WHEEL OR SULKY. 



1533 



tially as ami for tlio purpose specified. 



5. lucombiiiutioii with tlie axle.wlieelsjplow 

 gangs or bcauis, projection C in rear of tbc 

 axle, pulley O, and cord I, tlie pulleys H,ftd- 

 jaetably aecurctl to tlie plow beuuis or gangs, 

 substaiitially as aritl for tbe purpose specified. 



0. lu combination wirb tbe axle, wliecla, plow 

 panga or beams, pulley G, anil cord I, tbe pul- 

 leys H, adjustably secured to tbe plow beams 

 or gang.'*, substantially as and for the purpose 

 sped lied. 



7. In combination with the axle,wlieel8, plow 

 gangs or beams, pulley O, and cord I, tbe pul- 

 leys H, binged to the plow beams or gangs, so 

 Ibat tbey may align ihomselvea to tbe cord I 

 when tbe plow-beams are oscillated vertically 

 or laterally, or adjusted at different distaocea 

 fi'om each otber, substantially as and for tbe 

 pnrpose apociSed. 

 262,637. PHILIP P. WELLS, Milford, 



Mich Wheel-Cultivator. Jan, 24, 1882. 



Filed Nov. 10. 1879. 



The nature or my inveulion consists iii tlie 

 peculiar cotisltuction of a wrougbt-iion frame 

 for wbeel'Cultjvators, anil in tlie combination, 

 witb this frame; of tbe dtaft or draw rods and 

 lateral bnices, as will be lnTeinaft<?rmoro fully 

 set forth 



1. In a wlieel-c!i!li\'jitor, the cnrabinutiou, 

 with tbe lianillu or lever J, of tlie cultiv.utor- 

 framc consisting of tbe front and side barf, A' 

 A A, tbc Rep,.ra(e rear bar, B, the latter pro- 

 videcl with hiclitied port ions «; (j,a.iu\ connected 

 to tbc cross-bar U by a rectangular portion 

 formed with tliesj-les / /, thereby cojistituting 

 tbe deep recess L betweeu tbe side bars, A A, 

 and the central .staiidarils, siib.ttantially asset 

 forth. 



2. Tbo wheel-cultivator frame composed of 

 the two pieces A and B and c-ross-bars D and 

 G, tlio said pieces A B bent substantially as 

 shown and dci^cribed, and for tbc purposes set 

 forth. 



3 The combination of the frame A B, con- 

 Btiucted as described, the front bar, U, tbe 

 plo^y-standards, tUe draw-rods 6, and lateral 

 bracesrf. substantially as and for the purposes 

 herein set forth. 

 252,794. THEODORE A. PALM, White 



House, I'a. Wheel-Cultivator. Jan. 24 



1882. Filed Aug. 2*1, 1881. 



i. Iq a wheel-cultivator, toe combiuaiion, 

 with the cross-beam A, having hinges or ears, 

 of the swiveled wheel parts a, the upper arid 

 lower brace-bars, D' D^ the cross-bar D, hav 

 ingfoot rests D^and the leverll, substantially 

 as and for the purpose desciibed. 



2. The combination of the drag-bars G,with 

 bilorcated straps <;, ami adjustable brackets F 

 I, with the slotted yoke bars E, elbow-Ievei 

 E', and hook K, subbtautially as and for the 

 purpose described. 



3. The shovel-blades B, having central oara, 

 b, hinged to the standard-brackets, in combi- 

 nation witli standards C, tension-rods c, and 

 springs e'jsnbstuntially as and for the purpose 

 described. 



252,837. ALEXANDER GUMP, Fletch- 

 ei', Ohio, assignor of one-half to Jacob 

 Guuip, same place. Cultivator. Jan. 24. 

 1882. Filed Oct. 20, 1881. 



1. Tbe conabination, with a anitabie trans- 

 porting- frame, of tbe vertically- adjustable 

 frame G,having brackets H, the rods J, hinged 

 upon said brackets, and the cnUivator- beam 

 binged betwceo the lower ends of said rods, 

 substantially as set forth. 



2. The coinbioaliOD of tbe frame G, having 

 brftckola II I, the arms J, binged upoir brack 

 eta H, tbe rods or braces K, hinged upon brack- 

 ets 1 and connected to arms J, and the culti- 

 vator-beam hinged between tbe lower ends of 

 arms J, sobstantially as set forth. 



3. Tbe combination of the frame-beam B, 

 having dprigbt F, tbe sliding frame G,having 

 brackets ii I, tbe arms J, tbe braces K, and 

 the caltivator hinged between tbo lower eoda 

 of the arms J, substantially a3 herein de- 

 scribed, for tbe purpose shown and sitecified. 

 253 761. THOMAS V.PLIOE,i'olk, Ohio 



Suiky-Plow. Feb. 14, 1882. Filed Nov 

 3, 1881. 



This invention relates to improTements in 

 wheel-cultivators; and it consists in a novel 

 arrangement of shovel-plows, shields, and a 

 scraper, tbe object being to provide a simple, 

 light, and effective cnltivator for working corn 

 or other crops grown in rowp, as will be here- 

 inafter more fully described. 



The combination, inasnlky-cultivator, witb 

 the swiveled rods J J, of the pivoted beams 

 K K. shovel-beams L L, pivoted thereto, and 



provided witb handles N N ana shovels M M,' 

 and tbe scraper K, conuected with one of said 

 beams by a curved bar, substantially as shown 

 and described. 

 253.869. JAMES H. JONES, Rockford, 



Ilia. Cultivator. Feb. 21, 1882. Filed 



Out. 4, 1881. 



My invention consists in a compound-lever 

 frictional slip-tooth and in a jointed flexible 

 raising and holding lever. These in their sev- 

 eral parts, and In their combinatious witb each 

 other and with tbe several parts of the culti- 

 vator, all of which will be hereinafter more 

 fully described, constitute the subject-matter 

 of this specification. 



1. Inacaltiv.'.tor8lip-tooth,thecombiDation, 

 with the bed-plate, of a lever-sopport for the 

 shovel-standard pivotally supported iuabear- 

 iug of the bed-plate, a slotted lever for hoid- 

 iog tbe support, and ascrew-eyebolt adapted to 

 receive the shovel-standard, and connect the 

 standard-lever and bedplate, snbatantially as 

 set forth. 



2. The combination, with tbe bed-plate and 

 the standard -support, the latter being pivoted 

 to the bed-plate, of a friction-lever pivoted on 

 the bed-plate, and having a gear tooth connec 

 Hon with the standard-support, substantially 

 as sot forth. 



3. The combination, with the bed-plate and 

 with the lever-standard support having a piv- 

 otal connection therewith, of a frictio-i-lever 

 having a screw-clamping bolt, pivotal connec- 

 tion with the bed-plate, and a gear-tooth con- 

 nection with the lever-support, substantially 

 as and for the purpose hereinbefore sot forth. 



4. The combination, substantially as herein 

 described, of tbe bed-plate capable of use on 

 either side of the drag-bar, a lever-staudard 

 support and standard, having a screw eyebolt 

 pivotal connection with the bed plate, and a 

 friction lever having pivotal clamping-bolt con- 

 nection with the bedplate and a gear tooth- 

 like connection with the pi voted lever-support, 

 substantially as and for the purpose hereinbe- 

 fore set forth. 



5. The combination, with the bed-plate and 

 l,be standard-support, of the pivoted friction- 

 lever, having a gear-tooth-like connection with 

 the said support, and provided with an en- 

 larged end adapted to engage witb tbe bed- 

 plate, snbatantially as set forth. 



6. In a cultivator, the combination, with the 

 main frame, a ratchet-segment mounted there- 

 on, and a drag-bar, of a two-part raising and 

 holding lever, having a handle portion and a 

 pendent i)ortion capable of a slight upward 

 movement independent of the handle portion, 

 and a link connected to tbe lever and to tht 

 drag-bar, substantially as set forth. 



254.556. WM. A. KNOWLTON, Rock 

 ford. Ills. Cultivator. Mar. 7, 1882. Filed 

 De:;. 15, 1881. 



1. The combination, with the main frame 

 of a cultivator, of pendant E, having a suit- 

 able connection therewith, the truss-braces 

 &", couuecting its dependent portion Tith the 

 tongue-beam both iu front and rear of said 

 pendant, the collar o, and brace o", said parts 

 being constructed and arranged substantially 

 as described. 



2. The combination, with a pendant pro- 

 vided with an annular groove, of a socket to 

 receive the pendant and a bolt to engage tbe 

 annnlar groove in the pendant, said bolt also 

 serving to secure the shovel-beam to thesock- 

 et-piece, said parts being arranged and oper- 

 ating substantially as described. 



3. The combination, with tbe pendant and 

 with the sockets provided with a lateral tnba- 

 lar stud-jonrnal, of a shovel-beam journaled 

 on tbe stud journal and a bolt to connect the 

 parts, snbstautiaHy as and for the purpose 

 hereinbefore set forth. 



4. The combination, substantially as here- 

 inbefore set forth, of the shovel, the skeleton 

 socket fixed to tbe shovel, the grooved or slot- 

 ted screw-nut and set-screw, and the shovi^l- 

 standard, the several parts constructed and 

 operating sobstantially as and for the purpose 

 hereinbefore set forth. 



254.557. WM. A. KNOWLTON, Kockr 

 ford, Ills. Cultivator. Mar. 7, 1882. Filed 

 Dec. 17,1881. 



My invention relates to that class of oalti- 

 vatora known as "straddle-row walking-calti- 

 vators,'* employed mainly in the cultivation of 

 hilled or rowed crops; and the object of my 

 invention is to support a snitable portion of 

 the weight of the sbovel-beams and their at- 

 tachment on the main frame mounted on the 

 carrying-wheels, to enable the ojwrator to han- 



I die the plows witb greater ease and more cer- 

 tainty, to support the plows in an elevated po- 

 sition independently in a manner to be readily 



I lowered by means of the handles, and to se- 

 cnrely Ox the plows in an elevated position for 

 the purpose of transportation, all of which and 

 tbe means to accomplish these results will be 

 hereinafter more fully described. 



1. The combination, with ttie mounted frame 

 of a caltivator and the shovel-beams having a 

 suitable connection therewith, of the volnto 

 spring provided with tbe cap I and radial arm 

 ifc, and link-connection o, substantially a» and 

 for tbe purpose described. 



2. The combination, with the volut« spring 

 mounted ui>oo tbe 8upi>orting-frame of a culti- 

 vator and a supporting link -connection with 

 the shovel-beams, of the nprisiog oat's or other 

 equivalent, toreceive the 8up|K>rtiog-liok when 

 the shovel-beams are elevated, substantially as 

 and for tbe pnrpose hereinbefore set forth. 



3. The combination, substantially as herein 

 described, of the axle, tbe tongne-beams, and 

 tbe hereln-describedsprtngsopport witb spring 

 monnted therein, a radial arm, and link connec 

 tion witb the shovel- beams, substantially ae 

 and for tbe purpose hereinbefore set forth. 



4. The combination, substandally as herein- 

 before set forth, with the caltivator- frame, 

 drag-bar, and connecting-rod, of the drum-like 

 portion of the spring -case, a removable cap 

 with radial arms attached, and a volute spring, 

 tbe said parts beingconstructed and arranged 

 substantially as described. 



5. The herein-described spring-case, consist- 

 ing of tbe dmm-like portion fitted to engage 

 the outer end portion of the spring, and pro- 

 vided with an axial shaft, a cap provided with 

 an axial tubalarshafttoreceivetho axial shaft 

 of the drum-like portion of the case, and fitted 

 to engage tbe inner end of the spring, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore 

 set forth. 



254,606. JOHN W- BUNOH, Commer- 

 cial I'oint, Ohio. Cultivator. .Mar. 7, 

 1882. Filed Jan. J, 1882. 



The object of this invention is to enable the 

 plowman to so adjust his cnltivator in culti- 

 vating small plants that the shovels, when 

 broughtcloae together, will not be turned away 

 from the plants. 



The invention consists in the combination, 

 with the arched axle of a cultivator, of coup- 

 lings and a cross-bar to receive the plow-beam 

 couplings and allow the plow-beams to be ad- 

 justed close together for cultivating small 

 plants, as nill be berciuafif^r fully described. 

 In a cultivator, ttic comijination, with the 

 arched asleB, of tbe couplings Fand the cross- 

 bar I, substantially as herein shown and de 

 scribed, whereby the plow-beams can be ad 

 jualed close together for cultivating small 

 pittnts, as set forth. 



254,776. GABRIEIL MARTIN, Monroe 

 Towiit^hiu, Logan County, Ohio. Cnlti- 

 vator, Mar. 7, 1882. Filed July It), 1881. 



My invention particularly relates to those 

 Cnltivatots ada[>ted for straddling a row of 

 corn; and it consists in providing suuh a cul- 

 tivator with supplemental and independent 

 shovels for stirring the ground between the 

 rows, saiiJ supidemental shovels working out- 

 side of the central straddlingshovels, and be- 

 ing held dowu by a spring mechanism, whi^b 

 adapts them to yield to immovable obstruc- 

 lious, tbe jtressure of the springs being varied 

 b\ &iljusting levers so as to r**gul;iie the depth 

 of penetration ol the supidementaJ abovels. 



In a cultivator adapted for straddling the 

 row of corn, the con-bination of supplemental 

 cultivators O 3, binged near their centers to 

 the asle, springs P at the forward end of the 

 beams of said cultivafors, handles or levers Q, 

 extending from said springs to the rear of the 

 cultivator, and racks K, all arranged substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes set forth. 

 255,669. THOS. A. PURKET. Charles- 

 ton, Kan. Cultivator. Mar. 28, 1882, 

 Filed Mar. 24, 1881. 



The combination, with axles F, swiveled in 

 parts AUG, substantially as described, of 

 the gears r, rigidly attached to said axles, and 

 tbe gears O, connected with a pivoted beam- 

 coupling, as shown aud describMl. 

 255,983. LESLJEP. HIATT, Peru, Iowa. 



Cnltivator. April 4, 1882. Filed Dec. 



20. 1881. 



This invention consists of a divideil beam 

 pivoted to a coupling secured to tlie axle aud 

 (o !i coupling provided with arms, between 

 which arms the shovel shanks are secured, the 



