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claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
1. The combination of the driving-shaft B,
driving-wheelC, segmental gear-wheel D, gear-
wheelE, feed-roller gear-wheels G I, feed-rollers
H J, crank or crank-wheel Q, and connecting-
rod P, with each other and with the dies M
N, substantially as herein shown and described,
for the purpose of operating said dies and
feeding the bar or plate to them, as set forth.
2. The dies M N, provided with punches R,
spring-bars S T, and stops U V, substantially
as herein shown and described, and for the
purpose set forth.
3. The method of cutting the plow-bars
from the bar or plate to avoid waste of stock
and enable one set of dies to cut two plow-
bars at each operation, as set forth.
JAMES M. McGINTY.
THOMAS NOLAN.
Witnesses:
ROBT. H. MCGINTY,
I. D. DUNEVANT.