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12 the said cultivators may be moved later-
ally when in operation as may be required,
and it will be further understood that as the
said cultivators are pivotally connected to
5 the coupling-bolts by the bolts 35 the same
may be swung in vertical planes, and hence
the cultivators are adapted for universal
movement, thereby enabling the plowman
to manipulate the cultivators as may be re-
1o quired.
On each beam 30 is secured an upwardly-
extending hook 36. 'Supporting and elevat-
ing chains 37 are attached to the upper sides
of the yokes 11, as at 38. Said chains pass
15 under and engage the lower sides of the roll-
ers 26 and are attached to the hooks 36, which
latter will engage any appropriate links of
the chains.
From the foregoing and by reference to the
20 drawings it will be understood that the spring-
pressed yokes 11 and chains 37 support the
weight of the cultivators and normally raise
the same from the ground.
In operation the plowman by depressing
25 the handles 33 causes the cultivating shovels
and plows to operate as may be required be-
tween the rows of plants, and when the end
of a row is reached and it is necessary to turn
the plowman releases the handles 33, where-
30 upon the spring-pressed yokes and chains
elevate the cultivators from the ground and
permit the machine to be turned. Said spring-
pressed yokes and elevating-chains also keep
the cultivators in elevated position out of
35 contact with the ground when the machine
is being driven from one field to another.
It will be understood that the couplings 12
are rigidly attached to the axle and do not
turn thereon, and when the cultivators are
40 raised and lowered there is no wear on the
axle, the bolts 35 forming the pivots for ver-
tically moving the cultivators.
The cultivator-shovels may be adjustable
on their standards and adapted to be turned
45 to any necessary angle and to be sharpened
without the necessity of removing them from
their standards. Fenders may also be em-
ployed in connection with the cultivators to
shield the plants and prevent them from be-
50 lug broken or covered by clods or stones.
Harrows of suitable form for cultivating
between the rows may be substituted for the
cultivators when desired for cultivating
young and small corn.Having thus described . my invention, I 55
claim-
1. In a cultivating-plow, the combination
of the axle, the coupling comprising the two
sections bolted together and secured one
above the other on the axle, the vertical ad- 6o
justing-bolt connecting said sections of the
coupling and adapted to turn and the culti-
vator having the beam pivotally connected
to said adjusting-bolt, the axis of said pivot
being at right angles to that of said adjust- 65
ing-bolt, substantially as described.
2. In a cultivating-plow, the combination
of the axle, the coupling comprising the sepa-
rable sections having the forwardly-extend-
ing lugs 15 and the rearwardly - extending 70
arms, the bolt 16 in said lugs and connecting
the front ends of said sections together, the
adj usting-bolt connecting the rearwardly-ex-
tending arms of said sections together and
adapted to turn therein, and the plow-beam 75
pivotally attached to said adj usting-bolt, sub-
stantially as described.
3. In a cultivating-plow, the combination
of the axle, the coupling comprising the sec-
tions bolted together and secured on the axle, 8o
said sections having the rearwardly-extend-
ing arms, the adjusting-bolt having the spin-
dles at its upper and lower ends in openings
in said rearwardly-extending arm, adapted
to turn therein, said adjusting-bolt having 85
the series of adjusting-openings, and the cul-
tivator having its beam connected to said
adjusting-bolt by a bolt disposed in one of
said adj usting-openings, substantially as de-
scribed. 90
4. In a. cultivating-plow, the combination
of the axle, the coupling rigidly secured there-
on, the coupling-bolt adapted to turn in said
coupling, the cultivator having the beam piv-
otally connected to said coupling-bolt, the 95
spring-pressed yoke mounted on the frame of
the cultivating-plow, the chain attached there-
to and engaging a hook on said beam, and the
roller carried by the coupling and engaged
by said chain, substantially as described. I00
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
the presence of two witnesses.
CHARLES WELLS.
Witnesses:
STEPHEN P. WEST,
GORDON BULLITT.2
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Wells, Charles. Cultivating-Plow., patent, November 27, 1900; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508279/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.