WHEEL OR SULKY. 



1545 



293,017. WILLAKD M. HARRIS, Wy- 

 oiniriic. I>f!- Cultivator. Kt-I-. o, IHS-l 

 Kilc.i Xuv. 17. 1H83. 



I. h) a cnltiviitorot'tlio class dcsoribeii, llic 

 llinij pnirs of shovels, cacb pair coiisttucled 

 as sli'nvii.aiul pivoted to tiie JVniue iiulepend- 

 cull;, of I lie uIIk-1'S. siibslaiitially :is specilieil. 



-. Ill acnlli\:it<ir of tlii'clnss lU'Si'rihcd, llic 

 lliifi' sp[i;ir:il« paii-s of .shnvi_'ls iiidcpeinlciitly 

 itiirl pi\ tit;dly ('(nuiectod tollic fiiime.siibstan- 

 1i;ill,\ as spcrilicd. 



.1. III!) riillivafiir nf Hk- cIjiss di'serilwd. the 

 ciniil)iii;tliiiii, willi tlio fiaiiu'. of I wo iiidcpciHl- 

 t-nl iiiitsiilc lir:ik('s. racli (.■arcyiiif^ a pair of 

 slioM'ls, ;iiid aroiilral iiiiiopfiidriil pivolally 

 cmiiicrli d luaUc c;iri-vJiiK a \ti\\v of sliovols, 

 siibsl;iriliiill\ as sjii.'cilic'd. 



4. Iiiacuili\ alor, (lifi'oailiiuatJoii of a!>i-.ikr 

 rniiipri'iiii^ \\\o \n-nn\s aiitl ;( iiniliiig; band or 

 slrajt, a brack t't m ilh a sliding cli-vis, pio\ ided 

 uitU a link Iiori/ontally pivuled thtrcto and 

 vcrlu-all.\ piMilrd tosaid boanis, snixstaiuially 

 as si«'cilifd. 



5. TliL' ( t>mbiiiali'm of the bcmns II II, link 

 I(,Iia\iit.n \t'itif;d pi\ (ils/f and hori/.uutnIi>iv 

 (Its /. and tbf tle\ is K. snlislariliallv tXH shown 

 andd.si-ribfd. 



i: Tin- .•.nid.iiiatinii of tho brakes V V. i\\v 

 ccudal biaUo, K. links L, devists K, brackets 

 ,1, .Iiaiii'i \, shaft (.», pulii-y ()'. and h-vcr I*, 

 sabslaiitialh as sln.wn and dcsi-ribi'd. 



:. rill- rond.inalinn nf th.- side brakns, V. 

 straps !;, links S, :ind brarkcl T. hnhslaiiliallv 

 asslnmn and dcsiribi-d. 



s. 'IIm- (ton I filial inn of Die conlial pivot ally 

 (Mtiinetrd biakc. I'.. pro\ idi'd witli .stirrups tl', 

 M ilh IIm- indtpi'iident side b!-ake.s, V, on eaeli 

 side lln irof, provided with tlie rhain X, strap 

 l;. and M ilh Ihe link S ami means for ndjust 

 in^' Ihe same as to ils length, subslanlially as 

 show 11 and desriibed. 



293 616. CHARLES A. BAKER, Moline. 

 Ill>. WIutI OuUivator. Feb. 19, 18S4, 

 Kik'd Au^', 4, 13S3. 



1. l»a vidiiis and walking cultivator, the 

 combination of Ihu following; elenicuts : a 

 wheeled fiamc, shovcl-can->ing beams free to 

 swin-; in a lateral direction, jointed at the for 

 ward ends lo said frame and provided Tfitli 

 (iperatitit; linndles at (he rear, H driver's seat 

 nmnnted II iii.n till' frame, hniMl levers mounted 

 iipi.ii the Ir.uiie, deviees for lueking said le- 

 vels in difl'.-renl positions, rods ennnectiug the 

 hand level's to the respectivt; beams, and 

 means, substantially as described, wlnereby 

 said ritds may be pivcn a rigid or » sliding 

 f.inin'ctioii at one end, :is occasion may rcqiiii-e. 

 li. Ill a wheeled cultivator, laterally and 

 vertiealh swinging' .shovel beams, jointed at 

 Ihi'ir I'urwiud ends to the frame, emulpined 

 Mith iiand leM-i;^niounled uponlli'' frame and 

 pio\ idid with d.-\ ires wli'ieby the levers may 

 be locked in dtlierent posiiioiis, rods connect- 

 ing the lower endi of t lie hand-Icvers with the 

 lespeitivc beams, «aid rods being arranged to 

 slide through their connections at one cud, as 

 desnibed, and the removable keys or pins in- 

 serted thn-ngh the sliding end of the rod for 

 llji- pnri.ose of preventing the sliding move- 

 ment, whereby the levers may be caused to 

 acl simply for lifting the beams, for snspend- 

 ing the same at a given elevation, or for the 

 additional purpose of locking the lioani down 

 positively in an o[icrative position. 



;{. The" \\lieeled frame having the laterally 

 and vertically swinging shovel-beams jointed 

 theicio at tlieir forward ends, thehand-levere 

 ha\iag their lower ends .substantially over 

 Mu- fuiwnril ends of the beam.s, the locking 

 devices for said levers, the rods N, having 

 their upper ends joiutetltotlie levers substan- 

 tially over llif forward ends <if the beams, 

 andlJieir rear ends e.'^tendcd through eye- 

 plates on tiie beams, and ]>rovided with nuts 

 or heads at the lower end, and a key or lock- 

 ing device eombiued with said rod above the 

 eye plates. 



4. In combination with the shovel -beams 

 and suspending or lifting rods, the combined 

 eye and foot iilates, as descril>ed. 



r». In eordiination with the shovel -beam 

 and the lifting rod, the plate attached to the 

 beam and jirovided with a series of openings. 

 :is described, whereby a lateral adjustment ot 

 the lilting rod with respect to the beam is pcr- 



niitt.-d. 



293 717. READING L. OARVER, Pre- 

 Em|.tion, lil^^. Sulky-Cultivator. Feb. 

 19, 1884. Filed Sept. 7. 18«3. 

 1. In a cullivator. the <onibination, with 

 the cranks I-',, eouiieeted tothcdraw-bai-shav 

 ing the wheels and shovel or plow -beams con 

 -ted llierelo. of tile cross-frame r,wilh the 



upper portions of the cranks bearingtherein, 

 Bad the plaie II, i)ivoted on tho under side o' 

 llie said frame, and having sUits at its enils 

 which receive tlic side b:\i-s of the cranks, 

 substantially as and foi' the purpose set forth. 

 •J. In a cultivator, the combination, with 

 the eiauks K, frame V, and the draw-bai-s <', 

 pivoted on the lower ends of the cranks, and 

 having apertured projections at about tlieii 

 cent nil forward ends, of the arms I, allixed to 

 the ends of thelVame F, and the rodsor chains 

 .1, substantially as and for the pnrposc set 

 forth. 



;{. In a cultivator, the combination, with the 

 frame F, having the end slotted, pivoted bar 

 II, and thecrauks 15, bearing in the former, of 

 U -shapod draw-bars C, pivoted upon the lower 

 arms of said cranks, and connected at their 

 fiuwanl ends, by rods or chains J, to the arms 

 I of the frame *F, and at their opposito ends 

 to the tongue U by tho rods or chains K and 

 pivoted bar 51, substantially as and for the 

 purpose set foith. 



4. In a cultivator, the eombination, witli 

 the frame F, having the end slotted, pivoted 

 bar II. and cmnka K, pivoted thereon, of the 

 U-shaped draw-bars C.pivoted upon the lower 

 arms of the cranks, the rods or chains J, arms 

 I, scoured lo tho frame F, rods or chains K, 

 bars 51, sleeves r, disposed upon the cranks 

 between the arms or sides of the draw-bars, 

 and the eultivator beams O, substantially as 

 and for the purnoseset forth. 

 295 080. AUGUSTUS 0. and JUSTUS 

 D TOWER, Mendota. Ills. Cultivator. 

 Mar. 11, 1884. Filed June 13, 1883. 

 Our invention relates, especially, to devices 

 up-^d iu cultivating corn, &c., and is adapted 

 to luilvcrize the ground close up to the hill 

 without disturbing the roots, and is in part 

 an improvement on the cultivator patented to 

 Augustus C. Tower on January 14, IST.t, and 

 July 7, 1874; and it consists in certain pecu: 

 liarities of construction, as will be more fully 

 set forth hereinafter. 



The present device, like those on which it 

 is an improvement, consists, primarily, of two 

 front beams carrying teeth or knives audcon- 

 uecti'd to an adjustable draft device, and hav- 

 ing otiier beams extending backward fromthe 

 tooth - beams, which backward - extending 

 beams have near their rear ends clod-crushing 

 plates attached thereto; but the construction 

 and manner of attaching and adjusting the 

 various parts in the present invention are es 

 sentially different and novel. 



1. In acuItivator,thecombination, with the 

 fi-ame, of the clod-crushing plates F, loosely 

 suspended from the rear part of the machine 

 by adjustable bearings, whereby the vertical 

 elcvatiou aud inclination of the said plates 

 may be regulated at will, substantially as set 

 forth. 



2. In a cultivator having two tooth-bcanis 

 adapted to operate on each side of a row of 

 r«rn, &c., backward -extending beams bear- 

 ing elod-erushing plates at their rear ends, in 

 combination with the rear bow connecting said 

 beams, and formed in two parts, C aud C, ad- 

 justably united at top to regulate the distance 

 apart of the rear end of the machine, substan- 

 tially as set forth. 



3. In a cultivator, the combination of tho 

 tooth-beams A with the backward-extending 

 beams H, pivoted thereto, and the rods U', con- 

 necting the beams A and B, and having slots 

 b' at their forward emls, whereby the said 

 beams may be adjusted at the angle desired 

 with respect toeaeh other and secured in such 

 position, substantially as set forth. 



4. The plate F', having verticjil a,rm/, with 

 slot/', aud inner horizontal ridg<-8,.r. washer 

 F', with horizontal ridges on one side aud ra- 

 dial ridges on the other, and hanger F', with 

 flange having inner radial ridges, in combina- 

 tion with the plate F, having loops or brack- 

 ets f\ substantially as set forth. 



5' In combination with the rear beams and 

 handles of a cultivator, the braces D and D', 

 having diagonal slots d aud d' and arms e and 

 e', and the conueeting-bow consisting of two 

 arms, C andC, perforated and slotted at their 

 upper overlapping cuds, and pivoted at their 

 lower ends to the said braces, and adapted to 

 be adjustably secured by the bolts c, c', and c% 

 snbstantiallv as set forth. 



G. The metallic tooth-beams A, formed oi 

 double-angle iron, the front vertical flange of 

 which is of less depth than the rear vertical 

 flange, and eiieh ]»rovided with tho notches a 

 on th^ under side, in transverse line with each 

 other, and with jierforatious in the top flange, 

 in combinatn.a ^^ilh the teeth or knives A', 

 having curved cutting- blades and round 



shanks, and thccyeboUs «' and nuts a', where- 

 by the said toelh oj- knivt« may be scenrod 

 with their blades at any inclination from n 

 vei-tieal line (^esired, aud with their rear ends 

 projecting downward, substantially as set 

 forth. 



7. In combination with thofront beams of a 

 cuUivatur having the cyebolts t V, the tongue 

 K, reai' crossbar, K', with vertical braces Jf, 

 diagonal braces 1> L, bolted to the tongue and 

 to the vertical hmccs k', and ending in hooks 

 1 1, for engagement with the said cyebolts V l\ 

 evenor K', having metal straps 51, 8nsi>euded 

 therefrom, aud rods M*, connecting tlie lower 

 endsof the said straps with the diagonal braces 

 Ij, substantially as set forth. 



8. In combination with the diagonal braces 

 L, the clamping-plates N, adjustably secnreil 

 thereto, aud Iiaving hooks n, integral with siiid 

 plates, whereby the closed links at the ends of 

 the chains may be re^idily attaclied thereto or 

 detached therefrom, substantially as set forth. 

 295,082. NEWTON TROWBRIDGE, 



Council Grove, Kun. Whecl-t^iiltivator. 

 Mar. 11, 1884. Filed Oct. 11, 1883. 



This invention relates to improvements ju 

 what are commonly known in theart as" St nid- 

 dle-row enltivatoi-a," iu which a main fi-ame 

 sustained by two wheels is provided, withdrag 

 bars or beams jointe<l thereto id sucli manuoi 

 as to swing both laterally and vertically, th< 

 bars being provided with shovels to enter I ho 

 ground. 



1. In a cnUivator, the combination of the 

 wheeled draft-fmme having cultivator- beams 

 jointed thereto, the cvener D, pivoted to Ihe 

 under side of the frame in advance of the axle, 

 and provided w ith hangers F, the rear evener, 

 <:, pivoted to the upper side of the frame at 

 a distance substantially such as specilied in 

 rear of the axle, aud the connecting-rods F, 

 extended from the ends of the rear evener to 

 the lower ends of the respective hangers, 

 whereby the power or draft applied to propel 

 the machine is caused to sustaiu the forward 

 end of the draft frame or tongue. 



2. In combination with a drag bar or beam, 

 tho bracket n, having its ends secured to the 

 beam, and its central portion offset laterally 

 and slotted vertically, us described, the shov 

 el-sta-ndard inserted between the bracket and 

 the beam, and the fastening-bolt, applied as 

 described. 



3. The improved bracket, Laving its two 

 ends adapted for attachment to the beam, its 

 middle portion offset laterally and elongated 

 vertically, to receive the shovel -standard on 

 the inside, with a slot in said elongated por- 

 lion. 



296,292. ALVA SOHOONOVER, Jr. 

 Elliott, Iowa. Cultivator. Mar. 18. 1884 

 Filed Dec. 28, 1883. 



In a cnUivator, the combination, with the 

 lower forward part, C, of the axle C, and the 

 plow-beams X, of the coupling -bearings R, 

 and pins T, aud the adjustable clevis-straps 

 U.substautiallyashcrcin shown and described, 

 whereby the rear emls of the said plow-beams 

 can have a free vertiejil and lateral movement, 

 and their forward ends can beadjusted inward 

 or outward, as set forth. 

 295,520. BYRON 0. BRADLEY, assign- 

 or to the Furst & Bradley Manufacturing 

 Co , Chicago, Ills. Cultivator. Mar. 25» 

 1884. Filed Nov. 27, 1883. 

 This invention relates to that class of culti- 

 vators iu which a divided arch is used for the 

 purposcofallowingonewheeltoadvanee ahead 

 of the other, lo equalize tho draft and make 

 each horse perform its proportion of the work ; 

 but some of the improvements can be applied 

 and used with other forms of cultivators. 



The principal objcctsof the invention are to 

 enable the wheels aud gangs to be set at vary- 

 ing distances apart to suit the width of rows, 

 to give the double-tree a firm support aud 

 bearing, and to improve the devices by which 

 the adjustment of the wheels and bejuiis and 

 the bearing for the double-tree arc atlaiuedi 

 and its nature consists in providing a divided 

 arch, each section of which is heldor supported 

 by a socket-plate and a set-collar; in providiu}: 

 a stop -plate on which the double -tree i^ 

 mounted; aud iu the several parts aud combi 

 nation of i^arts hereinafter described, and 

 pointed out in the claims as new. 



1. The combination of the arch sections A 

 A' the plate li, formed with the soek.tsi, ili- 

 vidcd into sections, and the set-tliimbles fc, 

 cneircliag tho arch-sections in the si-aces be- 

 tween the sections of the sockets, to adjust and 

 hold the arch -sections, sulwtantially as de- 



^^^•2. The combination of the arch sections A 



