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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ESIR DAVID WHITEHURST, OF GLEN ROSE, TEXAS.
PLANTER.
SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 346,793, dated August 3, 1886.
Application filed May i6, 1886. Serial No. 203,318. (No 111model.)To all wlhoZV it may concern:
Be it known that I, Esin DAVID WTHITE-
IIUrST, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Glen Rose, in the county of Somervell and
5 State of Texas, have invented a new and use-
ful Improvement in Planters, of which the
following is a specification, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings.
My invention relates to an improvement in
to cotton and corn planters; and it consists in the
peculiar construction and combination of de-
vices that will be more fully set forth herein-
after, and particularly pointed ont in the
claims.
15 In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation
of a corn and cotton planter embodying my
improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of
the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view
of my invention when used as a cotton-planter.
20 Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same when used
as a corn-planter. Fig. 5 is a vertical trans-
verse sectional view taken on the line x x of
Fig. 3.
A represents a pair of side beams, between
25 the front ends of which is secured a curved
standard, B, carrying -the furrow-opener or
shovel C. The upper portion of the curved
standard B extends forwardly for a short dis-
tance beyond the side beams, A, and forms a
30 clevis, D. The rear ends of the beams A are
curved downwardly, thereby forming stand-
ards A', to which are attached covering-plows
E. Near the rear ends of the side beams, A,
are bolted vertical supporting-arms F, which
35 are provided at their upper ends with vertical
series of openings.
G represents handles, which are similar to
plow-handles, and have their front ends bolted
near the front ends of the side beams, A, and
40 their rear ends secured to the supporting-arms
F at any desired elevation by means of bolts
IH, which pass through openings made in the
handles and through either of the opeingsf.
By this construction it will be readily under-
45 stood that the plow-handles may be adjusted
up or down to suit the convenience of the
person using the machine.
I represents a pivoted frame, which is com-
posed of two parallel side bars having their
50 front ends pivoted on a bolt, K, between the
beams A, near the front ends of the latter. Inthe rear end of the frame I is journaled a sup-
porting-wheel, L, which is provided with a
crank, 3M.
In between the front ends of the side bars 5
which constitute the frame I is secured a hop-
per, N, the said hopper being bolted between
the side bars of the frame I. The sides of the
hopper converge toward the lower end thereof;
and on the opposing sides of the front and 6o
rear walls of the hopper are made horizontal
transverse grooves O, in which is secured a
removable bottom board, P, which forms the
bottom of the hopper. Thr6ugh the center of
this board is made an opening, R. 5
S represents a sliding block, which is pro-
vided with a central opening, s, and is placed
on the upper side of the bottom board, P. This
sliding block is provided near one end with an
outwardly-extending arm, S', which projects 70
through thelongitudinal slot T,with which one
side of the frame I is provided. To the said
armS' is attached the front end of a pitman, U,
which has its rear end connected to the crank IM.
V represents a spring, which is secured be- 75
tween the front and rear walls of the hopper,
near the bottom thereof, and is provided at its
center with a depending U-shaped arm, -U',
which bears on the upper side of the slide S.
When thus equipped the machine is adapted 8o
for planting corn. As the wheel L rotates, a
reciprocating motion is imparted to the slide
S,through the crank M and the pitman U, and
the seeds which are placed in the hopper are
fed through the opening R, in the bottom of 85
the same, into the furrow made by the fur-
row - opener C. The covering - shovels E,
which work on opposite sides of the wheel L,
throw the earth toward the furrow and form a
ridge over the seeds, as will be very readily go
understood. As the frame I is pivoted be-
tween the side beams, A, at its front end, it
will be readily understood that a vibrating
motion will be imparted to the said frame,
owing to the inequalities of the ground as the 95
machine advances, thereby agitating theseeds
in the hopper and preventing them from be-
coming lodged therein.
In order to adapt the machine for planting
cotton, the bottom board, P, the slide S, and ioo
the spring V are removed from the lower sides
of the hopper, and in lieu thereof are inserted
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Whitehurst, Esir David. Planter., patent, August 3, 1886; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171313/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.