1582 



ELEVATING AND DEPRESSING SPRINGS. 



stalks of corn wlitu at aii advaiieed atago of 

 i;i-Offtb, and yet \>ei-aHt tUecuttiTatioii of the 

 rorii in ui) early siapeof itsgrowtlisudiciently 

 iipar to the plunts wiil.otit tbe operator using 

 considerable power to bold the plow-beaius sc 

 as to briiij,' tbo plows near to the plants. 



It can b« readily seen that wbeuever tbt 

 plows follow in a direct line from where tbt 

 beam is attached to the axle it is easier for the 

 operator; bnt if tbe operator is required ti 

 hobUbebcam in siicb position tbattlio plowf 

 will be iu the },'ronnd at, tbe right or lea ol 

 sucb directlineitrefpiireathe exertion of more 

 or less strength by the operator, and is neces- 

 sarily very fatiguuij;. ; 



1. Tbo combination, with tbe arched axlo ; 

 and the i)biw-boan)s, of the coiled spring E, ' 

 placed aronnd the axle and seenred one end to I 

 the axle, the other end forming a projecting 

 arm, g, secured by links to tbe iilo\v-bei»n 

 eoiipiing.substantiallyassbowu and described. 



2. The yoke or frame J, having perforated 

 arms or brackets 1 1 and lever-arrfl k, iu com- 

 bination with the yoke-bead M, having perfo- 

 rated extension and sei-Screw, the plow-beam 



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

 and described. 



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

 ing projection r and perforations abovft and 

 below the axfe, wiib the spring E, the yoke J, 

 yoke head M, plow-beam C. t^ud draft attacli- 

 uient «, siibstHiitially a? shown and ilescribed- 

 268,361. W. P. ELAM and W. F. 



BOGOS, assignoi's of one-third to E. L. 

 Gait, Putersbuvg, Ills. Grain Drill. Nov. 

 ■2S, 1882, Filed June 1, 1S81. 



J. Tbe drag-bars and shoes J>, thepivoted 

 rod C, spring (J, and elevating uieans, com- 

 biued with the overing-wbceis O, pivoted to 

 tbe rear ends of tbe drayj-luvs, and means lor 

 throwing tiiem in and out of operation at will, 

 as speciQed. 



2. The drag-bars C and shoes D, the pivoted 

 rod C, spring C, and elevating means, com 

 bined with the covering-wheels O, pivoted to 

 the rear ends of tbe drag-bars, the pivoted rod 

 and spring N Q. and meann for throwing thero 

 iu aod out of opt-ration at will, as specified. 



3. Tbe asle B, segment K. tover F', and in 

 dependently - pivoied drilling and planting 

 meciiaiiism, combined with means, H I x, for 

 nntomaiiciiliy throwing the oi)erating-gearout 

 of mesh as the planting devices are forced out 

 of operation, as and for tbe purpose set forth, 



*. Ihe comtiinfition of the pedal lever li g, 

 drag-bars (J, asle B, segment F, lever F', and 

 drilling devices with tlic lug and bar H, shaft 



1, tbe pivoted spring covering devices O P Q, 

 link J, adjnsting-arm J, and feeding mechan- 

 ism, as and (or tbe purposes set forth. 

 ki68,887. JAMES T. HAMILTON, Couu- 



oil liluH's. lowH, iiflaignor to hiinselt'and 

 Win. K. Uougland, Peru, Ilk Lifting 

 device for Cultivator Beams. Dec. 1*2, 

 1882. Filed Feb. 20, 1882. 

 - The lilting or raising of tbe beams and shov- 

 els of a cuitiviilor as ordinarily constructed is 

 attained in s'tine instances with cousidorablo 

 troable and Inl-ji, and to obviate this objec- 

 tion vaiiouB devices have been applied to col- 

 tiviitors for tbo purpose of assisting tbe oper- 

 ator in raising or lifting tbe iieams and shovels 

 and rt-ndering I be operation moroeasyRnd less 

 laborious. Sneb devices have been made iu 

 vari<)OS fornis and have been applied in vari- 

 ons ways; >ind tbe object of this invention i.' 

 to ton-stnict a raising or lifting device for tbt 

 plow beams and abovfls isliicb can be easily 

 applied, and which will do tbe required work 

 iu a reliable and cQ'ectnal manner without in- 

 terfering with tbe operation of'tho plows when 

 in the ground. Itsuiiturecunsistsin providing 

 acurved bur,foiralng a spring, adjustably at- 

 tached ntonecndtotbe frame or arch of tbe cul- 

 tivator and at tbe utbcreud connected with tb( 

 collar located on tbe wheelspiudle, and carry- 

 iflglbe l)eams and shovelsj jn providing the 

 rol'ar carrying tbe beams and shovels with an 

 arm or ex'teuaion to receive the end of tbe 

 curved bar or spring, and furnish a means for 

 reeking or turning the sleeve to raise or lift 

 the beams ami pliuvels; in providing a support 

 for the upper end i>f the curved or spring bar 

 by means of which sucb end can be adjustec 

 to produce a greater or less resistance in the 

 action of tbe bar or spring, and in the several 

 ports and combinations of part."* bereinafler 

 set forth as n^^w. 



J. In a cultivator, the curv«?d baisorspnnga 

 O oonncfted at their lower ends with an arm 

 (>r extension located on tbe sleeve or collar 

 which eaniestheplow beams aiid-shoveiB, and 



having their upper eudaatljostably conneoteu 

 ffitit the frama or arch of tbe cultivator ftn- 

 adapting tbe bars nr springs to resist the 

 varying Ktniius incident to working light au4l 

 heavy soil, stihslantially as described. 



'J. The eombiiiHtioo, ^ritb a euttivalor-fi-aniu 

 and plovv-btiums or drag- bars, of a spring or 

 curved bar, t>, and adjusting-bar N, pipe box 

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

 ling K F, substantially as described. 



.'3. In H cultivator, the curved bar or spring 

 O, in combination with the adjusting or ten- 

 sion bar N and arm or e&tonsion P, having a 

 fulcrum,!-, and attached to the beam sleeve oc 

 collar, substantially as and for tbe purposes 

 specified. 

 270,414. CHARLES A. GEIGER, Spring- 



tii-'UI, Ohio. Seeding Maehini.', Cultivatur 



and Harrow. Jan. \ 1883. Filed Sept. 



23, 1882. 



1. in a seeding-macbineor cultivator, a hoe 

 or tooth jiivoted to its draw-bar, nod provided 

 with a forwardly-ptojocting arm connected by 

 a rod, link, or chain with tbe lifting-roller. 



2. In a seeding-machine or cultivator, a hoe 

 or tontb pivoted to its draw-bar, and provided 

 with a forwardlyprojecting arm connected by 

 a rod, Hnk, or chain with the lifting roller, in 

 combination with a spring the tension of whiul 

 is exerted to hold said lioeor tooth lu working 

 position. 



3. In a secding-macbine or cuttivator,a hot 

 or tootlt pivoted to its ^Jraw-bav and connected 

 by a rod. link, or chain with tbo lifting-roller. 

 in combination with a jointed prcssure-rdd foi 

 holding SHtd lioo or tooth down to its work. 



4. A hoe or tooth pivoted to a draw-bnr 

 and connected i>y a rod, link, or chain with 

 the lifting-roller, in combination with a jointed 

 pressure- rod connecting the draw bar with the 

 lifting-roller, said pressure-rod being provided 

 with a locking-joint and a spring which e.^ertss 

 its tension to bold said joint locked. 



5. In a seeding • machine or cultivator, a 

 spring arranged to exert it^s tension to hold 

 the draw bar down to its work, and at tbe same 

 time to hold the boe-or tooth in working rela- 

 tion to said draw-bar. 



fi. In a seeding-machine or cultivator, the 

 combinationof a draw-bar. a hoe or tooth piv- 

 oted to ftiud draw-bar, a lifting-roller, a levet 

 for controlling said roller, a jointed pressure- 

 bar, and a rod, link, or chain interposed be- 

 tween the lifiiug-roller and the draw-bar and 

 boe, and a spring arranged to e.xert its ten- 

 sion to hold tbe drawbar down to its work, 

 and at the same time to hold tlm boe or tooili 

 in worUiiieTclation to said drn^-iwr 

 270,629 BYRON 0. BRADLEY, assign- 

 or \o the Fur^t & Urudiey Manufacturing 

 Co., Chicago, Ilia. Cultivator. Jan. It), 

 1883. Filed Feb, 20, 1882. 

 This invention relates to devices or means 

 for assisting the operator in raising tiie plows, 

 whereby such raising will bo more quickly and 

 easily p'ei formed without necessitating tbe ex- 

 ertion of any con>iiderable amount of lifting 

 lorce on tbe part of tbe operator, and has /oi 

 itsobjects to give tbo operator tbo required as- 

 sistance by devices or means which are simple 

 in (oustruction and easily ai>pllcd, and which 

 will do the re(pured work in an effectual and 

 reliable manner, and without interfering with 

 tbo vertical and hoiizontai movements of the 

 beams rcciuired by the plows to do their work; 

 and its nalui*e consists in provitling a vibrat- 

 ing or swingingarm orsuppoit aitiudiedtothe 

 aicb or frame of tlie cultivator ubove the axle 

 or spindle, and connected by a llexible connec- 

 tion withnspringorspring-afm, ami also con 

 necicd by a flexible councction with the coup- 

 ling by which tbe beam is connected with the 

 axle or spindle, and io tbo several parts anc 

 combinations of parts bereinafler spcclflcilli 

 est forth, and pointed out as new iu the claims 



1. Tbecorabinatioi>,Tvith the coupling wbicli 

 connects tbe beam with the axle, of the vi- 

 brating lifting or laising arm d, having one 

 end joined to thcondof (he spring a by atiexi- 

 ble connection, i, and the tiexible conn(»i»tior 

 attached atone end to tbo coupling which con 

 uects the beam to the axle, and at its other 

 end attached to tbo end of the vibrating or 

 raising arm, siibstantiaUy as described. 



2. The ciiUfiiing which connects tbo beam to 

 tbe axle, provideil witii the hook /, in combi- 

 nation with the tiexible connection ; aud k,»t- 

 tacbeil at one end to tbe book on the coupling 

 and at the other with a viiirating or raising 

 arm, d, bung on the arch or frame, and wliieh 

 connects by a flexible councction, 0, with the 

 spring a, substantially as described. 



.1. The rombiimtion.with the arch or frame, 



of thcj horizontal bi acket or snppo:t/i,attacbwi 



to tbo aa^d arch or frrnne, tbe springs, tbe 



flexible connection h, and the interposed vi-, 



bratingarin d-bung on llie bracket or sujiport 



h. substantially as described. 



271,446. CHARLES O. GARDINER, 



aasigiKir to P. P. Mast & Co., SpriiiglieifJ, 



Olno. Grain Drill. Jan. 30, 1883. Filed 



Mar. G, 1882. 



My invention relates to that eommon class 

 of grain-drills or seeding-machines in which a 

 wheeled frame is pro\'ided with drag-barscar- 

 ryiiigat their rear ends tubnlar hoes, by which 

 tbe furrowsare opened, and through which tbe 

 seed is deposited fro'iufetding devici-a located 

 on the under side of a hopper seated upon the 

 frame. 



Tbe invenlioo consists in numerous details 

 of conslructiotu which will be hereinafter ex- 

 jdainedHt length, but relates more particularly 

 to the peculiar construction and arrangement 

 of tbe lilting devices, the wheelabeing mounted 

 loosely upon the axle, anil the devices for op- 

 erating tbe lifting mechanism secured firmly to 

 the axlo. 

 j The invention alsocotisiats iueonnectii.gtiia 

 elastic drag-bars with the rock shaft, by which 

 1 they are coulrolled through the medium of a 

 I joint.'Which allows a limited amount of play to 

 I the bars or hoes indepeiidenily of the rock- 



I' shaft; nl80,intho pecutiarcoustructiou of the 

 ^•oupling ilt'viees entployed, the construction 

 icf the surveyor or indivutor, and in other d.6- 

 tails. 

 I 1. Thti cumbiifnlion of tbe mam frame, the 

 rocking axle, theground- wheels mounted loose- 

 ly on Ibe axle, the swinging bftingbar G, pro- 

 vided with the drag-burs anil gear-wheels, the 

 co-operating gears secured rigidly to the axle, 

 and the band-lever, also secured to the axle. 



2. Tbe rocking bur having liie drag-bars anil 

 gear wheels attached, in combinaiion with tbe 

 transversf shaft provided with th« gear-wheeln 

 and liand-iever, whereby the drsg-bars may be 

 ijiised and lowered with a positive action. 



3, In a grain-diill or st-cdrr. t^e rombina- 

 tion or a wbei-lcd frame, a rocking lifting bar 

 and means for operating tin* Name, and the 

 drag -bars connected with tlie lifting -bar 

 through the medium of joints or conplings, 

 constructed substantially as described, to al- 

 low a limited rising-andfalling motion of the 

 drag bars independently of the lifting bar. 



i. In a graindiill or seeder, a wln-ek-d inain 

 frame, a rocking lifting-bar, and means forcon- 

 trolliug the same attached thereto, in cotnbi- 

 iiatioii with a series of drag bars or beams aod 

 coupling -joints, substantially as shown, con- 

 necting the forward ends of said drag bara to 

 the lifting-bar and permitting a limited verti- 

 cal play between tbe two. 



5. In a grain-dnll or seeder, a wheeled main 

 frame provided with the ro-jkiog or rolbog 

 liftiog-bar and means for locking the sain*', a 

 drag-bar provided with a hoc or shovel, a flar- 

 ing socket conni'cling the end of the drag-bar 

 to the rocking bar, and a bolt passed through 

 thesocketaiiddragbar,SQb3t.intially as shown, 

 wbereby a limitwl vertical playof (bo drag 

 bar ia permitted. 



0. In combination with the flexible and in 

 flexible portions of tbo drag -bars, the roup 

 lings consisting of the two side plates, Q, em 

 bracing the two parts, and the transverse con- 

 necting- bolts, whereby tbo plates are drawn 

 toward each otlier. ^ 



7. Thcoombinatiouof thcdrwg barsections, 

 the plates Q, having the rear portion of the 

 b.ir movablu veriically be^tween them, and the 

 transversft bolt serving both as a means of 

 holding the plates together and as a pivot for 

 tbe rear section of tbe bar. 



8. In combination with the feed-shaft X and 

 the registering or surveying mfcbanism, the 

 worm-wheel o'* provided with the tubnlar neck 

 extended around the shaft aud through the 

 shaft;- bearing, and the pin passing through 

 both the neck and shalt, as shown. 



9. Tbe surveying or indicating mechani-^m, 

 attached rigidly to the machine a.nd provided 

 with the readily -detachable plate having a por- 

 tion of the gear-train raouiiied thereon. 



10. In combination With tho feed-shaft and 

 the hopper end, provided with the dial -faces, 

 the worm on the shaft, the wheels A', ^', /', and 

 p', and their shafts, as shown. 



1 1. In a grain-dritl, a plate, substantially as 

 shown, constructed to perve as the end of the 

 seeiMiopper.and having formed upon its outer 

 surfHeeagiiiihiaied dial indioaiing tiioa.oount 

 of grain .distributed, wheroby said plate is 

 itaused to lervo a twofold pnrfios"-. ^^ 

 273,673. THEODORE M. PLENKIEEN. 



liotkfoi.l. III.'^ ( Win. McGrcjior adimni.s- 



