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COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



266,788. GREENE W.DUGGER, 



Greensborough, Ala. Cotton - Choppers. 



Oct. 31, 1882. Filed Mar. 29, 1882. 



Chopper-frame balanced on the axle, with a 

 spring-wheel support at the rear, and at front 

 a sliding balance-weight. Tongue, hounds, 

 and drag-bars hinged to blocks on the axle. 

 Wheels locked to axle by ratchet and pawl, so 

 as only to impart motion to the chopper when 

 going forward. 



Claim. 1. The combination with the axle, 

 of the chopper-supporting frame I, mounted at 

 its middle on the axle, provided with a gage- 

 roller, J, at the rear, and having a sliding 

 counter-balance in front on the bar L, as 

 shown and described. 



2. The combination, with the depressible 

 frame I and gage-wheel J, having a standard, 

 N, of the spring M. and the spring-pin Y, 

 adapted to be entered in one of several holes 

 in the standard N, as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



267,843. JOHN P. DEVER, Batesville, 

 Ark., assignor to himself and William J. 

 Pearson, same place. Cotton Choppers, 

 Scrapers, and Cultivators. Nov. 21, 1882. 

 Filed May 24, 1882. 



Claim. 1. The combination, with the 

 frames a k, the axle h, and wheels /, of the 

 bevel-gears n o, crank-shaft m, the pitman /, 

 the transverse slotted arch /, and the chopper 

 q r, pivoted in the slot of the said arch, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



2. The combination with the axle h, the 

 wheels i, the frame a, and the frame k, detach- 

 ably secured thereto, and projecting from one 

 side thereof, of the bevel-gears n 0, the crank- 

 shaft m, having its bearings in the frame k, the 

 pitman /, the detachable slotted arch /, and 

 the chopper q r, pivotted in the slot of the 

 arch, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



269,716. GEORGE W. ROBERTS, 



Pattonville, Tex., assignor of one-half to 

 Noah M. Rish, same place. Cotton Chop- 

 pers and Harrows. Dec. 26, 1882. Filed 

 June 17, 1882. 



The machine is convertible and adapted to 

 be used as a cotton chopper or harrow. The 

 cotton-chopper consists of three hinged beams 

 or sections carrying chopping-knives, the cen- 

 tral section having handles connected by a 

 double rack and provided with levers which 

 are linked to the outer sections, whereby the 

 distance between the knives may be increased 

 or diminished at will. 



Claim. In a cotton-chopper, the combina- 

 tion, with the wheeled vehicle, of the side and 

 central section-bars carrying the inclined 

 knives, the handles secured to the central sec- 

 tion, the double rack connecting said handles, 

 the adjusting-levers pivoted to the central sec- 

 tion, and the pivoted perforated arms. connect- 

 ing the levers and outer section-bars, substan- 

 tially as described. 



