US372665A - Cotton-planter - Google Patents

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COTTON PLANTER.

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COTTON PLANTER.

No. 372,665. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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THOMAS C. GARLINGTON, OF LAFAYETTE, ALABAMA.

COTTON-PLANTER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,665, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed July 22, 1887. Serial No. 245.014.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. GARLING- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lafayette, in the county of Chambers and State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cotton-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cotton-planters; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cotton-planter embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line so a: of Fig. 1.

A representsa plow-beam, to the rear end of which is pivoted a standard, B, the upper end of which is bifurcated and projects above the upper side of the beam. In the upper side of the beam, at a suitable distance from the rear end thereof, are arranged a number of transverse grooves, O.

D represents an arm, which has its rear end pivoted in the bifurcated upper end of the standard, and the said arm has its front end provided with a downward-extending lip or flange, E, adapted to engage either of the grooves O. In the forward portion of the said arm is also formed a longitudinal slot, F, and through the said slot, and also through the beam, extends a vertical clamping-bolt, G, for the purpose of securing the front end of the arm to the beam at any desired longitudinal adjustment, and thereby securing the pivoted standards at any desired inclination with reference to the beam.

H represents a pair of plates, which are pivoted to opposite sides of the upper end of the standard D, and the said plates are each provided with a series of openings, I.

K represents a pair of handles, which have their front ends secured to the beam by means of a transverse bolt, L. Said handles are con nected to the plates H by means of bolts N, which extend through the said handles and engage aligned openings I, and thereby the said handles are adapted to be adjusted to any desired inclination on the beam. A cross-bar,

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N, connects the handles together at a suitable distance from their rear end, and in the extreme rear ends of the handles are made a series of openings, 0.

R represents a pair of extensions to the ban dles, which are connected to the latter by means of bolts P, that are adapted to engage either of the openings 0. The front ends of the said extensions are provided with recesses S, adapted to receive the rear side of the crossbar N. The openings 0 and the bolts P enable the extensions to be secured to the handles at any desired angle to suit the convenience of the plowman or operator.

S represents a rotating cylindrical hopper, through the center of which extends a transverse shaft, T, the ends of the hopper being jonrnaled on the said shaft. The rotating hopper is made of two sections, separated by a narrow annular discharge space or opening, U, arranged at the center of the hopper. This space is bridged by a series of rods, V, which have their ends secured to the sides of the hopper and their central portions bowed outwardly, as shown, and thereby providing the hopper with a series of peripheral spurs adapted to engage the ground and cause the hopper to rotate by frictional contact therewith. On one of the sections of the hopper, near the edge thereof, is secured a laterallymovable circular ring or collar, \V, provided on its outer side with a series of projecting ears, X, the said ears being provided with slots Y. Bolts Z extend through the said slots and engage the sections of the hopper, and thereby secure the ring or collar thereto and permit the latter to be adjusted laterally, so as to open or close the discharge-opening in the hopper to any desired extent, according to the quantity of seed desired to be sowed. From the center of the shaft depends a stirring-arm, A, the lower end of which enters the opening between the sections of the drum or hopper.

B represents a pair of coveringplows, which have the upper ends of their standards pivoted on the shaft, and the said covering-plows are connected near their lower ends by a transverse bar, 0. To the extreme ends of the shaft are rigidly attached a pair of arms, D, the front ends of which are bent inward toward each other, are arranged on opposite sides of the plow-standards, and are pivoted on the same bolt which serves to pivot the said standards to the beam.

E represents a pair of cords or chains,which connect the ends of the shaft to the handles K, and F represents a cord or chain which connects the bar 0 to the cross-bar N.

The operation of my invention is as follows: A suitable furrow-opening shovel is bolted to the standard B, a team is hitched to the beam, the rotating drum or hopper is filled with cotton -seeds, and the operator grasps the handles and directs the machine across the field. As the machine advances, the furrowopener opens a furrow, and the rotation of the drum or hopper causes the seeds therein to be dropped through the central discharge-opening thereofinto the furrow, the stirring-arm serving to keep the seeds constantly agitated,

and thereby preventing the same from clogging up the discharge-opening, and also preventing dirt from enteringthe said opening. The coveringshovels and the cross-bar which connects them cause the seeds to be covered in the furrow.

A planting mechanism such as described in Letters Patent of the United States No. 330,975, granted to me November 24, 1885, may be employed, in connection with the cotton-planter hereinbefore described, to apply fertilizer to the ground in advance of the cotton-planter; or it may be attached to any common plowstoclz.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the beam, the standard pivoted thereto, the plates H, pivoted to the upper end of the standard and provided with the series of openings I, the handles K, pivoted .to the beam and provided with bolts N, adapted to engage either of the openings I, and thereby pivot the handle to the plates H, and the arm attached to the upper end of the standard and to the beam and longitudinally adjustable on the latter, substantially as described:

2. The rotating cylindrical drum or hopper, comprising the two sections having the peripheral opening formed between them and the bars secured on the peripheries of the said sections and bridging the central opening, substantially as described. Y

3. In a planter, the rotating cylindrical hopper, comprising the two sections having the peripheral opening formed between them, the bars connecting the said sections and bridging the said openings, and the laterallymovable ring or collar W, secured to one of the sections and adapted to regulate the size of the discharge-opening, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS. C. GARLINGTON.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN B. Srnozrmz, S. P. WARD.

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