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CLEVISES. 



ils under side a lug, b, in combination with 

 the hook C, formed on the perforated plate A, 

 and adapted to be applied to a beam, O, sub- 

 stantially as described, and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



172,180. JOHN SCHOFIELD, Moline, 



111. Clevises. Jan. n, 1876. Filed Nov. 



6, 1875. 



A graduated link that may be changed to 

 and secured in any notch of the clevis. 



Claim. The oblong link E, having gradu- 

 ated annular flanges £•' and a narrowed portion 

 g, in combination with a notched clevis and 

 plow-beam, substantially as specified. 



175,572. T. N. MA CHIN, Way land, 

 Mass. Elastic-Clevises. Apr. 4, 1876. Filed 

 Jan. 31, 1876. 



Claim. The hollow head B, provided with 

 the yoke A b, in combination with the inclosed 

 spring d, sliding hook C, and plate e, oper- 

 ating substantially as described, and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



176,212. THOMAS B.BALDWIN, 

 Troy, Pa. Whiffletree-Attachments for 

 Plows. Apr. 18, 1876. Filed Mar. 25, 

 1876. 

 An eyener with a gage attached to its under 



side at or near its center. 



Claim. The combination of gage-wheel D 



with the evener A, substantially as specified. 



179,285. J. M. EATON, Doylestown, 



Ohio, administratrix of L. C. Eaton, de 



ceased. Spring-Clevises. June 27, 1876. 



Filed May 6, 1876. 



A bolt passes through the slotted clevis and 

 the double-tree. A rubber cylinder attached 

 to the end of the clevis presses against a con- 

 cave part of the front edge of the double-tree. 



Claim. A double-tree, A, a clevis, B, slot- 

 ted at b b, in combination with a spring, C, 

 substantially as described. 



179,485. JOSEPH B. MORRISON, 



Fort Madison, Iowa. Draft-Equalizers. 



July 4, 1876. Filed May 20, 1876. 



Two curved upright arms are connected by 

 perforated cross-pieces, to which the draft-hook 

 is attached. 



Claim. A three-horse draft-equalizer, con- 

 sisting essentially of upright bars, adapted to 

 be pivoted to the front end of a plow-beam, 

 the said bars being connected by perforated 

 cross-bars, whereby the land and depth of the 

 plow may be regulated as desired, all con- 

 structed substantially as and for purpose set 

 forth. 



180,726. JOELNOURSE, Boston, and 

 JAS. A. HOWE, Ayer, Mass. Furrow 

 Gages for Plows. Aug. 8, 1876. Filed 

 Nov. 2, 1875. 

 The plowman swings the draft-rod from side 



to side by depressing the handles, thereby 



raising the beam, giving it at the same time a 



lateral movement. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the draft- 

 rod D, swinging automatically from side to 

 side, the swinging or oscillating connection 

 from the draft-rod to the plow-beam, and the 

 stop-rest on the plow-beam, whereby the draft- 

 rod shall be held in position on either side by 

 the downward strain alone of the beam upon 

 the draft-rod, resulting from the draft of the 

 plow, but being left free to reverse whenever 

 the draft is removed, substantially as described. 



2. The combination of the swinging draft- 

 rod D, with the vertically-swinging plate C, 

 through which the draft- rod passes, and the 

 laterally-extended plate on the plow-beam, 

 against which the draft-rod rests while the 

 plow is in operation, substantially as described. 



3. The combination of the head-piece A, 

 pivot-bolt e, rocking-plate C, provided with 

 two or more holes, h, and the draft-rod D, 

 substantially as described, and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



4. The rocking-plate C, provided with vari- 

 ous recesses //, for adjusting the amount of 

 side motion given to the draft-rod D, substan- 

 tially as described. 



181,180. ABRAHAM B. KING, Cam- 

 den, Ohio, assignor to Catharine King, 

 Rome, Ga. Drafts for Plows. Aug. 15, 

 1876. Filed May 27, 1876. 

 Claim. 1. The U-shaped hanger D, passed 

 upon the beam from below, and having its 

 ends extended upward at each side of the 

 beam, in combination with the beam, a U- 

 shaped clamp, a, inclosing the said arms, the 

 purchase-plate b, applied upon the clamp, and 

 nuts c, substantially as specified. 



2. The horizontally-vibrating, slotted, an- 

 gular clevis-plate E, carrying the adjustable 

 depending eye-bolt g, and having the fixing- 

 point z at its rear end, in combination with a 

 clamp-bolt, d, beam A, and draft-rod G, pass- 

 ing at its front end through the said eye -bolt, 

 and secured at its rear end to the arm D, sub- 

 stantially as specified. 



181,313. JOHN F. CHASE, East Had- 

 dam, Conn. Spring-Clevises. Aug. 22, 

 1876. Filed Aug. 17, 1876. 

 Claim. The hollow slotted tube A, having 

 the fixed collar C at one end, and the sliding 

 collar G and link B at the other, in combina- 

 tion with the hook D, having stem E, the key 

 b, and spring I, all constructed and operating 

 substantially as shown and described. 



182,665. B. B. HAWSE, Morrisville, Vt. 



Furrow-Gages for Plows. Sep. 26, 1876. 



Filed July 15, 1876. 



The draw-rod is supported under the for- 

 ward end of the beam by a horizontal loop. 

 A shaft passes vertically through the beam, 

 and a crank pin passes through a slot in the 

 rod, by which means a horizontal adjustment 

 of the draft is made. 



Claim. 1. In a furrow-gage for plows, the 

 combination of a vertical crank-shaft, having 



