The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-11-08
FFrom the sci-ntihic Amsriean.l
LIST OF NEW PATENTS.
Relating to Agriculture and Domestic
Arts, 1sp to Octo6er 1, 1854.

Relating to Agriculture and Don1estjc
| Arts, atp to October l, 1854.
MAIZE HARvEsrERs.- G. A. Bruce,
of Mechanicsburgh. Ill claim the com
bination and arrangement of the oblique
revolving inclined directing shafts, bend
ing and holding arms and inclined guides,
as set forth.
| PLows.-O G. Ewings, of Heart
| Prairie, Wis: claim the jointed beam
in combination with the adjusting screws,
as above described.
HARRows.-John G. McAuley, Of
Stonebridge, Va: claim constructing
the double tooth SO that one portion may
operate on the ground and the other be
in reserve, and also serve as a shank to
confine the tooth to the beam in connecs
tion with the band and key
PLow FOR PLANTING PoTAToEs.-
| Whitman Price, of Goldsborough, N.
c.: am aware that double mold board,
aud also mold-boards so curved as to
somewhat dress the top of the furrow
have been used; these devices, ther-
fore, l do not claim.
But 1 claim the particular form Of
simmer plate, In combination with the
mold boards, tree, and shovels, as aet
| forth.
SEED PLANTERs-Wm. Redick, Of
Uniontown, Pa: / do not claim any Of
the devices described when used separ-
ately or in any combination of them 9TH
er than represented.
But I claim the specific arrangements
of the cams on the axle, the markers on
the periphery of the carrying wheel and
at or near the bottom of the seeding tubes
with their several operative part, for the
purpose of causing regularity in the
marking and dropping Of the grain, re-
gardless of the varied speed of the hor-
ses drawing the machine, as set forth.
Corn SHELTERS "A. j. Smith, Of
Piqua, Ohio. do not lay claim to any
of the parts of this apparatus except in
their mutual application and relative
construction, as combined.
But I claim the yielding guard board
having its rear edge somewhat elevated
and hinged to the frame, and resting by
its front edge upon the rear portion Of
the shaking continuous carrier, so as
constantly to fill the varying interval be-
tween the said carrier and the shelling
concaye, for the purposes described.
MAIZE HARvEsrERs.-Jas s. Burn
ham, of West Jefferson, Ohio: claim
the employment and arrangement of the
oblique selfadjusting cutting and sus-
tanning platform having fange on its
back edge, and cutters arranged or form
ed on its front edge near either end, a.
described.
also claim the employment of the
horizontal collecting reels, having their
arms made elastic and of Gina reyersa
, shape, in combination with-the guards,
oblique tenders, and receivers or bund-
, lers, as described.
Also, the arrangement of the receiver
arms or bundlers moved by the shafting
/, lever and connecting rod, for the pur-
pose of readily effeeting the discharge Of
the stalks, as described.
) NECK YoKE.-Schuyler Briggs and j.
| G. Talbot, of Sloansville, N. Y. We
E claim making two or more sections of q
, screw on each of the rods which carry the
end rings in combination with the nuts in
the bar of the yoke, so that it may be
used with one end short and the other
long, or both ends either long or short
as may be necessary or desirable, as de-
scribe6.
Il
) ner Whiteley, of Springfield, Ohio; I
claim the reel having on one of its blades
swinging or suspended rake, whose ends
] pass between and are combined with ways
or guides, for the purpose of not only de-
livering the grain at the rear of the plat
: form, bnt also better directing the stan
/ ding crop to.the cutters, as set forth.
S I claim the latch with appendages for
e the purpose of making the rake gather
more or less grain, as setforth.
also claim placing the vibrating
knife bar and cutters thereon between al
ternately placed fingers for the purpose
: of dispensing with the slot guards, and
sustaining the line of cut by throwing the
action of the alternate shear edge of the
J; blade of said cutters of the upper and
lower sides of the fingers.
SPRINGS TO THE KNIVES OF Straw
CUTTERs.-Joseph B. Stockton, of War
rem Co., Ky.:'I claim the constitutions
: and arrangement of the adjustable double
: spring guide, the moving and the fixed
! cutters whereby the moving knife is
J held up to its work, whether the resis-
: tance opposed to it be at the middle or
= at either end.
hARVESTERS OF 0RAIN AND GRASS.-
: j. j. Weeks, of Oyster Day, N. Y: 1
+ do not claim, separately, having the sick
: lie teeth working through two fingers, for
!. this has been previously done.
y claim the track clearer, constructed
: in the form of spiral or screw, and ar
ranged and operating as described
: : Second, claim having each tooth of the
q sickle work through two of the fingers, In
: combination with the beveling of the cut
ting edges of every alternate tooth, so
that while one tooth shall have its cut
ting edges on its upper face, that next
to it shall have its cutting edges on it's
q lower face, as shown.
WAsHING MAcHNE.-Joel Wisner, of
q Aurora, N. Y: do not claim the en-
y ployment of a single spindle passing
!, through the disk and operating lever
! But claim the compound spindle
t composed of the socket and spindle, con-
o structed, arranged, and operating as set
e forth, for diminishing the amplitude of
t the vertical movement required in lifting
: aud removing the rubber and preventing
the binding, incident to the said opera
tions when single spindle is used.
: FIt is said that pretty pair of
eyes are the best mirror man can shave
by.
n q Zactlv ao and ;k ;s ,,nrnA.t;o,ohIr -