US29134A - Improvement in seed-planters - Google Patents

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G, T. BENNETT Seed-Planter. No. 29,134. Patented July 17, 1860.

UNITED STATES ArnN'r Fries.

G. T. BENNETT, OF MOUNT OLIVE, NORTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-PLANTERS.

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which Figure l is a perspective of the entire machine, exhibiting it complete in all of its parts. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the seed-box or hopper. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the slide.

The nature of my invention consists in the arrangement of such parts as will be hereinafter set forth in combination with the cultivator as constructed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe its construction and operation.

A represents the hopper, through the bottom of which is a small aperture for the exit of the peas. Immediately under the bottom of said hopper is pivoted the slide 0, the peculiar shape of which is fully seen in Fig. 4, thus being pivoted at one corner by means of the pin 9, as shown in Fig.2. It will, when operated upon, describe a curve, and, being itself provided with an aperture, will receive the required number of peas and discharge them in the spoutf.

B represents a wheel, which is provided on its periphery with the pin or lug i. Said wheel is for the purpose of operating the slide 0 by means of pin 41, in a manner which will be hereinafter fully set forth.

(I represents a standard, which is connected at its lower end to slide 0, and is kept in its proper position by its passing through the brace or stay h..

b is a lever, which is pivoted at the top of standard cl. Thus by means of this lever the operator may constantly have the seed-slide under his control and at any moment stop its working.

It should be observed that the slide 0 is provided with a piece of metal at the point where the pin i comes in contact with it, as seen in Fig. 4, letter at.

e is a spring placed behind the slide for the purpose of forcing it back to its proper place when operated upon by the wheel B.

The manner in which 1 construct the cultivator with which the arrangement 1 have described is combined is as follows: Upon the straight beam G is secured the double turnplow I). Said plow should be located immediately in front of the wheel B. E is a single plow placed behind said wheel, for the purpose of covering up the peas as they fall. F is also another plow of the same nature, situated farther to the left and still behind plow E. Each of these three plows may be taken off and others adjusted in their places when circumstances may require.

The operation of my invention is as follows: Peas being placed in hopper A, the machine is put in motion. As the wheel B revolves the pin 1} strikes against the slide and brings the aperture in it under that in the bottom of the hopper. Two or more peas fall into the aperture in the slide, thence into the dischargespout f. As the pin passes the slide the spring 0 throws it back intoits proper place, ready again for the next revolution of the wheel.

The operator, by holding the lever b. may cause the pin to pass under the slide without effecting it. The double-mold plow D, being in front, makes a ridge for the reception of the peas, and the others behind cover them up.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement of slide 0, hand-lever 1), standard (I, and the wheel B, provided with the pin 2', in combination with the cultivator, constructed substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

G. T. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

W. A. PoLLooK, BENJ. OLIVER.

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