 extending o"bli(|n<-lv i.-arwaidly, ontwanl.and 

 unwaid, so as to loosen the soil at auniiprm 

 depth onthe sloping sides of the ridges, all 

 substantially as shown. 



.-{ lnalisiing<-nlli\ator.llieplaiiK A, adapt- 

 ed lo lide I Ik- to|i ol the ridges. Die knives 1>, 

 ■idai.tcd to eat ami loosen the soil at a uni- 

 'lornideplhn|'"iillieslopingsidesoftheridgc.s 

 with the snapers F, arranged at a short dis- 

 tance in the ii-ar 4if the s:iid kniv<;s. so as lo 

 sweep falling elods or sods uj) the sidesof the 

 said ridgesflud away from the plants, combined 

 and arranged to openrte subslaiilially as and 

 for the i)nrpnsr sri foilli. 

 290,032. J. L. GILBERT, Iloholjcn, Ala. 



IMow. Dec. 11, 1883. Filed Fob. 10, 



1883. 



The combination, with a plow-beam, of the 

 reversible strain-iron K, having its ujiper per- 

 forated arm projecting over the side of the 

 beam, the double- shouldered rcvereible stand- 

 ard C, the tie-rod 1) and its tiistening-nid, and 



■ rodF,sub,stantiallyasspt 



ROBERTS, tiuitnian 

 I. 1, 1884. Filed Sept. 



theiiendcnlbi 

 tied. 



291.087- A. A. 



Ark. I'low. Ja 



12, 1883. 



1. The Combination of the beam, tin- cam- 

 lever C, pi\o|.-d thereon and Ibrked at the 

 end, and tlie claniping-boU. having the eross- 

 head which iMigages with the forked end of Ihe 

 catn-lever, substantially as speeilied. 



*J. Theeoinbinationof thebeam, theenlliug 

 implement having the loopid shank cNl'-iision 

 K'. the earn Ifver C, and Ihe clamping dr\ ice 

 11, adapted |<. secure the ■•xtcMMon to Ihe beam, 

 jissrt forth. 

 291,772. HUGH REA, Village Green, i'a. 



Combined LMow and Cultivator. -Ian. H. 



1884. Filed Sent. 5. 1883. 



1. In a eultivator, the condiinal ion of fln' 

 .saddle plale T, having parallel plate </. parti- 

 tion or Mange /■, bolls /' /", arms or ]ilales K, 

 liaving hooked bolt ./'." tl'nnnb-nnt ./', eeidral 

 beam, ^V.and latei'alor swinging l)eatn B, snb- 

 stantially as shown, and for Ihe purjiase de- 

 scribed. 



2. In acultivator, the combination, with the 

 central beam, the side hinged beams and the 

 hinge)! arms of the lalter, of the saddle-plate 

 conipose<lor an n]>per and lower plate bolted 

 together, and one ha\ing a depending flange 

 and lio(.ked bolt, substantially as and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



3. In a eultivator, the combination of the 

 T-shaped plate-levev 11", having sleeve /i' and 

 cross-piece If. handled nnl 11'. pivoled jdate 

 H, having slots /r. screw bolts li'. liaving ad- 

 justiugnnls h', and plows C, substantially as 

 shown, ami for tin- jinrposr di-si-i ibed. 



4. lu acullivator, the rombiualion, with its 

 beam and plow -standard, of Ihe plate-lever, 

 with an eye or sleeve about ils middle, a slot 

 at one end and luiiied upward at ils opposite 

 cud. the Tplate having an angular eye or ap- 

 erture at one end, a udddle diagonal portion, 

 and a hori/.onlal tiunsvei-sc slot at its other 

 end. and adjusting or securing nuts, substan- 

 tially as and for the puri>ose set forth. 

 292,070. H. D. TERRELL, Starraville, 



Ua. Cultivator. Jan. 15, 1884. Filed 



July 18,1883. 



The object of this invention is to provide 

 single-beam cultivators constructed in such a 

 manner that they can bo readily adjusted for 

 n.se as t't>vering-]>lows,andw)»ich shall be sim- 

 ple in constrnelion and strong, durable, and 

 etrecti\c in use. 



In a cultivator, the combination, with the , 

 bracket O, connected to the beam, of an ap 

 proximately U-shaped clamp, H, with its- 

 arms or wiiigs provided with upper and lowei 

 inwardly-project ing flanges,r,and bolts 1, sub 

 stardially as show u and ilcscribcd, and forthe 

 pnr)»osp set forth. 

 292,091. P. BEELER, Jetlei'sou City. Ky. 



Cultivabu-. -lun. 15, 1884. Filed Sept. 



21, 1883. 



This my invention relates to certain new and 

 useful improvements iu cultivators for pulver- 

 izing the soil, consisting,fii'st,ina central bar 

 or beam with a clevis in front, and a set of 

 handles screwed thereto iu front,with the rear 

 ends supported by metal braces extending 

 down from the handle to the bar and secured 

 thereto by means of a bolt. This central bar 

 is providJ'jl with a detachable enrved piece, or 

 hook on the rear end, to wl.ichoneof theteeth 

 is attached, and is further provided with a 

 eross head iininediately in front of lliehaudles, 

 to which asrtofcxpand'ingsid.-barsare hinged, 

 and held in place, wlicn .set, by moans of tiat 

 bars hinged to Ihc rear emls,\vitli the inner 

 ends lapping over eaeh other and slightly 

 curved laterally in the back, with a scries of 

 holes in each, and a bolt through them and tlie 

 bar in the center,to hold the side bai-s in place 

 when set at any angle required. These side 

 bars are each jtrovidert with thrcesieklcformed 

 hooks,to which theteeth of the cultivator are 

 secured, one iu the rear, one on (he onlsidc 

 near the end, and one on the inside near the 

 front end. These hooks which are secured to 

 the side bars are made Hat, and hinged thereto 

 bymeansof boltsiusertedaboni Ihrecand one 

 half inches back of theends,wliieh are slightly 

 widened, and corrugated on the inside to cor- 

 respond with similareorriigalious on the side 

 bars for llic imtpose of set ling llic teeth al any 

 required aiigh-. 'I'he leeth on Ihe rear eiidof 

 tlie side bai-s an- hiniicd or boiled on the top 

 of Ihi' law Mange of tin- adjustable critss bare, 

 wliieh ilan^rsexl.'nd oiil biyondllie boss, ami 



