ELEVATING AND DEPRESSING SPRINGS. 



1573 



port J, rods L brace.s M, and studs N, sub 

 Btantially as shown iiiui doscritjed. 



3. Tbe combiiiatiou of cultivators A D, 

 arclied bt'ixm 0, lover O, anil spring-catch 1* 

 with the truck-frame and tongue, substan 

 tially ns set forth. 



180,271. WM. N. RIDDLE, Caddo Grove 

 Texn::. AVheel CLiliivator. July 25, 1876 

 Filc-d April -25, 1876. 



1. Tlio combination with pin I, having 

 loop V, of the spring IT, arriinged to hold thi? 

 plows down to their work, but yiehling sutli 

 cieutly to allow them to move, as shown and 

 described, for the pnr|»ose specilicd. 



2. The combination of the bows U. the pins 

 I, tbe arms J I', and the lover L, with the 

 plow-beams €, the tongue K, and the uprights 

 M. attached to tbe axle B, substantially as 

 herein shown an<l described, 



3. Thocombiriiition of the bent lever Q with 

 the lever L. pivoted to the uprights M, iuid 

 with the pin I of the rear bow H, substantial 

 ly as herein shown and descriiied. 



181,200. JOSEPH M. PAYNE. Dallas. 

 Texas, Sidkv-l'low. Aug. 15, 1876, 

 Filed May :^7. lH7tS. 



1. The combination of operating and sus- 

 pending lever h with stirrup K, spring O, 

 and itlow-bcam U, substantially as set forth. 



2. The combination of draft-rod P., plow 

 beam G, guide loop U, and [>erforated link k, 

 substantially as described, and for tltb pur 

 jiose set forth. 



184.268. J. M. SMITH and H. W. C. 

 THOMAS, Spriiiijtieid, Ohio. ' Grain 

 Drill. Kov. 14, 1S76. Filed Feb. 2b*, 

 187(i. 



1. The series of pivoted valves/', arranged 

 over the. discharge-outlets to the seed-runs ol 

 the distributer shells or casings, and o[>erat- 

 iiig substantially as described. 



3. The series of pivoted valves/', arranged 

 over the tlischarge-ontlets of the distributer 

 wheel easing, hi eombiiiation with the rock- 

 shaft (/, with its series of crank-arms, auil act- 

 iiatiiig-lcver //', substantially as ami for the 

 purpose set h>rth. 



3. Tiio hollow stud-axlo a, in combination 

 witlt the drive-wheel B, central shaft &, diS' 

 tribnter wheel shaft c, and clutch b' t-', ar- 

 rangi'd as described. 



4. The shaft on which the <Iistributiiig- 

 (vheels arc mounted, provided with the crank- 

 arm, iu combination with the reversely-re- 

 ciprocating grass-seed slides, and the connect- 

 ing-rods, arranged and operating substantial- 

 ly as described. 



186,407. JOHN 0. BAKER. Mechanics- 

 linrj;, Ohio, f^vain Drill. Jan. 2-3. 1877 

 Filed Kov. 8. 1877. 



i. The combination, with the main frarfif 

 of a graiu-drili, pivoted ao hh to be adjusla 

 ble in a vertical plane, of spriug-presseil hoes, 

 the latter operated by the rear bell-cratdt le- 

 ver, intermediate connecting-link, and roar 

 presser-bar, substantially as describeil. 



2. In a grain-drill, the combination of drag- 

 bars Caiid spring-barE, provided with springs 

 H and arm U, with the pitman L, bell crank 

 lever K, and lifting bar M, substantially as 

 and for the purpose described. 



189,679. JOHN C BAKER, Mech^nics- 

 liur^.Oliiu, Seeding-Macljine. April 17, 

 1877. Filed April I, 187.S. 



1. In aseeding-machme, the combination ot 

 a beut-wood frame, A, constructed with the 

 straight front bar, aH shown and descril>ed. 

 and a series of drag-bars, F, having their for- 

 ward ends attached to said front bar. 



2. In combination with the hoes of a grain- 

 drill, a series of clearers, G, suspended on a 

 transverse shaft, and arranged to operate in 

 tbe manner described. 



3. In combination with the arms I, tbe bar 

 or shaft il, pendent arms O, lever-arm J, and 

 eixentric K, constructed and operating as 

 shown and described. 



4. In combination with the arms K', con- 

 nected Dy the slialt L, having the links M 

 niouuted thereon, and connectetl to the drag- 

 bars, the hand lever O, mounted on the main 

 axle, and connected by the sleeve N to one of 

 the arms R', as shown. 



5. Ip combination with the arms K', con- 

 nected with the drag-bare, and operated by 

 the hand-lever O, the arm I, provided with the 

 pin h, and having the ctearer-arm shaft at- 

 tiiched thereto, as shown, so that the move- 

 ment of the lever to raise the boca will also 

 raise tbe clearor-urma. 



tt. In combination with the hand -lever O 



for raising the hoes, provided with the lock- 

 ing-dog «, the pivoted rack-bar or arm P, car- 

 rying one of tbe feed -operating pinions, and 

 having one end passed through tbe lever, as 

 shown, so that tbe lioes and feeding devices 

 may be thrown into and out of action simul- 

 taneously by the driver with one baud while 

 on the machine. 



7. In combination with the driving shaft Q, 

 the feed roll bearing loosely at one end on the 

 shaft, and supported at tbe opposite end by 

 the surrounding case or cup, as shown. 



8. Iu combination with tbe shaft and the 

 journaled feed-roll mounted loosely thiTcou, 

 the loose fast«ning-pin /(, secured in place by 

 the cup or case enuircling tbe journal, ae 

 shown and described. 



9. In combination with the feed legulating 

 slide t, having its end provided with the ob- 

 lique slot I, the upright hantl-lever U, mounted 

 on tbe end of the hopper, with its lower end 

 in the slot I, as shown. 



190,816. WM. P. BROWN. Zanesville, 

 Oliin. Conplini; t'<>r Cultivator. May 16. 

 1877, Fih^d April U, 1R77. 



1. Tbe pipe-bos provided with a projection 

 adapted to cooperate with a spring, weight, or 

 thedraft, to rock tbe said pipe-bos against or 

 with the weieht of the roar cultivators or 

 plows, substantially as and for the purpose 

 described. 



2. The combination, with tbe crank asle 

 and the gangs or plows, of tbe pipe-box, hav- 

 ing arm M, the spring N, attached to tlie main 

 frame, the head I, and the stirrup G, or 'its 

 equivalent, having brackets H and pivot-bolt 

 6, and fastened to .the piie-box, substantially 

 as and for tbe purpose described. 



3. The pipe-box E, having longiiudinal ribs, 

 combined with tbe stirrup G, having corre 

 sponding grooves and a clamping device, sub 

 stiintially as described. 



191.054. JOHN L. BJLL, Climax, Kans. 

 Coin I'lantcr and Grain Drill. May 22, 

 1877. Filed Fel>. 26, 1877. 



1. Tbe combination of the reoessed cylin- 

 ders S, the gear-whe-els T D, the rod V, the 

 ratchet-wheel W, tbe push and tbe |)ult pawls 

 X Y, the bar Z, and the lever A', as horein 

 shown and described. 



2. The combination of the seed-boxes M, the 

 slides Q R, tbe brushes O, and the springs F, 

 with the recessed bubs of the concaved rotary 

 cutters K, and with the beams I J, subatau 

 tially 'M beiein shown aud descrii ud. 



193,075. T. BRENNAN, J TAYLOR 

 and J. T. LYNAM, LunisviUe, Ky. 

 Grain Drill. July 17, 1877. Filed Jan 

 29, 1877. 



Oar invention consists in peculiarly con- 

 structed furrow ■ openers, provided with 

 straight flat springs, and having one adjust 

 ment incident to the springs and another in 

 dependent of the springs, the former for tbe 

 purpose of avoiding rocks, inequalities, &c., 

 in the ground, and the latter for raising all of 

 tbe openers out of the ground in going to or 

 leaving a field, the construction being sub 

 Btantially as hereinafter specified. 



1. The furrow-opciiera A, having tbe tubu- 

 lar extensions A', the V-shaped ends, and the 

 sharp-edged colters a, conatrncted as shown, 

 in combination with flat straight lifting or op- 

 erating and supporting springs B, and tongues 

 6, substantially ai ilescribed. 



2. The combination of the furrow-openers A. 

 straight flat springs B, hinged bar 0, rod E. 

 link F, lever H, and toothed rack J, all con 

 atructed and arranged aqbstantially as de- 

 scribed. 



193.692- LOUIS B. CODDINGTON and 



WM. W. FRENCH, Westfu-ld. N. J. 



narrows, Julv 31. 1877 Filed May 28. 



1877. 



The bars A A' A', hinged upon the rwl B, 

 the frame U, having the cross-Lar b and up- 

 rights D, the springs d, rods u, springs /, 

 hinged bar E, axle h\ ami wbeels F', in itom- 

 binatioii. substan tiailv as siiowii and described. 

 193,912 WALTER G. BARNES, Free- 



pnrt, Ills. Corn-Cultivator. Aug. 7, 1877. 



Filed June 19. 1877. 



My invention relates to walUiug-cnltivators; 

 anil it consists, first, in the construction of a 

 spring loop or book for hanging the beams on 

 t))0 ends of the tongue when tbe implement 

 is not in use; and second, iu tbe construction 

 and arrangement of adju.stable' coupling or 

 clamping plates to be used in combiuatiori 

 with the beams and with the c^upling-sleevo, 

 sub.stantially as hereinafter more fully de 

 scribeii. 



1. As an improvement in cnltivatore, the 

 combination of the hinged beams D, havibg 

 spring-loops G, axle B, and tongue or frame 

 A, having hooks t i. substantially as and for 

 the purpose herein shown and described. 



a. In combination with the beams D and 

 axle B, the adjustable coupling-jaw herein de- 

 scribed, consisting of the plates p p'y having 

 segmental slots g, projecting lips r r', and di- 

 agonal front caps or braces « s', constructed 

 ami combined to operate substantially as and 

 for the purpose herein shown and described. 



195,742. U. BALDWIN, I. T. and W. K. 



SHUMARD, Stewaitson.Ills. Seeder and 



Planter. Oct. 2, 1877. Filed June IM. 



1877 



I The roller 11, connected with ujiper front 

 end of ]tlow C by springs G, in combinalion 

 with roils E, pivoted Iwlow the springs to 

 plowsj and having hook ends that pass 

 through rigid eyes e*, as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



2. Tbe combination of the series of M-hcels 

 T, made with V-shajK'd rims, and the wheels 

 or rollers TJ, nitwlo with concave fiiws, . with 

 the shaft y, the ti-arno A, and the plows C, 

 itubstantially aa herein shown and described. 



3. The whwd T>% having pins E'4)f uneipml 

 length atfaeh^^d to it.-,* side, and tbe arm F', 

 and the spring */, attathed to tlie dropping- 

 slide (J', in eombinatioii with the shaft -of the 

 swiveh-d feed-sci-ew H, the hopper K, and the 

 dro])}iing-slidc O', substantially as herein shown 

 and <U'scribed. 



4. The eomhination of tlie ciirvcd coltcra f 

 with the jilows C and the arm.-s IJ attiwdied to 

 said ]il(iM-s, substantially a-s herein shown and 

 dfseiibrd. 



217,811. GILPIN MOORE, assignor to 

 Deere & Co., Moline, Ills. Oultivntor. 

 July 22. 1879. Filed Feb. 4. 1879. 



1. In a wheel ealtivator, tbe combination of 

 the axle, one or more plows hinged to the axle, 

 and oncor more springs, connected at their rear 

 ends to the forward ends of the plow-beams, 

 and at their forward ends to the wheel-frame 

 in front of the axle, substantially as set forth. 



2. Ina cultivator coupling, theslotted sleeve 

 E, iu combination with boxes G H, adjustably 

 secured to the sleeve by bolts and nuts, sub 

 Btantially as described, and for the purpose 

 specified. 



.3. In combination with the sleove E and 

 adjusUible boxing Q II, the slotted sleeve I. 

 spindle J, aud plow-beams having brackets 

 K, substantially as and for the purpose apeei 

 fled. 



4. The vertically -adjust able slotted sleeve I, 

 in combination with brackets K, plow-beams 

 D, spiudle J, with stud j, and boxes G H, 

 which sustain the sleeve I and spindle J, sub 

 stantiatly as and for the purpose specified. 



6. Ill combination with the wheel-frame and 

 plows, the spindle J or elongated journal foi 

 the plow-beam, and the spring M, connecting 

 the elongated journal or spindle J and tbe 

 wheel-frame, substantially as and for tbe pur 

 pose specified. 



0. In combination with a cultivator wheel 

 frame and plow, a spring connected at one end 

 to the wheel-frame, and at its other end to tbe 

 journal-bolt on which the plow-beam has lat 

 oral motion, so that the plow-sustaining force 

 of the spring will not have a tendency to draw 

 the plow to one side whenever it is deflected 

 for any purpose, substantially as and for tbe 

 purpose specified. 



222,391. JAMES M. ELDER, Indianap- 

 olis, Ind. Cultivator. Dec. 9, 1879 

 Filed Aug. 30, 1879. 



1. The adjustable brackietO, combined with 

 the universal joint L I/, spring K, cup J, rod 

 I, and conpling G, as and for the purpose 

 Bpecificd. 



2. In combination with the arched axle of a 

 cultivator, the br.icket O, with arms g «/» the 

 universal joint L L', the spring K, the cup J, 

 the rod I, the rod II, the serrated lugs G G'. 

 the coujding F, and plow-beams \V W, as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



3. In combination with the coupling F of a 

 shovel-beam, the jointed rod H I, spring K, 

 universal joint h V, and bracket O, as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



222.767. EDGAR E. WRIGHT, Daven- 

 I'urt, Iowa. Wheel Cultivator. Dec. l(i, 

 1879. Filed Nov. 12. 1879. 

 1. In combination ■\vith a vertically-swing- 

 ing beam or drag-bar, a spring, substantially 

 as described aud shown, arranged to urge the 

 beam downward when iu action and urge it 

 upward when it is lifted above the ojiei-ativo 

 position. 



