CLEVISES. 



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201,837. CLARK ROBINSON, Eau 



Claire, Wis.; assignor to Smith & French, 



same place. Plow-Clevises. Mar. 26, 1878. 



Filed Aug. 2, 1877. 



Two T-shaped plates having each a lug and 

 pintle are fitted between the rear end of the 

 vertical clevis, said lugs serving to separate the 

 plates sufficiently to admit of their passage 

 over the end of a plow-beam. A bolt passing 

 through the vertical centers of the plates binds 

 them together, and its projecting ends serve as 

 a pivotal bearing, for the horizontal clevis, the 

 rear ends of which are pivoted thereon. 



Claim. Asa means for combining the clevis- 

 es A and B with each other and with a plow- 

 beam, the plates C, provided each with a lug, 

 c pintle </, and openings c" and /", and the 

 bolt D, passing horizontally through said parts, 

 substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



202,349. HENRY P. JERAULD, and 



JAMES W. STOLLE, Vandalia, 111. 



Sulky-Plows. April 16, 1878. Filed Jan. 



31, 1877. 



Claim. The combination of the draft-bars 

 I I, with pulleys J and chains K, equlizer or 

 distance-bar G, with clevis G, and hook F, 

 substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



204,253. EBENEZER A. SANDERS. 



Rockford, 111. Plow - Clevises. May 28, 



1878. Filed Oct. 22, 1877. 



The straps that are secured to the beam de- 

 pend, and are furnished with a single set of 

 holes each. The horizontal'plate upon which 

 the double-tree rests is also provided with a hori- 

 zontal row of holes, the opposite end being 

 furnished with ears, having in each o.ne holes 

 for the clevis-pin, and a curved slot above and 

 concentric. A stud embraces the clevis-pin, 

 and extends above the slot, through which a 

 pin passes from the stud into the dependent 

 part of the clevis. 



Claim. 1. The combination, with clevis- 

 plates having depending arms, each of which is 

 provided with a single series of holes, of a hori- 

 zontal clevis, constructed with upturned ears 

 fitting the clevis plates, said ears provided with 

 holes for the clevis-pin, and a curved slot lo- 

 cated above said holes, for connecting the 

 clevis-ears to the plates by studs or a pin ex- 

 tending through the holes in the clevis-plates, 

 substantially as described. 



2. The combination, with the clevis-plates 

 having a single series of holes and the horizon- 

 tal clevis, provided with upturned slotted ears, 

 of the plates d, having inwardly-projecting 

 studs formed thereon, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



3. The combination, with the clevis-plates 

 and the horizontal clevis, provided with up- 

 turned slotted ears, of the hammer-strap at- 

 tached to the clevis-pin and evener, said evener 

 adapted to be laterally adjusted with relation 

 to the horizontal clevis, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



205,327. WM. A. WOODWARD, 



North Turnbridge, Vt. Draft-Adjusters for 

 Plows. June 25, 1878. Filed Feb. 25, 

 1878, 



Claim. 1. The combination of the slotted 

 keeper C, the diagonally-grooved sliding block 

 D, the pivoted draft-lever E, the plate-keeper 

 F, the rod G, and the hand-lever H with the 

 beam and handle, as shown and described. 



2. The combination of the adjustable catch- 

 plate I with the lever H, the handle B, and 

 the mechanism G D E, as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



3. The combination of the adjustable catch- 

 plate I with the lever H and handle B, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described. 



206,167. JOSEPH F. ELLIS and 



CLARK ROBINSON, Eau Claire, Wis. 



Plow-Clevises. July 23, 1878. Filed Jan. 



5, 1878. 



The rear bolt engages the notched ends of 

 the clevis, but opposite each is half cut away, 

 so that by turning the bolt the height of the 

 clevis may be regulated. The front link is 

 drawn toward the open end to move it later- 

 ally. 



Claim. 1. The centrally-pivoted clevis A, 

 having the notched rear end c, in combination 

 with the rotating notched locking-bolt E, as 

 shown. 



2. The combination of the pivoted clevis A, 

 having the notched rear end c, the rotary 

 locking-bolt E, and the stop b as shown. 



3. The centrally-pivoted clevis A, having 

 the two notched ends c, in combination with a 

 single notched bolt locking both ends, as shown 

 and described. 



4. The clevis A, having the horizontal front, 

 with notched ribs d and e, in combination 

 with the pendent clevis C, having the con- 

 tracted upper and widened lower end, as and 

 for the purpose described. 



206,511. WILLIAM E. WHITCOMB, 



Barre, Vt. Plows. July 30, 1878. Filed 



May 18, 1878. 



Reversible plow-clevis with a long slotted 

 arm, a lever, and the special devices for swing- 

 ing the clevis right or left. 



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

 horizontally-swinging clevis F, provided with 

 the slotted extension F', in combination with 

 the sleeve g, enlarged at the top end to fit the 

 countersunk washer h, plow-beam C, and the 

 bolt I, substantially as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



2. In a furrow-gage for plows, the clevis F, 

 provided with slotted extension F', in combi- 

 nation with the crank-pin a, slotted crank- 

 plate a', washer-bolt b, and sleeve c, all con- 

 structed, arranged, and operating as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



