Planter mechanism

Claim 1

SEED PLANTER MECHANISM FOR CARRYING HILL-SIZE SEED GROUPINGS TO A POINT NEAR THE GROUND AND DISCHARGING EACH GROUP IN A CONSTRICTED CONDITION SO THAT THE COMPONENT SEEDS WILL COME TO REST ON THE GROUND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER WHEREBY THE RESPECTIVE SEEDS CAN HELP ONE ANOTHER BREAK THROUGH CRUSTED GROUND COMPRISING A CONVEYOR HAVING A PRIMARY SURFACE, MEANS FOR PROPELLING SAID CONVEYOR, A PLURALITY OF PROTUBERANCES PROJECTING FROM THE PRIMARY SURFACE OF SAID CONVEYOR AND DIVIDING IT INTO A PLURALITY OF SEED CARRYING COMPARTMENTS, HOUSING STRUCTURE COOPERATING WITH AT LEAST SOME OF SAID SEED CARRYING COMPARTMENTS TO PREVENT SEED FROM BECOMING DISLODGED THEREFROM, AND A VALVE SWINGABLY MOUNTED NEAR THE DISCHARGE OF SAID CONVEYOR WHICH, WHEN IN CLOSED POSITION, EXTENDS AT LEAST MOMENTARILY TO A POINT ON THE PRIMARY SURFACE BETWEEN TWO OF THE SAID PROTUBERANCES ON SAID CONNVEYOR FOR RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEED OF A SEED GROUPING TO CAUSE THE SAID SEED TO COME CLOSE TOGETHER AND WHICH IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPENED FOR THE DISCHARGE OF SAID SEED WHILE THE SAME REMAIN IN SAID CLOSE RELATIONSHIP TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID VALVE HAVING ITS EXTENDING END FORMED TO A GENERAL HOOK-SHAPE, IT BEING THE LATTER PORTION OF THE VALVE WHICH PROJECTS TO A POINT ON THE PRIMARY SURFACE BETWEEN TWO PROTUBERANCES WHEN SAID VALVE IS CLOSED.