US112169A - Improvement in combined cotton-planters and guano-distributers - Google Patents

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N-PETEHS. PHOTmLITMOGRAPHR. WASHINGTON, o c.

tacita itic JOHN H. NIOHOLES, OF SUMTEB,A SOUTH CAROLINA.

. Letters Patent No. 112,169, dated February 28,1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED COTTON-PLANTERS AND GUANO-DISTRIBUTEVRS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the lame.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, JOHN H. NIcnoLns, of Sumter, inthe District of Sumter and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gom- Vbined Cotton-Planter and Guano-Distributor; and

Figure 3 is a detail view of the device for adjusting the sizeof the discharge-openings. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention hasfor its object to furnish animproved machine for planting cotton-seed and distrib'- uting guano, which shall be simple in construction, e'ective and reliable in operation, and convenient in use; and

It consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of the machine, as hereiuat'ter more fully described. v

. A are the wheels which revolve upon the journals of the axle B, and are made to carry the said axle with them in their forwardmovemeut by the clutches C, which slide upon the axle B and take hold of the inner ends ofthe hubs of the said wheels, said clutches 'being so formed as to allow the wheels to turn backward without carrying the axle with them.

The axleB revolves in bearings `attached to the frame D, which frame rides upon the said axle, and

with it are connected the other parts of the machine.

- The clutches O are operated to throw them into andlout of gear with 4the wheels A by the levers E,

whicnare pivoted to the sidebars of the frame D, and the forked rear ends of which ride in groovesA in the clutches O.

The forward parts of the levers E rest upon the projecting ends of the cross-bar Fattached to the forward part of the frame D, and the ends of which are turned upward to serveI as stops to the said levers E. 'lhe forward ends of the levers Eare pivoted to the outer ends of the short bars G, which slide in keepers attached to the forward part of the frame D, and the inner ends of which are bent upward and slightlyincliued outward or from each other to form a Vor wedge-shaped space or opening between them to receive the wedge or V-shaped block, bywhich the said slides G are 'pu shed apart to withdraw the clutches C from the wheels A.

When the slides G are released the clutches C are forced outward to again take hold of the wheels A'by the springs H, which are attached tothe side-bars of the frame D, and the free ends of which press against the inner sides of the rear parts of the lcversE, as shown in fig. 2. A

lo the axle B is attached a gear-wheel, I, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the gear-wheel J attached to the projecting end of the ,shaft K, which revolves in bearings in the sides of the hopper L, which is connected with and supported from the frame D, and which is divided into two compartments by the partition M, one of said compartments being designed to receive the cotton-seeds and the -other to receive the guano. f

' To the shaft K are attached two wheels N, one upon each side of the partition M, which wheels are thus revolved by the advance ofthe machine. The wheels N are toothed, and one or more of said teeth are prolonged or bent over, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, so as' to keep the substances in the hopper stirred up and fed to the discharge-openings. v l

The size of the discharge openings in the bottom of the hopper' are regulated by slides 0, operated by swiveled hand-screws P, as shown in iig. 3.

Q are the plow-beams, the forward ends of which meet at an angle, are secured to each other, and are pivoted to the forward part of the frame D by an eye bolt or other convenient means.

To the rear ends of the beams Q are attached the plow/standards R, the draft-strain upon which is lsustained by the brace-rods S, the rear ends of' which are attached to the lower parts of the said standards R, and the forward ends of which are attached to the beams Q.

To the lower ends of the standards R are attached the plows T that throw up the bed or r'idge'to receiveV the seed.

The standards R are connected by a bar, U, to the middle part of which is attached a small plow, V, to open afurrow to receive the seed, said plow being so arranged as to be a little in the rear of and midway between the plows T.

XV is the spout that conducts the guano to the ground. The spout W is pivoted at its upper end over the discharge-opening from the hopper L, so that its lower end may be'raised from the ground when desired. The lower part ef the guano-spout W is inclined or bent forwardto conduct the guano-to the ground in front of the plows T, so that the guano may be covered by the soil thrown up by the said plows in forming the bed or ridges.

X is a bent rod or wire loop, which passes around the rear side of the spout W, and the ends of which are connected with the plow-beams Q, so that the lower end of the said spout may be raised from the ground-by raising the said beams.

Yis the spout, through which the cotton-seed is' conducted to the ground. "Iihe'spoutYis made in sections, shuttingintoeach other somewhat in the manner of a telescope. The upper section of' the spout is'attached to the hopper L, and the lower section is attached to the rear side of the small plow V, so that the spout Y will be closed or contracted by raising the theploW-beains, and-opened or extended by lowering said beams. i The different sections of' the spout Y may be connected to each other to keep them in their proper relative positions by chains, links, or other-flexible connections.

Z is the covering-block, the lower edge of which is concaved to give the desired form to the top of the ridge.

-The coverer Z is attached to the rear ends of' the bars A', the forward ends of which are pivote'd to the rear parts of the plow-beams Q. The' bars A' passA above the bar U, so that the coverer may be raised from the ground by'raising the plow-beams Q.

B is a roller or shaft, the journals oi' which work in" The forward end of the bar C which projects above and in front of theshaft B has a wedge or V-shaped.

block, D', attached to it, and so arranged that when the shaft B is operated to raise the plow-beams the wedge or V-sbaped block D will be lowered and forced into the wedge or V-shaped space between the inner ends .of the 4sliding-bars G to withdraw the clutches from the Wheels, so that the machine will be thrown out of and into gear by the sngleoperation of raising the plow-beams from andlowering them to the ground.

To one endl of the shaft B. is attached a lever, E', the upper end of which projects upward into such a position that it may be conveniently reached. by the driver.

The shaft B is held in any position into which it may be adjusted by the lever-pawl F', the forward or engaging end of'which takes hold of a ratchet-wheel, Gf, attached to or formed upony the end part of the shaft B21 The rear end of the pawl F projects so that it may be operated by--the driver with hisA yfoot to release the shaft B'.

The depth at which the plows work in the ground is regulated by the bar H', which passes beneath the plow-beams'Qnd the ends of which are bent upward pass through the side bars of the frame D, and have screw-threads cut upon their said upper ends to receive the hand-nuts l', so that by turning thenuts I up or down the bar H will be lowered or raised to limit the downward movement of the plow-beams Q to the desired point.

l Having. thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure lby Letters Patentbar C D', bars G, levers E,- clutches C C, wheels A, shaft B, gears I J, and stirrers N, all arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

2. The spouts W Y, coverer Z, plows Q B T, shaft B', lever E, pawl-lever F', and ratchet G', all arranged vas specified. Y

3. The shaft B', lever E', bar C D', sliding bars G, levers E, clutches G, wheels A, axle B, gears I J, shaft K, stirring-wheels N, and hopper L, all constructed and arranged as specified.

JOHN HENRY NICHOLES. Witnesses:

GEO., E. TAYLOR, R. S. BRADWELL..

.,l. .'lhe combination of the plows Q R T, shaft-B',

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