WHEEL OR SULKY. 



1541 



7. hi ii ciiUiNal'-i, llu- i:-imil^iii;iii"ii, with :r 

 lilliii};' spring', tin* n\K' slofvo, iuiil lln- Iicaiu, 

 <Hini arm ultm-licil diiiTtl.v to tin; sU'OV.' ami 

 to tilt! sjninfj, till' JiiriiiiKOinciil ot's!ii<l iinii W 

 in;; siicli Hint as (lie lertnion ol" liic s|niiip; fJI."- 

 cn'iisis whew lirtiii;;- IIh- boniii, Ilu- IfV(>rii<;<'iir 

 (lie iinii tt ill i.:i'i'c:iso, siihstniilially us iinil l"n- 

 Jtio pmiiivse (U'SfvilitMl. 



S. 'I'll' )^oiiihiii:itiuii, with the bciiiii, llic 

 sh'«\t', and the bcnl ni'mrnst Hirrrwitli unit 

 piojrclni;; lowartl ami Mibstanl lally itaniHel 

 Willi the bpani, ol' Mir lifliii^ Siuiu-r and the 

 birinrnli'it Iicmk ami pixolallx loiinrrtinp 

 llio brill nnn atul sm inir. subklani iallv ns ilr 

 sfnU>il. 

 280,021. JOHN B. ENNIS, Ottumwa, 



Iow;i. Ciiltivutor Jutic 26, 18a3. Filed 



Feb. 16. 1.SS3. 



This invontiini i'rlat*'.s to t'citaiii new »iul 

 useful improAciiKMits in ucljnslublc cnltivatoi-s, 

 tho object thereof being to pioiiure sueh an 

 implement as will )ie simple in its eonstnic- 

 tioii, eftV-etive in its ope rati oil, and At Hie same 

 time admit of the ready aajuslmeut of the 

 plows or shovels to or from the line of plants, 

 said plows or shovels l>eing also readily ad- 

 justed npoii their standards to throw the dirt 

 eitlier t oward or away from said plants, as the 

 operator may find necessary, woordiug to the 

 nature of the ground or thepreyalenceoiwoedB. 



1. Tlie shovel or plow fi. having coiineeteil 

 thereto thoeonieal liollow cstslingK/i, provided 

 upon its interior with suitable teeth, in com- 

 bination with t!ie ronieal csistin"; /, eomieetpd 

 to the slandard H, and havinf;tlie cflp / toex- 

 chide the dirt or grit IVom tlie hollow eouiciil 

 casting, and teeth npon the under side of the 

 «%j), and the serewrod Ji/.«ubstnn1ially as and 

 for the purpose scl tbrlh. 



'2. The combination, with the beaiu-frames 

 (1, atlapled toreeei^■ethellxlesP, of th^wheels 

 E, and adjustably connected txi the arcbcxl 

 tongue -suppoit A, said beam-frames having 

 suitable bi-acc-plates (1 c, and perlbi-atcd latcli- 

 plates/, substantially :us and for the purpose 

 di-sci-ibed. 



.3. The eonibiuation, with the sliding boxes 

 fi upon the axle 1>, operated by the le^■el■s e, 

 having their bearings inthepeifoi-ated brace- 

 plates <( f, and working iu the slotted latch- 

 plat<; /*, of tlie beam fnimes C, Sidd sliding 

 boxes'having pivotally connected thereto the 

 plow* or shovel beams V, siugle-ti-ee hooks b 

 Iwing also connected to thcsosliding boxes and 

 axles, snlwtantiallv as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



I The conibinatiou, with the beam-frames 

 C, suppoiting the axles 1>, and provided wilh 

 bmce-platcs (/ r, and laldi-plates/, construct 

 cd substantially as described, of the sliding 

 boxes a, operated by Icvei-s c, imd the pivot- 

 ally-seeni-ed plow or sUovel beams, snl)Rtaii 

 tially :us shown and dr.s*;ribed 

 280,615. JONATHAN HARMAN, Solo 



mon Citv, Kan. Attachment for Plow 



and Cuftivator. July 3, 1883. Filed 



Miir. 27, 1883. 



The invention consists in an attachment for 

 corn plows and cultivators 'constructed with 

 tlanged and slotted bars attached to the plow- 

 l>eanr8, and having secured to them cross-bars 

 havingoneai'nihorizontalandtheof her curved, 

 anil provided at their ends with upwardly- 

 projecting rearwardly-inclined lugs, to which 

 the plow-shanks are secured by bands and set- 

 screws, as will be hereinafter fully described. 



1. In an attachment tor plows and cultiva- 

 tors, the bar F, having side flange-s and a slot, 

 said bar embiutang the lower end of the plow- 

 beam, and pivoted at about it,s middle to tht^ 

 latter, iu combination withthebolt J, grooved 

 washer L, an'.l cross-bar K, having at the ends 

 upwardly-projecting lugs N, and the bands 

 and set-screws Q R, substantially as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



2. In an attaehnient for plows and cuUiva- 

 tore, the combination, with the bars F, eon- 

 nect^id to the plow-bciims, and having vertical 

 slots and waahere L and lK>!ts J, of the cross 

 bars K, havjug mid<lte horizuutal portions. 

 with one end curved longitudinally and ex- 

 tended to the front or rear, said exteusious 

 having upward-iuclined lugs N at their frw 

 ends, the latt<.'r being adapted to be connected 

 to the plow sh auks, substantially as a^nd for 

 the purpose set forth. 



281,957. JOHN O. BATLEY, assignor of 



one-half to A. Davis, Battle Creek, Mitjh. 



Sulky Cultivator. Julv 24 1883. Filed 



Sept. 2.=), 1882. 



The eombiuation, wilh a cultivator-frame, 

 ofthc divergent harrow -l>eams, secured togeth- 



er at (hrir forwaid ends, the divided (moss- 

 bai-s, having iiiraiiH for eu^niiiingihem (o (he 

 beams, andllir ital cuivc*! tipi-ing l<'elh, inter 

 posrd :ind Srriired belwecn the partis of Ihe 

 (•ro.ss bills, subsliiiilinlly as slmwii and de- 

 seribrd. 



282,198 JAMES 0. JAY, ISAAC JAY 



and B. L. CHAMBERS, Arapahoe. 



Neb. Cultivator. July 31, 1883. Filed 



Oct. 11, 1882. 



This invention consists of a contrivance 

 whereby the wheels of the cultivator nmy be 

 guided by lateral movcnieuts of the plows, » r 

 one of tliem, to enable the ])lowman to so con- 

 trol the machine tbat he can protect the corn 

 from injury by tho wheels when the liorw-s 

 fail to properly geitle the machine, ashci\'in- 

 after described and claimed. 



3. Tiie conibinat-ion, with the wheelK n and 

 their axles, Inning vertical extcnsioiks pi^ ■ 

 otod in the frame, and provided with cross- 

 hai-s connected together, of the iilow-bi'amsj/, 

 tho pivoted rotls A, '.rosstur' *, and rods,/. 

 substJUdinlly as shown and described. 



2. The combination, with the wheels a and 

 their axles, h.iving vertical extrn-^ions h, pi\ 

 ot<*din tL.fnime, and provided with tin- cross- 

 bars c, of the pai-allel i-ods/', tho pivoted braii:s 

 ff, the cross-bar i on the cud of cue of the 

 pivots A, and the rods j, sultslantially as and 

 for the pur])Ose set forth. 



3. The eombiuation, with the wheels n, 

 mounted on axles pivoted vertically in the 

 frame, and provided with cross-bars c on theii 

 upper ends, connected together by rods//', 

 of the pivoted plow-beams *;, the crossbar /. 

 the rods,;, the hook I; and the sector /, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



282,885- ASA HALL, assignor to N. C 

 Tliompsoii, Roekford. Ills. Cultivator. 

 Aug. 7, 1883. Filed April 23, 1883. 



1. Tlie combination of a sleeve liaving its 

 opposit* sides provided with c> Imdiical brar 

 ings, joint-plates piovided *ith the shid-iinn- 

 nals to enter tlie eyliudrieal beariu- ..i the 

 sleeve, a tubular bar placed between the rear 

 end portioiu* of the joint-i>lates, and an axial 

 bolt to fix the joint-plates lo the tubular bar, 

 suljstantdally as and foi' tho purpose set fortJi. 



2. Tho combiuatiou,withthe bar connecting 

 the rear ends of the joint-plates, of shovel- 

 beams having their forward end -^jortionshent 

 or kinked to engage the I ;t connecting the 

 joint-plates, substantially :■ and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



.1. The conibiinitioii, lith the tubular bar 

 connecting the rear ends of thejoint-plales, said 

 bar having a reetair^mlar outline in section, oi 

 ghovel-beams having their forward end por- 

 tions Ijent or kinked to engage (he opposite 

 anglesoftheconnecting-bar,. said. shovel-beams 

 held in position and made vertically adjiuit-a- 

 ble on the couuecting-bar by means of damp- 

 iug-bolts, substantially as and for tlie purpose 

 set forth. 



4. The coiAbi nation, with an arm having a 

 pivotal connection with the vcrticjil arm of the 

 axle-tree, and with the angle-arm arising from 

 the inner end of the joint sleeve, of a spring 

 supporting bar having a pivotal connection 

 with the angle-arm, and a free connection with 

 the pivoted arm, to permit of an endwise slid- 

 ing movement of the bar in its connection with 

 the pivoted arm, substantially in the manner 

 set forth. 



5. ThecombinatioUjWiththespring support- 

 ing bar having a pivotal connection with llw 

 uprisiDg angle-arm, and a free connection with 

 the pivoted arm, of a spring surroiinding the 

 supporting-bar between its connections with 

 the uprising angle arm aii<l the pivoted arm, 

 SLilistantially as and for the pur|(os'' .^^et forth. 



6. The combination, with tin: spring sup 

 porting bar, and with the spring wound there 

 on, of a pivotal arm having a free couner-tiou 

 with the spring supporting bar, and a pivotal 

 connection with the vert iral arm of the axle 

 tree, and made vei-tically adjustable thereon, 

 sul>stantiallv as and for the purjiase set forth. 

 283.390. LEE.OY GRAY, Sycamore, Ills 



Beam for Shovel-Plow. Aug. 21, 1883. 

 Filed Nov. 6,1882. 



Tho object of this invention is to make an 

 iron enltivator or shovel-plow beam lighter 

 and cheaper in its construction than ha« been 

 heretofore made; and its nature consists in 

 bonding and bracing the beam, as hereinafler 

 more fullv described. 



Themctalliccnltivator-ljcam orshovel frame 

 herein describe^, consisting of the ban/, hav- 

 ing the oppositely bent or oblique portions a' 

 and a*, the straight portion a\ couuecting (he 



same, the sli-aight rear portion, a', forming a 

 continuation of the obliquo portion («', the 

 stniight obli(iue bnicc ft, se<;ure<l to tho front 

 and rear sli-aight portions, a' and <i% and the 

 fi-ont coupling clevis or hanger, A, substan 

 tially as herein srt forth. 

 283,775. LEROY GRAY, Sycamore, Ills 



Cultivator. Aug. 28, 1883. Filed Nov. 



ti. 1882. 



Tlie object of this invention is to improve 

 thecoustruction, iU'tion, and operation of Htnul- 

 dle-row or double cultivaloi-s; and its nature 

 consists in an improved c()nslrnetion and ap- 

 plieatiauofthepartsforconneelingtheevener- 

 hnv wilh the frame fur attaching the drall of 

 the learn; in an improved conslrnctinu and op- 

 eration of the bciuu-eouidiugs; inanimpnncd 

 construction and operation nf springs for aid 

 ing the movojueuts of tho besvm, ami in the sev- 

 fi-al conibifiatiou of iwvrts, iw hereinaller sol 

 forth and claimed as new. 



1, Tlierliain N, or chain and rod, in cum 

 bination wilh the sheave I'O and eonpling- 

 platoi', ami llie evenerbar K, sul>stauliallyas 

 described. 



2. Tho combinalitni of the chain N, or chain 

 and rods, coupling plalec, evenerbar E, and 

 sheave I' i) with the adjusting bmcket or 

 hanger K, sulwtantially asset forth. 



;t. The combination of Ihe chain N, or chain 

 and rods, cveuer K, and she.ive P O with tho 

 ad,i listing- hanger U and the atljusting-plato v 

 of the coupling, Bnbstantially as specified. 



4. The combination of Ihe liub g with the 

 swinging arm K; spring ui, and adjusting-cap 

 h, sulwlantially .asset forth. 



5. The I'onibiuittiou of the- cup h, spring )«, 

 aud arm k, supported on the hub <j, with the 

 coupliiig-plale o. having Ihe arm p, snl>stau- 

 lially as speciHed. 



O.TliecouplingplaIco, in combimdiou wilh 

 the half-box q and the mljnslable half-lKtx r, 

 KuMtanlially as descril)cd. 



7. Thecoiipling-plrttef), in combination with 

 the half box </, the adjUBlabh- half-box r, and 

 the dnvft-ailjusting plat« r, sul)R(antially as 

 and for the purposes specified. 



S. The combination ofthejdaleo, half Ijoses 

 q aud r, plate ?-, and arm p with the swing- 

 ing spring arm fr, all construeted and operat- 

 ing substantially as specified. 



!). The clip e, Imving the hub ff, serrated at 

 its end, and bolt A', with Ibe serrated cap b, 

 having the pin i for adjusting the tension of 

 the spring, sub.stantially as ik'Scribcd. 

 283,910. MARION W. McOANN, Poaey, 



Ind. Cultivator, Aug. 28, 1888. Filed 



May 1, 1888. 



My said inveution princii>ally consists in an 

 improved means of attaching the plows of that 

 class of cultivatoi-s having arche<l axle« to said 

 axles, wliereby said jilows are adapted to be 

 moved nearer to each other than when only 

 the ordinary means of attachment are pro- 

 vided, as will be hereinafter more particularly 

 described. 



1. Iu an arched-axJe cultivator, the combi- 

 nation, with said axle, of the cTcteusion- pieces 

 B, secured thereto by means of the collar -like 

 ends &, provided on the ends next to the ends 

 of tlie axle, wliereby said cxtonsion-piccea arc 

 adapted to slide upon said- axle and extend 

 nearly their whole length beyond the upright 

 part of the axle, thus pmctically forming a 

 sti-aight axle, suiistantially as set forth. 



2. In a cultivator, the combination of the 

 arched axle, the link shaped extemdon-pieces 

 B, and the plows, one side of said extension- 

 pieces being .secured to and adapted to slide 

 upon the horizontal portions of said axle, and 

 said plows being secured to aud adapted to 

 slide upon the other side of said extension- 

 pieces, substantially as set forth. 



3. The combination, in a cultivator, of thi 

 ;u'ehed axle A, the sliding extension-pieces B, 

 secured thereto by collar-like ends 6 and axle- 

 (ilips C, and the jdows E, secured to said ex- 

 tension-pieces by the clevises D and pi vot-bolta 

 e. substantially as set forth. 



284,379. JOHN B- CHRISTIAN, Uara- 

 burg, Iowa. Cultivator. Sept. 4, 1888. 

 Filed Aug. 1, 1882. 



This invention relates to certain improve- 

 ments in cultivatora; and it has for its objects 

 to provide certain means for rendering the ele- 

 vation of the gang-beams more convenient and 

 easily accomplished, for coupling the same to 

 tho cultivator-frame^ and for adjusting said 

 beams upon the frame, as more fully hereinaf- 

 ter set forth. The ubove-mentioncd object* I 

 accomplish by the means illustrated in the ac- 

 companying drawings, in which— 



