1534 



WHEEL OR SULKY. 



said sliiuiks being Ibrincd of a single piece, a? ~ 

 lit'i-eiimfter tlcscribcil. 



It nlso consists in .i novel *liitclijng device, 

 M'lioreby tlici:iiIHvator is rtftioved IVoni stiddeii 

 stiain oi" injury and tlie resistance to tlio draft 

 is thrown npuii the points of tlic shovels. 



1. in a cultivator, the conibinatioo, with tbe 

 axle \i and tLo coupling G, of the coupliug J, 

 provided with the arms a, the shovel-shanks 

 £, formed of a single piece and secured be- 

 tn'ecn the said arms, and tlie divided beam D, 

 pivoted at encbeud to the said couplings, sub- 

 stantially as and for tbe purpose set forth. 



'-*. The hitching device composed of a pul- 

 ley, O, carried bya spring-support, N, mounted 

 on the tongue of tbo cnltivator, side pulleys, 

 M M, connected with the axle, and the rope 

 or cliaiu H, substautially as shown and do- 

 acribed. 

 256,012. JOHN M. LONG, Ilumiiton. 



Ohio. Cultivator Spring. April 4, 1882. 



Filed Jan. 27, 1882. 



This invetition relates to springs for render- 

 ing the plow-bearaa of cultivators easy to bun- 

 dle by balancing the weight of the beam and 

 its attacbnients. Such springaaro well known 

 and in general use; but many of thorn arc iu- 

 efflciciit on account of tbo changing strength 

 of the springes it becomes more Of le.s8 strained. 

 Ill ray device a toggle system compensates for 

 tbe varying stiffness of the spring, and tliua 

 gives a practicidly constant effect. 



In a cultivator, tbo combination, \vitb tbe 

 axle and frame, of pivoted beam B, arm or 

 bousing E, toggle system H, fiseil pivot N, 

 moving pivot F, and spring O, substantially 

 as and t'nr the purpose set forth. 

 256,029. GILPIN MOORE, Moline, ills., 



assignor to Deere and Conipanv, same 



place. Cultivator. April 4, 1882. Filed 



Nov, 8. 1881. 



Tbe present invention is an improvement in 

 cultivators such as nsed in tilling cotton, hav- 

 ing the shovel-beams arranged in pairs and 

 each pair nianipnlated by a single baudle. 



It consists in tbe improved means, herein- 

 after especially de.-^ciibed, for enabling tbo two 

 beams to be set at tbe sameordiffereiit levels, 

 and the plowing of the shovels resi»ecliveiy 

 of the two beams lo be done accordingly at 

 the same or different levels. 



1. In u cultivator, and in combination witu 

 the pivoted sbovcl-heams, the biackets H H', 

 having slotted face-plates h k' attached re- 

 spectively to said, beams and ndjuslable on 

 each other by means of slot, bolt, and nut, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



2. In a cultivator, the biaekct 11 H', con- 

 sisting of two parts having respectively faces 

 A A', slotted at h', and adjustable by bolt h" 

 and nut A*, and ada[>ted to be secured on the 

 shovel beams, all substantially as set forth. 

 266,044. OHAKLES W. POST, Spriug- 



fieia, Ills. Cultivator. Ajjril 4, 1882 



Filed Nov. 16, 1881. 



My invention relates to wheel cultivators in 

 which the two parallel beams carr.viug the 

 ahovelH may be swung vertically to adjust tbe 

 depth of the shovels in the soil or raise tbem 

 out of their operative position when not in 

 use, and laterally, so as to increase or dimin- 

 ish the distance between the beams, to culti- 

 vate as near to or far from the row as desired 

 or necessary. 



The object of my invention is to cause culti- 

 vator-beams, not atTectod by the hitch, to aa- 

 lomatically adjust tbomselves with reference 

 to tbe shovels when plowing mixed soil — i. e., 

 hard and^soft soil— so that the shovels will re- 

 sist the tendency of the hard soil to throw them 

 out, and theieby an even depth of furrow be 

 maintained. I attain these objects by devices 

 illustrated in the accompauyuig drawings, in 

 which — 



1. In a cultivator, tbo combinaiion of tbe 

 drag-bar with the axle or frame by mean's of 

 a i iclding or movable coupling adapted to per- 

 mit tbe front end of the drag-bar to fall or rise 

 as the shovels or teeth encounter a greater oi 

 less resistance from the soil, tiiereby causing 

 the shovels to stand more or less vortical to 

 the ground, aubstanlijilly as described. 



2. In acuUivator, the combination, with tbe 

 drag-bars, of yielding or movable couplings 

 connecting tbe drag-bur.s with tbo axle, and 

 adapted lo jiermit tbe forward ends of said 

 drag-b^rs to fall and tbo shovels to automati- 

 cally adjust themselves toward a vertical po- 

 sition as tberesistanceof the soil increases in- 

 dependently of tbe hitch of the team, aubstun- 

 tially as described. 



3. Tbecumbiiiation, in a wheel-cultivator, ot 



the beam or drag-bar and a movable coupling" 

 at its front end, the bearing of which recipro- 

 cates at an angle of approximately forty-five 

 degrees, substMUtially as described. 



4, The combination, with tbe axlo of a cul- 

 tivator and the obliqno guide-bracket, of tbe 

 shovel-boani and tbe shaft to sustain tbe same 

 in said bracket, substantially as described. 



5. The combination, with the shaft support- 

 ing tbobeHmand with tbeoblirjueguide-bracket, 

 of a spring-seated reciprocating block fiprming 

 ■A bearing for said shaft, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



C, The shaft supporting tbe beam and tbt 

 slotted oblique guido-ltracket, in combination 

 wi til the recii>roi'ating bearing- block, the guide- 

 rod, anil tliocoileil expansion-spring, subatan- 

 tially aa described. 

 256,374. HENRY A. ROBERTSON, 



Hav^kins. Oliio. Cultivator. April 11, 



1882. Filed Aug. 31, 18S1. 



1. The combination of the perforated and 

 grooved bearing-plates T V, provided with 

 forwardly-projecting ends, the standard W, 

 the eyobolt X, and tbo ribbed recessed block> 

 Y, whereby the standard W may be readily 

 adjusted, as specified. 



2. In a cnltivator, the combiualion, with the 

 inclined draw-bars II and the plow-beams O, 

 of the arched bar L, tbo bangers M, the slot 

 ted keepers N, and the clamping eyebolts and 

 blocks V Q,8ubstontiallyaa herein shown and 

 described, whereby the plow-beams ai'e ad- 

 justably connected with tbe inclined draw- 

 bars, as set forth. 



3. In a cultivator, the combination, with the 

 beams O and the plow-standards W, of the 

 cranks A and tbe counectitig-bars k, substan- 

 tially as herein shown and described, whereby 

 the plow-standards and i)lows of each beam 



will be held in corresponding positions, and 

 can be adjusted at the same time, as set forth. 



4. In aeuUivator, thecombiuatiOD, with tbe 

 inclined bars II and tbe plow beams O, of the 

 bearing-plates m, tbe cranks j), the keepers n, 

 and the clamping eyebolts and blocks «f, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described, 

 whereby the i»low-beams can be readily leveled, 

 as set forth. 



5. In acuUivator, the combination, with the 

 axle 6, tbe tongue C, and the inclined draw- 

 bars II, of tbe bearing-brackets V, having arms 

 1, tbe rod r, having arms ?p )p G, the levers 2 2, 

 tbe connecting-rod 7and lever 8,and the cords 

 .r,sub8tantiallyas herein shown and described, 

 whereby the inclined draw-bars and their plow- 

 beams and plows can be raised together oi 

 separately, as set fnith. 



266,612. ROBERT H. AVERY, Gales- 

 burg, Ills., assignor of one-half to Cyrus 

 M. Averv, same place. Cultivator. April 

 18, 18a2.' Filed Se^.t. 9,1881. 



1. In combination with tbe axle and wheels 

 hinged thereto and arms projecting from the 

 wbeel-si)indles, the transverse pivoted bar I 

 and links i', connecting the arms J, a bar, I', 

 extending reat wardly from ihe bar I, by means 

 of which the bar I may be oscillated and tbe 

 wheels detiected, substantially aa and tor the 

 purpose specified. 



2. In lorabination with the axle or frame 

 having swinging whe. Is wit b arms J, the bars 

 I 1', sliding ImrK, and plow-ltenm I), tbe rode 

 or arms L. adaided t» m<ive the wht-ela by tht 

 lateral movement ot the plow-beum, substan- 

 tially as and f'tr tbe pnrpost^ speci(li-d. 



3. In combinati.m with the bars 1 I' for 

 (►peratmg tbeswinging cuUivHtoi-wUeels.and 

 with the sliding bar K, tbe ripil liar N, to 

 which the bitr 1' may be locked, snbstantially 

 as and for the purpose specitied. 



4. In combination with the sliding bar K 

 and plow beam or gang, iht- n)d L, adapted to 

 move freely in ibe bar K to permit the plow- 

 beam to swing vertically without moving the 

 bar K, an-i to move said bai K when tbe plow- 

 beam is swung laterally, substantially as and 

 for the purpose speeified. 



6. lu coudnnation with the axle or frame 

 having swinging wheels with arms J, tbe links 

 i', bars I 1% sliding bar K, having a series o I 

 adjusting-holes, A', and pl->w-beam D, the rods 

 or arms L, adapted to move tbe wheels by tbe 

 lateral movement ot tbe plow-beam, substan- 

 tially as and lor the p'ir|iose specilied. 



257 063. JOHN M. PHILLIPS, Gilla- 

 v'lle,Ga, Sulkv-Flow. April 25, 1882 

 Filed Feb. 21. 1882. . , . , , . . 



This invention has for Us objects to provide 

 asulUy-plow the parts of which will bo adjust- 

 able with lespect to each other, to adapt the 

 plow to various descriptions of work, as more 

 fully hereinafter specilied. These objects I at- 



tain by tUo ap[>nratus and niecbauism illus- 

 trated in the accompanjing drawings, in 

 which — 



1. The combination, with the frame A and 

 axlo B,of the adjustable .segments n and slid- 

 ing boxes I, tbo stirrups 1* L, the plow-beams 

 N, pivoted thereto, and the compound elbow- 

 levcrsTand operating-lover S, all constructed 

 and arranged to operate in tbe manner speci- 

 fied. 



2. In conibinaliou with the segments A', the 

 levers B' and C, tbo sliding boxes T, mounted 

 upon the stirrups Ij, and the plow-beams N, piv- 

 oted to said boxes, all constructed and adapted 

 tooperatesubstantially in the manner specified. 

 257,074. JOHN W. ROOEAPELLOW 



Stockton, N. J. Sulky-Cultivator. April 

 25, 1882. Filed Dee. 22, 1881. 



1. The combinatiou, with tbe carriage A B 

 C D and the plow-beams L O P, of tbe inclined 

 barsK, tbe uprights G, tbe cross bars F H,and 

 the longitudinal bar I, substantially as herein 

 shown and described. 



2. In a snlky-cultivator, the combination, 

 with tbe inclioed gage-bars E and tbe tongue 

 O, of the draw-rods X and their supporting- 

 chain Y, substantially as herein shown and 

 described, whereby the draft is applied to tbe 

 said inclined bars and the double-tree and 

 whiffletrees are supported above the plants, as 

 set forth. 



3. In a sulky-cultivator, tbe combination, 

 with tbe inclined bars E and the upright bars 

 G, of tbo plow-beams L, substantially as here 

 in shown and described. 



4. In a sulky-cultivator, tbe combination, 

 with tbe totigue G and the cross-bar H of the 

 gage-frame, of (he hook-rod a and tbe eye- 

 bolts or staples (*, substantia *Iy as herein shown 

 and described, whereby the plows can be sus- 

 pended above tbe ground, as set forth. 



5. In a snlkj-cultivator, the combination, 

 with tbe axle B and tbe uprights G of tbe 

 gage-frame, of the hook-rods c and the oye 

 bolts or staples d e, substantially as herein 

 shown and described, whereby tbe gage-frame 

 and tbe carriage can be rigidly connected, as 

 set forth. 



257,228. EDWARD P. LYNOH, Daven- 

 port, Iowa. Cultivator. May 2, 1882. 

 Filed Fe .. 24. 1882. 



1. In a wiieelcd cultivator, the combination 

 of tiie axle, the vertically and laterally swing- 

 ing beam journaled to tbe axle, tbe lifting-arm 

 journaled npon the axle independently of the 

 beam -coupling, tbe vertically- sliding rod 

 jointed to the lifting-arm, tbe spring depress- 

 ing said rod, and the connection extending 

 from tbelifting-arm to the beam, substantially 

 as shown and described. 



2. The combinatiou of tbe axle, the coup- 

 ling-bos monntcd upon the axle, the beam 

 jointed to the coupling-box, the lifting-arm 

 mounted upon the axie iodependently of the 

 coupling-bos, tbe vertical rod jointed at one 

 end to tbelifting-arm, the spring, and tbe con- 

 nection from the beam to the lifting devices, 

 substautially as shown. 



3. In combination with tbelaterally and ver- 

 tically swinging beam, the Ulting-ai'm ar- 

 ranged to swing about a horizontal axis, and 

 a jointed connection between the lifting arm 

 and the beam, and a spring, applied substan- 

 tially as described, to urge the upper end of 

 tbe iifting-arni downward. 



4. In combination with tbo beam, tbe axie, 

 and the coupling-box connected to said parts, 

 tbe lifting-arm arranged to straddle the coup- 

 ling-box and connected by intermediate de- 

 vices, substantially a? shown, with the beams. 



5. Tbe combination of tbe axle, the conp- 

 ling-box, the beam, the lifting arm independ- 

 ent of tbo coupling-box, tbo connection be- 

 tween the lifting device and tbe beam, tbe 

 vertical rod with forward ext+'usioti at its foot, 

 and the two springs, applied substantially as 

 described and shown. 



257*229. EDWARD P. LYNOH. Daven- 

 port, Iowa. Cultivator. May 2, 1882 

 Filed Feb. 8, 1882. 



Tbe primary objects of tbe invention are to 

 suspend tbe "shovels witli a spring action at 

 the exact depth desired in practice, and to re- 

 lieve the axle mid coupling-bos frotn tbo fric- 

 tion upon the axle incident to the downward 

 pressure of the sj>ring under the ordinnrj 

 nrrangemeut. 



With these ends in view the, invention con- 

 sists in introdncing between Ihe arm of the 

 beam and tbo spring-actuated rod an interme 

 diate arm sustained npon theaxU-,and in con- 

 necting the two arms by a spring, as well as 

 ip various minor details. 



