Seed Planter. Page: 3 of 3
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is a full set of cranks and connecting-rods on and thus cause the seed to be planted at di.
eachsideoftheseed-planter. Whilconeofthese ferent distances apart.
sets of cranls is upon its dead-center the other Having thus described my invention, I
setisreceivingitsfll impulse from the driving- claim-
5 wheel. By this arrangement of parts an even, 1. In a corn and cotton pllanter, the combi- 30
steady, and continuous motion is given to the nation of a drivillg-wheel, K, a stirring device,
shaftsthroughthe wholeofthetime the planter O, dropping-wheel T, and cylinder Z, each
is being moved along the ground, one of the parts being provided with a crank
Secured to the rear ends of the two beams upon each end, and all of them connected to-
10 B are the two covering-standards 1, which are gether by connecting-rods, so as to move to- 35
secured rigidly in position, as shown. As the gether, substantially as shown.
planter is drawn along after the seed has been 2. The seed-guard havingits lower end made
dropped these two coverers cover the grain U-shaped, so as to straddle over the top of
over in the usual manner. the toothed dropping-wheel, and having its
I. When cotton-seed is being planted, if it is ilppler end lent at right angles, so as to pro- 40
desired to throw the corn-cylinder out of gear, ject through the front end of the cotton-seed
it is only necessary to uncouple the rear ends box, where it is held in position by means of
of the connecting-rods which operate it. a set-screw, substantially as set forth.
When it is desired to plant corn alone the I testimony that I claim the foregoing I
o0 cotton-seed box will be left empty, so that have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of 45
there is nothing left to plant from that box. June, 1880.
The object of this invention is to entirely MICHAEL WARD.
do away with the iuse of belts in the operation Witnesses:
of the two tdropping-cylinders, so that there will S. Al. CASTEEL,
25 be no slipping of the belts upon the pulleys, C. C. W\ELCt.
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Ward, Michael. Seed Planter., patent, August 24, 1880; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170031/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.