BEAMS. 



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. Claim. I. The combination of the beam 

 A extensions B and C with the bracket G, all 

 cast in one piece, substantially as and for the 

 purposes specified. 



2. The combination of the beam A, exten- 

 sions B and C, brackets F and G, and clevis H, 

 substantially as and for the purposes specified. 



158,725. MALCOLM McDOWELL, 



Ravenswood, 111. Metal Plow-Beams. Jan. 



12, 1875. Filed Oct. 1, 1874. 



A metal plow-beam of form fully described 

 in the claim. 



Claim. A metal beam for plows of the cross- 

 section of an inverted T, tapering toward the 

 clevis end of the beam, both in the base and 

 web, and also tapering toward the land-side or 

 rear end, the base diminishing and the web 

 increasing in width until they form a plate of 

 uniform thickness, with dimensions of area 

 equal to that of the mid cross-section, substan- 

 tially as shown and described. 



170,516. THOMAS E. C. BRINLY, 



Louisville, Ky. Plows. Nov. 30, 1875. 



Filed July 31, 1875. 



The rear section of the beam is cast with 

 flanged parts or seats, to receive the working 

 parts of the plow, and the handles and double 

 bars, to complete the beam. 



Claim. A plow combining in its construc- 

 tion the curved cast-iron helve A, having flanges 

 on the edges forming recesses on each side, to 

 receive the beams, the correspondingly-curved 

 parallel beams B, and handles D bolted in the 

 recesses formed to receive them, substantially 

 as set forth. 



180,634. ALVA A. PRESTON, New 



Troy, Mich. Plows. Aug. 1, 1876. Filed 



May 9, 1876. 



The beam is composed of three flat bars of 

 iron secured by bolts and rivets. The rear end 

 of the beam is made vertically and horizontal- 

 ly adjustable by means of slotted bars and set- 

 screws. 



Claim. 1. The plow-beam formed of the three 

 bars E F G, connected together by the bolts 

 D K L and their washers, substantially as here- 

 in shown and described. 



2. The combination of the plow-beam E F 

 G, the pivoted bolt D, the slotted cross-bar H, 

 the bolt I, the slotted uprights M, the cross- 

 bar N, and the swivel screws O with each other, 

 and with the standard C, substantially as here- 

 in shown and described. 



3. The combination of the set-screw P with 

 the lug /, formed upon the rear side of the 

 standard C, and with the beam E F G, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described. 



189,722. H. GALE, Albion, Mich. Plows. 



Apr. 17, 1877. Filed Jan. 4, 1877. 



A skeleton beam formed of rods converg- 

 ing together at the front, and adjustably con- 

 nected to a plate upon the standard. 



Claim. The combination, with the stand- 

 ard B of the plow, of the plate C at the top 



thereof, and the draft-rods D attached to such 

 plate by means of screw-nuts placed on each 

 side of the said plate, constructed and arranged 

 substantially as described and shown, for the 

 purpose set forth. 



198,773. WILLIAM L. MATHEWS, 



Imlay City, Mich. Plows. Jan. 1, 1878. 



Filed Sept. n, 1877. 



A sectional beam laterally adjustable at the 

 joint, and held in any position by serrations, a 

 bolt, and a collar. The colter has a forked 

 brace running to the rear, upon which a jointer 

 is secured. 



Claim. 1. A sectional adjustable beam a, 

 having its joint provided with notches b, and a 

 circular flange, c, whereby it can be adjusted 

 for one, two, or three horses, substantially as 

 shown. 



2. In combination with the beam a, made 

 in two parts, and provided with the notches b 

 and flange c, the colter g, jointer h, and brace 

 /, the colter being fastened to the beam at the 

 point to the rear of the joint, whereby the 

 beam can be adjusted without interfering with 

 the position of the colter, substantially as set 

 forth. 



199,398. ELI H. BABCOCK, JOHN 



C. WHITING, and OLIVER H. 



CHAMBERLAIN, Canandaigua, N. Y. 



Plows. Jan. 22, 1878. Filed Nov. 8, 1877. 



The standard and beam are united by hori- 

 zontal plates which turn upon each other, and 

 thus adjust the point of the beam to or from 

 land. 



Claim. The combination of the plow-beam 

 D, having the slotted plate F, with the stand- 

 ard C provided with plate E, pivot-bolt G, 

 clamping-bolt H, and eccentric pin I, substan- 

 tially as herein shown and described. 



207,497. FRANK E. BUMP, and 



JOEL W. GEAR, New Castel, Wis. 



Plow-Beams. Aug. 27, 1878. Filed July 3, 



1878. ' 



A sectional plow-beam, the center composed 

 of a plate sharply curved upward and land- 

 ward, allowing free passage of stubble, &c, 

 from the plow. 



Claim. 1. A plow-beam provided with the 

 curved casting A, constructed and operating 

 substantially as shown and described, and for 

 the purposes set forth. 



2. A plow-beam consisting of the fixed sec- 

 tion C and vertically -adjustable section B, 

 united by the landward-curved casting A, and 

 provided with the adjustable wheel M, substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose set forth. 



214,986. WARREN J. BALL, Canton, 

 Ohio. Plow-Beams. May 6, 1879. Filed 

 Jan. 14, 1878. 



Claim. As a new article of manufacture, 

 the plow-beam A B, bent from a single bar of 

 metal, in the form herein shown and described, 

 with its flange A increasing in width toward 

 the rear of the beam, and at an angle thereto, 



