COLTERS. 



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2. Adjusting the colter vertically, substan- 

 tially in the manner and for the purpose de- 

 scribed. 



61,980. ISAAC YOUNG, Byhalia, Miss. , 



assignor to himself and Isham H. Hayes, 



same place. Plows. Feb. 12, 1867. 



The bent colter in front of the share scrapes 

 and cuts a track in advance. 



Claim. The attachment C, to a shovel or 

 other plows, when shaped and operating sub- 

 stantially as and for the purposes herein speci- 

 fied. 



64,619. DARWIN ALMY, Tiverton 



Four Corners, R. I. Plows. May 14, 



1867. 



The wheel has its bearings in links suspended 

 from the beam, and is adjusted by a lever con- 

 nected by a rod to the middle joint of the 

 links. 



Claim. The arrangement of the lever D, 

 the rod b, and the links c d and g, connected 

 with the guide-wheel E, for regulating the 

 depth of the furrow of a plow, operating as 

 herein described. 



66,259. JAMES B. SKINNER, Rock- 

 ford, 111. Plows. July 2, 1867. 

 The swinging rotating colter is hung on 

 upper and lower oscillatable bracket plates, 

 and is vertically adjustable therein by washers 

 dlaced on the spindle above or below the 

 plates. A stop pin passed diametrically through 

 the spindle limits oscillation. 



Claim. 1. Adjusting the colter, both ver- 

 tically and laterally, substantially in the man- 

 ner described. 



2. The combination of the colter spindle 

 with the bracket plate and socket, as shown in 

 Fig. 1. 



3. The combination of the colter spindle 

 with double bracket plates and stop pin, as 

 shown in Fig. 2. 



4. The combination of the laterally adjust- 

 able bracket plate, spindle socket, and diago- 

 nal clamp, as shown in Fig. 3. 



5. The combination of the spindle, laterally 

 adjustable bracket plates and clamp bolts, as 

 shown in Fig. 4. 



6. The bombination with the caster spindle 

 of a series of locking washers, as shown in 

 Fig. 5, for the purpose described. 



66,260. JAMES B. SKINNER, Rock- 

 ford, 111. Plows. July 2, 1867. 

 The shank of the rotating colter is attached 

 to the square end of a transverse pin beneath 

 the beam, and is limited in oscillation by 

 shoulders upon the pin. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the caster 

 yoke with the horizontal caster spindle, as 

 shown in Fig. 1. 



2. The combination of the caster yoke with 

 the horizontal caster spindle by pivoting the 

 yoke on a vertical pin in the loop on the spin- 

 dle, as shown in Fig. 2, for the purpose of pre- 



venting wabbling of the colter, and yet leave 

 it free to vibrate laterally. 



3. The combination of the caster yoke with 

 the squared thimble turning on the fixed spin- 

 dle projecting from the bracket plate, as shown 

 in Fig. 3. 



4. The combination, substantially as de- 

 scribed, with the horizontal caster spindle of 

 the double half-round boxes p suspended in 

 the loops/ 1 and a cross-bar P, for the purposes 

 set forth. 



67,222. J. H. SHERMAN, Galesburg, 



111. Rolling Cutter for Plows. July 30, 



1867. 



The frame of the cutting wheel is attached 

 by sockets to the standard ; the cutter follows 

 behind the standard and has lateral play. 



Claim. 1. The frame B B'. separate from 

 the standard but attached to it by means of 

 sockets or socket, allowing a lateral play of the 

 frame about the standard substantially as set 

 forth. 



2. The form of sockets C C fitting the stand- 

 ard at its front edge, but sufficiently open at 

 the back part to allow a lateral swing of the 

 frame, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



67,513. GEORGE DODGE, Kalamazoo, 

 Mich. Plow Wheels. Aug. 6, 1867. 

 The hub and axle are cast with a chill and 



have a cap at the outer end of the hub' and a 



sacket on the arm for the inner end thereof. 



A groove extends around the hub and a slot 



is made through the socket for the escape of 



extraneous matters. 



Claim. 1. A gauge wheel for a plow, having 



its hub B and axle C cast with a chill, for the 



purpose set forth. 



2. The recess d in the exterior of the hub B 

 of the wheel, in combination with the slit or 

 slot e in the socket a, substantially as and for 

 the purpose specified. 



3. The combination of the cap b with the 

 socket a, applied to the hub B of the wheel, 

 and secured thereon, substantially in the man- 

 ner and for the purpose set forth. 



68,152. J. S. BEALS, Alabama Centre, 



N. Y. Plows. Aug. 27, 1867. 



The upper share is attached to a standard 

 secured to the beam in the place of an ordinary 

 colter ; the colter being also secured to the 

 same standard. The share is reversible. 



Claim. 1. Making the opposite ends of the 

 share D equal to each other so as to provide 

 the same with double cutting edges a a, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose herein shown 

 and described. 



2. Securing the share D to the lower por- 

 tion of a bar E which is adjustable on the stand- 

 ard F by means of set screw c, substantially as 

 and for the purpose herein shown and described. 



3. Securing the colter G on the lower end 

 of the same standard on which the supplemen- 



