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ELEVATING AND DEPRESSING SPRINGS. 



(i. Tlio eoiiibiii;«.lioii, in a siilkj -plow, of tlie 

 nxlo K, hearing (!', cimiii K, beiimC, levcrJ', 

 link J, and plowlipam II', stibstantiully as (le- 

 scriljcd. 



7. Tbo conibiriatioii, in a plowing' device, oi' 

 tlio beam (', the plow it, the beam B', tlio 

 spiiiij;; li, lIu-hainlleM, and the spiiiig L', sub- 

 stautially ns described. 



8. The coinbinalion, in a plowing; device, ol 

 tlio plow JJ, haiidio M, beam *;, and spring L', 

 substantially a-s described. 



0. In a sulky plow, tlio combination of the 

 plow U, the caniagc-beam C, the arm I, Iho 

 link I', tbo lever I- in the form of a spring, and 

 tlio bearing/', substantially as described. 



10. A sulky-plow having the side wheel, O, 

 anil the fender I*,noithersiiid wheel norfender 

 touching the ground savingwiien the sulky is 

 tilted, substantially us described. 



11. The combination of the plow A, wheel 

 O, braco o*, and step *»', substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



12. The combiiiatiou of the axle IJ, loop U, 

 arm I, and plow B, serving to giiitle said arm 

 as the plow is liftetl at the heel, atid also al- 

 lowing the plow to be canted by means of the 

 handlfl M, substantiallv as described, 

 254,418. WM.H. WILDE, Uuslm,-ll.IIIs 



Whwl-I'lnw. I-Vb. L',S. 1SS2. Fileil Sept 



L'li, issi. 



The natoro of my invention relates to im 

 provements in wheel-plows; and the Invention 

 consists in tbo use of a spring connected with 

 tbo plow-gang iiud lifting-lever in such man- 

 lier that tliO spring mny bo utilized to aid iu 

 raising the plow from the ground j may be 

 locked by the lifting-lever, so as to exert oo 

 force on the plow wUcii iu operation, and (o 

 permit the plow to rise and fall freely inde- 

 pendently of the lifting-lever and spring; and 

 which may bo locked so as to exert no force on 

 the plow, while (he lifting-lever is locked tc 

 hold tbc plow firmly in the ground. 



1. In a wheel-plow, in combination with the 

 aslc or ft-ame, bail, and plow, a spring connect 

 ed with the axle or frame or a projection there 

 from at one end, and with the bail at its other 

 end by a slotted connection, whereby it may 

 bo utilized in lifting the plow, anil may be 

 placed in position to exert no ffirce on the plow 

 when in operation, and permit it to rise and 

 fall freely and independentlv of the spring, 

 Htibstnntiailv as iind for the purpose specified. 



2. In a wfieel-pIow,in combination with the 

 axle, plow, swinging b.til,and liftlng-Iever con- 

 nected with the |)lnw by a slotted connection, 

 a spring counerted with the axle or a projec- 

 tion therefrom at one end and at its other end 

 with the lifting-lever, whereby the litting-Ie- 

 ver may be locked in position and the entire 

 force of the spring will be exerted thereon, and 

 none of its force exerted on the plow, substan 

 tially as and for the purpose speeifii-d. 



3. In combination with the axle, swinging 

 bail having a slotted standanI,G, and the lift 

 iug-Iever having its arm c/ pivoted in said 

 slotted standard, a spring, U, connected at one 

 end wiili tin- axlf or a projection therefrom 

 and at its other end with the distal end of the 

 arm r', substantially as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



4. In combination with the axle, swinging 

 bail, plow, and lifting lever loosely connected 

 with the bail by a slotted connection, a spring 

 adapteil to be locked from action on tho plow 

 by the lifting-lever in one position, and permit- 

 ted to act in raising tbo plow with tho lifting- 

 lever in other positions, substantially as and 

 for tho purpose specified. 



5. In combination with tho axle, plow, swing 

 ing ball, and lifting-lever having an arm, c', 

 connected with the plow, a K))ring adapted to 

 act on the arm c', and thereby on tbo plow, 

 substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



254,557. WM. A. KNOWLTON, Kuck- 

 fMid.llls. Cultivator. Mar. 7, 1882. Filed 

 Dec. 17,1881. 



My inVeution relates to that class of culti- 

 vators known as " straddle-row walking-culti- 

 vators," emi)loycd mainly In the cultivation of 

 hilled or rowed crops; and tho object of my 

 invention is to support a suitable portion of 

 the weight of the shovel-beams and their at- 

 tacbuient ou tbo uiaia frame mounted oo the 

 carryiog-wlieela, to enable tho operator to ban 

 die the i)lows with greater ease and more cor 

 tainty, to 8ui>port the plows iu an elevated po 

 sition iudupoudently in amanncrto be readily 

 lowered by means of the handles, and to bq- 

 curely fix the plows in ou elevated position foi 

 the purpose of trauspjrtatiou, all of which and 

 tho means to accomplish those results will be 

 hereinafter moro fully dcsicribed. 



1. Tbecombination, with tho mounted frame 

 of a cultivator andtheahovel-be^ms having a 

 suitable connection therewitli, of the volute 

 spring provided with the cap I and radial arm 

 k, aud liuk-connecliou o, substantially as and 

 for the purpose described. 



2. Tho combination, with the volute spring 

 mounted upon *.ho supporting-frame of a culti 

 vator and a s >portiug link -connection with 

 the sbovel-bcums, of the uprising ears or other 

 equivalent, to receive the supporting-link when 

 the shovel-beams are elevated, substantially as 

 aud for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. 



3. The combination, substantially as herein 

 described, of the axle, the tongue-beams, and 

 thohereiiidcscribedspring-support with spring 

 mounted therein, a radial arm, and link connec- 

 tion with the shovel- beams, substantially as 

 and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. 



4. Tho combination, substantially as herein- 

 before set forth, with the cultivator -frame, 

 drag-bar, -.ind counectiog-rod, of the drum-like 

 portion of the spring -case, a removable cap 

 with radial arms attached, aqd a volute spring. 

 tbo said parts being couatrncted and arranged 

 substantially as described. 



5. The herein-described spring-case, consist- 

 ipg of tbo drum-like portion fitted to engage 

 tbe outer end portion of the spring, aud pro- 

 vided with an axial shaft, a cap provided with 

 an axial lubularshafttoreceivethe axial shaft 

 of tbo drum-like portion of the case, and fitted 

 to engage tbe inner end of the spring, sub- 

 stantially as and for tho purpose hereinbefore 

 sfit forth. 



254,776. GABRIEL MARTIN, Monroe 

 'rownship. Logan County, Oiiio. Culti- 

 vator. Mar. 7, 1882. Filed July Iti, 1881. 



My invention parttcnbirly relates to those 

 eultivatois adapted foi strHiklling a row of 

 corn; muX it consists in providing such a cul- 

 tivator with supideiiiental and independent 

 shovels for stirping the ground between the 

 rows, said supplemental shovels working out- 

 side of the central straddling. shovels, and be- 

 ing held down by a spring niechauisra, which 

 adapts them to yield to immovable obstruc- 

 tions, the pressure of the springs being varied 

 by adjusting levers so as lo regulate thedeptb 

 of penetration ol the sui>pleniental shovels. 



In a cultivator adapted for straddling tbe 

 row of corn, tbo combination of supplemental 

 cultivators O S, hinged near tbeir centers to 

 tbo axle, springs P at tbo forward end of the 

 beams of said cultivators, handles or levers Q, 

 extending from said springs to tho rear of tbe 

 cultivator, aud racks K, all arranged substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes set forth. 

 255,557. WM. B. YOUNG, Alton, His., 



i'^sicTiiur h' the llapi^nod Plow Co., same 



pnVx. Sulkv-lMow. \Mur. 28, 1S82. Filed 



Dec. 28, l.XSO. 



1. In a sulky-plow, a central bail having 

 pivotal connection with the axle, and an arm 

 extending connecting by a link with the op 

 cratiiig-lever, a plow mounted loosely upon 

 said bail, and a spring acting upon the said 

 bail in rear of the axle to elevate the plow, sub- 

 stantially as shown. 



2. In a sulky-plow, the combination of au 

 axle elevated in the center, with perpeudicu 

 lar sides and horizontal arras, oue arm extend- 

 ing and having the wheel rotating thereon, a 

 central bail having pivotal connection with the 

 axle, and an arm extending connecting by a 

 link with Uie operating lever, a plow mounted 

 loosely upon said bail,a8priug having oocend 

 connected to the bail In rear of the axle aud 

 tbe other end connected above to tho frame or 

 tongue, and the spring acting upon the bail to 

 elevate tbe plow, substantially as and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



255,877. LUPPE LUPPEN, Pekin. IHs 

 Cultivator. April 4, 1882. Filed Oet. 

 18, 1881. 



1. Ilia straddle row cultivator, the combi- 

 nation of au arched axle, a sliding frame, to 

 which the forwatd ends of the beams are cou- 

 neote<l, and a drawbar connected to the for- 

 ward end of said frame, which is caiiablo of 

 lateral pbiy al the ilrafc end, substantially as 

 unit for the jjiupose set forth. 



2. The sliding frame composed of rod or bar 

 C, one end of which is provided with a spring, 

 substantially as sho'vn, tho crogs bars C* aud 

 (;^ and fiat grooved gutde-bar C*^, the parts be^ 

 ing constructed and arranged to operate sub 

 stunlially as and for the purpose set forth. 



3. The cumbittatioii,wltb the axle B.of the 

 sliding Irame, the draw-bftra 13 E', the forward 

 emis of which vibrate laterally, nud the piv- 

 oted clevis E% subslanti.illy as and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



256.012. JOHN M. LONG, Haii.iion, 

 Ohio. Ciillivator Sp^^nL^ April 4, 1882. 

 Fil.d Jan. 27, 1882. 



This invention relates to springs for rendei 

 ing tbe plow-beams of cultivators easy to han- 

 dle by balancing tbe weight of tbe bcnm and 

 its attacbments. Such springsarcw*- 11 known 

 and in general use; but many of them are lu- 

 etticicnt on account of tho changing strength 

 of thcsjiringasil becomes more or loss straineil. 

 Ill my device a toggle system compensates for 

 the varying stlduess of the spring, and thus 

 gives a practically constant efter.t. 

 In a cultivator, the combination, with the 

 ; axle and frame, of pivoted beam B, arm or 

 I housing E, toggle system 11, fixed pivot N, 

 ; moving pivot F, and spring O, substantially 

 ! as and for the purpose set forth. 



2bt>,044. CHARLES W. POST, .Spring 

 I field. IIU. Cultivator. April 4, 1882 

 ! Filed Nov. 16, 18S1. 



! The object of my Invention is to cause culti- 

 vator beams, uot aflected by the bitch, to au- 

 j tomatically adjust themselves with reference 

 I to tbe shovels when plowing mixed soil — i c, 

 hard and soft soil — so that the shovels will re 

 ! sistthetendency of the hard soil to throw tbeni 

 out, and theieby an even depth of furrow be 

 I maintained. I attain these objects by tlevices 

 ; illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in 

 I which — 



I 1. In a cultivator, the combination of the 

 i drag-bar with tbo axle or frame by means of 

 I a yielding or movable coui)liug adapted to per- 

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

 as tho shovels or teeth encounter a greater or 

 less resistance from the soil, tbeieby causing 

 the ehovels to stand more or less vertical to 

 the ground, substantially as described. 



2. In a cultivator, the combination, with the 

 drag-bars, of yielding or movable couplings 

 couuecting the drag-burs with the axle, aud 

 adapted to permit tbe forward ends of said 

 drag-burs to full and the shovels to automati 

 cally adjust tuemselves towanl a vertical po- 

 sition as the resistance of the soil increases in- 

 dcpeudcutly of the hitch of the team, substan- 

 tially as described. 



3. Tbc combination, iu a wheel-cultivator, ol 

 the beam ordrag-bar and a movable coupling 

 at Its front end, tbe bearing of which recipro- 

 cates at an angle of approximately forty- five 

 degrees, substantially as described. 



4. The combination, with tbe axle of a cul- 

 tivator aud the oblique gni<le-bracket, of the 

 shovel-beam and the shaft to sustain the same 

 In said bracket, substantially as described. 



5. The combination, with the shaft supi)ort 

 ingthebcHmaud with theobliiiueguide-bracket, 

 of a spring-seated reciprocating block forming 

 ■A bearing for said shaft, substantially as de 

 scribed. 



6. The shaft supporting tho beam and Ibe 

 slotted oblique guide-tiracket, iu combination 

 with the reciproi-Htingbpariug- block, the guide- 

 rod, and the coiled expansion spring, substan 

 tially as described. 



256^764. HANSON P. TENANT, a^.-^i-ti- 

 nr to Gaar, Scott & Co., Kicliuiuud, Ind. 

 Grain Drill. April 18, 1882. Filed Feb, 

 15 1882. 



1. A acatterer for the seed-tube of a grain- 

 drill, consisting of two independent sections. 

 both adapted to be secured to the seed-tube, 

 and to be adiastcd thereon independently ot 

 each olber,one of said sections being provided 

 with a scattering-plate for tbesecd tolnll upon 

 and tbe other being provided with a shield 

 adapted to overhang the said scattering-plate, 

 substantially as described. 



2. In a two-part scattorer for tho seed-tube 

 of a grain-drill, tbo upper section, H, of the 

 scatterer, formed with a shield nud adjustably 

 secured to the seed tube, whereby tbe shield 

 can bo raised or lowered with relatiou to the 

 scattering-plate upon which tbe grain falls, 

 substantially as described. 



3. The combination, with tbo seed-tulie pro 

 vidcd at its lower cud with teeth aud perfo- 

 rated ears,of Ihetwo-pnrt scatterer consisting 

 of two sections, G and H, each formed of a 

 semi-cylindrical slotted stem having teeth 

 adapted to mesh with Ibo teetb of the seed- 

 tube, and ba\'ing a projecting plate at the 

 lower end of the stem, said stem belngadapt- 

 cd to be applied lo the seed -tube, aud said 

 plates being respectively adapted to serve as 

 a shield and as a scattering-plate, substan- 

 tially as described. 



4. The combination, in a grain <li ill, of the 

 swinging bar I, carrying a suitable number of 

 harrow-teetb, the castings K, sccurtd to said 

 bar and pivoi.'><> tc t]>e side bars of tbo main 



