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POI.NTS 



.side of the point up and with the back end of 

 the point of the same size and meeting the 

 shoulders on the cast-iron share. The counter- 

 sunk hole through the mortise point and the 

 wrought-iron tenon, with the pin passed through 

 the hole to keep the point to its place on the 

 tenon, and the split point of the pin so sprung 

 as to keep it in its place and to hold the point 

 to its place on the tenon with either side up. 



64,974. H. G. and E. L. HALL, Putnam, 



Ohio. Plows. May 21, 1867. 



Claim. 1. The detachable side plate B of 

 the plow point A, substantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



2. The cutting point C, composed of a 

 wrought-iron shank c and a cast or chilled-iron 

 cap c', substantially as and for the purpose 

 described. 



3. The method above described of attaching 

 the side plate B to the plow joint A by means 

 of shouldered pins b' b' projecting from the 

 side plate B into slots in the body of the plow 

 point, where the shoulders of the pins rest, on 

 the ledges or keys in the walls of the slots, 

 substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



4. The method of attaching the shank c to 

 the plow point A, above described. 



5. The independent cutter or colter H, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose described. 



6. The construction of the cutting point C 

 and the groove or bed a, as above described, 

 so that the cutting point may be self-sharpen- 

 ing, substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



67,831. WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS, 



Warrenton, N. C. Cotton Plows. Aug. 13, 



1867. 



The elongated winged points are intended 

 for cultivating the cotton when the plant is 

 young. 



Claim. The extension of the wing or wings 

 of the point, also the curve of the point or 

 points. 



68,755, HINRICK KNIPHALS, Daven- 

 port, Iowa. Plow Points. Sep. 10, 1867. 

 Claim. 1. The application of a hollow iron 

 or steel point C to a plow from which the point 

 is worn away by use, to restore the proper 

 form. 



2. The hollow point C applied to the plow 

 which is broken or breaking apart at the point 

 not only to restore its true form, but also to 

 bind the parts together firmly, at the same 

 time covering the break and presenting a smooth 

 surface to the earth, which slides over it. 



71,735. WM. GIBBS, GEO. GIBBS, 

 and L. P. WTKTDAL, Canton, Ohio. 

 Plows. Dec. 3, 1867. 



The share is rabetted to receive the fore end 

 of the mold-board. 



• Claim. The flange or cast shares, when con- 

 structed and used as hereinbefore described. 



76,208. JOHN LANE, Chicago, 111. 

 Plows. Mar. 31, 1868. 



The place in a steel plow where the lay is 

 welded to a landside bar is protected by a 

 removable slip point. A pin cutter may be 

 made on the point. 



Claim. The particular form and construc- 

 tion of the slip point, as arranged, either with 

 or without the flange n, and either with or 

 without the pin cutter m, in combination with 

 a lay and landside welded together, as described 

 and for the purpose shown. 



80,189. JOHN LANE, Chicago, 111. 



Plows. July 21, 1868. Antedated Mar. 31, 



1868. 



Claim. 1. Forming a dove-tail, tapering, 

 open-groove matrix on the side of a removable 

 slip plow point, substantially as described and 

 for the purpose shown. 



2. The particular form and construction of 

 the slip point, as arranged and described, and 

 for the purpose shown. 



3. Forming and constructing a slip point, as 

 shown and described and claimed above, with 

 a fin cutter, as arranged and shown. 



4. The particular arrangement of the share 

 C, flange E, and landside D, as shown, in 

 combination with the above -described and 

 above-claimed slip point, either with or with- 

 out the fin cutter, as described and for the pur- 

 pose shown. 



83,130. LYMAN D. BURCH, Sherburne, 



N. Y. Plow Points. Oct. 20, 1868. 



On the back of the point where the end of 

 the mold-board laps on it, a stout rib, with 

 branches, is formed. Stays or ribs are fixed 

 on the ends of the wings, extending beyond 

 them on the back side, lapping over the mold- 

 board. 



Claim. 1. The ribs or braces D, D\ and 

 D 2 , constructed and operating substantially as 

 described. 



2. The stays E and E', constructed and op- 

 erating substantially as described. 



84,798. GEORGE W. COOPER, 



Ogeechee, Ga. Plowshares. Dec. 8, 1868. 



The usual landside plate is dispensed with 

 and the front cutting edge is made concave on 

 the under side, thereby causing the plow to 

 rest on the left-hand edge. 



Claim. A cast iron plowshare A, made as 

 described, without a landside plate, and with 

 a concave front edge, substantially as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



85,533. L. M. REED, Troy, Ohio. Plow- 

 shares. Jan. 5, 1869. 

 Claim. A plowshare, provided with cutters, 



constructed and arranged substantially as and 



for the purpose set forth. 



87,484. EDWARD C. GERO, and 

 JAMES N. COOLEY, Kalamazoo, Mich. 

 Plow-Points. Mar. 2, 1869. 

 Claim. A steel socket plow-point, construct- 

 ed in the manner described, the same being 

 secured to and in combination with a cast-iron 



