WHEEL OR SULKY. 



1537 



lor tlio purjioses set forlU. , 



7. TUo cDUiiling ■ sleuvu c', tlio opcniiij; ol 

 wliicli is V sli'ilicil oil one side, in cumbiiiiil ion 

 wiUi llie spinillc l'',liiivingn\vc(lgc-sli;ipca rib 

 .111 one aiilo lormed to lit tlic V-sliapeil open- 

 ing of tlio alcove, the pivot-pin /, the set-seicw 

 f, and the beam-clevis G, siibstantiall.v ns de- 

 scribed. , . - -., .1 



S. Tlio axle A, in conibiiintmii witU the 

 shciives I, mounted and toniini! on the nxle, 

 the block n, inclosing the slieave-i, und pro- 

 vided with opeli'ings in front and rear lor llie 

 draft-chaina, and the draft chains K, substari 

 tinlly as described. 

 266.086. WM. P. BEOWN, Zanesville. 



Ohio Wheeled Cultivator. Oct. 17, 



1882. Filed May 12, 1882. 



My invention relates to certaiu improve- 

 ments in wheeled onltivators of that class of 

 which my Patent >'o. 100,810, granted May 15, 

 1877, is a type — that is to say, in which an ele- 

 vated tongue is connected to the upper part of 

 a crank-axle whose lower ends are loounted up- 

 on wheels, between which wheels and the ver- 

 tical section of the crank -axle is located a 

 coupling attachment for the plows or cultiva- 

 tors, which coupling attachment is provided 

 with a spring which co-operates with the lift 

 of the plowman in hanging up the cultivator 

 on the rear books of the tongue, while a draft 

 attachinent is provided for straining the coup- 

 ling oue way or the other to make the jilows 

 run deeper or shallower, as may be desired. 



The object of my preseut invention is prin- 

 cipally to so construct the conpliug for the cul- 

 tivator-plows as not only to lift or depress the 

 plowa, but also to control the plows against 

 any tendency to sway sidewise, and make them 

 travel more directly in lino with the point of 

 attachment with the axle or truck, and also to 

 prevent the springs (when applied to the plow 

 coupling or head) from polling the plowsarouud 

 to one_side whenever they are thrown out of 



1. The plow-head G, having a lorwara pro- 

 jection, incombination with a spring connected 

 to the said proji-ction of the jilow-head at a 

 point over or in front of the vertical pivot-boll 

 to assii.t in lifting the plows in the rear and 

 prevent side swing, as described. 



2. The combination, with the pipe-box and 

 its bracket U, the pivot-bult, the plows, anil 

 the spring V, of the heart G, having a piojpc- 

 11011 extending over and to the front of the 

 pivot-bolt and there connected to the spring, 

 as and for the purpose described. 



3. The combiiialion, with the pivot-bolt 1, of 

 the bracket II. having Uaiiges with a series of 

 line of draft in llie rear, as will bo more fully 

 described hereinafter. 



vertical bolt-holes, and the head G, having 

 flanges with a series of vertical bolt-holes, and 

 a neck or arm, b, extending over and to the 

 front of the pivot for connection with the 

 spring, whereby the tension of the latter is 

 made to hold the plows straight or give them 

 a lateral drift, as described. 



4. The combination, with the pipe-coupling 

 and the spring F, of the plow-head having pro- 

 jection I, with vertical sockets/atitsend, and 

 a pin,!/, and aJoo.sc slidiug connection with 

 the spring, as and for the purpose described. 



D. The draft ring l" and perforated loop Q, 

 the latter surrounding the pivot-bolt below the 

 pipc-conpling and combined with the same, the 

 plow-head G aud bracket U, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



C. The clamp omposed of the three parts 

 K S H, fastened together by bolts o, the parts 

 S and 11 liaviiig clutch-faces and aslotted con- 

 iiccliou that pcrinitof the adjustmentof Hover 

 a to aecuie a rotary adjustment of the plows 

 about tluir lontiiludiiial axis. 

 26tfl23. WM. EVANS, Moline, Dls., a» 



siinor to the Moline Plow Co., same place. 



Cultivator. Oct. 17, 1882. Filed June 



29, 1882. 



ThlBiuvenfioiiielateatothatclassof wheeled 

 cnliivators and siinilnr macliiiies wherein a 

 sliovel or plow beam is joiiilcd at its forward 

 cud to a draft-frame in aneli manner as to be 

 capable of swinging both holizoiitaliy and ver- 

 tieallv, and particnlarly to those macliiiiea 

 wherein springs are employed, in connection 

 with the shovel-beams, for the purpose of as- 

 sisting the operator iii controlling their verti- 

 cal adjustments. 



I. Tbccomuiuaf ion of the axle A, rock-shaft 

 li, the drafVhead or couplingD.aiid the lifting- 

 spring, arranged snbstanlially as described, 

 to rotate the rock-shaft. 



'J. Ill eombination with the axle A, bearing.-* 

 a and h, the horizontal rock ahaft B, bavin; 

 the anil K tliereoii. the rod F. guide ('- "" 



, and 



spring II. . , 1 



.i. In combination with the main axle and 

 the rock-shaft It, having Iho spring applied, 

 as shown, to give fliesamea forward rotation, 

 the ilraft-hcad 11, councoted lo the rock-shaft 

 by nieaiia of the tube/, pivot j, plates e and j, 

 and bolt i. 



4. In a cultivator, the horizontal niniu axle, 

 in combination with the horizontal rock-shalt 

 l!,8USlainrd'tlicrefroin, substantially as speci- 

 lied, the forked draft-head D, and the vertical 

 axis j, connecting the draft-head and rock- 

 siiafl, and adjustable both vertically and lat- 

 erally upon the latter by means of the clamp- 

 ing device, substantially as shown. 



5. In a cultivator, the combiuation of the 

 main axle, the independent rock shaft mount- 

 edupon and in advance of said axle, the draft- 

 head passing loosely around the axle and 

 jointed to the rock shaft, and the spring at- 

 lachment, snbslaiilially as shown, connected 

 with the rock-shaft for the purpose of turning 

 the same forward. 



ft. In eoinbinatiou with tlie main axle and 

 the aupplemelital lock shaft IS, the drafl-head 

 jointed to said lock-shaft, substantially as 

 shown, and the depending arm J, connected 

 rigidly to said rock-shaft. 



7. Ill combination with the angular hori- 

 zontal roek-slmft B, tlie beam connection or 

 coupling eoiisialiiig of the forked draft-head 

 D, flanged plates <■ and ;;, tube/, bolt t, and 

 pivot /. 



8. Ill acultivator, tlie combination, with the 

 axle or arch A, of the supplemental rock-siiaft 

 B, sustained substantially as described, and 

 provided,. .'itli one or more projections adapted 

 to oper..te, as described, with a spriug, weight, 



or draft device. 



266 482. WM. A. KNOWLTON, Kook- 



ford. Ills. Cultivator. Oct. 24, 1882. Filed 

 May 26, 1882. 



1. A sleeve c.ipableof an oscillating motion 

 and lateral iidjuatnient on the, axle-tree of a 

 cu'tivaloi, provided with a transverse socket- 

 piece on ils inner edge lo receive the verlical- 

 ly-atljiiatablo eoiip'j.g, ill combination with a 

 vokcadaplcd to be connected hee^ith and 

 '»illi the shovel -beams, snbstanUauy as de- 

 sciil.ed. 



1^. 'nieeoiiibinati witlia shield,ofacurvOii 



wire or ind extending from flic forward lower 

 porlion tlieieof to the upiHT rear portion, 8nb- 

 staiifialhasaud for the purpose described. 



:i. The heivin- described shield, having a 

 (•nivcd wire or rod fixed to its inner face and 

 extending diagonally across the same, in com- 

 bination with the shovel-beams, substantially 

 as and for tlie purpose described. 

 267,670. HOWARD H. BUTLER, Zanes- 

 ville, Ohio, assignor of one-half to Thos. 

 Jenkins, .Moline, Ills. Cultivator. Nov 

 21, 1882. Filed May 27, 1882. 

 In my improvements I aim to overcome some 

 objectionable results from springs now used in 

 wheeled cultivators. That I may be more 

 readily understood I will refer lo the springs 

 in general use and the results. First, a spriug 

 so constructed and adjusted as to exert an up- 

 ward or raising force upon the plow-beam, also 

 to exert a downward or depressing force upon 

 the plow-beam, depends for this result upon 

 the plow-beam passing above or belowa given 

 point It is apparent, therefore, if the ground 

 be uneven the spring will exert a force when 

 least needed, or a force in the opposite direc- 

 tionofthatreqoired. Ifaportionoftbegrouud 

 be hard, as compared with other (wrtions, or 

 very eoft, it will be seen that springs of this 

 class may work improperly. 



Another class of springs in general use are 

 those which exert acontinuoos upward. or rais- 

 ing lorceqpon thei)low-beam,andin this class, 

 uuless the plows are firmly held in the ground 

 by the operator, the teiideucy is for the plows 

 to rise out of the ground, or partially so, in 

 striking hard soil. The springs now in com- 

 mon use are constructed with other parts so as 

 to freqneutlv get out of repair, and they also 

 take up much of the space between the wheel 

 and arch. 



Another objeotion existing in wheeled cul- 

 tivators now in use is the inability to use an 

 areh of sufflciont width to avoid injuring the 

 stalks of corn whtii at an advanced stage of 

 growth, and yet permit the cultivation of the 

 corn in an early stageof itsgrowthsufflciently 

 near to the plants without the operator using 

 cousiderablo power to hold the plow-beams so 

 as to bring the plows near to the plants. 



It can bo readily seen that whenever the 

 plows follow in a direct line from where the 

 beam is atuched to the axle it is easier furthe 

 operator : but if the operator is required to 



hold the beam iu sueU position that the plows 

 will be in the ground at the right or left of 

 snch direotliueit requires Ihe exertion of more 

 or less strength by the operator, aud is neces- 

 sarily very fatiguiug. 1 obviate tlus objec- 

 tion 'by a device which I shall more fully ex- 

 plain hereinafter, whereby I can so regulate 

 the connection of the front end of the plow- 

 beam to the axle as to have such point of con- 

 nection ins'do of tlic arch or outside thereof, 

 atpleasi'ie. 



1. Toe combination, wilh the arched axle 

 and the plow-beams, of the coiled spring E, 

 placed around the axle and secured one end to 

 the axle, the other end forming a projecting 

 arm, (i, secured bv links to the plow-beam 

 coupling, substantiallyasshownand described. 



2. The yoke or frame J, having perforated 

 arras or brackets I I and lever-arm k, in com- 

 bination witli the yoke-head M, having perfo- 

 rated extension and set-screw, the plow-beam 

 C, bolt 0, and staple n, substantially as shown 

 and described. 



3. The combination of the draft lever P, hav- 

 ing projection r anil perforations above and 

 below the axle, wilh the spring E, the yoke J, 

 yoke-head M, plow-beam 0, aud dralt attach- 

 ment «, subafanlially as shown and described. 

 268,887. JAMES T.HAMILTON, Coun- 

 cil Bluffs. Iowa, assignor to himself and 

 Wm. K. Hoagland, Peru, Ills. Lifting 

 device for Cultivator Beams. Dec. 12, 

 1882. Filed Feb. 20, 1882. 

 The lifting or raising of the beams and shov- 

 els of a cultivator as ordinarily constructed is 

 attained in some instances with considerable 

 trouble and labor, and to obviate this objec- 

 tion various devices have been apnii'.-vl to col- 

 tivators for the purpose of assisting the oper- 

 ator in raising or lifting the beams aud shovels 

 aud reuderingihe operation mnreeasyand less 

 laborious. Such devices have been made in 

 various forms and have been applied in vari- 

 ous ways; and the object of this invention is 

 to cons'truet a raising or lifting device for the 

 plow beams and shovels which can be easily 

 a|iplied, and which will do the required work 

 in a reliable and eft'ectnal manner without in 

 terfering with the operation of the plows when 

 in the ground. Itsnatureconsistsin providing 

 a curved b.ar, forming a spring, adjustably at- 

 tached atone end to the frame or arch of the cul- 

 tivator and at the other end Connected with the 

 collar located on the wheel-spiudle, and carry- 

 ing the beams and shovels; iu providing the 

 collar carrying the beams and shovels with an 

 arm or extension to receive the end of the 

 curved bar or spring, and furnish a means for 

 rocking or turning the sleeve to raise or lift 

 the beams and shovels; in providing a support 

 for the upper end of the curved or spring bar, 

 by means of which such end can be adjusted 

 to produce a greater or less resistance in the 

 action of the bar or spring, and in the several 

 parts and combinations of parts hereinaftei 

 set forth as new. 



1. In acuttivator, the curved barsorspringf 

 O, connected at their lower ends with an arm 

 or extension located ou the sleeve or collar 

 which carries the plow beams and shovels, and 

 having their upper ends adjustably connected 

 with the frame or arch of the cultivator for 

 adapting the bais or springs to resist the 

 varying strains incident to working light and 

 heavy soil, substantially as described. 



L'. The combination, with a cultivator-frame 

 and plow.beams or drag bars, of a spring or 

 curved bar, O, and adjusting bar N, pipe box 

 or sleeve C, having an arm, P, and the coup- 

 ling E F, substantially as described. 



3. In a cultivator, the curved bar or spring 

 O, in-combination with the adjusting or ten- 

 sion bar N and arm or extension P, having a 

 fulcrum, r, and allached to the beam sleeve or 

 collar, substantially as and for the purposes 

 specified. 

 269 639. WM. H LUOE, Prairie Centre, 



Ills. Cultivator. Dec. 26, 1882. Filed 



Sept. 4, 1882. 



1. The combination ot tongue (*, bar m, slot- 

 ted post 0. spring-pill q, and lever i with the 

 cultivator frame mounted on caster - wheels, 

 substantially as described. 



3. The plows b', attached lo the shanks & of 

 T-hearIa d' of crank-arms e* in tubular shaft 

 /', said T-heads being arranged obliquely to 



the machine and in th"e line of the plows, sub- 

 siantiallv as described. 



3. The draft- rods j', in combioaticu with 

 plow-shaiikac', the crank-arms e', and the tu- 

 balnr^uatt/', whereby the plows areadapud 

 to be 8liift«d forward and backward, said rods 

 being adjustably contiected to the front beam 



