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Orientation planting apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-21
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1983-05-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Reynolds Marlyn Ward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:51
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C5/00; A01C5/06; A01C5/062; A01C7/00; A01C7/20; A01C7/206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
IN APPARATUS FOR PLANTING SEEDS WITH THEIR FLAT SIDES DISPOSED VERTICALLY, SEED-ORIENTING MEANS COMPRISING: CHAMBER MEANS FOR RECEIVING RANDOMLY DISPOSED SEEDS; CHUTE MEANS ALIGNED BENEATH SAID CHMBER MEANS AND INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY PASSAGEWAY FOR PASAING SEEDS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY; RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID PASSAGEWAY FOR CONTACTING A FALLING SEED AT A FLAT SIDE THEREOF; AND RELATIVELY MOVABLE SURFACE MEANS SPACED FROM SAID RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS FOR CONTACTING A SEED AND INCLUDING A TURNING THEREOF TO DISPLAY A FLAT SIDE TO SAID RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS, WHEREBY SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SURFACE MEANS COOPERATES WITH SAID RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS TO ORIENT SAID SEED WITH THE FLAT SIDES THEREOF DISPOSED VERTICALLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
IN APPARATUS FOR PLANTING SEEDS WITH THEIR FLAT SIDES DISPOSED VERTICALLY, SEED-ORIENTING MEANS COMPRISING: CHAMBER MEANS FOR RECEIVING RANDOMLY DISPOSED SEEDS; CHUTE MEANS ALIGNED BENEATH SAID CHMBER MEANS AND INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY PASSAGEWAY FOR PASAING SEEDS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY; RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID PASSAGEWAY FOR CONTACTING A FALLING SEED AT A FLAT SIDE THEREOF; AND RELATIVELY MOVABLE SURFACE MEANS SPACED FROM SAID RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS FOR CONTACTING A SEED AND INCLUDING A TURNING THEREOF TO DISPLAY A FLAT SIDE TO SAID RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS, WHEREBY SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SURFACE MEANS COOPERATES WITH SAID RELATIVELY FIXED SURFACE MEANS TO ORIENT SAID SEED WITH THE FLAT SIDES THEREOF DISPOSED VERTICALLY.
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