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9,236. MARCUS M. BOWERS, Rich- 

 mond, Va., assignor, by mesne assignments, 

 to himself, Thomas M. Hiltzhimer, Jr., and 

 Edward D. Utter, Executor. Reversible 

 Plow-Points. Original No. 165,703, dated 

 July 20, 1875. Reissue No. 7,894, dated 

 Sep. 25, 1877. Reissued June 8, 1880. 

 Filed Apr. 6, 1880. 



Claim. 1. A plowshare having its forward 

 end slotted vertically entirely through, and the 

 sides or walls of said slot converging from the 

 base at equal angles on top and bottom, the 

 lines meeting at the plow-point and diverging 

 from the base on either side, to form a wedge- 

 shaped opening for the plow-point, as set 

 forth. 



2. A plow-point in the form of an equal-sid- 

 ed wedge, in combination with a plowshare 

 having its forward end slotted vertically en- 

 tirely through, and the sides or walls of said 

 slot converging from the base at equal angles 

 on top and bottom, the lines meeting at the 

 plow-point and diverging from the base on 

 either side, to form a wedge-shaped opening 

 for the plow point, as set forth. 



3. An equal-sided wedge-shaped plow-point, 

 as described, in combination with the plow- 

 share having a central opening passing verti- 

 cally entirely through the same, said plow- 

 point being provided with a shank which is se- 

 curely retained in the opening in the share 

 both laterally and vertically independent of 

 external fastenings, as and for the purposes set 

 forth. 



4. A detachable and reversible plow-point, 

 C, with lips upon the upper and lower edges 

 of its shank, in combination with a plowshare 

 in which is a central opening formed to receive 

 said shank, as and for the purpose set forth. 



5. A plowshare having its front end slotted 

 vertically entirely through, and having a side 

 face of the socket thus formed constructed to 

 receive and interlock with a correspondingly- 

 shaped side face of the shank of a plow-point, 

 substantially as set forth. 



6. A plow point having a supporting-shank 

 constructed with a substantally vertical side 

 face adapted to interlock with a corresponding- 

 ly-shaped side face of a socket formed in the 

 front end of a plowshare and provided with a 

 veitical key-seat to receive a key interposed 

 between two adjacent side faces of the shank, 

 and adapted to press the interlocking faces 

 tightly together, substantially as set forth. 



7. A plowshare having a socket constructed 

 with a substantially vertically interlocking side 

 face, in combination with a plow-point provid- 

 ed with a shank having a side face adapted to 

 interlock with the side face of said socket, and 

 a vertical key-seat adapted to receive a key 

 between the side wall of the shank and the 

 side wall of the socket, substantially as set 

 forth. 



171,068. THOMAS S. URIE, Carson 

 City, Mich. Plow-Points. Dec. 14. 1875. 

 Filed Apr. 24, 1875. 



The steel point is split to receive the wedge- 

 shaped point of an iron plow, and recessed for 

 the end of the share-edge. The steel parts are 

 riveted. 



Claim. The casting A, having point a. rab- 

 bets b b, and the strengthening portion e, in 

 combination with the angular steel point C, 

 having upper branch k, and lower branch /, 

 and rivets h ,<L constructed and arranged sub- 

 stantially as described, and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



171,166. NORMAN GK PINNEY, New 



Hudson, Mich. Plows. Dec. 14, 1875. 

 Filed Oct. 5, 1875. 



Claim. The combination of a plow-point 

 made of an inperforated bar of steel or iron, 

 sharpened at both ends, and with parallel sur- 

 faces on all sides, with a slotted lug secured to 

 or cast with the land-side, and a set-screw, by 

 means of which the point is adjustably secured 

 and adapted to be changed end for end or side 

 for side, as shown and described. 



172,053. WILLIAM B. READY, Sac- 

 ramento, Cal. Plow-Points. Jan. 11, 1876. 

 Filed Oct. 16, 1875. 



Dovetailed sockets and lugs for connecting 

 the plow-point, held to place by a set screw. 

 Claim. The plow share having the dove- 

 taled land-side bar C and the oblique extension 

 or tenon D, in combination with the land-side 

 F, having the dovetailed groove/and the mold 

 board provided with the socket B, the set 

 screw A, and the projecting lug c all arranged 

 as and for the purposes set forth, 



174,449. WILLIAM H. TRISSLER, 



Cleveland, Ohio. Plow-Points. Mar. 7, 

 1876. Filed Jan. 21, 1876. 



Claim. 1. A plow-point adapted for attach 

 ment to a plow, consisting of the three pieces 

 BCD, riveted together substantially in the 

 manner hereinbefore set forth. 



2. A plow provided with a point consisting 

 of the three pieces BCD, riveted to each 

 other and secured to the plow, substantially in 

 the manner hereinbefore described, for the 

 purpose set forth. 



175,320. ROBERT A. J. ARM- 

 STRONG, Knoxville, Tenn. plows Mar. 

 28, 1876. Filed Jan. 22, 1876. 

 Claim. A mold-board, having oblique sock- 

 ets for share and point, in combination, with 

 a triangular share keyed thereto, and a bifur- 

 cated point without fastening, but supported by 

 the share, as shown and described. 



177,973. WM. H. TRISSLER, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio. Plow- Points. May 30, 1876. 

 Filed Apr. 7, 1876, 



Claim. The hollow plow-point A, provid- 

 ed with side slots a and interior ribs b, in com- 

 bination with an ordinary plow-point, B, pro- 

 vided with notches d, substantially as shown 

 and described. 



