USRE10771E - Fertilizer-distributer - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

THOMAS LEIGHTON ALLEN, OF EAST VINDHAM, MAINE.

FERTlLlzR-DISTRIBUTER.

JPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent-No. 10,771, dated October 19, 1886.

Original No. 336,373, dated February 16, 1836. Application for reissue filed August 9, 1836. Serial No. 210,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs LEIGHTON AL- LEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Windham, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fertilizer-Distributers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention has relation to improvements in fertilizer-distributers; and it consists of the peculiar construction and combination of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a fertilizer-distributer to be operatedV by hand and secure an even and regular discharge to each hill, which shall be simple and strong in construction, thoroughly effective in operation, and rapid, which can be adjusted to vary the quantity of fertilizer sown or distributed, which can be readily taken apart for adjustment and repairs, and which can be manufactured very cheaply.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hand fertilizer-distributer. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line w' w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view of the line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. Lis a detail perspective View of the reciproca-ting slide or cut-off. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the adjustable stop.

Referring to the drawings, in which likeletters of reference indicatercorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the inclosing case or shell of my improved hand fertilizerdistributer, which has open ends, and is provided with a horizontal transverse partition, B, secured therein at or near its middle, and dividing the shell or casing into two compartments, B" B2. .The upper compartment, B, serves as ahopper in which the fertilizer or other substance to be distributed is deposited, while the lower compartment vreceives the distributing devices for evenly distributing the fertilizer on its passage from the hopper to the ground. The partition or bottom of the hopper B is made sloping from all sides toward its middle, and is provided with a dischargeopening, b, through which the fertilizer passes.

C designates a reciprocating slide or cut-off, arranged beneath the bottom of the hopper,

land having an opening, c, which successively registers and is thrown out of coincidence with the opening ZJ of the hopper-bottom 'when the slide or cut-off is reciprocated .to permit the passage of the fertilizer therethrough and cut off the supply from the hopper. the reciprocating slide C bear in openings c in the walls of the casing or shell A, and are each providedwith three arms or projections, d d d', which serve,in connection with vertically-moving handle-bars, to operate the slide back and forth, as will presently more fully appear.

D designates the handle, arranged above the case A a'nd secured to handle-bars E E', which are arranged on opposite sides of the case A, and slide between guide-bars E?, secured to said case A above and beneath the reciprocating slide C. The arms d cl of the outer ends of the reciprocating slide have the handle-bars E E arranged between them, and serve as lguides to said bars, while the arms d'of said slide are beveled in opposite directions, and project through slots c2 ct in said handle-bars, which successively operate to move the slide back and forth when they are moved up and down. The beveled arms d of the slide thus serve as cams to reciprocate the same, kone of the arms being beveled downwardly and outwardly from its upper inner edge to its lower outer edge, and the slot o'l of the handle-bar E has its upper wall beveled in opposite directions, (see Fig. 2,) so that when the said bar E descends, the beveled surface of the slot is brought into contact with the beveled arm d', to forcethe slide in'one direction, the two surfaces sliding upon each other easily and freely with a minimum .of friction and wear. The opposite beveled arm of the slide that is acted on by the handle-bar E is beveled from its outer upper edge inwardly and downwardly, and the lower wall of the slot e of said bar is beveled inthe reverse direction, for the purpose of decreasing friction on the parts in contact. It will thus be seen that when the handle-bars are drawn upwardly the bar .E is brought into engagement with one of the beveled arms d of the slide C, and forces the same inwardly to bring the aperture c, thereof to register with the opening b in the hopper-bottom, to permit the discharge of the fertilizer into the said opening c, where it is held by the reversible stop, hereinafter described, and whn The ends of ICO , the handle-bars are forced downwardly the is cut away at the point where the discharge port or opening c is formed therein, thus forming two shoulders, ff', at each side, and at or near its middle. Immediately to one side of the discharge-port c is another cutaway portion, g. Y

h designates a removable band, arranged immediately beneath the discharge-port c, and depending downwardly from the lower surface of the surrounding wallsthereof, the ends of said band being secured to recessed port-ionsf2 of the shoulderf by screws or othcr wise.

i designates a transverse strip, iarranged at one side ofthe discharge-opening c of the slide, t'o clear away the fertilizer, which is liable to Vaccumulate and clog upon the adjustable stopbar I, presently described.

The adjustable stop bar or plate I is arranged transversely across the reciprocating 'slide c, between the shoulders f f thereof, and

at its ends said stop I is supported in the walls of the case A by any suitable or preferable means. The outer ends of said bar or stop are provided with shoulders j on one surface thereof, and the side edges of the said bar are beveled off in'opposite directions, as atj. Y

.I designates an inclined dividing-board secured in the walls of the case beneath the stop I, to divide and properly guide or direct the fertilizer to the ground.

Ii designates diagonallyarranged cross-bars secured in the case A, near its lower end, be-

neath the inclined dividing-board, and M is a series of parallel crossbars arranged below and transversely of the diagonal cross-bars,

said parallel and diagonal cross-bars serving `to thoroughly and evenly distribute the ferff of the reciprocating slide.

tilizerfallingthereon from the hopper and dividing-board.

Tol drop or sow a small quantity of fertilizer from the hopper, the band h is removed from the reciprocating slide, and the stop-bar J is adjusted in the case A, sc that its shoulders j will bear against the lower edges of the opening c therein, and the notches or recess at the middle of the bar will be lowermost while the vfiat side thereof is uppermost, thus' causingV the upper edges of the said stop-bar to lie above the plane of the lower edges of the shoulders When the bar and slide are thus adjusted for use, and the handle D is lifted, the shoulderf of the slide abuts against the edge of the stop-bar, which is beveled on its under surface to prevent clogging. The portcis thus closed on its under snr face and made to register with the opening b in the hopper-bottom, and a space is provided and filled with fertilizer equal to the size of the port e for one charge or pile, and when t-he handle D is pushed downward the fertili-v zer is carried across the level surface of the stop, and the port e registers with the lower compartment, B2, where it falls on the distributing devices and is carried to the ground, and at the same time the shoulder b of the slide abnts against thestop-bar, thus limiting the movement of the slide, and also acting as a stop to hold the fertilizer in the machine when lifted from the ground.

To increase the quantity of the fertilizer discharged from thehopper the stop-bar J is reversed from the position above described, so that the recess or opening at the middle thereof lies uppermost, and the shoulders j bear against the upper edges of the openingc of the case, and the band 7i is secured to the shouldersf of the reciprocating slide within the recesses f2 thereof, and surrounding the opening ctherein. lAn enlarged space is thus provided equal to the side of the surface of the ports e and width of the band t, and the band effectually clears and scrapes all fertilizer from the upper face of the bar and forces it therefrom, so that it falls by gravity down through and out of the case. It will thus be seen that when a small quantity of fertilizer is to be discharged the band IL is removed and the stop-bar J is adjusted so that its flat side is uppermost and lies inthe plane of the lower edges of the shoulders ff of the slide, and

The operation of my invention is obvious:

VThe fertilizer isjirst placed in the hopper and the handle grasped by they operator. The lower open end of the case A is set on the ground at the place where the fertilizer is to be deposited, and the handle or bars E are `pressed downwardly, thus causing the dischargelport of the slide to register with the opening in the bottom and permitting the fertilizer to escape and fall down on the edge of the inclined dividing-board, and is divided into equal parts on either side,and from thence to the distributing-bars L M. The case or shell A is nowflifted from the ground by pulling up- IVIO IIS

Ward on the handle D, and the weight ofthe it from Working.

The handle D is removably secured to the bars E E by means of a headed through-bolt, N, and a thumb-screw, N', to permit said bars E E to be readily detached from said handle to permit the slide C to be removed from the case A, for the purpose of removing or attach-l substance in the fertilizer from injuring the` slide or bottom of the hopper, and preventing X'Vlien a bone or other hard substances in the fertilizer clogs up the opening therein, the elastic strip will yield when the reciprocating slide is operated and thus permit the bone, &c.,lto pass through the hopper or become discharged.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of a case having a hopper, a transverse slide arranged -beneath the same,and vertically-moving handle-bars loosely mounted on the case and adapted to reciprocate the slide when they are moved up and down, substantially as described.

2. rEhe combination of a case having allopper, a reciprocating slide mounted in the case and arranged beneath the discharge-opening of the hopper-bottom, said slide having guide and cam arms at its ends, and slotted handlebars alternately engaging the cam-arms of the slide to reciprocate the same, substantially as described. I

3. The combination of a case having a hopper, a transverse]y-moving slide having limiting shoulders or stops, vertically-moving handle-bars to operate said slide, and a transverse stop-bar to limit the movement thereof, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a case having a hopper, a reciprocating slide having limitingshoulders, vertically moving handle-bars to operate the slide,- and a reversible stop-bar to limit the movement of the slide and vary the quantity of material discharged, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a case having ahopper, a reciprocating slide, a removable band, 71 secured thereto, vertically-moving handlebars to operate the slide, and a stop-bar to limit' the movements of the slide, substantially as described.

6. The combination of thecase having ahopper, a reciprocating slide, handle-bars for operating the same, a removable band, h, secured to and surrounding the discharge-opening of the slide, and a reversible stop-bar adapted to limit the movement ofthe slide, substantially as described. f

7. The combination of the case having a hopper, a horizontally-movable slide, verticallymovable handle-bars connected with the slide and adapted to reciprocate the same, a transverse bar for limiting the movement of the slide, an inclined dividingboard, located beneath the slide and supported on or near the middle of the case, 'and separating-bars arranged below the dividing-board,substantially as described.

8. The combinatiomwith vthe case having a hopper, a movable slide having an opening, and a detachable band, h, surrounding said opening, a reversible transverse bar for limiting the movement of the slide and having offsets at its ends,vertically-movable handle-bars for operating-the slide, an inclined dividingboard, and separating-bars located below the dividing-board, substantially as described.

THOMAS LEIGHTON ALLEN.

Witnesses:

J osIAH H. DRUMMOND, J r., CHARLES H. MoKUsIcir.

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