CLEVISES, 



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G, the long arms of which are bent upward, 

 and are directly connected by a transverse rod, 

 <?, in the rear of the arch, as set forth. 



2. The combination of the side beams and 

 forward arch of the frame, the bell-crank draft- 

 levers G, having upwardly-bent long arms, 

 the transverse connecting-rod c, the pivoted 

 arms D, carrying the levers, and the retaining- 

 plates E, as specified. 



245,448. MORRIS 0. CHURCH, Rock 

 Falls, assignor of one-half to John G. Man- 

 ahan and Henry C. Ward, both of Sterling, 

 111. Clevises. Aug. 9, 1881. Filed Dec. 

 15, 18.80. 

 The clevis-pin fits the hole in the beam and 



will not turn in the clevis when dropped in. 



When the clevis is drawn forward it is also 



locked in. 



Claim. 1. The clevis-bow A, provided with 



the slot D in one of its ends, and in its other 



end the pin-hole C, having the recess a therein, 



substantially as shown, and for the purpose 



mentioned. 



2. An improved clevis, contisting of the 

 clevis-bow A, having the slot D, and the pin- 

 hole C, provided with the recess a, in combina- 

 tion with the pin B, having the recesses c c and 

 d d, substantially as shown, and for the pur- 

 pose described. 



3. The combination of the clevis-bow A 

 having the slot D, and pin-hole C, provided 

 with the recess a, and the pin B, having one or 

 more recesses, c and d, substantially as shown, 

 for the purpose described. 



249,941. MARTIN HUBBELL, Mount 



Kisco, N. Y. Clevises. Nov. 22, 1881. 



Filed May 11, 1881. 



Claim. 1. The combination with the clevis A, 

 provided with a longitudinal groove, B, in the 

 inner edge of its slot C, and with notches D 

 in the opposite edge, of the plow-beam G, of 

 the clevis-ring L, and the key E, substantially 

 as herein shown and described, and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



2. The combination with the clevis-beam G, 

 with grooves J in its front end, of the clevis 

 with a groove, C, and notches D in the edges 

 of its slot, the key E, the ring L, and latch F, 

 substantially as shown and described. 



251,462. JAMES T. ROGERS, West- 

 port, Cal. Shackles. Dec. 27, 1881. Filed 

 June 19, 1880. 



Link or clevis for uniting adjacent links of a 

 cable detachably. 



Claim. The shackle-link A, constructed as 

 shown, and link D, in combination with coup- 

 ling-pin B, provided with a projection, C, and 

 rib b, said rib being wider than the interior 

 transverse diminsion of link D, as set forth. 



254,406. DAVID B. TANGER, Logan 



county, assignor of one-half to Charles D. 



Campbell and Herold E. Knight, Bellefon- 



taine, Ohio. Plow-Governors. Feb. 28, 



1882. Filed Feb. 10, 1881. 



Straps or links on each side of a horizontal 



clevis connect to the front side of a vibrating 



plate. In the rear of the link-pivots in the 



plate is pivoted the draft-hook. The oscillation 



thus provided neutralizes any irregularity in 



the course of the team. 



Claim. 1. In a plow-governor, the sliding 

 plate E, attached at its front end by link-con- 

 nection to the end of the plow-beam, substan- 

 tially set forth. 



2. The combination of plate E, links D, 

 adjustable in clevis A, and draft-link G, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



3. A plow-governor having a vibrating plate, 

 E, attached by link connection to the plow- 

 beam, and carrying a draft-pin or bolt moving 

 in an arc as the team swerves from side to side, 

 as described. 



263,768. MOSES A. CULVER, Day- 

 ton, Ohio. Plow and Drag Attachments. 

 Sep. 5, 1882. Filed Jan. 17, 1882. 

 Claim. 1. The combination of the trace- 

 hooks and slings m, provided with rings n, 

 double sling k, and means of raising the same, 

 all substantially as shown and described. 



2. The combination of the slings m m k, 

 arm d', bell-crank C, arm d, and rope g with 

 the beam A, substantially as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



268,785, CHARLES F. DULING, 



Charleston, W. Va. Clevises. Dec. 12, 



1882. Filed 'May 20, 1882. 



Claim. The combination, substantially as 

 described, with the link a, having its arms 

 formed with the openings a 2 , of the pin b, 

 provided with the head b' and the end projec- 

 tion, b 2 , constructed with the depression P in 

 its rear, and the projection b* in the front of 

 the same in longitudinal line from the depres- 

 sion b % , the said pin being adapted to be in- 

 serted and turned within the openings a 2 of the 

 link, and operating substantially as set forth. 



