US369757A

US369757A - waltees

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Publication number: US369757A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 1904-09-13

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(N Modell) A. J. WALTERS, Decd.

W. W. WALTERS, Administrator. CHECK ROW ATTACHMENT FOR CORN PLANTERS.

No. 369,757. Patented Sept. 13, 1887 with/6,5855."

Phobulmguphcr. wuhlngicn n c .EINITED STATES ANDREW J. WALTERS, OF KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI; WILLIAM W. WVALTERS ADMINISTRATOR SAID ANDREW J. WALTERS, DECEASED.

CHECK-ROW ATTACHMENT FOR CORN-'PLANTERS,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,757, dated September 13, 1887.

Application filed January 13, 1887. Serial No. 224,285. (No model.) I I To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. \VALTERS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Kirksville, in the county of Adair and State of'Missouri, have invented a new and useful improvement in Lever Check-Rowing Attachments for Corn-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe itwith reference to the accompanying drawing, which represents a perspective view of my improved machine.

1 is the frame, formed with longitudinal timbers 1 and transverse timbers l". Extending rearward from the front transverse timber across the rear transverse timber are a pair of longitudinal timbers, 1, whose rear ends sup port a seed-slide, 1 held in place by plates or bars 1, and provided with a lever-.cap, 2.

1 is the draft pole or tongue, secured to the rear transverse timber and extending over and secured to the front transverse timber. Secured on the rear portion of the pole or tongue is a block or plate, 4, to which is pivoted and on which rests the front end of a lever, 3.

The lever is formed at its pivot portion with horns or projections 3, extending beyond the sides of the plate and pole and extending rearward through the capplate, for operating the seed-slide.

8 are hangers or brackets bolted to the sides of the longitudinal timbers 1. In these hangers or brackets is journaled the supporting and operating shaft 5 for the rimless wheels 10. The shaft is provided with bands or collars 9, bearing against the sides of the brackets or hangers, to retain the shaft from endwise movement. The shaft is also provided with bands or collars 6, securely fixed thereto, having radial pins or fingers 7, projecting in opposite directions on opposite sides of the block, for striking the horns of the lever alternately, and thus causing the latter to shift the seedslide back and forth.

The framelis supported on runners 16, connected. directly to the frame at front and indirectly to the frame at rear by means of standards or uprights 17.

10 on the outside of the wheels 10, on the hubs Hinged to cheek-plates of the latter, are pairs of marker or indicator arms l1-one pair to each wheel. The end portions of each pair of arms are connected together loosely by links 11' and a rod, 12, and the arms are pressed away from each other by means of bow or curved springs 14:, Whose ends 14 are forked and engage notched portions 11* of the arms.

13 are sliding weights or balls which set the marking.

15 are pintles forming pivots of the arms.

The collars 6 and 9 and wheels 10 are ad just-ably secured to the shaft by set-screws 6 and 9 and 10", respectively. In this machine the drive-wheels and runners travel the same distance.

Points of spokes of drive-wheels are set to run on same level as bottom of runners. Spokes are so shaped as to pierce the earth easily to the required depth. v

The markers are provided with a rod and ball, which throw them into perpendicular the moment the runners are lifted out of the ground. The markers can be applied to all kinds of planters. 5

The marker-point is halfway between the last row planted and the next row to be planted.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure byLet-ters Patent:

1. A planter-wheel having a pair of arms, 11, hinged thereto, a spring pressing the arms apart, and a rod, 12, by which the arms are loosely connected, substantially as described.

2. A planter-wheel having a pair of arms, 11, hinged thereto, a spring pressing the arms apart, a rod, 12, by which the arms are loosely connected, and a weight sliding on the rod, substantially as described.

3.' A planter-wheel having cheek-plates 10,

a pair of arms, 11, hinged to the cheek-plates, a bow-spring pressing thearms apart, a rod, 12, links 11, connecting the rod to the arms, and a weight, 13, on the rod, substantially as described.

ANDRE W Ju IVVALTERS.