Combined Seed Planter and Cultivator. Page: 3 of 3
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to receive the said fastening pin or bolt, so
that the said standard can be readily adjusted
to cause the opening-plow to work deeper or
shallower in the ground.
To the rear cross-bar of the frame A, upon
the opposite sides of and equally distant from
its center, are attached short beams W, in one
side of the rear parts of which are formed in-
clined grooves to receive the standards X.
The standards X are secured to the beams W
by bolts or pins, and to the lower ends of the
said standards are attached plows to cover the
seed. The opening and covering plows are
not shown in the drawings.
When the machine is to be used as a corn-
planter, the hopper J and toothed wheel Q are
removed and replaced by the hopper Y and
the seed-dropper wheel Z. The hopper Y is
made smaller than the hopper J, and with a
discharge- opening in its bottom of such a
shape and size as to receive and fit upon the
upper part of the seed - dropping wheel Z,'
which has recesses a in its face, to receive the
seed, carry it out of the hopper, and drop it
to the ground, the said recesses being made
of such a size that each will hold the proper
amount of seed to be dropped for a hill.When the machine is to be used for culti-
vating plants, the hopper and its attachments
can be removed; or the clutches can be thrown 30
out of gear with the wheels to prevent the
seed-dropping appliances from operating.
To the rear parts of the side bars of the
frame A are attached the handles b, by means
of which the machineis guided and controlled. 35
Having thus described myinvention, Iclaim
as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-
The combination of the frame A, driving-
shaft B, journaled to said frame and provided
with a removable hinged feed-wheel, with the 40
seed-hopper mounted on the frame over thefeed-
wheel and clear of shaft B, and spirally-flanged
shaft O P within the feed-box, rotated from
the shaft B by pulleys and belts, said seed-
hopper being removably secured to the frame 45
A, substantially as shown, whereby the seed-
hopper, with its shaft O P, and the feed-wheel
on the drive-shaft may be readily removed to
be replaced by others for different kinds of
seeds.
THOMAS B. SHANNON.
Witnesses:
J. J. JoIZGINS,
A. L. CARM ICHAEL.
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Shannon, Thomas Brandon. Combined Seed Planter and Cultivator., patent, November 25, 1884; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170857/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.