1510 



DISKS. 



aroi in front of anU below said (Irill.tnbe, sub- 

 stautially as described, for tLo niirnose sneci 

 fled. 



12. Tbe combiuatioii, substantially borein 

 before set forth, of a seed conducting tube 

 ^ ,hii tbin narrow cuttinfj blade or point, v, 

 and a covering device, substantially as de- 

 sci-ibed, and adapted to (ravel in tbe slit made 

 by said narrow cutting blade, for the purposo 

 specified. 



33. Tlio conibinalion, sulistaiitially herein- 

 before set forth, of n scedcouducting tube and 

 an attachable thin or narrow cutting blade or 

 point, 7(,with an attachable covering-blade, ir, 

 constructed substantially as describedj aud 

 .adapted to travel in tho slit or narrow open- 

 ing made by said cntting-blade, for tbe pur- 

 pose specified. 



1-1. The combination of the seed-conductor 

 with the arm c, extending in front thereof, the 

 chp r', tbo narrow drill-forming point «, a 

 clamp, r\ therefor, and a covering dish-shaped 

 wheel, ic, substantially as described, for the 

 purpose specified. 



15. Tlie combination, in a soeddrill, of a 

 seed-conductor, a thin or narrow cutting blade 

 or point, t/, and a covering- blade, w, as de- 

 scribed, with the seed-hoppev C, a feed device 

 for feeding the seed continuously, and achate, 

 p, substantially as and for tiie purpose speci- 

 lied. 



1(!. Ill fonibination in a seed-drill and fer- 

 tilizer, llio hopper C, its feed device, tho hop- 

 per B,its feed device, means, substantially as 

 described, for connecting and operating "the 

 feeding devices of said hoppers, means for ren- 

 dering the feed devices of the hopper A nou- 

 operativc, a drill-forming point or cutling- 

 blade adapted for attachment to tho drill-tube, 

 and a covering device adapted to travel in the 

 cut made by tlie drill forming point, substan- 

 tially as described. 



260,482 THOS. E. JEFFERSON, Bos- 

 tini. Mass. ('oiiii.iiK'd IMnw, ILiirow, 

 Sevier, olc July 4, 1.SS2. Filed May G. 



ISSli 



1. In a snlty-plow haviug a furrow-wheel, a 

 furrow side wheel, and a colter serving as a 

 hearing-wheel at the front, the hinged frame 

 and plow beam or beams, combined with the 

 plow situated between the fmrow-wheel and 

 c'olter-whoel, and bearing upon said wheels 

 whether said plow is in or out; of operation, as 

 and for the purposes heroin set forth. 



2. In a sulky- plow, the combination of u 

 wheel-framo hinged or pivoted to the rear ernl 

 of plo\^-beam, the latter supported on a swiv- 

 ^led colter at its front end, aud haviug nieana 

 for elevating the fr.ime and beam at the point 

 of their hinged connection, and a balancinp 

 driver's seat, arranged in the rear of the asi^ 

 of tho rear bearing-wheels to aid the lever In 

 lifting the plow, substantially as sot forth. 



3. In u sulky-plow, the plow iiroper nud 

 means for elevating tho same in a horizontal 

 plane, combined Willi the furrow-wheel, where- 

 by the said wheel, rilling up the incline formed 

 by the partially elevated ])Iow, servos to fur- 

 ther force the jilowontof the ground, as speci- 

 Oed. 



4. In a sulky-plow, the main franic pivoted 

 on theases of the riding- wheels, tho i»Iowbcam 

 or beams hinged thereto and snpportcil bv tlio 

 colter and the hinged i)ole, all conslructed, 

 arranged, and combined as and for Ihc pur- 

 poses set forth. 



5. The plowshare (J, having V-sliaped re- 

 cesses cast vertically parallel with eacli other 

 apon either side thereof, combined with a rp- 

 versible piint, D, having V-shaped parallel 

 j.iws fl, and securing mcansj suhatantially as 

 shown and set forth. 



C. Tiio combination, with a sulky-plow or 

 barrow, of a harrowing device consisting of 

 the spring-arms M aud the double teeth O', 

 adapted to be used in connection with single 

 teeth or disks to pulverize and hvcl the soil, 

 as shown nnt\ descxibed. 



7. In a i)low, a mold-board the rear ]>ortion 

 of which is separate or hiugcil and ailapled 

 to be adjusted vorlically upon the fixed por- 

 tion, as and for tho purposes set. forth. 



S. In a plow, a hinged portion of the mnhl- 

 board, adapted to be adjusted voriieally upon 

 the fixed mold-boaril, whereby the opcratoi- 

 may jtlow at any desired depth within the ca- 

 pacity of the device, as set forth. 



9. In a plow, a hinged mold-board suscep- 

 tible of vortical adjustment upon tho plow- 

 body fin- the purpose described, combined with 

 means, substantially as specilJcd. for impart 

 ing to said mold board any desired angle with 

 Tclution to the line of travel, .as .sot forth. 



10. In a plow, a niuld-board having teeth or 



lingers secured or cast upon tho rear portion 

 of it.s face iniiiicdiatcly forward of tho rear 

 edge thereof, said teeth being inclined rear- 

 wardly approxiinately in n lino traveled l>y 

 the furrow-slice, as shown, and serving not 

 only to relieve the rear end of tho mold-board 

 of friction and assisting to turn tho furrow, 

 but also serving to pulverize the soil as the 

 furrow is being inverted, aud utilizing the side 

 pressure arising from plowing for that pur- 

 pose, substantially as set forth. 



11. A hinged mold-board, C, haviug fingers 

 (J* castor secured upon its face forward of the 

 rear edge thereof, said fingers being inclined 

 rcarwaidly more or less as tbo hinged section 

 may be adjusted to i)nlverize tho soil as tho 

 furrow is being turned, as and for the purposes 

 herein sjiecified. 



12. A hinged mold-board, C, having i-ear- 

 wardly-ineliued teeth or knives C^ combined 

 with means, subst an lially as described, for im- 

 parting oscillatory adjustment to said mold- 

 board C in lelation to the hinge c, as set ibrtli 



13. Tbe hinged molilboard C, having rear 

 wardly-inclined teeth or knives 0% combined 

 with tlie threaded rod C^, perforated arm V- 

 upon llio bracket C, and with tho adjusting- 

 nut C^ as set forth and herein described. 



14. The hinged mold-board C and bracket 

 C upon tho plow-body C, combined witli the 

 tiireaded rod C" and nut C", wherel>y the said 

 mold-board may be raised or lowered at will 

 to accommodate tho depth of (arrow, as and 

 fur the purposes specified. 



15. Tho frame A', made of channel-iron, w itU 

 open bottom, and adapted to receive aud house 

 working parts of tbe machine, in combination 

 with rock-shaft K, arm K', and wheel L, sub- 

 stantially as shown and described. 



10. The Land lever F, rigid with tbe plow 

 beam, and the frame A', hinged to said beam, 

 combined with means, substantially as de- 

 scribed, for adjusting the pitch of the frame 

 and beam and the consequent elevation ot the 

 plow by hand or foot lever at will, as specified. 



17. The hand-lever F, rigid with the plow- 

 boam. tbo segmental rac'r-bar F', pawl f\ 

 rod /^ainl spring/'^, combined with frame A 

 and tho baud and pedal trips y /*,as and for 

 the purposes herein set fnrtb. 



IS. In a plow, and in combination with a 

 jointed frame or beam, a loose link connecting 

 tho rear of the plow proper to oho i)ortion ol 

 the support in rear of the hinge or joint, and 

 adapted to serve, with the plow-staudard se- 

 cured to the support forward- oj' the said binge 

 or joint, to preserve the horizontal position of 

 tho plow whatever its vertical elevation, as set 

 forth. 



19. The eomhiniition of the hinged support. 

 Ilic stan<lard II', hung from said support for- 

 ward of tho hinge, and tho plow with the 

 link E', connecting the rear of said plow to 

 tlio support in rear of the binge, as aud (or tbe 

 purposes sjjecitied. 



20. The link K' and standard B', combined 

 with the plow, the nmia frame, tho plow-beam, 

 the hand-lever F, the segmental rack F', the 

 spring y, and the double trips, as and for the 

 luiiposes hereinbefore set forth. 



21. The llangyii furrow-wheel ({ and axIoG', 

 combined with the lags fj, pivoted tilting bar 

 ,'/', and adjusting-bolts <j\ as and for the pur- 

 (lOses set forth. 



22. The feed mechanism ami adjusting and 

 registering devices, combined with the fced- 

 sbaft, the gear I*, lever P, and (be pinion H 

 upon the tilting furrow- wheel shaft G', and 

 the furrow-wheel U, the gear P, and pinion II 

 ^>e>ng ada])ted to be thrown into mesh what- 

 ever the deflection of tho wheel (! and shaft.0', 

 as ami for tho purposes specilied. 



23. The perforated partitions/', the heade<I 

 rod /*, and spiral s[iniigy, all housed in the 

 frame A, eombiiied with said frame A, formed 

 of angloiroii, as shown, and with the segmen- 

 tal rack-bar F', hand-lever F, and trip-conuec- 

 tinns, as aud for tho purposes set forth. 



21. Ina<lisk plow or hflrrow, independent 

 springs or spiing arms secured to tho cross 

 barer bars, oomliincd with iudepeudent re- 

 movable concavoconve-v disks, substantially 

 as described and set forth. 



2r>. The springs M, supporting tbe harrow- 

 ing devices, secur/*d to the cro3s-I)ar A', and 

 describing appn-xiniaiely a portion of an ogeo 

 curve, each indepniduntly combined with ad- 

 justable, remmabli', ;ind reversible harrowing 

 devices, ami adapted toallowa universal play 

 thereto, in a manlier as and for the purposes 

 set forth. 



2(;. The Hat springs M, as shown, having 

 threaded apcrMires ih, combi?)cd with the bar- 

 ro\viii;i-teetli nv disk frautca having curveil 

 .slots It, and with set-scrcM' )»', alloM'ing such 



teoth or frames to bo adjusted at any desired 

 angle in relation to tbo line of travel, or to V»e 

 reversed at will, as and for the purposes sol 

 forth. 



27. Tho combination of the independent tlat 

 springs M and adjustable removable reversi- 

 ble tcelli or disks with the holding-bar I', 

 threadc'l arms P', nut p, and frame A, as and 

 for the purposes described and set forth. 



2S. Tbe disk jonrnal-boxcs 15, having conical 

 or rounded bearings ?■ and spaces r', com- 

 bined with the disk-spindle O*, having annu- 

 lar llange o', substantially as set forth. 



29. Tliecorabiiiatioti of tho journal-boxes It, 

 haviug annular recesses »■', internal chamber, 

 »■', and healings >\ and tbe disk-spiudlo O*, 

 having collars o, which rigidly entbrace the 

 disk, and having annular Hanges o', combined 

 with the disk-frame N, having jaws n', th» 

 whole being adapted to serve as and for the 

 purposes set forth. 



3U. An interchangeable sulky plow and har- 

 row having across-bar, A', of angle-irou, with 

 harrowing devices, as shown, adapted to re- 

 ceive a similar cioss-bar having similar har 

 vowingdevices, combined with means aubstati- 

 tially as described, for throwing either or both 

 sides in or nut of operation at will, as set; 

 forth. 



31. In a Sulky barrow, the eombioation of 

 cross bar A', adapted to slide upon aud be se- 

 cured to a tluplicalo crossbar or section, S, 

 with the box l^ having ears if', the seat X, and 

 pole Z, as set foi-tb. 



32. In a snlky-liarrow, a side section com- 

 pitsed of the cross oar A', of channel iron, the 

 springs carrving iinlepetident disks or teeth, 

 the rockshaft K, with lever K', and pro^ ided 

 with crank-arm K.' and wheel li. and adapted 

 to receive a cross bar provided with duplicate 

 devices, arranged to slide into and be secured 

 to tbe bar A', as stt forth. 



33. The combinarion of a revolving colter, 

 a righl-augled st-nidard, or tbe equiv:denl 

 thereof, swi\'eied ii; the plow beam or frame, 

 and a tongue prcpiiiy soeured to said .-tand 

 ard, whereby tbo ph:»w is enabled to turn in 

 either d i rection, and describe the are of a smal I 

 circle without taking tho plow out of the soil 

 or injuring theco'ler-blade, as specified. 



34. In a sulky plow, a revolving colter com- 

 bined with and adapted to receive motion and 

 direction from tho draft-tongue, as and for 

 the purposes hereinbefore set forth and de- 

 scribed. 



35. In asnlky-i>low, a revolving colter which 

 serves at all times as a bearing or riding wheel 

 for tho forwaril end of the phn\ beam, com 

 billed with a pivoted pole, to which it is con- 

 nected aud from whicli it receives motion and 

 direction, as and for the purposes set forth. 



30. The colter Wand standard V.combinod 

 wit;h the arm V, tho adjustaldo pole /, and 

 tbe plow-beams B', substantially as set forth. 



37. In combination with a. sulky plow or har- 

 row, the tongue '/>, hinged to the frame thereof, 

 and formed of band-iron cut diagonal, our 

 piece being reversed to bring the narrow ends 

 together, and both parts bout to form an ap- 

 proximate arc of a circle in transverse section 

 aud secured together, sabstantially as set 

 forth. 

 261,875. HENRY M. ROSE, Waterman 



Staii.m. Ills. lHsk-II:in-..\v. Aug. 1 



ISS2. Ilh-.| M..r Ti. iNS::. 



1. In a dislc-hnrrow, a gang of diska com 

 posed of two iiiit'^pendent sections, snbstaD- 

 tially as described, a non-rotating axis - rod 

 whereon said sectious revolve, aud a draft-con- 

 nection attached to said rod at its middle, be- 

 tween said sections. 



2. In a disk-harrow, a draft-tongue, A, and 

 a cross-piece, B, at tbe rear of the same, com- 

 bined with brackets or arms B, attached to said 

 cross-piece with joints which permitsaid arms 

 to swing in a horizontiil plane and also to 

 partly rotate on a horizontal axis, combinexl 

 with gangs of diwks the axis-rods whereof are 

 pivotally attached to the rear ends of said 

 arms, and are thereby enabled to move in a 

 horizontal antl vortical direction, as set forth. 



3. lnadiak-harrow,a draltframean<l gangs 

 of revolving disks, combined with coiineoting 

 arms or brackets ii, each of which is provided 

 with an arm, J, string-piece K, and hangers 

 L, whereby the enils and middle of tho axis- 

 rods G arc supported, as set forth. 



4. In a tiisk-harrow, a draft-frame and two 

 independent gangs of disks attached by their 

 centers io brackets extending backward from 

 said draft frame, combined with rods IJ, ox- 

 tending from the inner ends of said gau^s for- 

 uaid to the hantllever aud the slide S, where- 

 by said gaiig-s may bo coupled or left iiide- 

 pendent in their mo\cnieuts, as set forth. 



