COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



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211,760. JOHN W. MCMILLAN, Brook- 

 haven, Miss. Combined Choppers and Cul- 

 tivators. Jan. 28, 1879. Filed May 29, 

 1878. 



Claim. The combination of the four bevel- 

 gear wheels T U V W, the three-armed lever 

 E', the connecting-bar F', and the lever G' 

 with the wheels and axle A B and the crank- 

 shaft X, that carries and operates the choppers 

 Z A', substantially as herein shown and de- 

 scribed. 



213,489. WTLLEY T. YOUNG, and 

 WILLIAM T. MOODY, Walnut Grove, 

 Ala. Cotton - Choppers. Mar. 18, 1879. 

 Filed Jan. 11, 1879. 



Claim. 1. In a cotton-chopper, the com- 

 bination of the beam A, supported on the 

 wheels E E, provided with the vertically-ad- 

 justable slotted standards D D, with the draft- 

 beam F and the slotted and perforated angle- 

 iron Ff, carrying vertically-adjustable caster- 

 wheel J K L, substantially as and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



2. In a cotton-chopper, the combination of 

 the slotted beam had with the laterally -ad- 

 justable curved shanks D' and the laterally-ad- 

 justable guards O O', substantially as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



216,825. ISAAC F. BOBO, County 



Line, Tenn. Cotton-Choppers. June 24, 



1879. Filed A P r - J 8, 1879. 



Claim. 1. In a cotton-chopper, the com- 

 bination, substantially as hereinbefore describ- 

 ed, of the cultivators D, arranged in rear of 

 the revolving chopper, and the scrapers E, ar- 

 ranged in front of the chopper, the shanks of 

 said cultivators and scrapers being provided 

 with recesses upon their faces, to engage with 

 stops or projections upon the faces of sleeves 

 mounted on the shafts i g, in combination with 

 the operating mechanism, substantially as de- 

 scribed, whereby the cultivators and scrapers 

 have a limited free movement and are operated 

 simultaneously. 



2. The cultivators and scrapers D E, formed 

 with recesses upon one of the faces of their 

 shanks, and held upon their -axles between 

 sleeves having stops upon their faces, substan- 

 tially as shown, whereby the cultivators and 

 scrapers have a limited free movement, as and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



218,387. RICHARD L. LEE, Plattsburg, 



Miss. Cotton-Choppers. Aug. 12, 1879. 



Filed June 19, 1879. 



A double -jointed standard provided with 

 springs adapted to hold the standard in place 

 under ordinary conditions, and allow it to yield 

 laterally or rearwardly upon meeting an ob- 

 struction, combined with a rock-shaft and its 

 operating mechanism. 



Claim. In a cotton-chopper, the rocking 

 shaft d and its operating mechanism, in com- 

 bination with the arm n, prongs o, provided 

 with springs, the standard r, jointed at its up- 



per end and provided with the joint s, and 

 spring /, substantially as shown. 



221,106. WM. W. SAULS, Denison, 



Texas. Cotton-Choppers. Oct 29, 1879. 



Filed Apr. 28, 1879. 



Claim. In a cotton-chopper, the combina- 

 tion of the lever I, standard J, wedge-shaped 

 block H, and the transporting and driving 

 wheel C, having gearing D, with the frame A, 

 constructed with a recess or slot opposite the 

 periphery of the wheel to receive said block 

 substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



221,608, JOSEPH P. PRAIRIE, Ral- 

 eigh, N. C. Combined Cotton - Choppers 

 and Cultivators. Nov. 11, 1879. Filed 

 Mar. 19, 1879. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the arched 

 choppers K, the radial shafts, the bevel-gear 

 wheels L, and the segmental gear-wheel M with 

 the revolving- wheel or wheels E and the sta- 

 tionary shaft D, substantially as herein shown 

 and described. 



2. The fenders formed of the plates H, 

 having their middle parts cut away, and their 

 front and rear edges bent outward, or flanged, 

 in combination with the wheel or wheels E and 

 the revolving choppers K, substantially as 

 shown and described. 



3. The combination of the connecting-rods 

 N, the levers O, the connecting-rods P, and 

 the upright lever Q with each other, and with 

 the frame A, the hub of the segmental gear- 

 wheels M, and the pivoted brace S, for throw- 

 ing the said segmental gear-wheels M into and 

 out of gear with the gear-wheels L of the 

 chopper-shafts J, substantially as herein shown 

 and described. 



221,684. PAUL OLIVIERLECQ, 



Templeuve, France. Weeders or Scrapers. 



Nov. 18, 1879. Filed Sep. 12, 1879. 



The axle has cross-arms and a curved slotted 

 quadrant. The whole is turned by a lever. 

 Studs in the frame run in the slotted quadrant 

 and elevate or lower the frame. 



Claim. 1. In a weeder and scraper, the 

 combination of the frame A, mounted on the 

 rod C, the links D D, hung on the rod C, the 

 axle E, mounted in bearings in the links D D, 

 the lever e, arranged to' play in the guides/, 

 the ground-wheels, the gears I J, the shafts K, 

 and the weeders L, all constructed and ar- 

 ranged to operate substantially as set forth. 



2. The combination of the frame A, mount- 

 ed on the shaft C, and slotted at its rear ends, 

 the axle E, provided with bearings in the links 

 D D, the said links hung on shaft C, and pro- 

 vided with curved extremeties c c, the tie-rod 

 d, and lever e, all arranged substantially as set 

 forth. 



222,255. SAMUEL A. DE FORCE 

 and WILLIAM V. McCONNELL, 

 Crockett, Texas. Cotton Scrapers, Chop- 

 pers, and Dirters. Dec. 2, 1879. Filed 

 Sep. 22, 1879. 



