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and adjustable longitudinally of the plate 37
by setting the bolts at the bearings 42 43 in
the apertures 39 40, as will be obvious.
Mounted for rotation upon the shaft 27, but
5 movable longitudinally of the same, and se-
cured thereto by set-screws 47 are two bevel-
gears 48 49 for engaging similar bevel-gears
50 51 on the vertical shafts 45 46. By this
arrangement when the shafts 45 46 are ad-
io justed longitudinally of the plate 37, as above
noted,the bevel-gears 48 49 will be correspond-
ingly moved along the shaft 27, so that the
gears will retain their proper operative re-
lations at all points in the adjustments.
15 The shafts 45 46 are provided, respectively,
with spaced radiating arms 52 53, of flexible
material, such as leather, which will strike
the plants from opposite sides as the device
is drawn forward and the vertical shafts rap-
20 idly revolved through the action of the con-
necting chain, shaft, and gears.
The vertical shafts traveling in opposite
directions cause the flexible members 5253 to
rapidly strike the plants as they are drawn
25 past them and dislodge the adhering insects
and throw them into the receptacles, where
they are destroyed by the liquid therein.
When the receptacles are fully charged with
the detached insects, they can be easily removed
30 by simply releasing the single bolt 19' and
the insects disposed of by burning or other-
wise, the receptacles recharged with the de-
stroying liquid, and the gathering action re-
peated, and so on as often as necessary.
35 If required, the cultivator-beams of the im-
plement, represented at 54 55, with their cul-
tivator-hoes 56 57 attached, may be connected
for operation in the rear of the receptacles 16
17 to cover any of the insects which perchance
40 escape the receptacles and fall to the ground,
and thus destroy them and prevent their re-
turn to the plants.
Certain kinds of parasites which infest cer-
tain kinds of plants if covered by the soil
}5 will be destroyed, and the cultivator-hoes may
be employed in this connection to advantage.
The device thus constructed will be found
very efficient for detaching and destroying
many forms and species of insects,'worms, and
5o other kinds of parasites which infest growing
plants without injury to the plants, but is
more' particularly applicable to the cotton-
plant for the removal and destruction of the
boll-weevil and kindred pests, and will also
55 effectually detach any of the bolls which have
been stung by the insects, and thereby ren-
dered easily detachable by the blows of the
flexible members 52, and deposited in the re-
ceptacle for destruction with the gathered
6o insects.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed is-
1. In an insect-destroyer, two receptacles
for a destroying liquid and spaced apart formovement at opposite sides of the plants, and 65
spaced vertical shafts mounted for reverse ro-
tation above the respective receptacles and
each provided with a plurality of spaced flexi-
ble arms radially disposed for striking the
plants from opposite sides in the direction of 70
the receptacles.
2. In an insect-destroyer, two receptacles
for containing destroying liquid and spaced
apart for movement at opposite sides of the
plants and provided with flexible guards upon 75
their adjacent faces for engagement with the
plants, and spaced vertical shafts mounted
for reverse rotation above the respective re-
ceptacles and each provided with a plurality
of radially-disposed flexible arms for striking 8o
the plants from opposite sides in the direction
of the receptacles.
3. In an insect-destroyer, the combination
with a wheeled frame, of a pair of devices to
strike the plants and dislodge insects there- 85
from, said devices being hung from the frame
and spaced to travel at opposite sides of a row
of plants, means for adjusting said devices to
vary the space therebetween, receptacles hung
beneath said devices to collect the insects dis- 90
lodged thereby, and means for vertically ad-
justing the receptacles.
4. In an insect-destroyer, two receptacles
for a destroying liquid and spaced apart for
movement at opposite sides of the plants and 95
with inclined gather-wings extending from
their outer walls, and spaced vertical shafts
mounted for reverse rotation above the re-
spective receptacles and each provided with
a plurality of spaced flexible arms radially oo
disposed for striking the plants from oppo-
site sides in the direction of the receptacles.
5. In. an insect-destroyer, two receptacles
for containing destroying liquid and spaced
apart for movement at opposite sides of the 105
plants and provided with flexible guards upon
their adjacent faces for engagement with the
plants, said receptacles having inclined gather-
wings extending from their outer walls, and
spaced vertical shafts mounted for reverse ro- 110
tation above the respective receptacles and
each provided with a plurality of radially-
disposed flexible arms for striking the plants
from opposite sides in the direction of the re-
ceptacles. "5
6. In an insect-destroyer,-two receptacles
for a destroying liquid spaced apart and hav-
ing means for adjustable connection to a sup-
porting-frame for movement at opposite sides
of the plants, a transverse frame having means 120
for attachment to said supporting - frame,
shafts mounted for vertical rotation upon said
transverse frame above said receptacles and
each provided with a plurality of spaced flexi-
ble arms radially disposed for striking the 125
plants from opposite sides in the direction of
the receptacles.
7. In an insect-destroyer, a supporting-2
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Nelson, John A. Insect Destroyer, patent, January 17, 1905; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510319/m1/4/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.