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COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



233,241. FRANCIS A. HALL and 

 NATHANIEL B. MILTON, Monroe, 

 La., assignor of one-third of their right to 

 David Steinau. Combined Scrapers, Chop- 

 pers, and Dirters. Oct. 12, 1880. Filed July 

 9, 1880. 



The vibrating hoe-shaft .works in a grooved 

 hanger, and is raised or lowered to adjust 

 depth of cut by a lever and connecting-rod. 



Claim. 1. The combination with the oscil- 

 lating bar G, grooved on its side edges, of the 

 arched bridge-bar H, the longitudinally-slotted 

 lever I, and the hoe J, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



2. In a combined scraper, chopper, and 

 dirter, the combination, with the slotted lever 

 I, carrying the hoe J, of the pivoted rod K, 

 the lever L, and the catch-bar N, substantially 

 as herein shown and described, whereby the 

 chopping-hoe can be adjusted and held, as set 

 forth. 



233,546. JOSEPH Gk RAWES, Wil- 

 son, N. C. Spiral Cotton-Choppers. Oct. 

 19, 1880. Filed July 17, 1880. 

 Claim. 1. In a cotton-chopper or cultiva- 

 tor, a rotating shaft placed at a right angle to 

 the axle of the driving-wheels and having upon 

 it two or more series of spirally-arranned hoes 

 or cutters, substantially as and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. In a cotton-chopper or cultivator, the 

 tilting and laterally-adjustable frame C, ar- 

 ranged within an outer frame, and adapted, by 

 its lateral movement, to move the wheel F' into 

 and out of mesh with wheel F 2 , as described, 

 and by its tilting movement to regulate the 

 depth to which the hoes shall enter the earth 

 in their rotation, substantially as set forth. 



3. In a cotton-chopper or cultivator, the 

 combination of a tilting and laterally-adjust- 

 able shaft, one or more series of spirally-ar- 

 ranged hoes or cutters, and an adjustable bear- 

 ing or yoke at the forward end of said shaft 

 for controlling the depth which said hoes or 

 cutters shall enter the earth while in operation, 

 the parts being arranged for operation substan- 

 tially as set forth. 



4. The combination of the scrapers or cut- 

 ters K, carried upon the main frame of the 

 machine, for barring off the ground, and the 

 scrapers L, carried upon the tilting and later- 

 ally-adjustable frame C, for placing earth 

 around the standing plants, as set forth. 



5. The combination of the main frame of a 

 cotton-chopper or cultivator and a tilting and 

 laterally-adjustable frame C, the tilting and 

 laterally-adjustable movements of which are 

 independent of said main frame, as shown. 



6. The combination, in a cotton chopper or 

 cultivator, of driving or carrying wheels A, 

 frame B', driving shaft B, gear wheels F' and 

 P, an laterally adjustable frame C, the parts 

 being arranged for joint operation substantially 

 as described. 



7. The combination of lever F, carrying a 



wedge or cam shaped projection, the laterally 

 adjustable and titling frame C, driving wheel 

 shaft B, and spiral spring F 4 , the parts being 

 arranged substantially as described, for throw- 

 ing the driving gears into and out of mesh 

 with each other 



8. In combination with guiding or caster 

 wheels of a cotton chopper or cultivator and 

 their axle, a vertical shaft H s , horizontal notch- 

 ed arm H 4 , and a sliding rod or bar I, extend- 

 ing to or beyond the rear end of the machine, 

 and having a projection, F, for locking the 

 guiding wheels in position, the arrangement of 

 parts being as described, whereby the operator 

 can lock and unlock the said wheels while 

 walking in the rear of the machine, as set 

 forth. 



234,023. JAMES W. GILBERT, Ho- 



boken, Ala. Cultivators and Cotton Chop- 

 pers. Nov. 2, 1880. Filed Mar. 8, 1880. 



Claim. 1. In a combined cultivator and 

 and cotton chopper, the combination, with 

 the frame A carrying the plows and the axles 

 I, carrying the drive wheels K, of the hinged 

 bars E, bolts G, and the guide plates F, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described, where- 

 by the plows may be raised from the ground 

 as set forth. 



2. In a combined cultivator and cotton 

 chopper, the combination, with chopper shaft 

 N, and the arms P, carrying the hoes Q, of 

 the brace block, R, the key S, and the set 

 screw T, substantially as herein shown and de- 

 scribed, whereby the hoe arms are connected 

 with the shaft and allowed to turn back should- 

 the hoes strike an obstruction, as set forth. 



3. In a combined cultivator and cotton chop- 

 per, the combination with handle standards D 

 the slotted side bars of the frame A, carrying 

 the plows, and the hinged bars E, carrying the 

 drive wheel axles, of the arched lever a, the 

 connecting bars b, and the bent lever c, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described, where- 

 by the frame A, can be raised, as set forth. 



4. In a combined cultivator and cotton chop- 

 per, the combination, with the arched lever a, 

 that raises the frame A, and the lever U, 

 that slides the shaft N, of the crank rod Y Z 

 and the half keeper X, whereby the plows can 

 be raised and the chopper thrown out of gear 

 by a single movement of the lever a as set 

 forth. 



234,219- BERRYMAN S. ALLEN, 



Hurricane Switch Station, assignor to John 

 T. Allen, Pulaski, Tenn. Cotton Choppers. 

 Nov. 9, 1880. Filed June 15, 1880. 



Claim. 1. In a cotton stalk chopper, the 

 combination of the secondary frame, supported 

 by the shaft and wheels, as set forth, the main 

 frame, hung to the secondary frame at b 1 , the 

 adjusting standards a 3 , and the cross bolt D, 

 substantial! v as described. 



