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REVOLVING MOLD-BOARDS. 



roller or rollers shall present a flush bearing to 

 the furrow slice as it rises upon, passes over, 

 and falls away from the mold-board, in the 

 manner and for the purpose specified. 



2. The auxiliary turning roller e" , in com- 

 bination with, the friction rollers e and d ', and 

 mold board b, in the manner and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



3. The rotary cutter h, in combination with 

 the plow point F, extension g thereof, and 

 mold-board b, in the maner and for the pur- 

 pose specified.- 



4. The steady roller G, in bombination with 

 the land side a, mold-board b, plow point F, 

 and cutter h, in the manner and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



40,733. AARON B. CHAPMAN, Pitts- 

 field, Berkshire County, Mass. Plows. Dec. 



1. 1863. 



Claim. 1. The roller G, constructed, as 

 shown and described, with convave sides, and 

 mounted upon a vertical or nearly vertical 

 shaft at the rear of the mold-board E in the 

 manner and for the purposes specified. 



2. The lever J, employed in connexion with 

 a screw shaft H and nut K, or equivalent de- 

 vices, to adjust the roller G and secure it in 

 any position. 



3. The combination with the roller G and 

 lever J of the bracket I, constructed as de- 

 scribed, and employed for the attachment and 

 securing of the said lever and the handle A', 

 as explained. 



41,371. D. D. FOLEY, Washington, D. C. 

 Plows. Jan. 26, 1864. 



Claim. 1. The share B, in combination 

 with the rollers EEE' and reversible platform 

 F, substantially as described, for the purpose 

 of plowing up and inverting the surface of the 

 earth with much less friction than is commonly 

 experienced. 



2. The share B and rollers E, in combina- 

 tion with the revolving cutters C and colters 

 K 3, or their equivalents, for the purpose of 

 more perfectly dividing sod ground. 



3. The platform F, in combination with latch 

 springs G, the geared wheels H I and J, or 

 their equivalents, for the purpose of rapidly in- 

 vesting the sod, so that it will fall with cer- 

 tainty upside down, all substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



42,631. F. F. CARY, New York, N. Y. 



Plows. May 3, 1864. 



Claim. 1. The roller D, when the diame- 

 ter at the lower end is equal to or greater than 

 the upper end, as shown and described, and 

 composed of one piece or divided transversely 

 near the middle or smaller diameter, said roller 

 working upon a vertical or nearly vertical spindle 

 S, substantially as and for the purpose described. 



2. The roller D, as described, in combina- 

 tion with the toe C, scraper G, and one or 

 both of the wheels or disks F F', arranged and 

 operating substantially as set forth. 



58,177. JOHN A. QUICK, South Dan- 

 ville, N. Y., assignor to himself and Charles 

 R. Hollidav, same place. Plows. Sep. 18, 

 1866. 



The point of the plow is rotated by a shaft 

 and miter-gear connection with the supporting 

 wheel in the rear. 



Claim. The combination with the plow 

 having mold-board and landside of the conical 

 rotating point H, shaft F, gearing I M, and 

 supporting wheel J, operating substantially as 

 described. 



58,431. ISAAC KENNEDY, Ithaca, N. 

 Y. Plows. Oct. 2, 1866. 



Claim. 1. Making the wheel at the rear end 

 of the mold-board adjustable by means of a 

 frame or other devices at the top and bottom 

 of the said wheel, one or both, by means of 

 which to evert, set on edge, throw completely 

 over, or otherwise regulate the furrows by the 

 use of the said wheel and frame as described. 



2. The combination of the wheel, or equiva- 

 lent device, and frames with the mold-board 

 and the V-shaped handles meeting in one eye 

 on the land -rest, the same making a whole as 

 described. 



3. The so combining together the wheel and 

 immovable part of the mold-board, and shap- 

 ing each to the other, that they shall maintain 

 a constant relation to rach other in whatever 

 position the wheel maybe placed, as described. 



62,367. M. L. ROBERTS, Smithfield, 

 Canada. Plows. Feb. 26, 1867. 



Claim. 1. The friction-wheel G, having its 

 axis inclined at an angle of ninety degrees or. 

 thereabouts, one bearing being attached to the 

 beam, and the other to the heel of the mold- 

 board, so that the two faces of said wheel bear 

 against the side and bottom of the furrow with 

 nearly equal force, in combination with the 

 other parts of a plow, arranged and operating 

 substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 



2. Constructing a plow without the land- 

 plate or side, when the same is provided with 

 a friction-roller or rollers, which track in the 

 furrow angle which is cut by the share, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



3. The combination of the inclined wheel G 

 with the anti-friction mold-board, composed 

 of the series of rollers e e, or their equivalent, 

 arranged and operating substantially as set 

 forth. 



71,966. HARVEY BRIGGS, Smithland, 



Ky. Plows. Dec. 10, 1867. 



Claim. 1. Forming the landside, mold- 

 board frame, and upper and lower strengthen- 

 ing floors & and b 1 solid in one piece B, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



2. The combination of the conical rollers D 

 and their boxing frame H with the mold-board 

 frame B, substantially as herein shown and de- 

 scribed and for the purpose set forth. 



3. Forming the boxing frame H in two parts, 



