US877116A - Seeding-machine or cotton-planter. - Google Patents

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No. 877,116. PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908..

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SEBDING MACHINE 0R COTTON PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILEDJUNE 15.1907.

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WILLIAM L. PAUL, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO OLIVER OHILLED PLOW WORKS,

OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed June 15, 1907. Serial No. 37911831 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. PAUL, of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seeding-Machines or Cotton-Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in seeding machines and more particularly to improvements in cotton planters,one object of the invention being to provide a construction wherein the raising and lowering of the planting mechanism can be effected without disturbing the drive chain which transmits motion to the feeding mechanism.

A further object is to provide simple and eflicient means whereby the weight of the operator can be effectually utilized to assist in raising the planting mechanism, and to so construct said means that the operators seat will be permitted to descend and maintain an approximately horizontal position.

A further object is to construct the machine in such manner that the distance from the axle to the center of the frame shall be reduced to a minimum,resulting in shortening the frame work and rendering the machine of light weight draft.

A further object is to provide a simple and eflicient frame work comprising two members having hinged connection with each other, and to provide simple means for locking the two members of the frame work rigidly together.

With these objects in view the invention consists in' various novel features in construction and association of parts as hereinafter set forth and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cotton planter (partly in section) embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view partly broken away and with the operators seat removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the main portion of the frame work, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed view showing the forward portion of the frame work and its connection with the tongue.

1 represents an axle mounted in the hubs of wheels 2. A yoke or frame 3, constituting the rear portion of the frame-work, is located in front of the axle and provided at form of plow for the purpose of breaking the upper crust of earth and removing weeds etc., is curved at its upper end and therespective members of said standard are secured at the respective sides of a tongue or I pole 8. The upper forwardly extending portions of the plow standard 7 may be bent downwardly so as to depend below the lower face of the pole or tongue 8 for the reception of a suitable clevi's 9 to which the draft animals may be attached. A bracket 10 is sei cured to the plow standard 7 (between the members thereof) and to this bracket the forward yoke 3 of the frame-Work is connected by means of a vertical pivot pin or bolt 11. In this way the tongue or pole 8 is pivotally connected with the frame-work of the machine. To provide simple means for l guiding the machine, a bracket 10 is proj vided with a laterally projecting arm 12 to I I which a bar 13, constituting an extension ofthis arm, is secured and to the free ends of the bar 13 a link or rod 14 is pivotally attached. The other end of the link or rod 14 is pivoted to a pivoted lever 15 and the latter is provided with a suitable detent to engage a toothed rack 16. It is apparent that by operating this lever the tongue can be swung in one direction or the other to effect proper guiding of the machine.

The forward portion of the frame-work supports a shank 17 provided at its lower end with a furrow-opener 18, which prepares the furrow for the reception of the seeds which reach the furrow through a spout 19 located 1 immediately behind the furrow-opener 18 I and connected at its uppor end with the forward yoke 8 so as to receive seed from the {)eeding mechanism in the bottom of the seed The forward ends of two beams 20, 21, are secured to respective sides of the forward yoke or frame 3 and the rear ends of these beams are curved downwardly, terminating behind the axle 1 and have secured to them, the standards 22 of covering shovels 23. The beams 20, 21, thus constitute a part of the front frame of the machine and upon one of them, at a point somewhat in advance of the axle 1, a toothed segment. 24 is secured. To the other beam 21 a journal box 25 is secured and this journal box forms one bearing for a transverse shaft 26, the other bearing for I said shaft being formed in the lower portion of the frame of the toothed segment 24. Arms 27 project rearwardly from respective ends of the shaft 26 and, together with the latter form a sort of bail. Bars 28 are pivotally connected at their upper ends to the free rear ends of arms 27 and the lower ends of these bars are pivotally connected to lugs 29 projecting rearwardly from the collars 6 of the rear yoke 3, the-shaft 26 being thus connected with the rear yoke 3 of the framework, rearwardly of the axle 1. Lugs 30 project rearwardly from the sleeve 4 of yoke 3 and to these lugs the forward end of a seatbar 31 is pivotally connected, said. seat-bar being provided at its upper end with a seat 32. Straps or bars 33 are pivotally connected to the seat-bar 31, near the upper end of the latter, and the .lower forward ends of the straps or bars 33 are pivotally connected, respectively, to the segment frame 24 and the journal-box 25.

From the construction and arrangement of parts above described, it will be apparent that when a lever 34, secured to the shaft 26, is moved rearwardly by the operator on the seat 32, a downward pressure will be imparted to the rearwardly projecting lugs 29 of the rear yoke frame 3 and cause the latter to turn on the axle 1, thus raising the forward portion of said yoke frame which, being connected with the forward yoke frame and the planting mechanism being supported by the latter, will effect the raising of the entire planting mechanism. This raising of the planting mechanism will be assisted by the weight of the operator, his seat 32 being permitted to descend (maintaining at all times an approximately horizontal position) and transmit power through the medium of the seat-bar 31 to the lugs 30 which constitute a portion of the rear yoke frame projecting rearwardly of the axle on which said yoke frame turns, as above explained. The lever 34, by means of which the raising and lowering devices areoperated, is provided with a detent to engage the toothed-segment 24 and when the lever is thus locked to the toothedsegment, the rear yoke frame 3 will be rigidly connected with the forward yoke frame 3 and thus the frame-work of the machine will be maintained rigid during the normal operation of the same.

The shaft 35 of the feedingmechanism is located in alinement with the pivotal connection between the yoke frames 3 and 3 The shaft 35 is provided with a sprocket wheel 36 over which a sprocket chain 37 jpasses, the latter receiving motion from a sprocket wheel 38 mounted loosely on the axle 1. The hub of the sprocket wheel 38 is elongated, forming a clutch member or sleeve 39 which cooperates with a clutch member 40 fixed to the axle. A shifter lever 41 is pivotally supported by the rear yoke frame 3 and one arm of this lever is bifurcated to embrace the clutch member or sleeve 39, and bear against wheel 38. I The other arm of the shifter lever 41 is connected, by means of a rod 42, with an arm 43 projecting from the seat-bar 31. From this construction, it will be seen that when the seat-bar 31 descends during the operation of raising the planting mechanism, motion will be imparted by the arm 43, through the rod 41, thus causing the latter to open the clutch on the axle and stop the feedin mechanism. The stopping of the feeding mec anism being thus effected simultaneously with the raising of the planting mechanism. 1

By locating the shaft 35 of the feeding mechanism in alinement or coincident with the hinged connection between the two yoke frames, the raising and lowering of the plantingmechanism can be effected without in any manner disturbing the sprocket gearing which transmits motion to said feeding mechanism.

Foot rests 44 are provided and maybe conveniently secured to the collars 6 ofthe rear yoke and made to project therefrom over the ax e.

My improvements enable the shortening of the machine frame-work to a minimum and permit the use'of comparatively light parts and castings thus reducing the weight of the machine as well as its draft and en abling it to be operated with the expenditure of a minimum amount of exertion on the part of the operator.

Numerous slight changes might be made in the details of construction of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope and hence I do'not wish to restrict myself to the precise form and construction of the parts herein set forth.

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

1. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising. two members hinged together, one of said members mounted on the axle, planting mechanism mounted on the other member, and means for applying power directly to the member of the frame which is mounted on the axle, for raising and lowering the planting mechanism. a

' 2. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame 42 to the shifter lever mounted on the axle to turn, a seat connected'with said frame rearwardly of the axle, planting mechanism, and raising and lowering means mounted on the frame and connected therewith at a point rearwardly of the axle.

3. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, one of said members mounted on the axle planting mechanism carried by the other member, a lever, devices connecting said lever with the rear member of the frame at a point rearwardly of the axle, and means for locking said leverto lock the two members of the frame together during normal operation of the machine.

4. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, the rear member of the frame mounted to turn on the axle, planting mechanism mounted on the forward member of the frame, a shaft supported by the forward member of the frame-work, arms projecting from said shaft, connections between said arms and the rear member of the frame at a point rearwardly of the axle, and a lever for turning said shaft for raising and lowering the planting mechanism.

5. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising two members, the rear member mounted to turn on the axle and pivotally connected with the forward member, plantingmechanism supported by the forward member of the frame, lugs projecting rearwardly from the rear member of the frame, a seat-bar pivotally connected with said lugs, bars or straps pivotally connected with the seat bar at one end and with the forward member of the frame at the other end, means normally locking the seat-bar and adapted to release the same to permit the weight of the operator to assist in turning the frame on the axle to raise the planting mechanism.

6. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, the rear member mounted on the axle, beams secured at their forward ends to the forward member of the frame and extending rearwardly over the rear member of the frame and terminating rearwardly of the axle, covering shovels carried by said beams, a furrow-opener connected with the front frame and means connected with the rear member of the frame rearwardly of the axle for raising and lowering the shovels and the parts which carry them.

7. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, the rear member mounted on the axle, a furrow opener and covering shovels connected with the forward member of the frame, a seed box mounted on the forward member of the frame and provided with feeding mechanism having its operating shaft in alinement with the pivotal connection between the two members of the frame, gearing between said shaft and the axle for operating the feeding mechanism, and means supported by the forward member of the frame and connected with the rear member of the frame rearwardly of the axle for raising and lowering the planting mechanism.

8. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and a frame mounted thereon, of a seed box mounted on the frame and provided with feeding mechanism, gearing between said feeding mechanism and the axle, a clutch for locking said gearing to the axle, a shifter lever for said clutch, a seat-bar pivotally connected with the frame rearwardly of the axle, an arm projecting from said seat-bar, a rod connecting said arm with the shifter lever, means connected with the frame rearwardly of the axle for raising and lowering the planting mechanism, and means normally locking the raising and lowering means and the seat-bar.

9. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle and carrying Wheels, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, the rear member mounted. on the axle, a plow standard, a tongue or pole to which the forward portion of saidplow standard is secured, a vertical pivot pm or bolt connecting said standard with the forward member of the frame, a lever, connections between said lever and standard for moving the tongue laterally on its pivotal connection with the frame, and means connected with the rear member of theframe for raising and'lowering said frame.

10. In a seeding machine, the combina tion with an axle, carrying wheels and a pole or tongue, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together and the rear member having a mounting on the axle, means pivotally connecting the forward member of the frame with the tongue, means mounted on the frame for moving the tongue laterally, and means mounted on the forward member of the frame and connected with the rear member thereof rearwardly of the axle for raising and lowering both members of the frame.

11. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle, carrying wheels, a tongue or pole and a plow standard secured to the latter, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, the rear member mounted on the axle, a bracket secured to the plow standard, a vertical pivot pin or bolt connecting said bracket with the forward member of the frame, an arm projecting laterally from said bracket, an operating lever pivotally supported by the forward member of the frame and connected with said arm, and means mounted on the forward member of the frame and connected with the rear member thereof, rearwardly of the axle, for raising and lowering the frame members, and planting mechanism mounted on the forward member of the frame.

12. In a seeding machine, the combination with an axle, carrying wheels, a tongue and a plow standard secured to the tongue, of a frame comprising two members ivotally connected together, the rear member of the frame mounted on the axle and the forward'member of the frame connected with the low standard, a seed box mounted on the 'orward member of the frame and provided with. a depending spout, a furrowopener in advance of said spout, beamssecured to the forward member of the frame,

projecting over the rear member thereof and terminating rearwardly of the axle, covering shovels carried by said beams, a shaft mounted on said beams andprovided with rearwardly projecting arms, connections between said arms and the rear member of theframe rearwardly of the axle, a

lever secured to said shaft for turning the" same to raise and lower the planting mechanism, and means for locking said lever.

' 13. In a seeding machine the combination with an axle and carrying wheels, of a frame comprising two members pivotally connected together, the rear member ofthe frame mounted to turn on the axle, planting mechanism mounted on the forward member of the frame, a shaft supported by the forward member of the frame-work, arms projecting from said shaft, connections between said arms and the rear member of the frame, and a lever for turning said shaft for raisingand lowering the fplanting mechanism. In testimony whereo I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib-

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