1518 



PARALLEL. 



iippiT t'liils till) iiiiijcctlli;; iiiuis /■, with Ilm 

 tninsverse loil or bur j; co'iiiccliii;! tlieciKis 

 of tlie said arms, snl>st:Uil hilly as atii] lor I lie 

 Iiiir|)0.se iIi'sriilK'ii. 



■J. The roiiihiiiaiitm »)r tlif.ncli I'., llio tiiik- 

 fr.inu's, !>, r-anviity^ altarhnl sjiiiulli' jihUCK />, 

 and |ii\itti'tl or hinj^i'd al ihfir i-Mri'iiiihrs 1u 

 iht' M-Uit-al )M>rtioii^ ot \Uv arch, and havui;:' 

 at lln'ir iippi'i poilioiis ihf pi»>i*'ctiii'.' arms /' 

 ./■, with the tiaiisviTSi' loil or bar ;/ coiiiu'iiU'ii'; 

 said amis, and Uu* plaus oi' liais C, havin;; 

 SwiVi'li'il rniiiu-eiioiis :i[ Mn-ii cmlb ffl'tli tUv 

 sidi- Iraiiii's. whiMvb\ siu-h phiti't^ or bars can 

 rock i'ldi'ju'ndcnt ol Uio Iraiims, siiUsIuritiall.v 

 as ilrscrilii'd. 



ti. The coirdiiiiiUion ol' the art-li K, thn aidi- 

 iViiuu's, 1). pivoti'd or hinged at thi-irfxtn-nri- 

 ties (.0 llie vi-rlieal portions ot" Iheareh, ami 

 provided witli projeeliti^j aims /' /', witli the. 

 iiaiisveise rodi/connei-tin;: the said arms, the 

 eoii|»H[i':s A. semued lo the upper and U>\ver 

 porf.ions of the siile Iraines and capaliK' of ad 

 justuient thcreoti, and tlie plaies or bars C, 

 baviiiif their ends swiveled to the coiiphnKf*, 

 $i>bstaiitin)l,v as desciibej). 



4. The eornbination of the swiiiy;in;j side 

 fraiuoy, )),ura lieijiht nearly etpial to iheeeii- 

 ti'iil elevation, witti iho arcli JO, supported tty 

 said frs-iiies, wliereby the, si raining of theaieh 

 is avoided, substantially as speciliei. 

 275,847. FRANKLIN K. ORVIS, lUxmi. 

 Ills. Cultivatnr. April 17. 1883. Filed 

 O.t in, US2. 



l\Iy improvement lelutes lo two whctded 

 toiii;iieless straddle- row eultivatois of the 

 class Commonly known as "parallel" etiltivn. 

 tovs ; and it cousistsin an arched a\le math- 

 iti three parts, hinged together, and eombmed 

 with a eounecting-rod, nud in the combination 

 of parts, al Us heieiiiaftcrsft forth and elai inert 

 as new, 



1. In a ciiUivalor, an arched axle consist- 

 ing of a eentral arch and two side pieues.each 

 side piece composed of a horizontal portion, 

 B.and a vertical portion, 0, and bearnig-platen 

 connecting the three parts of the asle,in com- 

 bination with u rod, D, connecting the upper 

 bt^^ring■plates. the hoi'izonlal portion of the 

 central arch, and theconuecting-rod, folrming, 

 in connection with the upper bearing-plates, in 

 effect, a parallel rule, sub.stantially as and for 

 the purpose specitied. 



3. In a cultivator, an arebed axle consist- 

 ing of a central arch and two side pieces, each 

 side piece composed of a horizontal portion, 

 B, and a vertical portion, C, bearing plates 

 counecting three parts of the axle, and rort 

 D, couuectiiig: the upper bearing-plates, in 

 combiuatiou with draft bars K, attached di- 

 rectly to tho horizontal paits E of tbu axle, 

 snbstautiallv as and for tho purposes spccifled. 



276,272. WM. H. PARLIN, Canton, Ills. 

 Cultivator. April 24, 1883. Filed Sept. 

 ■i, 1SS2. 



1, In a cultivator, the cooibinuliou, with an 

 arch or frame, A, having a horizontal portion, 

 «, and vertical portion /», ami a plow-beam, (1, 

 pivotallv connected with the portion it to move 

 laterally, of the wheel-cartying braeltct B, piv- 

 oted to the .said vertical portion A, and provided 

 at its upper end with a forward extension, c, 

 aud a conoeetiaii between tho forward exten- 

 sion and the plow-beam, whereby lateral move- 

 Lients of the latter will swing the bracket on 

 tlie vertical portion of the are.li or fr.'ime, sub- 

 stantially a.s described. 



2, Inaeultivator, thecombiualiouolanaich 

 or frame having the vertical portion /», and a 

 plow-beam pivotally connected with the arch 

 or frame to move laterally, witli the wheel-car- 

 ryiog bracket B, haviog top and bottom oars, 

 (■,pi voted on the said vertical portion &, the up- 

 per ear having a forward extension.*", aud the 

 oonnectiog devices between the forward e.\ ten- 

 sion and the plow-beam, whereby lateral mitvc- 

 mentsof the latter will swing the wheel-car- 

 lying bracket on the vertical portion of tho 

 arch or frame, substantially as and for the pur- 

 poses described. 



3, In a cultivatt)r, tiie combination, with tho 

 arch or frame A, the plow-beam 0, pivotally 

 connected thorewithto pcrraititslateral move- 

 ment, and the pivoted wheel carrying bracket 

 B, provided with the forward extension, r, of 

 the bar R, pivoted at it.n forward portion, and 

 connected at or near the center of its length 

 with the forward o.ttcnsion.and the rod K, con- 

 uocliiig the rear end of the said bar with the 

 plow-beam, substantially as aud for the pur- 

 pose ileseribed. 



■1. In a cultivator, the combination of an 

 arched bar, A, bracket I!, hinged to tho end /* 

 of the artlied bar and provided with a wheel- 



spiodh'. an rMi-nsion or aim. r, coiiiMcted with 

 the biaeUel I'., the |>i voted bar K, ha\ iiig a sh.t. 

 </, coiiiu-tb'd with ihe arm or i\lcn-sii.n c, and 

 a connect ing d*-* ice bet w.-cu t he le.nrnd of I hr 

 .slottrd liar ami tin- phtw beam, whei.hv when 

 a lateral h)iiv<-menl i< i;iven to I lie plovv beam 



the \\l I \n[I br tliio\ni .uit of th. liii.'ofpro 



gre.-^si.Mi, snbslanliall\ .is sjiccififij. 



276,766. WM E. BUTLER, I'ninn. |..ua. 

 WluvICnitivatoi. May 1, 1S^;I. Kik-.l 

 tfepl. :iS. 1882, 



.My invention relates lo that il.i>.sof enllixa 

 torsthal arecoti-vtruelod and operated withont 

 tongues in siuh ;i mariner that there wdl be 

 I llcxion in the axle and r.uriage to allow each 

 I horse lo mo\e its own plow independently of 

 the <illier to a cerUiin extent, so that wlien 

 I either of the horses on the opposite sides of a 

 row of plants moves faster than the other ordo- 

 deets iVoni the liiieof draft it will not alVeetthe 

 direct line of advance of tho plows, that aie.n-- 

 (juired to remain parallel with aud a jn'oper 

 I liistance from the plants in tho row. 

 j Itcousistsinconibiningadragor riinner and 

 ' a haud-lcvor with each plow-frame lu siuh a 

 , manner that the plows or shovels attached to 

 ' the frame can be leadily i-levatcd and sup- 

 ported iu au inoperative position, as lier*-inaf- 

 icr fully set forth. 

 I 1. In a cultivator, thecombinationofadrag 

 or runner, ^, hinged to the eairiage, a levei.A, 

 I pivoted to the cultivator-frame, and a slii!e,'i', 

 I Hwiveled to the end of said lever, substantially 

 ! as sliowu and described, for the purposes speci- 

 i lied. 



■-'. Tho drag runner ..7. ll'e 1«"P il'i tl'e le\ er 

 h, Iho slide /*', tho spring pawl or bolt 1. and 

 the catch t», arranged and combined with a 

 wheel-cultivator, substantially as shown, aud 

 described, for the jmrpose of elevating aud 

 holding iuoperativc tlieplowsorshovelswheii- 

 ever desired. 



284,380. JOHN B. CHRISTIAN, llain- 

 buiii, Iowa, t'liltiv.itur. Sept. 4, 1883. 

 Filed Atii;, 2H. 1882. 



This invention i-ohdes to cciiain improve- 

 meids in an-hetl wheel ])lo\is, which are in- 

 tended t*» Mraddlo a row of plants iu cultivat- 

 ing the same: and it ha.< lor its <d)jeets lo pro- 

 vide for au indepeiifh'iit diall ujion tlie sepa- 

 rate plows, for elevating the ]ilo\\s when the 

 machine is being transporietl from jilaee lo 

 phice, and to provide for holding the whi-els 

 ill pvopi-r line of travel, as more fully herein- 

 ailer specihed. 



1. The combiiiutioii, iua wlieel-jdow, of the 

 axle arch, upon the axle of which the « liiN-Is 

 an- inoniileil, the supplementary arch ami il.s 

 Iti lilies, thi' pivoted blocks and eonnected 

 plow beams. theRwi\eled dl';ift- beams, and the 

 itail lo which thoy are attached, the latd-i l«- 

 iug swiveled to an extension jtroiji-etiug from 

 the :ixle areh. siibslanlially Jisaiid for Ihe pur 

 ]ioses specilie<l. 



•J. The coiiibination. in a cuttivator, of the 

 arched uxle and u snpidemenlary arch piv- 

 oted thereto, ami ha\ ing eonnected to them a 

 forward extension, with a bail at1,aebed there 

 to and, I'cspcptively. with Ibe arched axle ami 

 the drad beams, sulwtanfially as showu and 

 dcKcribed. 

 284,960. P. HIEN and A- H. GRIMM. 



Uo.k Island, III.^. Cultivator. Sept. 11, 



1KS;3. Filed April i:i, 1883. 



1. The eonddnaiion of the frame It, having 



eyes 6 /», the axle (J, having a slem, o, adapl^^l 



I to wiid eyes, and the cap d. iM-aring npou the 



I upper eye, ft, and holt«d to the upper end of 



the stcu\ «, asset forth. 

 ' 2. The eouibination of the fn\ine 1!, having 

 1 eyes h h, Ihe axNMJ, having astrni. «,adapled 

 thereto,tlie dnift barJ, hung to the ,sai<l stem rr, 

 aud the rod K,conneet(!d to the drat^-lw nwX 

 to the oiiti'i- end of the axle, lusset lorlli. 



3. Tlie combination of the fnuueB, the axle 

 G, liaving a stem, u, adapted to eyei on tlie 

 fi-anie, thetiial't-barj, audtheruuncr-c-Jirrying 

 arm M, liungfothe dralt-bar, aud ha\ ingajiro- 

 Jection, N, adapted to a eeidnil opening in the 

 stem <'!, a^ K(!t forth. 



4. The combiuatiou of (lie frajnca B, ihe 

 blocks ffj ]dvot<^d thereto, and tlie beams ]>, 

 tho end plates, /, of which are juvotcd to Iiubs 

 i oil Kiid blocks //, a.s set forth. 



5. The combination of tlie liameHl'., tlicidv- 

 nto*i blocks*;, having slot.sw'. andthi^ l)ejiinHD, 

 having end plates,/, pivot^'d to tho blocks //, 

 and having bolts n, adapted to the slot.s «', as 

 Bet forth. 



0. The eombitratiou of the fraino« 11. the 

 I bolts m, llie blocks /}, nuule in lialveH, and the 

 beuiiis l),witii platen/, e*>nfining said halves, 

 as set foj-th. 



7. Theeombinalion 4»f Ihe arms M, IhejMv 

 olod ninuVrs 7»J, and (be locking dogH w, aswf 

 forth. 

 288.764. JOHN M. BLADE, Alpha. Ills. 



Cultivator. Nov. 20, ISHjt. Filed .Ian. 



22. 18f^i{. 



Tiiis inveiili(m relates (o thai i-I;lss of cull i- 



Valoi-N known a*; "iiaialhl" or "Ituigneless'' 



'■lillivalois; an<I iTie iii\ eiil ion consists in eon- 



slrnetions and eoinbinal ion.s n-laling lo the 



I joint or eoiiplini: uhieli eoiiiieels the ]>\m\ 



I beams In ihea\leor beiini yoke, and to the 



[ eoiineeliim of Ihe tiiiitu'i> to saiil yoke, all as 



! heieinal'Ier full> deseribcd. 



j I. Ill a cuKi^afor. in eoinbitial ion with the 



plow-gangs, and the beam \oke A. and frame 



I r.eoii.strueteiltisdeserib.'.l, and secured to the 



; fraim- B by a tjivot bolt, b, the rnnnei-s 1), se- 



j enr-etltotheframeC, as described, aud braced, 



' sub.^tantially asaud for the pnrp.wc specified. 



I 2. In a cii!ti\ator, iu eombiualiou with the 



' iH-am-yokc A and i)tow guiigs, a coupling. 



lormed of Mockv <; <;', journal */, block li, 



h.tving stud //', washer 1, ami stirrup J, sub- 



slaiitiaily as and for the purpose speeilied. 



X Incombiuation with the beam-yoke, plow- 



' gangs, blocks G <;', Journal <;, wa-sher I, aud 



.*ilirrup J, with uuls /, the plate K, .secured 



by staple k aud cat eh A', siibslanlially as and 



\ for Ihe purpose sjiecilied. 



', 291.730. FREDERICK L. HILSABECK, 

 Slielliv ville. Ills., assignor to hinisulf and 



] .I.Ward. Cultivator. Jini. 8, 1884. Filed 

 Oct. (i, lSH;r 



\ ilh the beam n, of the 



er pas.-^ing through a 



I' latter, as shown and 



' 1. The eomlMnation.M 

 [ two bars ' y., (lie for:i 

 1 hole ni-ar Ih<- emi .-of tin 

 ! described. 



2. 'Ihe snppoiiiug device having its bars ? 

 j p hinged at III If to Ihe beam, t»:ie passing 

 j tliiougli a slot al ihe angle eiul w of the other, 

 I to enable ,>;aid baislo be swung up or down 

 ; t<igi'lher, as <h'scribed. 



I 291,930. WM. H. PARLIN, Canton, IIIb. 

 Culiivator. Jan. 16, 1SS4. Filed Sept. 

 I 7, 1883. 

 j 1. In a cultivator, two Hlei'\<'s, I) K, upon 



the axle, one carrying a plow beam, the otlier 

 1 connected Mith adratl iiarand combined with 

 j each other, substanlially ;vs described, where- 

 , by either sleevecau havtabmiled rolaryuiove- 

 1 mcnt without alVeet ing the oiher, for the pur- 

 j pose of providing for regnUt ing ihe running 

 I depth of Miesliovels, iinilal I he same lime leav- 

 ' ihgtlic plow beam free to lie lai.scd at its real" 



end without aJVecting the drall. 

 i 2. The irons n, i>roviiled w ith sockets h, in 

 i combination with the main arch A and .secoud- 



aryarchaud brace-rod <', subslautially asand 



for the purpose specitied. 

 j : 'X In a cuKivator, a drag-bar, M, in combi- 

 I nation with the j)late J\, provided with tho* 



projections and stops i- »', the jdate B, and a 



plow-beam, substanlially as and for tlu' jniy- 

 ; po.-;e spieilieil. 



: 292.28a JOHN B. CHRISTIAN and 



WM. D- HANSON, llam mrg. Iowa. 



Tniigiicle.-^^^ Cultivator, .ian. 22, 1h84. 



Filed Aug. Iti, 1883. 



Thfs invcniron relates to certain imiMove- 



I liieiils in toni^iteless cult iyatoi-s and l1Ue ma- 



ehiiKs; and il has for its object to improve 



Ihe ellicicm\ of the transporlation of these 



machiiies either in Ihe lield or on the io;wl. 



Oiir impiovenieiit consists in novel means 

 for eonoeiliiig Ihe stioe or ruuiier diieclly to 

 the liileh snjipoits of the (Viime-\MjrU of the 

 eiillivafor. 



Our iniiiiovemeiit furl her consists, in the 

 condii nation with each gang <d' plows, <)fa piv- 

 oted iron slioc or runner tor sujiporting tin; 

 ^aiig of |)lowsl'rom I he soil w Idle being nio\ I'd 

 from Ihe lield or upon the road. 



Oni inipiovemeni further eonsisl.s ju tho 

 novel construelion and anangement of purls, 

 as will be hereinaller inoie fully Ret lorlh, and 

 pointed oat iu the claims. 



1. The eomUination, in 11 oiiltivator, of (ho 

 arched axle A, of the coupling C, pivoted to 

 tlu^ spindles of the axle, and provided with 

 stops c, adapled to abut against tho vert ioU 

 ptu'tionstd' the axle, the plow-beams i>ivoled 

 In said conphugs, and liie sleeves it, ficstcned 

 to thesjiindlesof the axle, and ser\inglo hold 

 Ihe coii]diiigs in place and as attachments lor 

 Ihe shoes 10. substantially as spetafied. 



2. The ciMiibinalion, with the [dow-beams 

 and jdows, of the fulcrum plate li, il.s stop 111, 

 the pivoted shoo F, ami (he calch /.-. (ho whole 

 arranged to operate Mibslanliallyasspreined. 



