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W. D. STROUD,

Assignor t0 R Enmzson &. W. A. TALGOTT,

SEBDER AND GULTIVATOR COMBINED.

Reissued July 18, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM D. STROUD, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO RALPH EMERSON AND WILLIAM A. TALOOT'I.

SEEDER AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent No. 10,166, dated July 18, 1882. Original No. 10l,l78, dated March 22, 1870. Application for reissue filed April 14, 1882.

To all whomt't may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. STROUD, of the city of Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seeders and Cultivators, of which the following is a specification.

The first part of my invention relates to the application of a horizontally-revolving seeddistributer provided with paddles to the bottom of the seed cups or hopper of a seedingmaehine, the object of this part of my invention being to supply the seed or the material to be sown to the discharge-tubes with uniformity.

The second part of my invention relates to the combination of the parts of the seedingmachine and a set of cultivator-teeth arranged in such a manner that when the seed is supplied to the discharge-tubes by the horizon tally-revolving seed-distributer and sown the cultivator-teeth will pass over the ground sown, the object of this part ofmy invention being to sow the seed broadcast and to harrow it in as it is sown.

Figure 1 is a top view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of themachine, showing a view of the revolving seed-distributer. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the machine, showing a section of the seed-cup and revolving seed-distrihuter. Fig. 4 is a rear view of half of the machine. Fig. 5 is a top View of the metallic bottom of the seed-cups and the sliding gages for regulating the size of the openings of the discharge-tubes.

A is a seed-box of ordinary construction. B and B are supporting-wheels. B is also the driving-wheel. O is the axle and drivingshaft, provided with the beveled wheels at. D is the coupling attachment or clutch for engaging the driving-shaft with the wheel B. 1) represents the seed-cups, of any suitable construction. E represents the horizontally-revolvin g feed-distributers, having the paddles e and beveled wheels 0. f represents the cutoff plates, placed in the seed-cups b directly over the opening of the discharge-tubes g. h is the metallic bottom of the seed-cups b. t is a scatterer. j is alever for throwing the coupling D in and out of gear. 70 is a bar that connects the pivoted gages l. m is a spring-lag. n is a supplemental lag. 0 is a connectingbar. 1; is a cultivator-tooth. q and t are collars used to connect the toothp to the springlag an. r is a sheave with cord and crank for raising the cultivator-teeth from the ground. sis the bar or shaft to which the cultivatorteeth are attached.

The wheel B revolves upon the axle or driving-shaft 0 when the coupling D is out of gear. The coupling D is fastened to the driving-shaft (1, so thatit can be thrown in or out of gear by the lever j, and when the coupling D is in gearit is revolved by the wheel B and causes the shaft 0 to be revolved. The revolution of the shaft 0 communicates motion to the seed-distributors E through beveled wheels a and c. The paddles e carry the seed under the cut-off plates f, where it passes into the discharge-tubes g. As it passes out of the discharge-tubes g the scatterers iscntter it broadcast and the cultivator-teeth pass over and harrow it in. \Vhen one of the cultivatorpermits it to rebound and clear the object without interfering with the working of the machine. By turning the crank ot' the sheave r the cord-attached to the bar 0 raises the cultivator-teeth from the ground.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a horizontally-rotating toothed feed-wheel arranged in the bottom of the hopper, a dis charge-orifice into which the material to be sown is conducted by the feed-wheel, and a cut-off plate or shield arranged over said orifice and the periphery of the feed-wheel, whereby uniformity in feeding is obtained and clogging prevented.

2. In a seeding-machine, a horizontally-rotating feed-wheel arranged in the bottom of the hopper and having a discharge-orifice arranged near its periphery, in combination with a pivoted gate or gage adapted to work across the throat of the orifice to regulate the quantity to be discharged.

3. The revolving seed-distributer E, having the paddles c and beveled wheels 0, cut-off plate f, and seed-cup 1), arranged relatively to one another and to the sliding gage 1, con

nec'ting-bar k, discharge-tubes g, and drivingf, seed-cups b, sliding gages 1, bar k, dischargeshaft 0, substantially as and. for the purposes tubes g, scatterers i, spring-lags m, supplehereinbeiore specified. mental lags 'n, cultivator-teeth p, collars q and I 5 4. The spring-lag m, supplemental lag n, t, connecting-bar 0, bar 8, and sheave 'r, with 5 cultivator-tooth 11-, and collars qand 25, arranged cord and crank, substantially as and for the relatively one to the other, substantially as purposes hereinhefore specified. and for the purposes hereinbefore specified. \Vitness my hand.

5. The combination of the seed-box A, su'pv 1 porting and driving wheels B and B, driving- VILLIAM bTROUD' 1o shaft 0, with beveled wheels a, coupling D, Witnesses:

lever j, revolving seeddistributers E, having S. G. BRONSON, paddles e and beveled wheels 0, cut-0ft plates H. D. EASTMAN.

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