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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEe
WILLIAM NOAH ARNOLD, OF OMEN, TEXAS.
COMBINED CORN-PLANTER AND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,615, dated February 19, 1884.
Application filed October 6, 1883. (o model.)To all whom, it nczay concern
Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. ARNOLD,
a citizen of the United States, residing at Omen,
in the county of Smith and State of Texas,
5 have invented a. new and useful Combined
Corn - Planter and Fertilizer - Distributer, of
which the following is a specification, refer-
ence being had to the accompanying drawings.
This invention relates to combined corn-
to planters and fertilizer-distributers; and it has
for its object to produce a machine which shall
possess superior advantages in point of sim-
plicity, durability, and general efficiency.
To this end my invention consists in cer-
15 tain improvements in the construction of the
said machine, which will be hereinafter fully
described, and particularly pointed out in the
claims.
In the drawings hereto, annexed, Figure 1
20 is a perspective view of my improved com-
bined corn-planter and fertilizer-distributer.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view
of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional
view taken on the line x x in Fig. 2, and Fig.
25 4 is a bottom view.
The same letters refer to the same parts in
all the figures.
A in the drawings designates a suitable
frame, in the sides of which is journaled an
30 axle, B, having the transporting-wheels C C.
The frame A is provided with longitudinal
bars D D, supporting the hopper E, and it has
at its front end the tongue F, to which the
shank G of the furrow-opener I is suitably
35 secured and braced. The hopper E, whichis
designed to contain the fertilizing material, is
provided with a transverse shaft, I, which is
provided with radial stirring or agitating-fin-
gers J J. One end of the said shaft extends
40 through the side of the hopper, and carries a
pinion, K, meshing with a spur-wheel, L, upon
the axle B, from which motion is thus trans-
mitted to the agitating-shaft when the machine
is in operation. The bottom of the hopper
45 E is formed by a pair of plates or levers, M
and N, pivoted upon the longitudinal bars D
D, under opposite sides of- the hopper, and
meeting centrally underthe same, so as to form
a complete bottom. One end of the lever M
50o has an arm, 0, which is connected by apivoted
rod, P, with an arm, Q, extending from the
lever N. The arm O is also connected withthe front end of the frame A by a traction-
spring, R, which serves to keep the bottom of
the hoppernormally in a closed position. The 55
other end of the lever M has an arm, S, ex-
tending so as t6 engage blocks or bars T, se-
cured on the inner side of the adjoining wheel
C when the latter revolves.
The operation of this part of the invention 60
will be readily understood. When the ma-
chine is in operation, the bars T upon the wheel
C will strike the arm S of lever M, thereby
forcing the latter in a forward direction. The
arm 0 of said lever, being connected by rod 65
P with the lever N, will at the same time force
the latter in a rearward direction, thus open-
ing the ,bottom of the hopper and causing a
portion of its contents to escape, the stirrers
or agitators serving to prevent the fertilizing 70
material from packing. When the bar T has
passed the arm S, the spring R, exercising its
tension upon the arm S, automatically closes
the bottom of the hopper and retains it until
the next bar, T, reaches arm S. 75
Secured between the bars D D, under the
rear plate or lever, N, is a plate, U, and aseed-
hopper, V, is suitably mounted above the said
lever N. The latter is provided with an open-
ing or seed-cup, W, of suitable size, and 80
adapted, when thelever Nis moved rearwardly,
to register with the seed-opening X in the bot-
tom of the hopper. The bottom plate, U, has
an inclined opening or chute, Y. When the
lever N moves back, its seed-cup W receives 85
the seed from the hopper, and when, by the
action of the spring, as described, it is moved
in a forward direction, the seed is suddenly and
forcibly thrown through the chute Y, the in-
cline of which is so gaged that the seed shall 90
be deposited on top of the fertilizing material,
which has been dropped by the same action of
the levers.
The rear end of the frame A carries shanks
Z, having coverers A', and a drag or leveler, 95
B', may be used when desired.
The operation and advantages of this in-
vention will be readily understood from the
foregoing description,taken in connection with
the drawings hereto annexed. It is simple in ioa
construction, easily managed, and effective in
operation.
I claim as my invention and desire to se-
cure by Letters Patent of the United States-
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Arnold, William Noah. Combined Corn Planter and Fertilizer Distributer., patent, February 19, 1884; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170706/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.