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CLEVISES. 



3. In a furrow-gage for plows, the rod G, 

 provided with rack e, in combination with 

 guide e, pinion d, sleeve c, crank-plate a' and 

 bolt b, constructed and arranged in the man- 

 ner and for the purpose as specified. 



4. In a furrow-gage for plows, the swinging 

 clevis F, rod G, provided with rack e, pinion 

 d, crank-wheel or plate a', bolt b, and sleeve c, 

 all combined and arranged to operate in the 

 manner substantially as shown and described. 



207,375. HENRY M. WILLIS, Mineola, 

 N. Y. Clevis-Bolts, Aug. 27, 1878. Filed 

 July 2, 1878. 



Claim. A clevis having eyes of unequal 

 size, in combination with a bolt moving there- 

 in having a head on each end, the head on one 

 end too large to pass through either eye, and 

 the head on the other end passing through but 

 one eye, thereby making the clevis and bolt 

 inseparable, substantially as described. 



208,042. CASPER F. SEARCH, Chi- 

 cago, 111., assignor to Chicago Malleable 

 Iron Company. Clevises. Sep. 17, 1878. 

 Filed July 2, 1878. 



Claim. 1. In a plow-clevis having a cross- 

 head, a draft-shackle adjustably coupled to 

 said cross-head by one or more hooks or claws, 

 and adapted to be turned in one direction and 

 adjusted from side to side, and then turned in 

 the reverse direction and locked in working 

 position, substantially as shown and described. 



2. The combination, in a clevis, of the 

 coupling-bar B, the claws b b, and the claw re- 

 ceiving openings a' a', all arranged substan- 

 tially as specified with relation to each other 

 and to the cross-head and the shackle, for the 

 purpose of thereby rendering the shackle ad- 

 justable between the forward ends or corners 

 of the cross-head. 



3. The combination, in a clevis, of the cross- 

 head A, having in its forward end the openings 

 a' a! ', and a draft -shackle having on its rear end 

 one or more claws, b b, the latter being suf- 

 ficiently long to more than half inclose the bar 

 extending in front of the said openings, and 

 short enough to admit of the shackle being ad- 

 justed laterally on the said bar, substantially as 

 and for the purposes specified. 



4. The combination of the swivel-jointed 

 draft-shackle B, having on "its rear end the 

 claws b b, with the cross-head A of a clevis, 

 the said cross-head having therein the open- 

 ings a' a', substantially as and for the purposes 

 specified. 



5. The combination of the fixed beam-plate 

 E, spurred on its forward end, and the pivoted, 

 grooved and slotted cross-head, carrying in 

 its grooves the forked locking device F, the 

 latter having thereon the arm or handle h, en- 

 tering the locking-slot G, substantially as and 

 for the purposes specified. 



208,621. WILLIAM MASTERS, Mar- 

 tinsburg, Pa. Plow-Clevises. Oct. 1, 1878. 

 Filed July 6, 1878. 



Claim. The combination, with the plow- 

 beam, of the lateral T-loop D, horizontally 

 slotted on its front wall, the vertically-slotted 

 plate C, carrying the forward end of the draft- 

 rod, and the clamp-plate g, having lugs i ex- 

 tending into the slot of the plate C and em- 

 bracing the loop D, whereby the vertical plate 

 is prevented from turning on the clamp-plate, 

 substantially as specified. 



208,899. HENDERSON ESTES, Bol- 

 ton's Depot, Miss. Plow-Clevises. Oct. 15, 

 1878. Filed Feb. 11, 1878. 



Claim. 1. The two-part clevis D D', sepa- 

 rable from each other at the lap-joint at E, and 

 pivoted to the beam by the main bolt B, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



2. The combination, in a clevis, of the two 

 parts D D', with lap-joint at E and catches <? 2 

 e*, for the purpose set forth. 



210,877. JAY W. POWERS, Portage, 

 Wis. Plow-Clevises. Dec. 17, 1878. Filed 

 Aug. 27, 1878. 



Claim. 1. The vertical clevis C, provided 

 at its rear end with the elliptical or oblong 

 hole b, and at its forward end with the anterior 

 notches, a a a, standing at right angles to and 

 interlocking with an ordinary draft -clevis, pro- 

 vided at its forward end with the posterior 

 notches, c c c, the two combining to form one 

 clevis, as specified. 



2. In combination with the vertical clevis C 

 and the horizontal clevis D, the twisted-link B 

 and the lock-bolt F, substantially as described, 

 and for the purposes specified. 



214,793. JOHN SIMPSON, Cleveland, 

 Ohio. Clevises. Apr. 29, 1879. Filed 

 Feb. 21, 1879. 



Claim. The combination, with a horizon- 

 tal clevis, of- a vertical clevis provided with 

 two horizontal arms, which embrace the for- 

 mer, and a bolt which passes through suitable 

 holes formed in said arms as it fastens the 

 clevises together in any desired relative lateral 

 adjustment, substantially as set forth. 



217,194. JOSEPH F. BEDNAR, Ster- 

 ling, 111. Draft-Hooks. July 8, 1879. File d 

 Mar. 3, 1879. 



Claim. The hook A, turned upward and 

 pivoted so as to remain closed by its own 

 weight, and having beveled end a and recesses 

 * i, operating as rests or stops, in combination 

 with the plate B, having spur/" and the flanges 

 b, to engage the recesses i i, substantially as 

 and for the purposes set forth. 



217,352. CHARLES S. ELLS, Moline, 

 111. Clevises. July 8, 1879. Filed Feb. 

 14, 1878. 

 The clevis pin has splines which exactly fit 



the openings in the clevis-plates, but have a 



