1528 



TEETH. 



Muli iMli|)OSc. iiivol\ iui; siiii)tlMily ;unUhr;i|i 

 lli-vi ill lis coiiMlnii'tioti; ;iiiil lnlUisrliil llu- 

 iii\cii1i(Hi i-iiiisisis ill miupI I<-:iI tll■^'^ ol* cuii 

 stnu-tiim ;imiI f.>inlnii:ili<in :mhI ;m ;iiil;''iimmiI 

 nr |i:ii(s, all :isMill In- lu-ivmiilU-r liilly il.- 

 sniU-tt. :)liil s«>t Ini'lli i)i llir ilniliis Inirlo ;iti 

 \H-\vt\. 



I. 'riu'coinbi nation, with Hit- pixottslslimcl 

 Ciioi in sl)'t'vi< 1!. iiiid till- t-ni-\i'il ptnlion or 

 ti|.iiulit ol" II .■ultiv;ilor ln'nni. nf ;i hickiii,',' 

 l.'\ri- iiivotallv *-<intirctr(l Ic niui (■nilinicin- 

 ^;iiil hcniii, willi ils Imvcr i-ncl fii,uiii,'iiii; tin' 

 ni»l»'V (Mul ofRiid liml or slcrxr, mimI ;i sprinj; 

 liif luckinj: llu- s!un«l in woilinj; iiosili.ni. 

 Milisliiiiti.illy :is In'i-rin ^llo\\ n :in<l a.-sci il«-«i. 



-*. '['Ik- rMiiilnnnti'iii. w il li llu'cmvril uv iiji 

 riiiht |MHli..ii ol" ;i cnlliMilnr ■ hcani. ut llir 

 notclic! slnn.-I loot or s!r.-\ i' It. :iii<l llio lork 

 iiifj'li'Vfr i.i\olnllv voinu'i.'tr<l lo :iii<i fiiilnar 

 inj:s:ii4l iH'.ini. ami pjoviilcit v. ilh tlit* ]n'ojiT 

 lion, ' , lnji?i (■' '■'. an<l i-lip it. and a lockinj;- 

 spriii;:. slllt^laMlialI\ 'as anil Inr. Hu- pmnow 

 Iii-ii-in sliowil and d<"-viil>fd. 



',': 'I'lii- coniliiiuilioii. willi tin- nirv nl or iip- 

 lijilit jMnlion .Ha .-nil i\ aim- l.i-ain. ol' llir piv 

 olcd ''.-ml oi?*l(V\.- I!, j.ivolrd Irvi-r coiniCi'U'd 

 lo aiitl onihrafitii; .<;iid licani. and ha\ iiiir tlu' 

 Ion;,'. T arm. \\ ol saiti l.vi-r nolrliod and Ih'v 

 clod. :i^ ilrsrillK'd. and lliospiiii- JO, Ikh in<,' 

 an niilHardl\ <-nrvi-iI i-iid. .. all roiislnicl.-d 

 and anaiiLjt-a lo opniil.- .sidtslant lally in llic 

 maime!-, us and lor tin- pnrposr lu-u-in slio« n 

 and dcsrrilic.i. 



282,852 WM. J. DAVIDSON, liiu 



r^[.i;n-. \ a rnltivatoi". An-. 7, 1883. 



Kil..-tl'J:iM. 4. 1SS;1. 



The objoft ot my invention is to i-pducethe 

 strain npon (lie IhiU.s connecting plow stand-, 

 ard.s lo Inufkcts or to the hcnui — siniilai", for 

 inslancf. to tlio.se standards shown in my I'nl- 

 enl No. 2Ur>.7G.'{ — and al&o to avoid injury to 

 any piu-t of the plow from an nnyiolding ton- 

 noetion of the standard thereto; iind Jo these 

 ends my invention consi.sta in the improved 

 eonsti-netioir, fully described hereinarter. 



The cnired stundavtt (', formed with an m- 

 clineil elongated sermted slot, c, atouecnd,aTid 

 an upwardly extcndinj!; noteii,/, in its inside 

 face, in combination with the j)lo\vbcam, slot- 

 ted bracket H, and Imlt //, as shown, for the 

 ])ur|tose.s ipecilied. 



282,880, LORENZO D. GAVITT, L--^ 

 An-r.-k-s, Cal. Cultivat.ir lilude. Aug. 

 7- fsy-i. Kiled I'Vb. Ifl. 1SH3. 

 The objeet of my invention is (u make the 

 blade adjustable, revei-sibic, and self sharpen- 

 ing. 



1. In a cultivator, the sliaight flat blade A, 

 with its .shank IJ, pivoted and .secured to the 

 sh)tted support (', substantially as and for the 

 purpose simwn au'l de.scrihed. 



2. The eonib nation, snbslautially its shown, 

 of the siraiglit flat idade A, slotted shank B, • 

 slotted standard < '. pivol liolt ]>. and clutch- 

 bolt K. f<n the [iiirposr dcserilifd. 



284,093. DANIEL 0. VAN BRUNT, 

 Jl.nicoii, Wi>. Cultivator Beam. Aug 

 28, 1883. Kiled Mar. 29, 1883. 



My invention relates to an iinpio\enieut in 

 cultivator-beams or dnig baiN. Ilie objeet of 

 the same lieing to pro\ ideslioog and durable 

 means for detachably si-euiinga toolh toacul- 

 tivaloi-beaiu lo with.stand a certain or prede- 

 termined amount of pressure, \\liieh if cx- 

 ci'cded will cau.se the tooth lo slip and allow 

 it to lide over obstrnetions without damaging 

 the ]iaits; and with these end.s in view my in 

 veiitioii consists in certain details in cou.struc- 

 tionand eorabiuationsof parts, aswill beuiore 

 fnllye\plaiued,aud pointed outin the claims. 

 As an improvement in cultivators, the com- 

 bination ol the slotted beam A, having aper- 

 ture G, and rounded at il.s lower end, shovel- 

 holder composed of the flat piece 11, inserted 

 into tlie slotted beam, and tongue C, recessed 

 at I) to conform to the curvature of the lower 

 end of the beam, pivot bolt E, inserted throngh 

 the center of the are formed by the recesses D, 

 removable and adjustable shovel /. having on 

 its under side the saddle J, yoke L, and set-, 

 nerow M, th^ whole constructed and combined 

 to operate substantially in the manner and for 

 the purpose herein shown and described. 

 284,565. DAVID N. LUSE and JOHN 



W. BELL, Aiululjon, luwa. (Jultivatur. 



Sept. 4, 1883. Filed June 15, 1883. 



Our invcnlion liHs relation I o cull ivaloi-b, " 

 and is espeeially-ndaptiMl for corn (ai!livatoi-s. 

 II consists ill an improved fon.sl ruction of 

 the shovel-beams nod of llie shovels, whereby 

 notonly Ihepilrhofllu-slioM-lsniay be readily 

 adjusted, but the position uft lie shovels upon 

 (he beams ma> be adju.sted sidew ise, so a-s lo 

 rt'gnlale Ihe angle at wliieli llicy an' to peue- 

 Irale the soil. 

 287,171. GUILFORD D. ROWELL, Ap- 



pletoii. Wis. Seed-liar 'rnoil,. O.-t. 23.. 



1883. Filed July 23, 18S;1 



My imeul ion relates to an improvement in 

 seed bar leclh; and il consists, Ib-.st, in the 

 eombinalionotasnilabh^ iViel ion-block, which 

 is lobe appbed b> Ihecnilof the dr.ig bar, 

 with a.-itandaiil or bar wineh is damped there 

 to. and a braec w iiieh Inus its upper end to 

 bear agaitisl Ihe block and its lower end se- 

 cured to I he bar or standanl, so as to form a 

 cont unions br.iee; .second, in the combination; 

 uftlie iiiolion hlork, the bar or rod which is 

 seinred iheiet.o, the brace which is placed be- 

 tttiH'ii Ihe lower end of the bar and the lower 

 end of the block, and rev c;-siblc shovels, which 

 are a|ii)lieil lo the bar, as will be more fully 

 desei ilicd lieieiuafler. 



1. The eombinalion of the block v ilh the 

 bar and tlie brace which extends between the 

 lower end of the block and the lower end of 

 the bar, substantially as described. 



2. The combination of the block, the rc- 

 vei-sible bars secured thereto, and provided 

 with revereiblo teeth at each cud, and the bi-ace 

 placed betweeu the lower cod of tli'c block aud 

 tlio lower end of the bar, substantially as set 

 forth. 



3. The combiuatiou of the Mock having a 

 recess in ils lower end, the standard bolted 

 thereto, and the brace uotehcd at its upi>or 

 end, the br,ace and block being brought loosely 

 in eoutaet with each other, so as lo allow tlio 

 standard a slight vibration, substantially as 

 specified. 



287,172. GUILFORD D. ROWELL. Ap- 



pi.i \Vi-. Uvvor>ildi.' Cultivator To-.tli. 



D.l. 23. is.s:;. Kilr.l N'ov 27. 1882. 

 1. The combination, with a <-nltlTator-beain 

 or drag bai- the rear eud of which is curved, 

 substantially asshown, aud a depending holder 

 secured to the said be;im, of a tooth the shauk 

 of which is adjustably secured to the cu^^•ed 

 end of the Iteam, while the ii)(perend oriioinl 

 thereof is held iu position by the holder. 



'2. The condiination. with a culli^'ator-bcam 

 the icar end of wli'ch is curvi-il, snl»stantialiy 

 :w shown, aud a tooth adjn.st ably s<'eii red to 

 the Siiid curved end, uf adepcnding holder se- 

 oureil lo the beam for the puiiJo.se of support- 

 ing the tooth when the maJthinc is inovetl for- 

 wardty.and for iircveutiugtlie tooth from Inrn- 

 ing wlien the machine is backed. 



3. The combination, with a cuUivator l)eam 

 the real- eud of whiehiscurveil iuid slotted, as 

 described, and the holder H, secured to the 

 Ijeani in front of the curved portion tbei^pfjf, 

 of the tooth M, seemed to the beam, witli its 

 upper et}d renting iutho holder,all of tite above 

 par(.s coDibiued :vnd adapted to operate sub- 

 stautially a8 set forth. 



My iuvenlion relates to an improvement iu 

 reve'i-sible eullivator-tceth; aud it consists in 

 the combination of the beam having its rear 

 cn<l divided into two or more parts, the hold- 

 ing-block made in twoseparatc parts, and piv- 

 oted iu slits in the rear end of the beam, a 

 spriug-tooth,audtheclampingbolIs, by which 

 the two parts of the block are clamped sigainst 

 the tooth. 



It still further consists in the combination 

 of aslitted beam, the curved liolding block 

 madoiu two parts, and provided withthelugs 

 or projections and the flanges, the spring 

 tooth, and the clamping -bolts, as will be more 

 fully described hereinafter. 



The objeet of my invention is to provide 

 two Diction - blocks for holding the spi-ing- 

 tooth, which will both allow the tooth to be 

 reversed and to hold the tooth rigidly in po- 

 sition at any desired angle until an obstruc- 

 tion is struck, when the tooth will' give back- 

 ward without the danger of being broken. 



1. The combination of the beam, the hold- 

 ing-block made in two separate parts, and piv- 

 oted in slits in the rear end of the bejiin, a 

 spring-tooth, and theclampingbolts,by which 

 the two parts of tho block arc clamped against 



the. tonlli, snbsLnnlially as dt'seribed. 



'2. The combination of the slilted beam, llu- 

 cnrvtMl liohliiig-block made in two parts, and 

 provided with lugs or iirojeclious and the 

 flanges, Ihe spring tooth, and Ihe clamping- 

 boUs, substantially :ls deseribed. 

 288,514. HENRY V THOMPSON Un.-h- 



I...,. IH>. (nlii^ai.M-. N..V. 13. I.S83. 



Kilcl .Inly 23, lss.3. 



The combination of the cnllivator-stund- 

 .irds, the blocks having slopped reecssc;8 iu 

 their outer faces, the bolts having flaring 

 heads, and iuscrleil through the bhicks anil 

 sUindards, the sockets or slides having in 

 Mardly piojeetiug flanges, and the semper or 

 shovel blade having the s:iid sockets or slides 

 fastened upon its inner side, as and for Ihe 

 l>urp<tse shown and set forth. 

 292,795. WM. F. DICKINSON, .M.-.s- 



villf. Ill-, t'niliviilor Slio\L-l. Kel>- o, 

 18.S4. ■ Kiled July 23. 1S,S3. 



Tho objcel ol litis iineulion is tin- const ruc- 

 tion of a sho\ .1 blaite lor i-ult tvalors, m hereby 

 liic soil c.ui be thoroughly loosened to the 

 very roofs of iUv eorii, pol aloes, or other jdant 

 to be tended, ami thai shall be cai)ablo of an- 

 gular ailjnslmenl in any desired dirtiction. 

 , Tlie shovel-blade A, m ith a point formed 

 with unequal si<les, as shown, having the spur 

 j li, the upper side of which is apiiroximately 

 horizontal, aud a shorter cxlciision on the op- 

 posite side, aud extending from each eurner 

 inasti-aight line (oaccnlral i»oinl, forming 

 ^vorking-edgesof diRerent angles to Ihcupiicr 

 portion of the shovel, substanlially as shown 

 and dcsc:"ibed. 

 295,779. JOHN M. LONG and OHAS. 



E. McBETH, II.:miiIi-.m. iHiio Cnlfiva- 



I.." M:Lr' -:>. ivN-l. r'llr.i .Ian. 4. I^S4. 



This invention iieilains to that class of cnl- 

 tivatoi-s having one or iimrc culln alorterlh 

 attacheil to thednitt beam; and il u-lates par 

 lit-ularly (o the couslrnclion of tin- device tor 

 securing the teeth to the beam and ellceiing 

 their Hide adjustment with relerein-c 1 hereto. 



1. The combination of a tooth-shank pro- 

 \ ided with a stud of parallel form projecting 

 at right angles from Itio side Iheivuf, a beam 

 pro\ ided wilh a receiving feature sniletl t.o' 

 iei!eivc said stud aud permit its endwise ad- 

 just i::i-nt without permitting rotation, aud a 

 elainp for drawing said stud lirmly into en- 

 gagement wiLlisaid receiving feature, snbstan-. 

 liaily as and for the purpose set Ibrtli. 



2. Tho combination of shank li, the cylin- 

 drical ribbed sliding stnd secured thereto, the 

 saddle F, fitting said ribbed stml, the bc;tm 

 A, and the stirrui* I, engagfng the stnd, the 

 saitdle, aud the be^im, snbstaittially as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



296,983. DAVID N. LUSE, Ross, Iowa. 



<'ntti\,ii..r. Apni lo. 1884. Kiled Feb. 



;-.,lSS4. 



Aty invention has Velation to that class ot 

 cullivaloi-s, esjiecially eorn-cultivatoi*s, which 

 are so eonstrucled as to a<imit of the adjust- 

 ment of tlieslio\cI-bladesat aiiydcsircdaiiglo; 

 and Ji eniisists in the im])roved construction 

 jHuI eniiilii nation of parts of the shovel-beams 

 and shneels.wherehy the most delicate adjust- 

 ment of 1 he shovel blades may be obtained with 

 the gnali'sl degrerof accuracy, as will be here 

 iiialliT imni^ biliv described and churned. 



As an improvement in cultivators, tho com- 

 bination of the curved beam A, having aper- 

 tures A' A", ami rounded at ita lower end, 

 shovel-hoblerconsisting of the curved rounded 

 tongue J!, having the longitndinal grooves G 

 and lugs or Iirojeclious F,and jaws f' C,adapt- 

 ed U> til on eixiier side of the lowrr rounded 

 end of the liram A, pivot-bolt 1>, removable 

 anil adjustable shovel, comprising the blade J 

 and s:iddle I, secured to the rear a^de of the 

 shovel-blade, and provided with tho recess K 

 and longitudinal grooves JI, and yoke L, hav- 

 ing cross-piece M and nuts X, all constructed 

 and arranged to operate substantially in the 

 inanuer and for llic purpose shown and de- 

 scribed. 



