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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
ROBERT H. MOUSER, JR., OF CROWN, TEXAS.
SEEDER.No. 834,482.
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Patented Oct. 30, 1906.
To all whom it may .concern:
Be it known that I, ROBERT H. MOUSER,
Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at
Crown, in the county of Atascosa and State
of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
ful Improvements in Seeders, of which the
following is a specification, reference being
had therein to the accompanying drawings.
My invention relates to seeders,.and more
particularly to a device of the character de-
scribed that may be readily attached to cul-
tivators of well-known construction or which
may be used separately, as shall be found
convenient or desirable, one of the advan-
tages being to provide a seeder which shall be
simple and comparatively inexpensive in
construction, durable, and easy and effective
in operation.
Other objects and advantages of my in-
vention, as well as the structural features by
means of which these objects are attained,
will be made clear by an examination of the
specification, taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings, in which the same
reference - numerals indicate corresponding
portions throughout, and in which-
Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a
cross-section through the seedbox and chute
and illustrating the manner of stirring the
seed and feeding the same to the chute. Fig.
3 is a transverse section taken through the
seedbox and the chute, and Fig. 4 is a view
similar to Fig. 1, but showing a modified
form of feeding means and also showing
means for making a furrow and covering the
same.
1 designates the wheels, and 2 the axle,
which, in connection with parts hereinafter
described, serves as the framework of the
machine.
3 designates the seedbox or receptacle car-
ried by the axle 2 and in which is placed the
seed through a suitable opening in the top.
In this box is suitably journaled a rod or
shaft 4, having fixed thereon agitators or
arms 5, which serve to stir the seed in the box
as the shaft rotates, and thereby keep it fed
down. This shaft 4 has on its outer end a
sprocket-wheel 6, connected by a sprocket-
chain 7 to another sprocket-wheel 8, fixed on
a shaft 9, suitably journaled in the seedbox
and carrying a roller 10, on which is fixed the
agitators or arms 11, which as the roller 10
rotates project through an elongated slot 12
in the bottom of the seedbox. The purpose
of the arms or agitators 11 is to feed the seed- Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed January 17, 1906. Serial No. 296,482.through the slot 12 in regular and uniform
manner where it empties into a cone-shaped
chute or pipe 13 and passes out through an
opening 14 in the bottom thereof. As a 6o
means of regulating or gaging the feeding of
the seed to the slot 12 I provide on each side
thereof a slide 15, which is adjusted in any
suitable manner, preferably by a. set-screw
16, passing through an elongated slot cut in 65
the slide.
When it is desired that only a small
amount of seed shall be fed through the slot
12, the slides 15 are pushed up closely to the
agitators 11; but when a larger supply of seed 70
is to be fed the slides are pulled away, as will
be readily seen from an inspection of Fig. 2.
The shaft 9 is connected with a shaft 17 by a
universal joint or coupling 18. The shaft 17
is journaled in bearings 19, carried by an arm 75
20, pivotally mounted at 21 on the frame 22,
which in connection with the axle 2 forms the
supporting-frame of my improved seeder.
The shaft 17 is rotated by means of a spur-
gear 23, meshing with a master-gear 24, ro- 8o
tatable on the axle 2 by means of being con-
nected with one of the wheels 1 by studs or
arms 25, which pass into openings arranged
opposite each other in the master-gear 23 and
the wheel 1. 85
As a means of disconnecting the spur-gear
23 from the master-gear 24I provide an arm
26, pivotally mounted on the arm 20 and
likewise on a lever 27, pivoted on the frame
22. This lever is arranged opposite a semi- 90
circular arcuate notched or ratchet bar 28
and is also provided with the ordinary thumb-
latch, comprising a handle 29, a spring 30,
and a wire connection 31 between the handle
and a stud 32, which said stud is adapted to 95
engage the notches 33 in the ratchet-bar 28.
By pressing on the handle 29, which is, in
effect, a bell-crank lever, the stud 32 is pulled
out of one of the notches 33, enabling the
operator to move the lever 27. By pulling zoo
said lever back the spur-gear 23 is thrown
out of engagement with the master-gear 24,
and by dropping the stud 32 into one of the
notches 33 said spur-gear is held out of en-
gagement with said master-gear, and by re- to5
placing the lever, which position is shown in
Fig. 1, the spur-gear is again brought into
mesh with the master-gear.
As additional means of supporting the
seedbox 3 on the framework of the machine i10
I provide braces 34, one of which is shown in
the drawings.15
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Mouser, Robert H., Jr. Seeder, patent, January 17, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510451/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.