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spirally corrugated or ribbed cutter H, and the 

 rotating cutter and packer I, having its forward 

 part spirally corrugated or ribbed, and its rear 

 part smooth, with the beam A, the handles B, 

 and the upright D, substantially as herein shown 

 and described. 



190,096. ALMON SWIFT, East Elmore, 

 Vt. Ditching and Draining Machines. Apr. 

 24, 1877. Filed Jan. 27, 1877. 

 Claim. The draining-machine herein de- 

 scribed consisting of the plow D, having the 

 eye D', the drag E, made larger than the plow, 

 and provided with the hook E 1 , eye E 2 , cut- 

 ting-edges e' <?', and recess e, and the pipe-lay- 

 ing attachment F, having a small cylindrical 

 shaft, c, with front hook,/, and a rear perfor- 

 ated block, F', the whole constrncted, arranged, 

 and operating in the manner and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



193,019. WM. J. METTLER, and JAS. 



1. METTLER, Mendota, 111. Tile-Laying 

 Machines. July 10, 1877. Filed Apr. 16, 

 1877. 



Claim. 1. In combination with the mole B, 

 standard D, and cutter C, the lateral inclined 

 cutters N, and horizontally-adjustable lever F, 

 with which the cutters N and C are connected, 

 substantially as set forth. 



2. The tile-tube I, having the lower end of 

 the tube formed with inclined interior faces, 

 and cut away at L, substantially as set forth. 



195,186. W. L. TYNER, Standford, 111. 



Implements for Laying Tile. Apr. 11, 1877. 



Filed Aug. 7, 1877, 



From the lower end of a staff or handle pro- 

 jebtsat right angles a jaw or finger. At a short 

 distance from this is a stud, which supports one 

 end of a rod, the lower end of which rests in 

 the permanent jaw. A moving jaw slides upon 

 the rod and a groove in the handle, and is held 

 in contact with the permanent jaw by a coiled 

 spring. A rod connects the movable jaw with 

 an angle-lever near the upper end of the handle, 

 by which the spring is contracted, thus separat- 

 ing the jaws. 



Claim. The herein-described implement for 

 laying tile, consisting of the handle and jaw A 

 B, movable spring-jaw C, having rod E, and 

 lever and connecting-rod F G, substantially as 

 specified. 



195,775. JAS. H. SPARKES, Clinton, 



111. Tile-Laying Machines. Oct. 2, 1877. 



Filed July 9, 1877. 



The tiles are fed from a box on the frame 

 into a tube in rear of the opener. 



Claim. The combination, in a tile-laying 

 machine, of the box M, tube L, opener-stand- 

 ard J, and knife K, all connected, constructed, 

 and arranged as shown and described. 



200,557. JAMES I. METTLER and 

 WILLIAM J. METTLER, Mendota, 

 111. Tile-Laying Machines. Feb. 19, 1878. 

 Filed Dec. 29, 1877. 

 The under side of the mole is of a semicir- 



cular form, and is provided on each side, about 

 midway from the point to the heel, with a 

 pointed cutter, diverging slightly, but not of 

 sufficient length to cut the sod above. 



Claim. The combination, in a tile-laying 

 machine, of the mole A and lateral inclined 

 cutters B, extending upward from the mole, 

 but not to such a distance as to cut the sod, 

 substantially as set forth. 



201,548. JAMES I. METTLER and 

 WILLIAM J. METTLER, Mendota, 

 111. Tile-laying Machines. Mar. 19, 1878. 

 Filed Jan. 22, 1877. 



Claim. 1. In combination with the beam 

 A and mole B, the standard C and casing E, 

 inclosing the standard, and tube F, hinged to 

 the shoe and beam in rear of the standard, and 

 within the overlaping sides of casing E, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



2. The beam and tubular tile-deliverer, and 

 means for lifting the rear end of the beam, in 

 combination with the truck M, swinging be- 

 hind the beam, so as to perform the double 

 function of a truck for transporting the beam, 

 and the tile-carrier for supplying when the ma- 

 chine is in operation, substantially as set forth. 



209.756. JOHN M. FUDGE, FRAN- 

 CIS M. HOLMES, and SAM. 

 McDONALD, Niles Township, Delaware 

 County, Ind. Ditching-Plows. Nov. 12, 

 1878. Filed Oct. 3, 1878. 



Claim. 1. In combination with the ditch- 

 ing-plow blade C, a spreader, S, hinged there- 

 to, having two wings or walls, s s, and the 

 wedges or wedge-plates w, adapted to spread 

 and hold said wings at varying widths, sub- 

 stantally as shown and described. 



2. The wings s s, forming the sides of the 

 spreader, and having horizontal grooves, in 

 combination with the wedge-plates w, plow- 

 blade C, beam A, and a lifting-screw, E, sub- 

 stantially as shown and described. 



220.757. EZRA M. HAMILTON and 

 CHARLES N. EARL, Los Angeles, 

 Cal. Apparatus for Making and Laying 

 Continuous Concrete Pipe. Oct. 21, 1879. 

 Filed July 9, 1879. 



Claim. 1. The outwardly-enlarging case or 

 cylinder A, with its tapering feed-tube B and 

 hopper b, in combination with the piston D, 

 provided with the movable cone d and flexible 

 core F, whereby the plastic material is forced 

 back and formed into a pipe shape, and the 

 central hole formed at the same time, substan- 

 tially as herein described. 



2. The pipe-forming cylinder A, with its 

 piston and lever D E, core F, and cone d, and 

 provided with the slots a, in combination with 

 the regulating draw-band C, whereby the diam- 

 eter of the cylinder is changeable and the size 

 of the pipe determined, substantially as herein 

 described. 



3. In combination with the pipe-forming 

 cylinder A, with its piston D and flexible core 

 F, the weighted hood G, whereby the pipe is 



