SHOVEL. 



561 



257,639. MATTHEW M. BEARD, 



Holmes County, Miss. Plows. May 9, 



1882. Filed Sep. 24, 1881. 



Claim. The combination, with connecting- 

 bolts, of the front shank, A, having the plain 

 slot C, the notched slot D, and the rabbet E, 

 the frame F, having apertures G H and flange 

 J, the curved plate K, having the transversely- 

 slotted angle-iron L, and the land-side having 

 aperture N, as described. 



257,861. THEODORE E. GOLDEN, 



Columbus, Ga. Plows. May 16, 1882. 



Filed Mar. 1, 1882. 



Claim. The combination, with the beam 

 A and standard C, provided with the upwardly 

 and forwardly projecting side pieces, g, of the 

 brace B, provided with perforations H, or their 

 equivalent, arranged on an arc of a circle, the 

 bolt D, extending through the upper ends of 

 the side pieces, g, and the brace, and serving 

 to clamp the standard in any desired adjust- 

 ment, and bolt F, extending through the stand- 

 ard and through or beneath the beam, substan- 

 tially as set forth. 



259,292. ANDREW G. COX and 

 RICHARD A. JOHNSON, Newnan, 

 Ga. Plows. June 13, 1882. Filed Apr. 

 19, 1882. 



Claim. 1, The combination of the plow- 

 beam A, having segmental block P, provided 

 with recesses Q, and V-shaped bracket C, the 

 standard H, consisting of bars I, pivoted to 

 the sides of bracket C, and the cam-lever M, 

 pivoted between the upper ends of the bars I, 

 and having handle O and tooth N engaging 

 the recessed block P, as set forth. 



2. The combination, with the plow-beam, of 

 the bracket C, having its rear end secured per- 

 manently to said beam and its forward screw- 

 threaded end adjusted in a recess in said beam, 

 and provided with a nut, G, and the standard 

 H, pivoted to said bracket, and provided at its 

 upper end with a toothed cam-lever engaging 

 a segmental notched block on the upper side 

 of the beam, as and for the purpose set forth. 



259,515. JOHN H. FELDMANN, St. 



Louis, Mo. Shovel-Plows. June 13, 1882. 



Filed Dec. 7, 1881. 



Convex mold-boards hooked under the share 

 and adjustable on a curved cross-bar converti- 

 ble into a side-hill plow. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the mold- 

 boards E E, each formed with a sleeve e 1 , hav- 

 ing set-screw/', the share D, and shoe C, hav- 

 ing rigid cross-bar F, whose ends enter the 

 sleeves e 1 , the said mold-boards being hinged 

 to the said share, as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



2. The combination of shoe C, having pro- 

 jections d' d' , the bow-shaped share D, having 

 arm d, bifurcated standard C, and the wedge 

 d 3 , as set forth. 



3. The combination of the adjustable mold- 

 boards E E, each formed with a hook, e, the 



share D, having eyes //, the shoe C, and cross- 

 bar F, as set forth. 



259,900. CHARLES L. MOSS, Car- 

 thage, Miss. Plows. June 20, 1882. Filed 

 Jan. 21, 1882. 



Claim. In combination with the plow-beam 

 A, the curved standard B, having secured to 

 its lower end a detachable point provided with 

 an abutment, N, the curved mold-board L, 

 resting against the abutment at its lower end, 

 and provided with an extension, M, at its up- 

 per end, adapted to be secured to the standard 

 by the bolt D, and the detachable heel-piece 

 secured by the bolts S and G, substantially as 

 specified. 



261,001. JOHN LAWRIE, Brookst P n, 

 Ind., assignor of one-half to John VV. Holtz- 

 man, same place. Shovel-Plows. July n, 

 1882. Filed July 12, 1881. 

 Claim. The plow-point a, having the per- 

 forated notched bracket e, with the angular 

 securing-arms//and /', the latter having the 

 shorter angle, in combination with the bifur- 

 cated and sloted standard, the bolts i and r, 

 and the slotted sliding and locking catch, sub- 

 stantially as specified. 



263,637. WISP J. N. WELBORN, 



Cottondale, Tex. Attachments for Plows. 



Aug. 29, 1882. Filed June 26, 1882. 



Claim. The herein-described guiding at- 

 tachment for plows, consisting of the blade or 

 runner A, having convex edge a', concave edge 

 a 2 , point b, offset B, and slotted seat or pro- 

 jection C at right angles to the blade, substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose set forth. 



265,324. WILLIAM O. JOHNSON, 



Alma, Mich., assignor of one-half to Fred. 



D. Adams, same place. Shovel Plows. Oct. 



3, 1882. Filed July 1, 1880. 



All the joints are pivoted, so that all move 

 when the brace is adjusted. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the share- 

 standard A and beam B, united by a hinge- 

 joint, and provided respectively with the eye- 

 bolt c and sector-bracket b, the latter having a 

 series of adjusting-holes, and the diagonal brace 

 F, united to said eyebolt and bracket by screw- 

 bolts, and composed of parallel flat bars, where- 

 by the strain on said bolts is equalized, and a 

 colter-socket is formed below the beam, as here- 

 in specified. 



2. The combination of the share -standard A 

 and beam B, united by a hinged-joint, and 

 provided respectively with the eyebolt c and 

 sector-bracket b, the latter having a series of 

 adjusting- holes, a diagonal brace or braces, F, 

 united to said eyebolt and bracket by screw- 

 bolts, and a colter, D, fastened at its upper end 

 within a vertical mortise in the beam B, and 

 supported below the beam by said brace or 

 braces F, whereby the shovel or share and the 

 colter may be adjusted and supported as to an- 

 gle simultaneously and by the same means, in 

 the manner set forth. 



