US1630016A - Boll-weevil exterminator - Google Patents

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May 24,1927. 1,630l016 1. w. KlssELBuRG v BOLL WEEVIL EXTERMINATOR Filed 0st25, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet l aumento@ M 192 1,630,016 ay 2-4 7 J. w. KlssELBuRG BOLL wIJEvIL EXTERMINATO Filed oct. 2e. 192s s sheets-sheet 2 May 24, 1927.

J. W. KISSELBURG BOLL WEEVIL EXTERMINATOR Filed Oct. 26, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mey 24,1927. i y 1,630,016

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. KISSELBURG, Aor, rURCnnL,` OKLAHOMA, AssIGNon OF ONE-HALF fro LA- FAYETTE A. REEVES, or yrAULs VALLEY, OKLAHOMA.

BOLLWEEVIL nx'rnnivrrna'ron.

Application inea october 2e, 192e. serial ne. 670,528. A'

The present invention relates to n new and. however', is normally closed by `a slide 21 55 improved insect destroyer and more particywhose movemjentis controlled byan arm 22 ularly to meansto exterminate boll weevil that projects outwardly of the container 18- that is, for destroying cotton bolls. through an opening 23 and connects to one 5 The main. object of the invention is to end of a rock ba-r 24. Uporrreference to provide a meansl to generate and dispense a Figure 2 it will be observed that the rock 60 poisonous smoke directly onto the cotton bars 24 are pivotally mounted on brackets plant and which includes a hood or cover 25, as at 26, and thatk the other end connects arranged above thesmoke dispensing` means with the front end of a handle member 27 to insure thorough distribution of the smoke that extends rearwardly .through an eye 28 through the plant. whereby it may be conveniently operated byv 65 A further object of the invention is to the operator of the machine as will be hereprovide a machine of the above type that inafter fully described. can be used in connection with a culti'vator h l: lire is adapted to be' madeon the grate of any standard type. A 14 and the containerVlS is adapted to contain Various other objects and advantages of a poisonous powder which can be fed onto 70 the invention will become apparent during the fire through the medium of slide 21, as thecontinuance ofthe following description. is obvious. ,y v I In the drawings v 'l M It will also benoted that the partitions 1 1 Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showare provided with openings 29 whereby the ing my invention in its preferred embodismoke generating in compartment 13 may 75 ment. pass into compartment 12.

Figure 2 is a View in top plan, showing one The body portion of the mach-ine, consistof the compartment covers removed to dising'of members A and B .is mounted on an close the interior construction thereof, the axle 30as at 31 the said axle carrying wheels interior construction of the other compart- 32, of any suitable or desired structure'. The 80 ment being shown in dotted line. hub of wheels 32, carry sprockets 33 for the.

- Figure 3 is a view in front elevation. purpose that will presently appear. Y, 4

Figure 4 is a view in cross section taken .VVithin the compartments 12, I mountvan on line 4 4 of Figure 3.v s aXle34 which carries a fan member 35 and a Figure 5 is a view in end elevation of a gearwheel 36. Exteriorly of the compart- S5 cover that ris arranged over the smoke disment 12, is mounted a bracket 37 and anpensing spout. l' v other aXl'e projects through the bracket, and In describing the'invention in detail, conthe adjacent wall of ,the compartment into tainers A and B which areconnected by athe respective compartment 12 as Aclearly bottom member 10, (Fig. 4) comprise/the` shown in Figure 2. `ThisaXle is designated 90 e body portion of the machine. The conby the numeraly37 and at its inner end carf tainers A and B are divided by .a partition ries a gear wheel 38 to mesh with gear 11 to form a dispensing compartment 12 to wheel 3G on axle 34a-nd between thebracket 40 the rear, and a heat compartment 13 toward and the outer wall of the containery carri-es the front. As Will-be observed upon refa small sprocket gear 39. Chains 40 operate 95 erence to Figure 4 the compartment`13 is over sprocket wheels 33, `carried by wheels provided with a grate 14 spaced from the 42 andthe small sprocketgears 39 carried bottom thereof, opening 15 through which by axle 37. Thus it will be observed that e access may be had below the grate ,`a-n openwhen the wheels 32 Vare rotated, chains 40 ing 16 just abovethe grate, which may be will cause rotation of sprocket gears 39 which. 100 closed, when desired, bythe door 17 and the will in turn rotate shaft 37 and the rou'pper end ofthe compartment is divided ott' tation of the shaft 37 will be imparted to into a containing space [18 through the theshaft 34 through `the .medium ofl co"- mediuin of a partial partit-ion 19. The par meshing gears 3G and 38 thus rotating fan Vtition 19' does not 'extend entirely across the member f The coinpartment12isprovided 105 compartment 13 vbut leaves an opening 2() with openings 41 at the lower rear ends, through which the contents of the container which openings lead into depending angular 18 can be fed downwardly. The opening 20 dispensing spouts 42 Ithat are carried eX- shown in Figure 1.

rl`he operators seat 45 is carried upon a spring member 46 whose forward end is secured to the bottom member 1() of the niachine, as at 47, so that the seat will assume a position slightly in the rear of the body portion of the. machine and about on the level of the top thereof.

Hinged covers 48 are provided for compartment 13 while removable covers 49 close the upper ends of compartment 12.

Frein the foregoing, it will be observed that when there is a fire on the grate 14 and the poisonous powder from container 18 is fed into the fire a smoke will be generated in compartment 13 which will pass through opening 29 in compartment 12. As the machine moves forward, the fan 35 will be rotated thus forcing the smoke out of compartment 12 through opening 41 into spout 42 and outwardly through nozzles 44. The

Y nozzles 44 assume a position directly over or between the plants over which the machine travels so that the smoke emitted therefrom will circulate among the plants and destroy the boll weevil or other insects which infect the latter.

In order to insure a more thorough distribution of the smoke mixture from nozzle 44 about the plants through which the machine travels, and at the same time to cause the smoke to be held about the plants, a short time after it is emitted from the nozzle, I provide a cover like arrangement to be positioned over the nozzles 44. IVith this in View, I provide a cover like structure which consists of side pieces 50, connected at their rear ends by a simicircular bracket 51 and intermediate thereof by a slightly larger semicircular bracket 52. rIhe space between brackets 51 and 52 is covered by a suitable covering 53 while a connecting rod 54 is employed to connect the upper ends of the bracket and form a reinforcementfor the cover. At the rear end the material that forms the cover proper is extended beyond bracket 51 to yform a sheet or curtain 55 slit at spaced points, as at 56, to partially close the rear end of the cover, yet to permit the machine to pass over the cotton plants.

The front end of members 50 are connected as at 57, through a bracket 58 carried by the body portion of the machine. It is preferable that the members 50 be placed only slightly above the ground over which the machine travels so that the cover 53 will form a hood over the cotton plants and thus insure a better distribution of the smoke to the end that boll weevil and other insects will be destroyed. f

The sides of the vehicle may be provided with aprons forming continuations of the side portions of hood 53, and these aprons depend from the outer sides of the members A and B and terminate a short distance above the ground. The aprons, as well as the side portions of hood 53, are attached at their lower ends to the side members 50, the latter also having attached thereto the lower ends of the stays 51-52. rlhe stay 52 has secured to its upper portion the lower end of a link 63, the upper end thereofl being attached to a rearwardly projecting arm forming part of a lever 60 pivoted as at 61 to a part of the vehicle and traveling upon a segment 62. The handle 64 of the lever 60 is in convenient reach of the driver occupying the seat 45, and suitable latch arrangement associated with the lever and segment maintains the lever in desired positions of adjustment. It is obvious from this construction that the hood may be adjusted toward or away from the ground, to compensate for growing plants of various heights. By extending the aprons forwardly from the sides of the hood, an elongated fume confining space is provided, the utility' of which is apparent, as the fumes may be more intimately brought into contact with the plants in being liberated beneath the hood.

Suitable brake means and other appurtenant mechanism may be employed in placing the machine in actual practice, but inasmuch as it does not lorm subject matter of the present invention, it has'not been described or shown in detail.

Upon reference to Figure 1, it will be noted that I provide a tongue or other connecting member 59 that projects forwardly of the body portion of the machine for purposes that are obvious.

The powder to be used in container 18 is of a poisonous nature and is designed to generate. a dense smoke with poison fumes when fed on the fire on the grate 14. The powder, while generating poisonous fumes that will destroy insects such as boll weevil, the fumes will not be found harmful to the human system.

From the foregoing. it is believed that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily understood and therefore further detailed description is deemed unnecessary. Y

What is claimed is:-

In a device of the class described, a vehicle having a platform. al bracket depending from the forward end of said vehicle and having its ends outturned and disposed horizontally and relatively close to the ground, side bars disposed beneath said vehicle and hingedly connected at their forward ends to said out turned portions of the bracket, a pair of yoke members arranged in inverted position in spaced relation beyond the rear 1,630,016 e I d 3 of seid Vehicle and having thenIlOWer ends on Said vehe1e,a: connection between said Secured to sind Sxde members, a rod Acon- `'lever and one ofsald yokes,`and fume pronectng the upper portions of said yoke ducngappara-tus on said Vehicle to direct` 10 members together, L hood supported by said fumes into the forward endl of said hood. vIi yoke members and rod, aprons depending In testimony whereof I afx my signature. Wfrom the sdesfoi sadvehiele and secured n v n at their lowerfends to Said side bars, a lever JOHN W. KISSELBRG'.

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